The reason Justin Hawkins & Ronnie James Dio have great MIXED VOICE technique...

[@chrisliepe]

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[@JohnnyRawks]

Excellent, Chris. I love that you show how important it is to "make sounds", "change the character of your voice", "play around", "understanding weight throughout". It's vital. Not many talk about this. Cheers!

[@nogoogleplus]

Dio was such a BOSS🤘tracking to tape with zero auto tune…and knowing him he probably one taked it Awesome tips and cid vid man thanks so much

[@amnesicturtles4145]

Learning from Dio has helped me so much to unlock my voice

[@originalvonster]

Cool, I hope Justin Hawkins does a reaction video to this.

[@chrisliepe]

That would be cool!!

[@zacharysmithingell5460]

Yes! I'd love to see that!

[@coltonhuntmusic]

You are bringing the science of learning back to singing! I appreciate you

[@chrisliepe]

I appreciate you appreciating me :)

[@apositron84]

​@@chrisliepeand I'm sure they appreciate you appreciating them appreciating you.

[@tiagoc9754]

14:04 I don't how for how many years I've been listening to Dio, and I still get shocked with his voice

[@Stefan-]

Dio was the master.

[@sean_b_drummer]

That Evenflow mix was SICK!!! 🔥🤘🏽🔥🤘🏽

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks!!!

[@BrittanyStewart-ni4sc]

Love that EvenFlow intro. That's my absolute favorite song and you sang it beautifully.

[@firstnamedlastnameb8197]

Loved the detailed Dio vocal analysis. Training, talent and some genetics including the actual physiology of our head as a sound chamber must come together i suppose.

[@luamoliveira3467]

14:18 As I study vocal structure and placement of vowels in dense or thin registers of the voice, in my opinion Dio is a master of the modern open throat technique at a very advanced level, he sings with a lot of resistance, control and a high level of hyperglottal compression and In this context, he is clearly capable of singing in a full chest voice at many times on very high notes( which is very rare for many singers and he does this most of the time and naturally) and at the same time he also always takes turns, with a powerful full-chest mixed voice mainly in throat vocal distortions; I know how to differentiate between chest voice and mixed voice very easily, it's very simple, when you sing in chest voice the A, E, I, O and U need to be completely open and when you connect your chest voice with the in head , you notice that the sound of your vowels is clearly closing little by little as you increase the percentage of head voice but Dio is completely different, he manages to keep the vowels completely open on many occasions in extremely high notes and this it is extremely unlikely to do in a mixed voice, where the vowels gradually close as you raise your voice; Dio, in my opinion, has the best register of chest voice I've ever heard.

[@bondandlearn]

I am not an expert like you guys but to me it looks like Dio also keeps his mouth always wide open and dynamically modulates the sound constantly changing the shape of his mouth. Curious to know what you think?

[@luamoliveira3467]

@@bondandlearn In fact, he used this oval-shaped embouchure a lot, widely used by opera singers when and in this context he still sang in the band Rainbow, and as the years passed he managed to further develop the muscular structure of his central voice mechanism and became even better in terms of throat dominance and especially the embouchure dominance, Ronnie sang in a relaxed way and without any facial and throat muscle tension, so in this way he didn't open his embouchure too much like many singers do and kept the shape of his mouth half open but maintaining a really very open throat sound, thus avoiding any type of muscular friction in the long term.

[@zackguitar07]

You couldn’t have timed this more perfectly! I’m a baritone whose vocal coach has been pushing me for a while to “sing like you speak” and has struggled to make higher chest voice notes sound less shouty. I’m working on Toto’s “Hold The Line” right now and I feel like I discovered the note weight concept in the phrase “love isn’t always on time” the other day. I’ve found that going into head voice sounds too thin and piercing except for the word ‘always’, so finding the breath support to get the beginning and end of the phrase is challenging, but between that moment and your video a light bulb is going off in my head knowing this is the path I should be exploring. Thanks, Chris!

[@chrisliepe]

You're welcome!

