Just the Beginning

Finding Your Voice

Listen Later

What does it mean to sound more like yourself?

  • Voice teacher Daisy Press guides us through some pretty unusual vocal exercises.
  • Maya and Bosco Kante are the founders of ElectroSpit, a family business devoted to helping people sing like robots. They tell us how an ungainly vintage instrument and a disappointing performance with Kanye West inspired them to create it.
  • As a teenager, people told Ionnalee that she had a good voice… for singing backup. She started the mysterious Iamamiwhoami project to find her artistic edge and reconnect with the way she sang as child.
  • What would an AI want to sing about? Botnik Studios uses predictive text to create new creative works. Hear a preview of The Songularity, their forthcoming album of computer-aided pop songs.
  • Daisy Press does a voice lesson with our coworker Maura Lynch, who sings in the indie rock band Blush. Can Maura add some vocal pizzazz to her favorite Karaoke song?

    • Music in this episode

    • Ionnalee
  • Iamamiwhoami
  • Bosko Kante
  • Botnik Studios’ The Songularity
  • Balún

    • Find a full transcript with photos here.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    Just the BeginningBy Kickstarter
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5
    • 5

    5

    48 ratings