How To Sing Like Steve Perry - Journey - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy
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How To Sing Like Steve Perry - Journey - Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy
Jon Bon Jovi was the first to dub the term "The Voice" to describe Journey frontman Steve Perry and his singing. Today I'm going to show you how to sing like Steve.
After joining Journey, Steve brought a lighter, more pop and R&B influenced sound to the band which was a departure from their previous rock driven style.
Though fans initially resisted the change in style of the band, they eventually were won over by Steve's vocals and the new music.
Steve went on to provide the lead vocals on 9 studio albums during his tenure with Journey and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2017.
As we look at Steve's vocal style, I'll be showing you how he uses mixed air in his sound and how you can use vocal tract shaping to achieve those nice, open vowels.
We'll be taking a look at a version I did of "Separate Ways" as well as some performances from KTVA students Sonika, Sara Loera, and Kati Cher so you can see how we were able to emulate Steve's style.
I hope you enjoy the video and please be sure to share your feedback with me in the comments section!
Here also are the full versions of the songs from the video:
• Journey - Separate Way...
• Journey - Lights - cov...
• Faithfully - Steve Per...
• Open Arms - Journey - ...
• Don't Stop Believing -...
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Hi Ken! I'm not questioning the originality of the vocals but I thought some of these were prerecorded, then filmed later? I had seen that one from Sarah and it seemed enhanced and I thought it couldn't have been a live take (?)
Another channel I watch said you were friends with Steve. True?
I see you inching to a million subscribers 👍
The videos are made as we record the live vocals in one continuous take. You are watching them sing live, as the camera rolls. We bring the original video shot in closer for these How To Sing Like videos, but that is the only difference. It's the same live video footage of the original live recording we made, taking up half of the screen, cropped a little bit to center on the vocalist.
I haven't met Steve. I was, however, asked to audition for Journey after he left. It turned out that I did not audition, because I would have had to go on the road for a 5-year contract if they chose me. I just couldn't leave my family or take them on the road for that long. I would have missed out on 5 years of important time with my family. Several other bands you would recognize made similar offers to me at that time.
@@kentamplin Thank you for your kind explanation!
Wow that is quite a compliment to your talent to be so sought after. What a temptation..... but you are definitely a family man. God bless you and your family!⚘🌸🌷💐
@@kentamplin My talk. The entire world can be in our room. Ken, You are more importantly a like mentor - singer for entire world of singers. Is it your job for planet Earth. Is it the best what you can did for every singers on the world.
Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy Wise decision on putting family over that 5 year contract.
@@jmzsil Absolutely!!! Best decision of my life.
Check out Journey in Houston 1981...Steve was at the peak of his voice. That night no one on the planet could sing like Perry. Untouchable.
John Gatti 👍👍👍
Still...no one can
Bang on
Yep. ‘Nuff said….surreal.
But there were singers who perfectly imitated Steve, Arnel Pineda and Dino Castronovo themselves sang in a very similar way to Steve and without many problems, but logically Steve was the best in Journey and one of the best rock vocalists.
Steve Perry's voice is unreal..
One of the best, Annemay!
It is REAL!
NO AUTOTUNE!
Steve Perry just has perfect control of his voice....and he still does!
Rock on!
I think even Steve had trouble after the repetitive touring around Frontiers era if i renember correctly .. What Ken n other coaches do is teach you how to take the burden off ...to accomplish the sound with less effort and abuse ...i remember you Ken from the earlier days of CCM or Christian Rock ... I got to do a stint w a hard rock Gospel group and I for one understad the over use of the voice n its affects . when i heal from lyme n its affects on my voice ill look to take your courses ..you do seem like a great vocal coach...i think my friend Ross Southerland ( Guitarist ) knew you out in LA ...HE was in a group called outaline from TN . They played all those LA spots . im pretty sure he's mentioned you a few times ... Great work w all these singers. i can tell its made a huge impact ! God bless
Perry's 1st tenor vocal emotional entrapment is supernatural. He really is the most beloved rock singer ever. Even his best clones dont comes close.
Steve is the greatest singer on this planet. Nobody can top him. He lives his music and brings so much emotion to his songs. That's just stunning. I get goosebumps every time I hear it. Nobody can compete with him. The Voice is Steve Perry❤
Steve Perry is my favorite vocalist ever. And wow your 3 students did a amazing performance. Sara makes it look so easy its incredible. Love Kati's Rock style. Would love to see her in concert. And Sonika puts so much heart and feeling with an incredible voice that i could listen to her all day long. Great job Ken. Wish the best for your 3 outsanding students. Blessings for all from Puerto Rico. 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💘💘💘.