[@garmisra7841]

Damn bro that's a tough one to sing especially the "Not in the way you say you're mine woo-ooo" Kimball had a powerful voice. Mad respect!

[@NeilBlanco]

Hearing you strain and your voice crack makes me feel a little better about myself. You're amazing...

[@chrisliepe]

haha... that's the goal!! It has to get ugly before it gets pretty :) !!

[@russellspear6188]

This is a creative, thoughtful look at these singers!

[@ltzhk]

Great insight! Thanks Chris!

[@andivax]

Ohhh. It was just in time, Chris!!! After watching this video I have recorded the demo and my co-authors was amazed. Fun fact: I am producer. Not a vocalist 😂😂😂 Thank you very much! Watching your video #1 now❤

[@bellasoda]

Another great video! I actually discovered this while trying some of your tips. I used to go in too heavy all the time, but now I try to start every vocal session in pure head voice. The tip I use is cat sounds - pure head voice. Then I discovered, in order to sing Dio, never go in too heavy, it’s impossible. Cat Dio is already halfway there.

[@luamoliveira3467]

As I study vocal structure and placement of vowels in dense or thin registers of the voice, in my opinion Dio is a master of the modern open throat technique at a very advanced level, he sings with a lot of resistance, control and a high level of hyperglottal compression and In this context, he is clearly capable of singing in a full chest voice at many times on very high notes( which is very rare for many singers and he does this most of the time and naturally) and at the same time he also always takes turns, with a powerful full-chest mixed voice mainly in throat vocal distortions; I know how to differentiate between chest voice and mixed voice very easily, it's very simple, when you sing in chest voice the A, E, I, O and U need to be completely open and when you connect your chest voice with the in head , you notice that the sound of your vowels is clearly closing little by little as you increase the percentage of head voice but Dio is completely different, he manages to keep the vowels completely open on many occasions in extremely high notes and this it is extremely unlikely to do in a mixed voice, where the vowels gradually close as you raise your voice.

[@tiagoc9754]

This video is so damn good. Mad props, Chris

[@creeksiderockmusic]

Genius!!! Weight verses tone!! The weight creates your tone!! Mind blowing!!

[@davidwhite2949]

Love how you explore and get these different tones and effects

[@georgefeelgood1821]

Like always Chris, you are so helpfull. Big thanx for that 👍🏼

[@zephirol4638]

Wow I'm early! lol Justins music was one of the first ones that really helped me lock down my mix. That guy (and Ronnie) has a phenomenal voice! Keep up the great content Chris. I'm sure this one will be as usual.

[@KoryYinger]

Very cool Chris. I love how you break things down. I will be using this for sure man. Thank you, you rock🤘🤘

[@johnnykingham6728]

Recent convert to this channel; already from a few vids I feel so much better about managing my voice as I used to blow it out ALL THE DAMN TIME! Nice one Chris!

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks! Welcome to the channel too!

[@Tessimistic420]

Thank you for helping me improve my vocal range. Great teacher and always have a smile when learning ❤️

[@matthewbriggsguitar]

We need some collaboration between you and Justin for sure! I think it would be really cool if he had you on his podcast. You guys could talk about singing and all that, but what would be awesome is getting to know the real Chris Liepe. You're usually the interviewer and not the interviewee so I think the role reversal would be fun.

[@PhillipMcCollum]

Love everything about this, Chris. Kudos to the person that created the music! 😉 This really resonated with me, especially after our discussion around the Clutch song I've been working on. Thanks for giving us the reminders and the tools to diagnose our own journeys!

[@chrisliepe]

My son created the music for the PJ cover at the beginning! He killed it!

[@rachaelshillito5149]

I loved that video off you singing ❤🎉😊

[@andrewn4695]

Good video. Two awesome singers to showcase; Dio has inspired many people, and Justin has such an amazing voice. Breath control is a key part of what they do. In order to gain that sort of control, I started to walk and sing from the diaphragm back in 2019. Tough going in the beginning, but it was worth it for the breath control I have. It truly is the Mind over the matter.

[@paulbannon2968]

Great lesson. Thanks man 🙏

[@chrisliepe]

My pleasure!

