Easy Daily WARMUP for Distortion, Screaming & Aggressive Vocals (Foolproof 3 Stages)

Warming up properly for singing with distortion, screaming other more aggressive vocals can be one of the hardest things do! This is because it is SO easy to overdo it and not know you've gone to far until it's too late! Then... You get discouraged, have to quit for the day and start wondering if you've really messed something up.

This is why I warm up every day exactly as I show you in THIS video! This three-stage warmup allows you to ease in to your grit, distortion and other extreme sounds by the practice of RELEASING into them instead of giving into the temptation of pushing into them.

The distinction I just laid out is SO key! Try this warmup daily for a couple weeks and you'll be absolutely amazed at how EASY it is and how free it feels to use distortion techniques in your singing!

[treeskillingtrees.]

its like fry screams finally clicked. just screaming along with you, helps so much.

[erenyeeagah]

I still struggle with aggressive singing and distortion.
Im too broke for a teacher or course do all I habe is ur videos and listening to singers and experimenting.
So thx for these videos man

[dominicadler-biddle]

this is the most educational earrape ive ever heard

[amnesicturtles]

7:25 I saw the video with speakers and the window open while doing the warmup myself, spreading some Chris for the world to hear

[houseofabstractionmusic]

I always felt awkward doing crazy noises backstage haha.
Something that always help me freely scream is closing my mouth and eyes as hard as possible and opening them back up as far as possible. Loose and stress free.

[croay]

Saving this into my vocal playlist! Man, I discovered how to properly scream by myself, I was very angry one day and just started shouting and something clicked, my anger evaporated as I was like "wait a minute this sounds good". Funny isn't? Then I discovered your channel, and I instantly spotted you were talking about what I had just discovered. Been watching all your videos since, all of them are helpful and insightful, and... most of all... all of them MAKE FUCKING SENSE. Like... Jesus, I gave up learning about singing on YouTube long ago because I never really learned anything. Thanks, Chris, your work is making people discover themselves! (A side note, I'd love to watch a video about Sting's style of singing, it's quite unique and I still haven't figured it out). Cheers.

[jamiegunn]

Amazing!!!! Chris. You really are the master of aggressive singing and how to do it safely, and to enhance your voice. It's a breakthrough in itself.

[therealjoal]

Its amazing that your gestures and descriptions actually help visualize the "location" of the voice

[haitrieu]

Very useful.Thanks a lot Chris Liepe, you are the best teacher!

[PatrickStefan]

I’m a music & vocal teacher and this is some of the best shit I’ve ever found on YT. Always more to learn. Thanks so much!

[nataliaavernus]

I'm sounding like a cat preparing to fight 😹😾

[cjbrewermusic]

The sighing is also really good for clean vocals too! If you sigh into higher notes, it feels way more free than simply working up to them by forcing. Start high, ease into chest - great stuff, Chris! Thank you :)

[cannabisanomaly]

i tried changing my mouth shape to an "O" and did the high-pitch/break-down warm-up and that really helps me sustain that break down for longer, to really hone in on that break. i'm still in awe of your technique to "yell". i can't seem to get that down yet, but i'm trying to find that sweet spot where it sounds like yelling

[jmscoving]

This is the very thing I have been waiting for and the whole concept of uvula false chords and Cookie Monster zone has been awesome on aggressive vocal package.

[toddbarriage]

It's as if you knew I was tracking some hardcore songs this weekend 💙 Thanks for this!

[chuckery]

I saw his double tracking video on Dragula the other day.

When I looked up vocal warmup for screaming you know I had to click on this video. Dude has the pipes of an angel.

Thank you Chris

[afternoonbears]

I was super excited to see this thumbnail! Can't wait to unleash!

[jeffo]

I’ve been doing singing exercises for over a year on YouTube, I used to laugh at your videos. I didn’t get it. I DO NOW. You’re a goddamn genius enough said.

[privateryan]

You should do a video where you analyze CeeLo Greens vocals on the song "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley

[miro.polacek.official]

Thank you for these vids Chris! This is one of the best videos on how to get that screaming grit and how it should sound like 🙏🤘