I'm glad you appreciate all of their hard work and talent, Angel!
Steve Perry is a phenomenal singer. His voice is like nothing I have ever heard before.
Lacy Unman 👍👍👍
Some people are just born with something so special to share with the world, it's as if the man upstairs understands our pain and our struggles that he sent someone to help alleviate them. His name is Steve Perry.
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Thanks so much for this! Steve Perry is a legend!
He sure is!
Wow, Sarah has such an intricate fluid sense of dynamics, slides all around the push and pull of timing and expression.
She gets it
😀👍
I'm fortunate I got to see Steve with Journey in 1986. He was at the top of he game then. I was a young teen and really liked Journey but didn't appreciate Steve like I do now. But I can tell you. The videos on RUclips doesn't really give him alot of justice. Maybe a couple. But the guys voice is a instrument all its own. Randy Jackson was the only exception the the famous lineup then. Each guy a very accomplished musician. But you could have cut the instruments and just listened to Steve the whole soul. Like Coverdale. No one does his songs quite the way he does. Props Ken!!
Well said. Thank you.
Im jealous. Steve n Journey were one of my biggest inspirations as a vocalist. In the 80s and and i missed seeing them in that era ...i saw them finaly after Aguiri took over the reigns .. I had tickets to Steves Solo tour that he had to cancel i think in 92 : / . never got to see one of my biggest inspirations ...i can tell you though Jimi Jamison was incredible live though and imo those two are a couple of the greatest vocalist of that time .Sad to see Jim go .....God bless you guys .
That was an awesome tour! It was one of the first live shows I saw as a teen. His voice was still SO strong, but there were a couple tiny cracks showing at times... probably due to 80s excesses. My first show in '86 was Stevie Nicks... a textbook example of 80s excess! Fun show, but her vocals were terrible, and she was a hot mess. Glad she recovered!
Sara Loera really is powerful! Rich, steady, pitch perfect. I hope she pursues her career, I can even see her singing country...wonderful!
Maybe she’ll be auditioning for Journey instead if Arnel Pineda might leave Journey so he doesn’t wanna be involved in the recent drama
Sara Loera is awesome. She needs to find her own signature songs ASAP. Love hearing her sing Journey. She should work with the band.
That version of Open Arms is awesome also, though it could use some toning down of the style, since the song is so brilliantly written, it needs nothing extra, but her tone is phenomenal.
I love Steve Perry's singing
So do I!
Every video you put out, I learn more and more. Journey is my all-time favorite band, and being able to sing "like" Steve Perry is a high bar indeed. Great job with your students Ken!
Rock on!
Sarah is amazing and what presence she has. She feels the song and transmit that to us. Very good Ken.
How nice. Thank you, Leandro!
Kens singing program is worth every penny. You will not be disappointed if you truly study what he is teaching. There was one huge key in one of his videos that was truly priceless. I sang professionally for 6 six years and developed nodules on vocal cords from singing four hour sets 4 to 5 nights a week. Now twenty years later I picked up singing again but learned what I had done wrong years before. Now I no longer fear the high notes learned how to relax instead of tensing up and hope I hit the note. Ken is truly the best. The craziest thing my vocal coach back then looked unbelievably like him. That guy was trained under Clint blacks vocal coach. But while I was giging Every night was impossible to practice.
I'm excited for this one. Love Steve Perry.
He is well loved!
I love how Sara leaned into the vocals as well as using the open throat.
Absolutely right Ken Perry is an R&B singer in the style of Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye who happens to sing rock which makes him unique to that genre- Mickey Thomas and Lou Gramm to some degree as well.
Thanks for listening!
WOW! Sarah is killing it!!! Go ahead on girl!
Solid advice on the fundamentals behind the fundamentals of Perry's style.
Tone is constructed from genetics and technique. Singers can always always always improve technique.
Thanks, Patrick!
separate ways Worlds Apart my favorite song of Journey
Beautiful!
Dean Castronova does a mean Perryesque type of perfomrmance .but not the same technique ...not an easy person to try n truly emulate verbatim .... Especially to sustain it in repeat performances ....Good job by these singers though adding thier own flair too .... thanks. Keeping these song alive ..Sarah is great ! If Journey ever decided on a female lead ..shes a contender ....big voice !
Rock on!
Separate Ways is somewhat easy for me to hit the notes as a male singer, a lot of other earlier Journey songs not so much. I would have liked to hear Ken whom I think is phenomenal try Don't Stop Believing for instance. Ken is a "singers singer" and glad he has a channel. I have learned a lot just from this lesson.
Not only Steve... Klaus Maine... so special, but Steve made it sooooo sweeet
Steve was wonderful! No doubt!
