If I find myself thinking about anything-whether I look cool, or am dancing enough or whatever-I know I’m doing it wrong. The cadence of the tune and the dynamic shifts just destroy me every time. It’s this weird thing where that song just sits perfectly in my range and allows me to move from incredibly tender to really booming. Every time I sing it I feel a closeness in my heart to a friend I lost too young. In a totally non-hubristic way, my song “Suicide Dream 1” is my favorite. I remember singing Babyface and 112 in the car once, and my dad was like, “You’re a really nice singer!” It made me so happy. I just try to sing in a way that mirrors the affects I’m trying to conjure. Honestly, I've never really thought about it. I just looked on YouTube and I can sing everything in the baritone instruction vids, all the way to most of the stuff in the mezzo soprano vids. Like, Mariah, apparently, never speaks above a whisper before noon or some shit.
I'm not too worried, for better or worse, about this stuff. Throat Coat tea about 30 minutes before show. Then I’ll record that melody on my phone and return to it the next morning to see if it should be a song. I’ll just be letting loose and getting a sense of where my body is at, and then I’ll find that I feel really good tracking some ascending melody. I mostly just try to focus, to prepare myself to go inside and become more of a voice than a person.Īctually, I often write melodies while I’m warming up. I just let it flow out without thinking twice. When I'm singing, I'm freeing myself of everything I'm talking about: no worries, no pains, no joys. I've always loved her smooth tone and runs. My biggest vocal influence growing up was Brandy. For me, singing is about expressing my thoughts and feelings, not sounding perfect. All in all, I don't do anything specific, though I probably should. I go for long periods of time not speaking-sitting in silence-so it's sorta like vocal rest. I like to shout a few times right before I go on stage and go up and down the scale a few times.Ī shot of Hennessy paired with hot water, lemon and honey. A prayer with my band and a glass of wine are also things I do before stepping on the stage.Īs I get ready, I like to listen to Cudi and sing along. Right before I go out, I like to go in the bathroom and tell myself a few encouraging words in the mirror. I like to do my own hair and makeup because 1) I know how I like it, and 2) it keeps me busy and calm before a show. I’m usually getting ready until the last minute.
#JHENE AIKO SISTERS HOW TO#
Here, to honor the spirit of summer R&B, we spoke to four of our favorite crooners-Tinashe, How to Dress Well and sisters Jhene Aiko and Mika J-about keeping their instruments in tip-top shape and surviving the season’s festival circuit without missing a note. Whether you’re wiling away the afternoon at a rooftop BBQ, cooling off at the beach or looking to soundtrack that once-in-a-lifetime weekend fling, summer is prime time for pour-your-heart out vocal jams. From the magazine: ISSUE 92, June/July 2014
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