Deena Jakoub (248 views)

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Deena Jakoub
Associated Acts: Don't Wake Aislin (2005-2012), VERIDIA (2013-present)
Vocal Range: C3-C♯6 (3 octaves, 1 note)
Vocal Type: Pain Relieved Soprano Who Stopped Overfeeding The Beast

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{Vocal Summary}
Originally from Austin, Texas, Deena Jakoub has been turning heads in the 2010s to now for her unique voice and blend of rock and pop with a lot of soul and passion. First starting out as the lead singer of the core inspired Don’t Wake Aislin, she spent her time with her strong soprano voice belting mid fifth octave notes mixed with a few screams in the mix. It was until the band’s breakup when Jakoub formed Veridia where she would take her vocals to new extremes. While abandoning screaming, Jakoub still maintains strong belting into the mix of her songs as well as more use of her lower register in which she has done before in her DWA years but now more prominently. Her highs are very inspired by Rnb and pop acts while still maintaining the rock attitude as well as some Arabic-inspired inflections as well given her background as Egyptian. Her head voice and falsetto got more stronger and atmospheric alongside the backing tracks and her lows got moodier and mixed with the sass the typical pop acts may have but still manages to sound authentic rather than putting on a facade. Jakoub is a talented woman with many skills and with her growing popularity it is good to say that her work is paving the way to inspire others to use their voice in creative and powerful ways.

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{Discography Checked}
Don't Wake Aislin
Genre: Post-hardcore/alternative rock/indie rock
EPs
Everyone Has A Story EP (2009) E3-G♯3-F♯5-G5
Don't Wake Aislin EP (2011) F3-F♯3-G5

VERIDIA
Genre: Alternative rock/hard rock/electronic rock/gothic rock/pop rock
EPs
Inseparable EP (2014) D3-E3-D5
Pretty Lies EP (2015) E3-D5-E5
Summer Sessions, Vol. I EP (2016) E3-D5
Pain Reliever EP (2022) C3-E♭3-E3-E♭5-E5-F♯5
Studio albums
The Beast You Feed (2018) C♯3-E♭3-G5-C♯6

Significant High Notes:

C♯6 ("Ghosts")
B♭5 ("Dopamine")
G♯5 ("Cheshire Smile", "I'll Never Be Ready")
G5 ("I Won't Stay Down", "Mighty To Save", "Our Voices Are Vices", "Savage", "Then, The Sun Will Rise And The Flower Withers")
F♯5 ("Clear Skies Are Hard To Find", "Light It Up", "Through The Oppression Of The Wicked")
F5 ("Blood Diamond (الماسة الدم)", "I'll Take On More Than One", "Our Voices Are Vices", "The Moon Keeps Track Of The Seasons", "Through The Oppression Of The Wicked")
E5 ("Betrayer" by With Teeth, "Cheshire Smile", "Crushed Velvet", "Feed The Animal", "Ghosts", "I'll Never Be Ready", "Perfume", "Poppies", "Numb", "Reckless", "Savage", "Say A Prayer", "Through The Oppression Of The Wicked")
E♭5 ("Blood Diamond (الماسة الدم)","But Oh, For Wings Like A Dove", "Crazy In A Good Way", "I'll Take On More Than One", "Pain Reliever")
D5 ("At The End Of The World", "Clear Skies Are Hard To Find", "Crazy In A Good Way", "Dirty Secrets", "Disconnected", "Dopamine", "Furious Love", "Ghosts", "Mighty To Save", "Poppies", "Pretty Lies", "Still Breathing", "We Are The Brave", "Young And In Love")
C♯5 ("Crushed Velvet", "Disconnected", "How It Ends Is Up To You", "Light It Up", "Our Voices Are Vices", "Perfume", "Say A Prayer", "To Escape The Tempest And Storm")
C5 ("Blood Diamond (الماسة الدم)", "Crazy In A Good Way", "Dopamine", "Feed The Animal", "I Won't Stay Down", "Mechanical Planet", "Reckless", "Through The Oppression Of The Wicked", "Tightrope", "To Escape The Tempest And Storm", "We Are The Brave", "Young And In Love")
B4 ("Cheshire Smile", "Dirty Secrets", "I'll Never Be Ready", "Mystery Of The Invisible", "Pain Reliever", "Pretty Lies", "Savage", "Then, The Sun Will Rise And The Flower Withers")
B♭4 ("Light It Up", "USA National Anthem" (live at the Wrigley Field, 2016), "Use My Voice" by Evanescence)

Significant Low Notes:

B3 ("Crazy In A Good Way", "Dirty Secrets", "Furious Love", "Ghosts", "I'll Never Be Ready", "Perfume", "Pretty Lies")
B♭3 ("Betrayer" by With Teeth, "Our Voices Are Vices")
A3 ("Clear Skies Are Hard To Find", "Feed The Animal", "Furious Love", "Mighty To Save", "Poppies", "Say A Prayer", "Through The Oppression Of The Wicked", "Tightrope", "To Escape The Tempest And Storm", "Use My Voice" by Evanescence, "We Are The Brave")
G♯3 ("Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark", "Dopamine", "How It Ends Is Up To You", "Light It Up", "Pain Reliever")
G3 ("But Oh, For Wings Like A Dove", "Crazy In A Good Way", "Disconnected", "I Won't Stay Down", "Mechanical Planet", "The Moon Keeps Track Of The Seasons")
F♯3 ("Blood Diamond (الماسة الدم)", "Cheshire Smile", "Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark", "Light It Up", "Mighty To Save", "Pretty Lies", "Then, The Sun Will Rise And The Flower Withers")
F3 ("God Bless America" (live at the Wrigley Field, 2016), "Mechanical Planet", "To Escape The Tempest And Storm")
E3 ("At The End Of The World", "Crushed Velvet", "I'll Take On More Than One", "Mystery Of The Invisible", "Poppies", "Reckless", "Savage", "Still Breathing")
E♭3 ("Blood Diamond (الماسة الدم)", "Mechanical Planet", "Numb", "Pain Reliever", "USA National Anthem" (live at the Wrigley Field, 2016))
D3 ("Disconnected", "Reckless")
C♯3 ("Perfume")
C3 ("I Am Nothing Without Love")

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For some reason, she reminds me so much of Marceline The Vampire Queen from Adventure Time.