NEVER HAPPEN!!! NO ONE ELSE CAN EVER HOLD A CANDLE TO STEVE PERRY ❤
My favourite vocal coach ❤️
Awesome!
Love how you use your self and even more important your students as example. Great job to you all 👏👏👏
The proof is in the singing.
It amazes me how effortless these ladies make it sound. I would bet they work and still do work their ass off to master their craft. Its paying off. Thank god for women!
Absolutley!
@@kentamplin If you can do a vocal reaction to Neil Young would love to hear your thoughts. Neil has a unique sound to say the least
I love your videos, Ken. I’m not a singer or musician but I came across your videos because of the Steve Perry ones. I’m a long time fan (admitted 57 yr old groupie lol) of his and I love watching anything to do with him. But anyway, I started watching your videos because that’s what caught my attention, but I keep watching all your videos because I find them so happy and interesting. You are just a happy joyous person! And I’ve come to be very interested in how you break down vocals and explain things. You are passionate about what you do and always a pleasure to watch!
these gals really did the S. Perry material proudly and you did a great job of training them....well done!
Awesome! Glad you think so.
Steve Perry is one of the greatest
Wow Sara's Don't stop believing is so smooth and well delivered! She make it look so easy.
She nailed it, Kevin!
They were all good but I really liked the texture of Sarah's voice.
I just love the hell out of Sara. It's been a while since you featured Sonika on your channel.
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So, I'm about to listen to this video (as I prepare to try and warble my way through Open Arms at a karaoke event tonight). I wanted to thank you for a particular observation you made, which I kind of instinctively knew, but didn't really focus on: you can move, seamlessly, between chest voice, i.e., "belting it out," and head voice, which I take to mean falsetto, and back again, without feeling like you're cheating or it's a sign of weakness. Seeing how, for instance, Joe Elliot, the lead singer of Def Leppard, moves from a growling chest voice to a kind-of growling head voice was an eye-opener, and it would make attempting a song like Photograph a lot easier than if you tried belting it all out from your chest. So, thank you for that! And now, I'm gonna try and pick up some tips for Open Arms, lol.
Steve Perry is awesome.Ken Steve had a great sound he is still great today great demonstration man you do great at demonstrating and singing like him man kati does great to.like you said sweet smooth great tones she has she does phenomenal Ken she rocks.sar loera does great to Ken great demonstrations these girls.do so do you Ken 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks Cade.
Your welcome ken
KILLER VOCALS! Both Ken AND students! Hats off!! ❤❤❤
U ain’t no joke U LEFT THE REST IN THE SMOKE 💨
Ken, you are the best and so passionate about singing.
And Sara, oh my is she an absolutely beautiful singer. So so good.
Thanks so much for the encouragement, Dave! Appreciate it!
Wow. Im blown away by Sarah's tone. All of them did grate!
They sure did! Thanks, Joao!
Steve Perry What a voice. And today’s class very informative, I have sang Sang his songs since they came out, not that there easy but being a female tenor it was the the nices exercising with the voice I had.
I'm glad you found it helpful, Virginia!
One of the best voices ever with lou gramm . Great job again Ken 👏 👍
Wow, thank you!
Sara is really amazing. Just blows me away.
She is wonderful!
Steve Perry is one of my favorite vocalist. I believe his vocals on earlier albums - Evolution, Departure and even Escape showed a much cleaner tone than say Frontiers where you can certainly hear a more raspy, breathy tone. The brutal touring schedule, living on the road and singing these tough songs every night surely took some toll. I believe there were rumors of vocal nodules between those 2 albums as well, but regardless, you can hear a definite vocal change... not worse or anything, just different.
and wow, these girls can sing, amazing!
Thank you!
@RunninDownDream he never got nodules. He creates vocal characters for his songs. You can clearly hear it on his solo albums. Some velvety, silky others more gritty with rasp. That’s why I can listen to him all day.
This helped me so much. I’m doing a show this weekend and I was so nervous about singing the high notes to the Journey Songs we’re covering. My voice cracked every time I would get up there. But after following the “breathy” strategy, tips you suggested, and honestly just practicing I was able to get it down. It really helped with singing high notes like Steve Perry in general! Thanks man!
Ken just your free RUclips vids have answered so many questions I’ve had about singing. Things I just figured were a mystery. It’s given so much more confidence as a singer. You’re legit man!
Sara gives me chills!!
Young lady with faithfully pulled it off. Liked her take on it
Sarah is absolutely 🔥🔥🔥❤️
Best open arms aside of Steve's I've ever heard
Glad you think so!
