Post by TheCMRecluse on Dec 4, 2023 6:45:14 GMT
Aaron Stone
Associated Acts: My Epic (2005–present)
Vocal Range: E♭2-D5 (2 octaves, 11 notes)
Vocal Type: Tenor Bowing His Head Lower, Still
{Vocal Summary}
For a worship leader, the task of leading a group of people to worship is the opportunity to lead others in a powerful expression of gratitude, jubilee, and even emotion. However in many cases with the music many criticize it for being one-note and cheesy. North Carolina resident, Aaron Stone of the post-rock/post-hardcore band My Epic thankfully avoids this cliche dude to his more poignant lyricism and his vulnerable tenor voice. Stone’s voice mostly sounds very evident in taking more influence from folk singers as his delivery is a bit airy and focuses on being emotional expressive than versatile in his voice hence his seemingly small singing range. Nevertheless, he still manages to put almost an esoteric outlook to his music as he takes the listener to analyze themselves as if he is doing a sermon or worship individually. His high range is very well textured with mostly being able to sing high without the use of falsetto or head voice while his lower range while not as low he still uses it enough when singing more introvertedly. While not the most versatile singer, Stone is still an expressive enough vocalist that makes many make an exception that worship can be deep and unique enough to be an art form.
For a worship leader, the task of leading a group of people to worship is the opportunity to lead others in a powerful expression of gratitude, jubilee, and even emotion. However in many cases with the music many criticize it for being one-note and cheesy. North Carolina resident, Aaron Stone of the post-rock/post-hardcore band My Epic thankfully avoids this cliche dude to his more poignant lyricism and his vulnerable tenor voice. Stone’s voice mostly sounds very evident in taking more influence from folk singers as his delivery is a bit airy and focuses on being emotional expressive than versatile in his voice hence his seemingly small singing range. Nevertheless, he still manages to put almost an esoteric outlook to his music as he takes the listener to analyze themselves as if he is doing a sermon or worship individually. His high range is very well textured with mostly being able to sing high without the use of falsetto or head voice while his lower range while not as low he still uses it enough when singing more introvertedly. While not the most versatile singer, Stone is still an expressive enough vocalist that makes many make an exception that worship can be deep and unique enough to be an art form.
{Discography Checked}
My Epic
Genre: Indie rock/experimental rock/hard rock/post-hardcore/post-rock
EPs
This Is Rescue EP (2006) C3-B4-C5
Broken Voice EP ( 2011) B2-A4
Viscera EP (2016) C3-A4-C5
Ultraviolet EP (2018) D3-F3-B4-C5
Violence EP (2019) C♯3-E3-C5
Studio albums
I Am Undone (2008) C3-C5
Yet (2010) B2-D5
Behold (2013) C3-C5
Loriella (2024) E♭2-C3-C♯5-D5
My Epic
Genre: Indie rock/experimental rock/hard rock/post-hardcore/post-rock
EPs
This Is Rescue EP (2006) C3-B4-C5
Broken Voice EP ( 2011) B2-A4
Viscera EP (2016) C3-A4-C5
Ultraviolet EP (2018) D3-F3-B4-C5
Violence EP (2019) C♯3-E3-C5
Studio albums
I Am Undone (2008) C3-C5
Yet (2010) B2-D5
Behold (2013) C3-C5
Loriella (2024) E♭2-C3-C♯5-D5
Significant High Notes:
D5 ("Author", "High Color", "In The Air", "Late Bloomer")
C♯5 ("Lower Still", "Northstar", "Pour", "White Noises", "Wildflowers")
C5 ("And We Were So Close To Perfection", "Confession", "Ghost Story", "Heavy Heart", "In Absentia", "Lashes", "Lest We Die", "Patience And Silence", "Perfector", "Rich", "Shadows", "Spit It Out", "The Lover And The Thief", "Tsuneni", "You Know We All Love You")
B4 ("Arrive", "Ashes", "Bad Accent", "En Machaerus", "Further Up/Further In", "Hail", "Late Bloomer", "Northstar", "Of Wilderness", "Old Magic", "Red Hands", "White Noises")
B♭4 ("And We Were So Close To Perfection", "Black Light", "Curse", "High Color", "Lament", "Lashes", "Lest We Die", "Make Believe", "Old Magic", "Our Little Girl", "Phantom Limb", "Sound And Fury", "The Common Curse", "The Lover And The Thief", "The Making Of A Recluse", "The Oil Press", "Two Nights", "Wildflowers", "You Became I", "Zion")
A4 ("Beloved", "Black Light", "Communion", "Ghost Story", "Its At Times Like This I Realize That Survival Is Not Enough", "Liturgy", "Memoir", "Men In Little Houses", "Northstar", "Open Letter", "Royal", "Shadows", "Spit And Blood", "Voices", "Wive's Tale")
Significant Low Notes:
F3 ("Bloody Angles", "Confession", "Curse", "In Absentia", "Phantom Limb", "Shadows", "So Be It", "The Common Curse", "The Making Of A Recluse")
E3 ("Approach", "Bad Accent", "Heavy Heart", "Late Bloomer", "Selah")
E♭3 ("En Machaerus", "Memoir")
D3 ("Alone", "Arrive", "Author", "Bad Accent", "ChildBodyBride", "Communion", "Further Up/Further In", "Ghost Story", "Lament", "Of Wilderness", "Patience And Silence", "Perfector", "Prologue", "You Became I")
C♯3 ("Northstar", "White Noises", "Wildflowers")
C3 ("And We Were So Close To Perfection", "Beloved", "Deathbed", "Its At Times Like This I Realize That Survival Is Not Enough", "Lashes", "Lazarus", "Make Believe", "Open Letter", "Sound And Fury", "The Lover And The Thief", "The Oil Press", "(Untitled Hidden Track)", "Zion")
B2 ("Garden", "Lower Still", "Pour", "Red Hands")
G2 ("High Color", "In The Air", "Phantom Limb")
F♯2 ("Old Magic")
E♭2 ("Wildflowers")
{Questionable Notes}
G5 ("Red Hands"[4])
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[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.
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G5 ("Red Hands"[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 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.
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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.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.