[@DNS0875]

First train to equalize your chest voice strength and headvoice strength. Might take a while to build the necessary muscles. Once you’ve reached that balance in strength you can start to try connecting both registers by trying out which vowel enables you to flawlessly close the gap. Breath support, sing light and don’t allow air to create pressure coming from on your vocal cords. So: muscle equality, vowel training,sing light, no air pressure from belly

[@masker9885]

Love justin!

[@trevorjalla]

I haven't even gotten to the main content yet, but holy hell that's the most original interpretation of a grunge classic in like... ever?

[@chrisliepe]

Glad you enjoyed! :)

[@trevorjalla]

@@chrisliepe shades of Scream

[@chrisliepe]

@@trevorjalla I don't know if you've seen it already, but I thought you'd really like this one: Especially the ending :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmGpf32Dic6Je8k

[@TrueMichigander]

This is really good insight that I've been looking for and couldn't quite put my finger on for a while. Not sure how useful it is for other people, but I've found using a phrase or song done by someone with a very different voice (particularly opposite gender) is useful for playing with the weight, delivery, pitch to my sound. Since its near impossible to match that sound, i find it a lot easier to tweak my approach to it because I'm less stuck on that exact sound being replicated.

[@DNS0875]

Daily consistent and specific vocal workouts and voice care. Study, train, master

[@Bizkitlove]

check out these two singers,Clint Boge'The butterfly effect" and kym Benzie,"Dead Letter Circus',both are australian bands,they will blow your mind!and the techniques these guys use are truly amazing,maybe you could do a video on them,they are both worthy and will teach you things you might never have thought of,great vid on justin hawkins and Dio,both guys are rockin and great frontmen.

[@badgasaurus4211]

@13:56 Freddie Mercury classic right there

[@alancrapo2881]

Bullet With Butterfly Wings by Smashing Pumpkins is a spectacular example of this technique.

[@chrisliepe]

Yes it is!

[@HumbleTrader001]

Even with training and hard work, everyone's results with regard to high notes will vary, because everyone's voice and range potential is different.

[@creeksiderockmusic]

Huge Ticket!!!!

[@soulgoodman3008]

THIS IS A MILESTONE LESSON. This is the game changer lesson... the ultimate lesson! God bless u dude!

[@armanpgrigorian]

Love your approach, when I started listening to your vids and using intuition to hit higher notes rather than looking at everything scientifically I found myself naturally using different "weights." Beginning male singers especially shy away from this. Thank you!

[@juanma.arabia]

It would be interesting if you could analyze "while my guitar gently weeps" or "jealous guy" by john lennon. In those two (very famous ones) the heavy/light thing is very notable!

[@regnifelrub]

Thanx a lot for your enthusiasm and expertise! :-)

[@chrisliepe]

Thank YOU for the support!!

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Messa di voce exercises brings this very advanced skill to you, after a long time. However, they are very challenging, and many teachers skip over it. If you want to hear highly developed messa di voce skill (crescendo /decrescedo) in a commercial voice...listen to K.D.Lang in her heyday.

[@andreasbuhrmann8442]

Always appreciate your passion towards learning as well as teaching singing! I find it particulary interesting to compare with the 'school' of singing I'm being taught by a voice teacher. In Complete Vocal Technique I believe what you call vocalweight is called 'tonecolor' - that being a spectrum between light and dark (heavy). On second thought the 'weight' you showcase here also has to do with added effects. Hm!

[@RodKruz]

Great video, Chris. You really mastered the topic. Thanks for breaking it down so well. Btw, I wonder what would be your approach for singing other languages. I've heard of certain techniques singers use for getting close enough, but it'd be great to learn from you. ✌🏼

[@fenderfox5080]

I think the Ronnie vocal has another backing vocal to it, I can't tell but if it does then I'm hearing it the same as Justin's as far as weight. If it's more nasal than this makes total sense Chris

[@lokiop345]

Brilliant

[@apositron84]

It's like learning a guitar solo... one note at a time. Then practice each bar individually. Then put it all together. Then focus on the hardest bits if it's not quite spot on. I think I need to loop single lines.

