Post by Steve on Feb 17, 2022 12:11:11 GMT
Jason Luís Cheetham (30 December 1969)
Associated Acts: Jamiroquai (1992 - Present)
Vocal Range: B♭2 - G♯5
Significant High Notes:
G♯5 ("If I Like It, I Do It" Acoustic, "When You Gonna Learn" Demo)
G5 ("Signed, Sealed, Delivered" Live at Nachtwerk 1993, "Space Cowboy", "We Gettin' Down" Live at The Paradiso 1994, "Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop")
F♯5 ("Half the Man", "If I Like It, I Do It" Acoustic, "Manifest Destiny", "Rapper's Delight" Live at Club Citta 1993, "Travelling Without Moving")
F5 ("Alright", "Funktion", "Mr Moon", "Planet Home", "Revolution 1993", "Space Cowboy", "Stillness in Time", "We Gettin' Down" Live at The Paradiso 1994)
E5 ("God Made Me Funky" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Hollywood Swinging" Live on the Chicago Riviera, "Light Years", "Snooze You Lose", "Travelling Without Moving", "You Are My Love")
E♭5 ("Hooked Up", "Morning Glory", "Runaway", "Snooze You Lose", "Space Cowboy", "Stillness in Time", "Virtual Insanity", "You Are My Love")
D5 ("Brothers Like You" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Canned Heat", "Everybody's Going to the Moon", "Falling", "God Made Me Funky" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Goodbye to My Dancer", "Half the Man", "Hot Property", "Just Another Story", "Love Foolosophy", "Manifest Destiny", "You Give Me Something")
C♯5 ("Little L", "Smile", "Space Cowboy", "Starchild", "Too Young to Die" Extended version, "Virtual Insanity")
C5 ("Alright", "Everybody's Going to the Moon", "Feels Just Like It Should", "God Made Me Funky" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Hang It Over", "Hey Floyd", "Just Another Story", "Love Blind", "Manifest Destiny", "Mr Moon", "Nights Out in the Jungle", "Revolution 1993", "Runaway", "Scam", "Seven Days in Sunny June", "She's a Fast Persuader", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" Live at Nachtwerk 1993, "Something About You", "Soul Education", "Spend a Lifetime", "Summer Girl", "When You Gonna Learn")
B4 ("All Good in the Hood", "Black Capricorn Day", "Canned Heat", "Deeper Underground", "Feels Just Like It Should", "Half the Man", "High Times", "Hollywood Swinging" Live on the Chicago Riviera, "Hot Tequila Brown", "Hurtin'", "If I Like It, I Do It", "King for a Day", "Lifeline", "Light Years", "Love Foolosophy", "Morning Glory", "Nice and Spicy", "Planet Home", "Rapper's Delight" Live at Club Citta 1993, "Smile", "So Good to Feel Real", "Soul Education", "Starchild", "Stop Don't Panic", "Superfresh", "Too Young to Die", "Virtual Insanity", "Where Do We Go From Here?", "Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop", "You Give Me Something")
B♭4 ("Blow Your Mind", "Brothers Like You" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Didjital Vibrations", "Do It Like We Used to Do", "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance", "Do You Know Where You're Coming From", "Dr Buzz", "Emergency on Planet Earth", "Funktion", "God Made Me Funky" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Goodbye to My Dancer", "Hey Floyd", "Hooked Up", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Just Another Story", "The Kids", "King for a Day", "Little L", "Manifest Destiny", "Mr Moon", "Revolution 1993", "Scam", "Shake It On", "She's a Fast Persuader", "Smoke and Mirrors", "Snooze You Lose", "Space Cowboy", "Stillness in Time", "That's Not the Funk", "Time Won't Wait", "Too Young to Die", "Two Completely Different Things", "Use the Force", "Virtual Insanity", "We Can Do It", "We Gettin' Down" Live at The Paradiso 1994, "When You Gonna Learn", "White Knuckle Ride", "You Are My Love")
A4 ("All Good in the Hood", "Alright", "Angeline", "Automaton", "Black Capricorn Day", "Black Crow", "Black Devil Car", "Blow Your Mind", "Blue Skies", "Brothers Like You" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Canned Heat", "Carla", "Cloud 9", "Corner of the Earth", "Cosmic Girl", "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance", "Drifting Along", "Dynamite", "Everybody's Going to the Moon", "Everyday", "Falling", "Feels Just Like It Should", "God Made Me Funky" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Goodbye to My Dancer", "Half the Man", "High Times", "Hollywood Swinging" Live on the Chicago Riviera, "Hurtin'", "If I Like It, I Do It", "Light Years", "Love Foolosophy", "Main Vein", "Manifest Destiny", "Never Gonna Be Another", "Picture of My Life", "Radio", "Rapper's Delight" Live at Club Citta 1993, "Rock Dust Light Star", "Seven Days in Sunny June", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" Live at Nachtwerk 1993, "So Good to Feel Real", "Something About You", "Soul Education", "Spend a Lifetime", "Starchild", "Stop Don't Panic", "Summer Girl", "Superfresh", "Talullah", "Time Won't Wait", "Twenty Zero One", "Two Completely Different Things", "Use the Force", "Vitamin", "Where Do We Go From Here?", "Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop", "World That He Wants", "You Give Me Something")
G♯4 ("Angeline", "Automaton", "Black Capricorn Day", "Blue Skies", "Butterfly", "Deeper Underground", "Do It Like We Used to Do", "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance", "Do You Know Where You're Coming From", "Dr Buzz", "Drifting Along", "Dynamite", "Everyday", "Feel So Good", "Funktion", "Goodbye to My Dancer", "Hang It Over", "Hey Floyd", "Hot Property", "Hot Tequila Brown", "Just Another Story", "King for a Day", "Lifeline", "Little L", "Lost Souls", "Love Blind", "Morning Glory", "Never Gonna Be Another", "Nice and Spicy", "Revolution 1993", "Seven Days in Sunny June", "Shake It On", "She's a Fast Persuader", "Smile", "Smoke and Mirrors", "Snooze You Lose", "Something About You", "Space Cowboy", "Stillness in Time", "Superfresh", "Supersonic", "That's Not the Funk", "Time Won't Wait", "Too Young to Die", "Travelling Without Moving", "Two Completely Different Things", "Virtual Insanity", "Vitamin", "We Can Do It", "When You Gonna Learn", "World That He Wants")
