Post by themriron2 on Nov 11, 2020 21:17:53 GMT
Yamaguchi Masao (23 October 1977)
Associated Acts: SHULA (2001), SID (2003 -), solo ("Mao from SID") (2016 -)
Vocal Range: G2 - G5
{Vocal Summary}Mao’s ethereal voice has been a staple of SID’s music for almost 20 years. An adept singer, he sings with ease throughout the fourth octave and an impressive fifth octave extension when he chooses to utilise it; and while in earlier years his low range was shallow, it has developed with time and is now competent down to a low B2. His voice is most commonly known to western audiences from music featured in anime such as "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood", "Bleach", and "Black Butler". The versatility of his sound is top-notch, ranging from impassioned belting to tender falsetto, and he is able to display impressive flexibility in his tone and sound into the 5th octave. Songs like "Memai" demonstrate his ability to sing with competence in even heavy metal songs while on the other extreme, songs like "Tsuki" or his live cover of "I Love You" prove his voice has a lovely, soothing tone when called for. SID is most famous for J-pop and J-rock songs such as "Uso", "Monokuro no Kiss" and "Rain", but the band has experimented with genres such as jazz-rock ("Ghost Apartment"), jazz ("season"), indie-rock ("Natsukoi") and electronic ("Utahime") music with Mao as lead singer and lyricist. His solo work is primarily jazz or jazz-pop and easy listening, found in his solo EP "Maison de M".
For years, Mao's extraordinary and distinctive voice has played a central role in leading him and SID to great success, and will hopefully continue for years to come.
For years, Mao's extraordinary and distinctive voice has played a central role in leading him and SID to great success, and will hopefully continue for years to come.
{Questionable Notes}
B5 ("Butterfly Effect" live Nippon Budokai[1], "hurachinataion" live XMAS Premium 2020[1][3], "Memai" live[1])
B♭5 ("CANDY" live[1], "Memai" live[1])
A5 ("Ghost Apartment" live[1], "Kagee"[2], "Memai" live[1], "Natsukoi" live[1], "S" live[4])
G♯5 ("delete" live[1], "Dress code" live[1], "Memai" live[1], "Nokoriga" live[1], "Shout at the Devil"[5])
G5 ("CELEBRITY" live[1], "Circus" live[1], "cosmetic" live[1], "Nokoriga"[1], "Ito" live[1], "S" live[1], "VIP" live[1])
F♯5 ("Mousou Nikki" live[1][3], "Pure Mind"[2][4])
F5 ("chandelier" live Billboard Tokyo 2016[1], "dummy"[4], "gossip!!" live[1], "Junkan" live[1], "one way" live[1][3], "Soumatou"[2])
E5 ("Nigatsu"[2])
E♭5 ("Akagami Shafo" live SID 10th Anniversary Tour DVD[4], "Hoshi"[2], "smile" live SIDNAD vol 3[3], "Sweet?" live SIDNAD vol. 3[3])
C♯5 ("Hand"[4], "hurachinataion" live XMAS Premium 2020[3], "one way" live[3], "Shutter Speed"[2])
C5 ("Ringoame"[1])
B4 ("Sayonara Last"[2])
E3 ("hanabira"[1], "Wana"[1])
D3 ("natsukoi"[1], "Nomad"[1], "Nokoriga"[1])
C3 ("Nakidashita onna to kyomukan"[1])
B2 ("Izon no niwa"[1], "Kill Time"[1])
A2 ("dummy"[1][4], "Teion"[3])
G♯2 ("Shinkai" live 22.10.20[1])
C2 ("HOT WAVE Talk 2004 06 10"[3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
B5 ("Butterfly Effect" live Nippon Budokai[1], "hurachinataion" live XMAS Premium 2020[1][3], "Memai" live[1])
B♭5 ("CANDY" live[1], "Memai" live[1])
A5 ("Ghost Apartment" live[1], "Kagee"[2], "Memai" live[1], "Natsukoi" live[1], "S" live[4])
G♯5 ("delete" live[1], "Dress code" live[1], "Memai" live[1], "Nokoriga" live[1], "Shout at the Devil"[5])
G5 ("CELEBRITY" live[1], "Circus" live[1], "cosmetic" live[1], "Nokoriga"[1], "Ito" live[1], "S" live[1], "VIP" live[1])
F♯5 ("Mousou Nikki" live[1][3], "Pure Mind"[2][4])
F5 ("chandelier" live Billboard Tokyo 2016[1], "dummy"[4], "gossip!!" live[1], "Junkan" live[1], "one way" live[1][3], "Soumatou"[2])
E5 ("Nigatsu"[2])
E♭5 ("Akagami Shafo" live SID 10th Anniversary Tour DVD[4], "Hoshi"[2], "smile" live SIDNAD vol 3[3], "Sweet?" live SIDNAD vol. 3[3])
C♯5 ("Hand"[4], "hurachinataion" live XMAS Premium 2020[3], "one way" live[3], "Shutter Speed"[2])
C5 ("Ringoame"[1])
B4 ("Sayonara Last"[2])
E3 ("hanabira"[1], "Wana"[1])
D3 ("natsukoi"[1], "Nomad"[1], "Nokoriga"[1])
C3 ("Nakidashita onna to kyomukan"[1])
B2 ("Izon no niwa"[1], "Kill Time"[1])
A2 ("dummy"[1][4], "Teion"[3])
G♯2 ("Shinkai" live 22.10.20[1])
C2 ("HOT WAVE Talk 2004 06 10"[3])
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.
