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Bringing the Background Vocals
to the Foreground:
A roundtable with vocalists Gabrielle Goodman, Kudison Kai,
and Darcie-Nicole Wicknick
Chaired By Darcie-Nicole Wicknick
Special to MusicBizAdvice.com
Is Being a Background Vocalist an Easier Job Than Being the Lead Vocalist?
MBADC: Is
being a background vocalist an easier job than being the lead vocalist?
DW: I wouldn’t
say so. Being a vocalist in any pro setting demands in-depth training with a
vocal teacher for years! And maintenance of the health of the voice is not
easy either. From the performance side, while you are not the lead, you
really have to have yourself together. You are the support of the lead
vocalist, and will sometimes be holding down the regular section of the
song—the chorus for example--while the lead is doing their thing. If you are
on the road, you will feel the same taxation, same workload as the lead.
While you may not be out doing the meet and greets (sometimes you will) you
will at that time be in rehearsal.
And you may also have to be doing dance rehearsals, and so on. In the studio
you may be asked to learn several parts and to lead sections, to teach
parts, to read parts, or to sing the part in ten different ways so they get
the exact sound “texture” that the producer wants. No, being a professional
background vocalist means you have to be as competent, if not MORE competent
than the lead. Your job is to make the lead look as good as possible.
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