Post by TheCMRecluse on Sept 8, 2023 4:28:36 GMT
Aaron Watkins
Associated Acts: Random Hero (2008-present)
Vocal Range: B1-F♯5 (3 octaves, 7 notes)
Vocal Type: Tension Feeling Tenor
{Vocal Summary}
Modern rock has a bit of a spotty reputation has to only appeal to younger audiences that can be struggling with personal issues while not really being all about the musicality and art about it. While Colorado native, Aaron Watkins of the indie arena stomping Christian alt hard rock group, Random Hero may fall into that description, he still can make up for it with his skills as a singer. Watkins is a lower tenor with a gritty delivery mixed with the obvious Linkin Park-inspired sound of the band and has a strong musical flow when it comes to the velocity of the music that can make you head bang and even dance if you want. His high register is decent with his Bennington inspire rasp which in early in his career sang in a mid-range area while even higher notes where mostly screamed. However, as he and his band went on their career, he began to expand his range a lot more being able to sing in the lower fifth octave and even start doing more head voice. His lower range while rarely used is also decent though he seems to only use it as backing vocals or sometimes spoken word moments which got rarer as the band progressed. While Watkins and his music may seem too similar to most nightcore fan favorites, he still has a lot of skill, progression and emotion in his voice and only time will tell if he still has more to offer in the future.
Modern rock has a bit of a spotty reputation has to only appeal to younger audiences that can be struggling with personal issues while not really being all about the musicality and art about it. While Colorado native, Aaron Watkins of the indie arena stomping Christian alt hard rock group, Random Hero may fall into that description, he still can make up for it with his skills as a singer. Watkins is a lower tenor with a gritty delivery mixed with the obvious Linkin Park-inspired sound of the band and has a strong musical flow when it comes to the velocity of the music that can make you head bang and even dance if you want. His high register is decent with his Bennington inspire rasp which in early in his career sang in a mid-range area while even higher notes where mostly screamed. However, as he and his band went on their career, he began to expand his range a lot more being able to sing in the lower fifth octave and even start doing more head voice. His lower range while rarely used is also decent though he seems to only use it as backing vocals or sometimes spoken word moments which got rarer as the band progressed. While Watkins and his music may seem too similar to most nightcore fan favorites, he still has a lot of skill, progression and emotion in his voice and only time will tell if he still has more to offer in the future.
{Discography Checked}
Random Hero
Genre: Alternative metal-rock/nu metal/electronic rock/gothic rock/hard rock
EPs
The EP (2009) G♯2-B♭2-B♭4-C5
Breakdown EP (2011) G♯2-B2-A4-B4
Studio albums
Carry Me, Bury Me (2013) B2-C3-A4-B♭4-D5
Oceans Of Change (2014) E♭2-C3-C5
The Covering (2017) B1-C3-B4-D5
Tension (2019) E2-A2-C♯5-F♯5
Random Hero
Genre: Alternative metal-rock/nu metal/electronic rock/gothic rock/hard rock
EPs
The EP (2009) G♯2-B♭2-B♭4-C5
Breakdown EP (2011) G♯2-B2-A4-B4
Studio albums
Carry Me, Bury Me (2013) B2-C3-A4-B♭4-D5
Oceans Of Change (2014) E♭2-C3-C5
The Covering (2017) B1-C3-B4-D5
Tension (2019) E2-A2-C♯5-F♯5
Significant High Notes:
F♯5 ("Desperate Measures")
F5 ("White Flag")
D5 ("Carry Me Bury Me", "Fighter", "One To Blame", "Public Enemy", "Running", "Tension")
C♯5 ("Halo", "Last Romance", "Mercy", "The Sound", "Violence In Me", "Where I Belong", "White Flag")
C5 ("Chance To Breathe", "Done Pretending", "I Don't Care", "Lost Cause", "Lullaby", "Mirror Mirror", "Satellite", "Set It Free", "Unbreakable", "Weight Of The World")
B4 ("Breakaway", "Breakdown", "Carry Me Bury Me", "Faceless Enemy", "Hand Grenade", "Impossible", "Motivation", "Pull The Trigger", "Running", "Violence In Me")
B♭4 ("Breathe", "Crash & Burn", "Done Pretending", "Fighter" by TJ Prodigy, "Fire In Me", "Halo (Acoustic)", "Lost Cause", "Never Again", "Outgrown", "The Sound", "Through It All", "White Flag")
A4 ("Beginning Of Me", "Breakaway", "Breakdown", "Burn Up The Night", "Chance To Breathe", "Death Of Myself", "Desperate Measures", "Freak Show", "Fire In Me", "Good Morning", "Halo", "Halo (Acoustic)", "Hand Grenade", "Honey", "Hurricane", "Impossible", "Last Romance", "Mirror Mirror", "Motivation", "Never Again", "One To Blame", "Public Enemy", "Pull The Trigger", "Set It Free", "Tension", "Through It All", "Unbreakable", "Weight Of The World", "Where I Belong", "You Won't Relent")
G♯4 ("Carry Me Bury Me", "Halo", "Here With Me", "Home", "Impossible", "Lullaby", "Violence In Me")
G4 ("Crash & Burn", "Mercy", "Miracle", "Not Alone", "One To Blame", "Satellite", "Save Me Now", "Unbelievable")
F♯4 ("Breathe", "Desperate Measures", "Faceless Enemy", "Fire In Me", "Good Morning", "I Don't Care", "Last Romance", "So Close")
Significant Low Notes:
E♭3 ("Carry Me Bury Me", "Halo", "Hurricane", "You Won't Relent", "Pull The Trigger")
D3 ("Beginning Of Me", "Chance To Breathe", "Not Alone", "Running", "Through It All", "Unbelievable")
C♯3 ("Here With Me", "I Don't Care", "Impossible", "Outgrown", "Violence In Me", "Weight Of The World")
C3 ("Chance To Breathe", "Hand Grenade", "Home", "Set It Free", "You Won't Relent")
B2 ("Breakdown", "Desperate Measures", "Mercy", "One To Blame", "Public Enemy", "Set It Free", "So Close")
B♭2 ("Breathe", "Tension", "White Flag")
A2 ("Burn Up The Night", "Public Enemy", "So Close")
G♯2 ("Lullaby")
G2 ("Freak Show")
F♯2 ("The Sound")
F2 ("Outgrown")
E2 ("Motivation")
E♭2 ("Faceless Enemy")
B1 ("Mirror Mirror", "Through It All")
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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Green marks harsh, distorted notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
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