Significant High Notes:
G5 ("Memai" live OUTSIDER tour DVD 2014, "Natsukoi" live SIDNAD vol. 3)
F♯5 ("Akagami shafo" live SID 10th Anniversary Tour DVD, "Butterfly Effect" live NOMAD tour DVD 2017, "Dear Tokyo" live OUTSIDER tour DVD 2014, "Marunouchi Sadistic" live Billboard Tokyo 2016, "S" live SIDNAD vol. 8, "Yoshigai Manabu 17-sai" live)
F5 ("Ghost Apartment")
E5 ("Akagami Shafo" live SID 10th Anniversary Tour DVD, "Dear Tokyo" live OUTSIDER tour DVD 2014, "Ghost Apartment", "Hozue", "mitsuyubi", "MOM" live SIDNAD vol. 8, "MUSIC" live OUTSIDER tour DVD 2014, "one way" live OUTSIDER tour DVD 2014, "Pure Mind", "S" live SIDNAD vol. 8, "see through", "Yoshigai Manabu 17-sai" live)
E♭5 ("Mousou Nikki" live SID 10th Anniversary Tour DVD, "Toge To Neko", "White Tree")
D5 ("CANDY" live OUTSIDER tour DVD 2014, "cosmetic" live SIDNAD vol. 8, "Cut", "darling", "Ghost Apartment", "Houkiboshi", "Milk", "Rasen no Yume", "syougen", "Teion", "Yuukan Collection")
C♯5 ("Akagami shafo" studio / live SID 10th Anniversary Tour DVD, "CELEBRITY", "chapter 1", "Cut", "Dress Code", "Jiu No Kuchizuke", "S", "Toge To Neko", "Tsumiki Kuzushi")
C5 ("Cafe de Bossa", "chapter 1", "darling", "Enamel", "Hikari", "hug", "Kowairo", "laser", "Monokuro no Kisu", "MUSIC", "Nakidashita onna to kyomukan", "Pale Footprint", "Rakuen", "Rasen no Yume", "Rinjin", "see through", "Shout at the Devil", "siren", "smile", "Sono Miraie", "Watashi ha ame" studio / live VISUAL BANG 2013, "Wife", "Yogoreta yubi", "Yuukan Collection")
B4 ("Akagami shafo", "Akaite", "and boyfriend", "Ash", "Blood Vessel", "Butterfly Effect", "Cafe de Bossa", "capsule", "cosmetic" live SIDNAD vol. 8, "Danro", "Encounter = Miracle", "Futsuu No Kiseki", "Higasa", "Hikari", "Hitsuyou aku", "Hoshi", "Hoshi no miyako", "Ito", "Itsuka", "Kaitou neon", "Marunouchi Sadistic", "Memai", "Milk", "namida no ondo", "natsukoi", "Nidome no kanojo", "Nigatsu", "Nokoriga", "one way", "Pale Footprint", "Rain", "Rakuen", "Re:Dreamer", "Rinjin", "S", "siren", "smile" studio / live SIDNAD vol. 3, "Room", "see through", "Shitsuke", "Shout at the Devil", "sleep", "syougen", "Teion", "Unmeinohito", "Utahime", "Watashi ha ame" studio / live VISUAL BANG 2013, anniversary tour 2013, "What’s Up", "White Tree", "Your Colored Morning", "Yuukan Collection")
B♭4 ("Alibi", "and boyfriend", "Binetsu", "Blood Vessel", "Butterfly Effect", "CANDY", "Dress Code", "Enamel", "Ghost Apartment", "Hyouryu", "Ichiban Sukina Basyo", "Izon no niwa", "Kara no binsen sora he no tegami", "mitsuyubi", "Monokuro no Kisu", "Mousou Nikki 2", "MUSIC", "Nakidashita onna to kyomukan", "Nidome no kanojo", "Otori", "Rakuen", "Rasen no Yume", "SA-MA-LA-VA", "Shelter", "siren", "Soumatou", "Suna no Shiro", "Sweet?", "Toge To Neko", "Trick", "Uso", "White Tree", "Your Colored Morning", "Yuukan Collection")