Significant Low Notes:
F♯3 ("Blow Your Mind", "Cosmic Girl", "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance", "Dynamite", "Half the Man", "Hot Tequila Brown", "If I Like It, I Do It", "King for a Day", "Lifeline", "Little L", "Lost Souls", "Manifest Destiny", "Morning Glory", "Radio", "She's a Fast Persuader", "Smile", "So Good to Feel Real", "Space Cowboy", "Starchild", "Virtual Insanity")
F3 ("Blue Skies", "Butterfly", "Corner of the Earth", "Do It Like We Used to Do", "Do You Know Where You're Coming From", "Everybody's Going to the Moon", "Feel So Good", "Hey Floyd", "High Times", "Hot Property", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Love Blind", "Scam", "Shake It On", "Smoke and Mirrors", "Stillness in Time", "Talullah", "Time Won't Wait", "Two Completely Different Things", "White Knuckle Ride", "World That He Wants", "You Are My Love")
E3 ("All Good in the Hood", "Black Capricorn Day", "Black Crow", "Blow Your Mind", "Blue Skies", "Brothers Like You" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Butterfly", "Cosmic Girl", "(Don't) Give Hate a Chance", "Everyday", "Falling", "Funktion", "God Made Me Funky" Live at Glastonbury 1993, "Hollywood Swinging" Live on the Chicago Riviera, "Lifeline", "Manifest Destiny", "Nice and Spicy", "Rapper's Delight" Live at Club Citta 1993, "Rock Dust Light Star", "Seven Days in Sunny June", "Spend a Lifetime", "Vitamin", "Whatever It Is, I Just Can't Stop")
E♭3 ("Black Capricorn Day", "Funktion", "Goodbye to My Dancer", "Morning Glory", "Revolution 1993" Demo, "Runaway", "Space Cowboy")
D3 ("Blow Your Mind", "Blue Skies", "Butterfly", "I'm in the Mood for Love", "Mr Moon", "Talullah", "Virtual Insanity")
C♯3 ("Dynamite", "Morning Glory", "Never Gonna Be Another", "Smile")
C3 ("Corner of the Earth", "Two Completely Different Things")
B♭2 ("Singin' in the Rain" Live at Arena di Verona 2002)
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Blue marks falsetto notes.
Underlines mark notes obscured in the mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Bold marks particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
Summary:
Jay Kay is most well known as the lead vocalist for Jamiroquai. His music career started after a near death experience and a false arrest encouraged him to choose the path of a musician. He quickly came up with the band's name and sent a demo tape to the label Acid Jazz Records, who signed him. He then gathered band members, one of which was Toby Smith, a prominent songwriter for the band up until his departure in 2002. Kay was initially reluctant to let Smith join the band, but he was eventually persuaded to let him join by both his manager and Smith himself. The band started out by playing in the British club scene, and quickly got success with the release of their first album, Emergency on Planet Earth. They continued to build from there, fast becoming a household name with the help of multiple hit singles.
Kay has a strong upper register which he has used plenty throughout his career, with his lower range being much more rare. He tends to use either a falsetto or light chest voice technique in his high range, with belting not being his thing at all. The most noticeable change in his vocal style is that after Jamiroquai's second album, The Return of the Space Cowboy, he stopped using his mix voice into the fifth octave, a technique he used occasionally early on in his career. Other than that his voice and vocal style has stayed fairly consistent over the years. As the frontman for Jamiroquai, Jay Kay has become a household name. So much so, that many people often refer to the band as a solo artist. It is said about many bands and artists, but to few is the statement more applicable: Jamiroquai have an instantly recognisable, unique sound that none can quite imitate, and it is because of this, alongside their many popular songs, that the band, and Jay Kay, will be remembered and loved for a very long time.
{Discography}Jamiroquai:
Emergency on Planet Earth (1993): D3 - G5
The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994): C♯3 - E5 - G5
Travelling Without Moving (1996): D3 - B4 - F5 - F♯5
Synkronized (1999): D3 - C5 - D5 - F5
A Funk Odyssey (2001): C3 - B4 - D5
Dynamite (2005): C♯3 - C5 - C♯5
Rock Dust Light Star (2010): C3 - C5 - D5
Automaton (2017): E3 - C5 - D5
Emergency on Planet Earth (1993): D3 - G5
The Return of the Space Cowboy (1994): C♯3 - E5 - G5
Travelling Without Moving (1996): D3 - B4 - F5 - F♯5
Synkronized (1999): D3 - C5 - D5 - F5
A Funk Odyssey (2001): C3 - B4 - D5
Dynamite (2005): C♯3 - C5 - C♯5
Rock Dust Light Star (2010): C3 - C5 - D5
Automaton (2017): E3 - C5 - D5
{Questionable Notes}B♭4 ("Superfresh" [4])
G♯2 ("Feels Just Like It Should" [4])
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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 the singer in question.
[3] marks 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.
G♯2 ("Feels Just Like It Should" [4])
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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 the singer in question.
[3] marks 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.
Thread originally by Susilupus. See this thread for more information.
