I love reading the thoughts and motivations of the people behind the scenes. And so it should come as no surprise that I find the interview of Drake’s vocal – Dionne Osborne – coach very captivating.
After working with him for four years, it’s safe to say she’s had a hand in success like “Doing It Wrong” and “Hold On We’re Going Home.”
Well Jezebel recently chatted with the coach and talked what else … Drake. Here are a few excerpts:
On her first immpressions of Drake’s voice.
Well, obviously I’d done my research. He was blowing up, so I was like, let me listen to this and figure out what people are loving about this kid. What I found in those recordings was that he has the most comfortable voice. It wasn’t showy, and it had a very nice tone: it sounded so conversational. He wasn’t singing at you, but singing to you. A lot of singers overdo it, try to bombast you, but Drake doesn’t. And the average person can sing Drake’s songs, and that’s part of what they love.
Her favorite Drake song.
You know, vocally, I love, love, love “Karaoke.” So beautiful. I love the groove and the melody. And he sounds so smooth!
On her first Drake tour.
The first tour, honey—I was horrified. This major rapper was onstage just screaming at Drake and I remember Drake turning around on stage to look at me, and I tried to hide it, but my face must have been horrified. Let me tell you, rappers are the most underserved artists in our industry, and they are grossing the biggest bucks! They desperately need coaching. They come out and it’s like four of them, all yelling! All yelling the same thing. They’re not even yelling different bars. They’re not even layering themselves. They’re not even yelling the right pitches. They’re yelling the lead vocal up the octave and they sound like some random dude in a basement screaming along to their own songs. Like bad karaoke. Not like the artists they are.
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