A4 ("Aikagi", "Ajisai", "Akagami shafo", "Akaite", "Akikaze", "and boyfriend", "ANNIVERSARY", "Aoi renga", "Ash", "Binetsu", "Butterfly Effect", "Cafe de Bossa", "capsule", "Caramel", "CELEBRITY", "Cosmetic", "Cut", "Danro", "darling", "Dear Tokyo", "Drama", "Dress Code", "Enamel", "Encounter = Miracle", "Fuyu No Bench", "Futsuu No Kiseki", "Garasuno Hitomi", "Ghost Apartment", "gossip!!", "Graduation", "hanabira", "Hand", "Higasa", "Hikari", "Hitsuyou aku", "Hoshi no miyako", "Hosoikoe", "Houkiboshi", "hug", "I Love You", "Ichiban Sukina Basyo", "Iihito", "Ito", "Itsuka", "Jiu No Kuchizuke", "Junkan", "Kagee", "Kaitou neon", "Kara no binsen sora he no tegami", "Kill Time", "Koi No Ochite", "Konagona", "laser", "life", "live", "Mai", "Memai", "Migite no Spoon to Hatsukoi to Knife", "Milk", "mitsuyubi", "MOM", "Mousou nikki", "MUSIC", "namida no ondo", "natsukoi", "Need For Approval", "Nidome no kanojo", "Nigatsu", "No LDK", "Nomad", "Nokoriga", "Otori", "park", "Positive Magic", "Pure Mind", "Rainy Day", "Ranbu No Melody", "Re:Dreamer", "Reverb", "Rinjin", "Rubber Sole", "SA-MA-LA-VA", "Sayonara Last", "SENSE", "Shelter", "Shiroi blouse kawaii hiro", "Shitsuke", "Shoukyakuro", "Shout at the Devil", "sleep", "Slow", "smile", "Snow", "Sono daishou", "Sono Miraie", "Star Forest", "Sugusobade", "Sweet?", "syougen", "Tears Rain", "Trick", "Tsumiki Kuzushi", "Unmeinohito", "Uso", "V.I.P", "Voice", "Wana", "Watashi ha ame", "What’s Up", "Wife", "Yell", "Yogoreta yubi", "Your Colored Morning", "Yuukan Collection", "Zetsubou No Hata")
G♯4 ("Akagami shafo", "Binetsu", "Blood Vessel", "CELEBRITY", "chapter 1", "Chiisanatsubasa", "Circus", "Dear Tokyo", "Dog Run", "Dress Code", "Enamel", "Futsuu No Kiseki", "hanabira", "Hikari", "Hoshi", "Hosoikoe", "Houkiboshi", "Hyouryu", "I Love You", "Iihito", "Ito", "Izon no niwa", "Kagee", "Koi No Ochite", "Kowairo", "Manicure" live Billboard Tokyo 2016, "Marunouchi Sadistic", "Monokuro no Kisu", "Mousou Nikki 2", "Nakidashita onna to kyomukan", "namida no ondo", "natsukoi", "Nigatsu", "one way", "orion", "Otegami", "Otori", "park", "Pure Mind", "Rakuen", "Ranbu No Melody", "Rasen no Yume", "Re:Dreamer", "Reverb", "Ringoame", "Room", "S", "SA-MA-LA-VA", "Sayonara Last", "season", "see through", "Shinkai" live 22.10.20, "Shiroi blouse kawaii hiro", "Shutter Speed", "sleep", "Soumatou", "Sugusobade", "Suna no Shiro", "Sympathy", "Tears Rain", "Tsumiki Kuzushi", "Unmeinohito", "Utahime", "What’s Up", "White Tree", "Wife", "XYZ", "Yell", "Yogoreta yubi")
