"Singing is just sexy talking" - Invent Animate Interview
189Invent Animate vocalist Marcus Vik joined the podcast to chat about the band's much celebrated album "Heavener", his vocal technique improvements, and other thoughts on the current live music scene.
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0:00 Coming Up
00:50 Welcome
01:43 Was "Heavener" expected to do well?
05:25 Working with Landon Tewers
08:02 How Marcus pushes his vocal abilities
12:32 How to make scream vocals sustainable
13:49 Marcus' start in singing and the metal scene
15:30 Crafting the Invent Animate live show
19:36 Marcus' pre show rituals and preparations
22:02 The impact of pre-show music
23:50 Guest vocals on The Plot in You tour
25:38 Will Invent Animate release more often?
29:48 Are live vocals better because of autotune?
36:06 Recording and mixing live performances
38:10 Screaming like it hurts without it hurting!
40:40 Marcus' current musical and vocal influences
44:00 Invent Animate's writing process
45:52 Taking care of vocals for the long term
48:42 The tricky process of writing vocal melodies
51:55 Writing music for fans or writing for yourself?
54:51 The problem with thinking bands 'sell out'
58:06 Innovating sound and taking the audience with you
1:02:44 Heavener's title track released after the album?
1:03:59 What's coming up in the future for Invent Animate
1:05:18 Closing remarks
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