[@oshada]

this plus Chris Cornell’s dying cat are the best tips ever 🔥

[@avitaavito]

Dio= Legend power voice +harmonie vocal naturel +vibratos +Legend control (And he is singing with 2 voices at the same time)

[@MarislavaBermann]

Thank you sooo much! Dio's using a hundred different tools already in his first 3 notes. It's extremely helpful to learn from him. Some people say that he's singing with his chest voice most of the time butit baffles me. Your explanation made it clear. Dio is a virtuoso of weight!

[@luamoliveira3467]

And he really is singing clearly in chest voice most of the time, excellent singing experts like Ken Tanplin or lyrical singing teacher Zach Ansley defend the same idea; He is largely singing with the vowels completely open, which is practically impossible to maintain within a mixed voice and there is no vocal pedagogy that proves otherwise, when his voice enters the mixed voice, the vowels gradually close the higher you rise above the passage.

[@luamoliveira3467]

And he really is singing clearly in chest voice most of the time, excellent singing experts like Ken Tanplin or lyrical singing teacher Zach Ansley defend the same idea; He is largely singing with the vowels completely open, which is practically impossible to maintain within a mixed voice and there is no vocal pedagogy that proves otherwise, when his voice enters the mixed voice, the vowels gradually close the higher.

[@MarislavaBermann]

@@luamoliveira3467 hi my Dio friend, nice to meet you in a comments again, I remember you :) The thing I've learned from my vocal coach and others is that you can use a different percentage of your chest voice in your mixt and make it sound very powerful. It comes from a big closure area of the vocal cords. Looks like Dio was doing this. Is it 100% the chest voice or he was using 89 or 92% of his vocal cords sometimes - doesn't matter 😀

[@luamoliveira3467]

@@MarislavaBermann Very well scored, exactly what you mentioned, Dio's voice is often a mystery, because he is perhaps the only singer who can keep the vowels completely open in the fifth octave, I've analyzed so many singers and I don't know any who actually do that like him. As you say, Dio often makes alternations with his voice and even because he is a great manipulator of his vocal instrument and this ends up confusing people, because for the most part he is singing clearly with full chest voice and at certain moments you notice that he makes alternations within the mix with a little more head voice and varying with a percentage of 90 to 95% chest voice, as you mention very well, and you feel that his voice gets deeper at certain moments and you notice this, for example, like in some versions he made of Last in line and where sometimes when he holds that A4 at the beginning of the song, his voice sounds different, becoming more open or deeper at times and this shows that he usually alternate between a clear chest voice and a full chest mix.

[@into.the.wood.chipper.]

These singers did not shy away from falsetto, and spend a lot of time strengthening it. The more macho singers have limited ranges because they don't explore falsetto. Once upon a time, The End.

[@luamoliveira3467]

Within what I studied about vocal anatomy and physiology, Ronnie James Dio, for most of his career, developed great motor strength due to a great hardening of his muscular structure with the support of his fantastic diaphragmatic support, which increased a formidable resistance with high levels of glottal compression, where he was able to maintain his voice in the oropharyngeal register of full chest voice, where the vowels are fully open and there is no change in texture in the resonance, is a question of structural mechanics and beyond genetic physiology as a whole, he sang with a full chest voice most of the time and at certain moments varying with a very developed mixed chest voice but naturally and without any muscular tension or resistance to his breathing.

[@BloodyShedProductions]

Great content as usual 🔥 Don't forget about Hayley Williams! Recently she's started to expand her vocal range again, as seen in her live performance of 'All I Wanted'

[@chrisliepe]

Just filmed a video on her! The first of many I'm excited to say :) It'll be out next week!