G4 ("Aikagi" live Hikari tour 2009, "Akaite", "Akikaze", "Alibi", "ANNIVERSARY", "Ao", "Aoi renga", "Ash", "Binetsu", "Boku dinner", "Cafe de Bossa", "CANDY", "Caramel", "Chandelier", "chigau kajitsu", "Circus", "Cosmetic", "Cut", "Danro", "darling", "delete", "Drama", "dummy", "Enamel", "Garasuno Hitomi", "gossip!!", "Graduation", "Higasa" live SIDNAD vol. 8, "Hitsuyou aku", "Hoshi no miyako", "Hosoikoe", "Hosue", "Houkiboshi", "hug", "Ichiban Sukina Basyo", "Itsuka", "Justy", "Kagee", "Kaitou neon", "Kara no binsen sora he no tegami", "Kill Time", "Konagona", "Kowairo", "laser", "life", "live", "Mai", "Manicure", "Meiro", "Milk", "mitsuyubi", "MOM", "Mousou nikki", "Mousou Nikki 2", "MUSIC", "Nakidashita onna to kyomukan", "Need For Approval", "Nidome no kanojo", "Nigatsu", "No LDK", "Nomad", "one way", "orion", "Owakare no uta", "Pale Footprint", "park", "Positive Magic", "Pure Mind", "Rainy Day", "Rakuen", "Re:Dreamer", "Rinjin", "Rubber Sole", "SA-MA-LA-VA", "see through", "SENSE", "Shelter", "Shitsuke", "Shoukyakuro", "Shout at the Devil", "siren", "Slow", "smile", "Snow", "Sono Miraie", "Star Forest", "Sweet?", "Teion", "Trick", "Tsuki", "Uso", "V.I.P", "Voice", "Wana", "Watashi ha ame", "What’s Up", "White Tree", "XYZ", "Your Colored Morning", "Zetsubou No Hata")
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Alibi", "Akaite", "Akikaze", "and boyfriend", "Ash", "Boku dinner", "capsule", "Dear Tokyo", "Dog Run", "Goodbye Day" live 22.10.20, "hanabara", "Hand", "Higasa", "Hoshi", "Hoshi no miyako", "Hyouryu", "I Love You", "Izon no niwa", "Jiu No Kuchizuke", "Kaitou neon", "Marunouchi Sadistic", "Maschera", "Mousou Nikki 2", "natsukoi", "Need For Approval", "Nigatsu", "No LDK", "Nokoriga", "Otori", "Pale Footprint", "Pure Mind", "Reverb", "Ringoame", "Sayonara Last", "season", "Shutter Speed", "sleep", "Sono daishou", "Star Forest", "Sugusobade", "Sweet?", "syougen", "Teion", "Toge to Neko", "Trick", "What’s Up")
F3 ("Caramel", "chapter 1", "chigau kajitsu", "Chiisanatsubasa", "delete", "Doyoubi no onna", "Drama", "Garasuno Hitomi", "Houkiboshi", "Hozue", "Izon no niwa", "Kowairo", "laser", "life", "Mai", "Manicure", "Mousou nikki", "Nakidashita onna to kyomukan", "orion", "Re:Dreamer", "season", "siren", "Slow", "Snow", "Tsuki", "White Tree", "Zetsubou No Hata")
E3 ("Aikagi", "Akikaze", "Aoi renga", "Alibi", "Ash", "Boku dinner", "Butterfly Effect", "CELEBRITY", "Cosmetic", "Danro", "Dear Tokyo", "Drama", "Futsuu No Kiseki", "Garasuno Hitomi", "Goodbye Day" live 22.10.20, "Hand", "Higasa", "Hosoikoe", "Hozue", "hug", "I Love You", "Iihito", "Kill Time", "laser", "live", "Kaitou neon", "Mai", "Maschera", "mitsuyubi", "MOM", "Mousou nikki", "natsukoi", "Nokoriga", "Otegami", "Pale Footprint", "Pure Mind", "Rasen no Yume", "Reverb", "Ringoame", "Rinjin", "Sayonara Last", "see through", "Shutter Speed", "Single Bed", "sleep", "Soumatou", "Sugusobade", "syougen", "Teion", "Toge to Neko", "Tsumiki Kuzushi", "Unmeinohito", "Watashi ha ame", "Zetsubou No Hata")
E♭3 ("Dear Tokyo", "delete", "Dog Run", "dummy", "Futsuu No Kiseki", "Houkiboshi", "hug", "Izon no niwa", "Kimigayo" live Tokyo Dome, "Manicure", "orion", "Otegami", "Rakuen", "Re:Dreamer", "Ringoame", "season", "Single Bed", "siren", "Toge to Neko", "Tsuki", "Tsumiki Kuzushi", "Your Colored Morning")
D3 ("Akikaze", "Alibi", "Aoi renga", "Butterfly Effect", "Danro", "Hozue", "Higasa", "hug", "Ichiban Sukina Basyo", "Kowairo", "Migite no Spoon to Hatsukoi to Knife", "MOM", "Need For Approval", "Pale Footprint", "Positive Magic", "Soumatou", "syougen", "Tears Rain", "Tsuki", "White Tree")
C♯3 ("chapter 1", "Chiisanatsubasa", "Futsuu No Kiseki", "Hikari", "Houkiboshi", "Ichiban Sukina Basyo", "Kimigayo" live Tokyo Dome, "Memai", "Otegami", "Positive Magic", "Room", "Shinkai" live 22.10.20, "Single Bed", "Tears Rain", "Tsumiki Kuzushi")
C3 ("Danro", "dummy", "Kowairo", "Manicure", "Sono Miraie", "White Tree")
B2 ("Butterfly Effect", "Encounter = Miracle", "Ichiban Sukina Basyo", "Room", "Tears Rain")
B♭2 ("Shinkai" live 22.10.20)
G2 ("capsule")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Green marks distorted notes.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
{Album Ranges}
Solo:
Maison de M (2016): C3 - A4 - B4 - E5
With SHULA:
Shu-la-tic (2001): F♯3 - B4 - E5
With SID:
Renai (2004): E3 - B♭4 - C5 - C♯5
play (2006): B2 - A4 - C5 - D5
Hoshi no Miyako (2008): D3 - B4 - E♭5
Sentimental macchiato (2008): D3 - C5 - D5
Dead Stock (2009): E♭3 - B4 - C5
Hikari (2009): G2 - C♯3 - C5 - C♯5
OUTSIDER (2012): D3 - B4 - D5
M&W (2012): D3 - B4 - C♯5 - F5
Side B Complete Collection e.B 2 (2013): C3 - B4 - D5
Side B Complete Collection e.B 3 (2013): F3 - B♭4 - C5
Ichiban Sukina Basyo (2018): B2 - A4 - B♭4 - C5
NOMAD (2018): B2 - B4 - C5 - D5
Need for Approval (2019): B2 - B♭4 - C5 - E5
Solo:
Maison de M (2016): C3 - A4 - B4 - E5
With SHULA:
Shu-la-tic (2001): F♯3 - B4 - E5
With SID:
Renai (2004): E3 - B♭4 - C5 - C♯5
play (2006): B2 - A4 - C5 - D5
Hoshi no Miyako (2008): D3 - B4 - E♭5
Sentimental macchiato (2008): D3 - C5 - D5
Dead Stock (2009): E♭3 - B4 - C5
Hikari (2009): G2 - C♯3 - C5 - C♯5
OUTSIDER (2012): D3 - B4 - D5
M&W (2012): D3 - B4 - C♯5 - F5
Side B Complete Collection e.B 2 (2013): C3 - B4 - D5
Side B Complete Collection e.B 3 (2013): F3 - B♭4 - C5
Ichiban Sukina Basyo (2018): B2 - A4 - B♭4 - C5
NOMAD (2018): B2 - B4 - C5 - D5
Need for Approval (2019): B2 - B♭4 - C5 - E5