[@BloodyShedProductions]

@@chrisliepe This is why you're the best 💖

[@quwane]

I found my thin mixed voice almost a year ago. after time i started using my full mixed voice almost effortlessly. when i started watching Chris i really started doing it effortlessly. right now im practicing amount of weights i put. sometimes it's difficult to keep the mid volumed mixed voice's texture when actually singing with lyrics. but it's necessary to try practicing different vowels first, like Chris said near the end of this golden video. adjusting a vocal posture (character sound), having a balance between support and amount of air you let out - all is important to learn while experimenting to have the most control of the voice. there was a point when i could sing with the lyrics even in a mid volumed mixed voice but right now im singing less due to having a different place i live in compared to before so i can't add more volume as much since now i'm not often alone with myself

[@johnmcminn9455]

Great video I was just noticing that about RJD too. Children of the sea from a distance sounds like he is belting B4 , but really he is swelling into B4 and dropping to get the weighted sound . DIO often has a growel in the lower register and is very clean on the top His cry voice is disguised unlike tate or halford who often Are animated with the technique you could say with halford on a song such as bloodstone ,(cry voice) how much longer will it take for the world to see. Then bright forward mix dropping to an ahh vowel blood stone

[@regnifelrub]

Danke!

[@chrisliepe]

Thank you!!

[@beehype46and2]

Comment for da algorithm Streak count: 246 Missed this one

[@dawidsolis7006]

Sam ryder is also good at that

[@DeepState5]

Have you ever heard of Jonathan Higgs? I'd love to see what you have to say about his voice 😂

[@markmcade]

Can you say hi to my brother Steve. He is practicing all of your techniques 🎉

[@chrisliepe]

HI STEVE!!! have fun and practice well!! :)

[@avitaavito]

The 4 best singers of all time 1_ronnie james dio 2 freddie mercury 3 ozzy osbourne 4 michael jackson

[@CaliberFiftyVideos]

I wish you would not use those clickbait titles, or at least, more descriptive ones like you did earlier. Just some feedback. Keep up the good work!

[@chrisliepe]

Thanks for the feedback :) !! I usually don't do titles or thumbs like this one... I was kinda making a joke here because if you notice and compare to Justin Hawkins thumbs and titles, they look a lot like this one. I was making, what I hope is a humorous, nod to Justin's channel and videos :)

[@johnnyfilippone]

@@chrisliepe This is super clever! My feed had this video and one of Justin's videos next to each other, and it appears at first glance to be another one of his! Unfortunately, sometimes clever just goes unnoticed... Anyway, massive fan of both you and Justin, so I've been waiting for this for a long time. Thank you!!!

[@avitaavito]

Ronnie james dio is singing with 2 voices at the same

[@hectorvido]

570 likes only for this kind of analysis :/ sad

[@chrisliepe]

agreed :(

[@3distm657]

Your speaking voice also sounds heady mix Sir....😂

[@maggiekarisangladadavis4178]

First!

[@chrisliepe]

:)

[@johnnysimmonsdrummer]

Cool, I was just thinking today how I’d love to hear you and Justin have a conversation.

[@callingallkings163]

I find that (even when I started vocals) most people tend to NOT separate the vocals from the production values added to the content they ingest. It's why people don't sound like their fav artists when singing along in their cars. Most people don't know mixing/mastering and the amount of processing that goes into making an artist sound "iconic" in the first place. Cornell was amazing live but a whole lot of artists are NOT so amazing without processing caked on like makeup.

[@callingallkings163]

Chris, Serious question: Talk about WHY you're not in a major band as a lead vocalist. I'd hyper curious to why you have so much talent and are not some "mainstream" performing artist right now. Maybe you are? Maybe you're not? I don't know but would love to hear a story about it all.

[@chrisliepe]

I've worked with lots of musicians over the last twenty years and most of them say that the "road" (touring) was just brutal on them. I made the decision early on that I didn't want that kind of traveling, potentially nomadic lifestyle... So I found a way to be a musician and a continual fan and student and teacher while not having to go about it the "normal" way :)

[@callingallkings163]

@@chrisliepe Makes tons of sense. Thanks for telling me that. You have rare talent. I could see you as a guest singer for this band or that band. Thanks for the content.

[@EightPieceBox]

I just watched a clip of Conan O'Brian telling David Byrne how he learned in a short time how life on the road could turn so many people into alcoholics and drug addicts.