Great job Everybody! I got to see Journey in the early 80's while I was stationed in the Bay Area...
Very cool!
Katy is absolutely amazing. She has a beautiful sweet tone with this song. Then she can belt out a Steelheart song. Good job Ken and Katy.
Hi Ken,
Loved this episode--Steve Perry is one of my all-time favorites.
Really like what you say about open-throat singing and that all the vowels up top are versions of "ah".
I was classically trained and have been trying to fuse my classical training with other styles of singing. We always were told that up top, everything is a shade of the "uh" vowel as in "on the up-and-up"... with all vowels 'uh' [" *un* thuh 'up-'nd-'up'"]
This that you added that Steve is singing with a "French" nasality really brought home a new conception for me. I lived in France and speak French fluently, so now i can take both concepts... the ah/uh openness and the French nasality... and access a new timbre in my high range.
A cool exercise is singing French words with that ah/un nasal vowel like: un, lundi, mange, ange... up in the high register after singing them two octaves down in the fry register.
You have a great voice and seem to be a good teacher.
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Ken. One of the few vocalists my voice is just not suited for. Been listening to some Benny Mardones. Please consider this incredible singer.
I will, thanks.
so cool...! STEVE...was awesome...and great video
Glad you enjoyed it!
Sara and Sanika killed it! Loved their versions of the Journey classics
Mihira Fernando 💥💥💥
Nobody can sing like Steve Perry, nor come even close to it. Thanks for providing the proof. Sarah did the best job, especially on the last song.
Copying Steve Perry is not going to work well for anyone, except perhaps Arnel. He has had a huge career, and does a remarkable job. although he still isn't the original. Deen Castronovo has also done a remarkable job of singing some of Journey's tunes, while seated at the drum set!
Sony from Grenada has one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard. Wow. Just wow!
Wow, Faithfully on Sarah's voice sooooo Lovely ❤️💖❤️
Glad you enjoyed it, Dani! Have a beautiful day!
Sara's voice sounds amazing singing Faithfully. Would love to hear a full cover from her.
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u explainin rock singing made my day
Great to hear that, Vuha!
Wow! Sara’s Don’t Stop Believing send shivers right through me, lost for words...!
Awesome! Thanks, Farid!
Didn’t think u could pull this one off. But that was damn good. And Damn the “Sinika” girl “spelling” I’d buy that version today. Damn she’s good. AWESOM INTERPRETATION of that tune.
Good job. Sara is likely my favorite of these, but you all did great.
Glad you think so!!
WOW !
The ladies (you also) did an awesome job !
It would be interesting to see a video on how each of the ladies sounded at the beginning of your course and compare it to how great they sound now.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Rock on! 👍😀💜
Lights is one of my favorite Journey song and damn! Ahe did it so well. That was beautifully sang. 👍👍👍
So glad you enjoyed it!
Yay!!! I love Steve Perry!
So do I, Summer!
Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy awesome! You've got great taste!
Yes, Steve Perry’s voice, is purely one of a kind… ❤️… Ken, you are amazing❤️‼️👍
I think you’re really good and these girls are amazing as well. Great work
No one like Steve Perry, no one ever!! ❤
I love those singers who train with you. That open throat technique is very well instilled in each of them. I must also compliment the teaching of the breathing techniques which is also really important. If you watch closely, you can see them pushing the air from the abdomen which is really important too!
Okay, you got and held my attention, not an easy thing to do. You are quite an excellent voice teacher/coach, my friend. I'm a bass baritone and until now, thought I was pretty much limited to Johnny Cash. As much as I would love to sing like Steve Perry, I still have my doubts. Lol.
Another observation you made, which I like a lot, is that you shouldn't try to be a carbon copy of the actual lead singer. I like, for instance, how your student did a very faithful, confident version of Faithfully, but in her own voice and with her own personality. Very cool.
Very sad if Steve Perry doesn’t sing the way he used in his younger years anymore, but of course we cannot do anything about it because we all change as we age, but like you said, it shouldn’t have happen. We can still sing if we always properly take care of our voices and take a collagen powder if we can keep our vocal cords elastic like a rubber band with proper training and warm ups. I know most people want Steve Perry to return to Journey, only if he should try to get a vocal coach like you if he wants to improve his singing voice.
Your voice is so crisp and clear, reminds me of Casey Casin on the weekend countdown.
Ken you are a master. Your teaching skills are so professional and amazing.
Glad you think so!
@@kentamplin I'm not just saying that. I watched enough of your videos to see how passionate you are. I would recommend you to anyone. You really care that a person not only sings to the best of there ability and how dedicated they are, but most importantly they sing correctly not to ruin their voices. It's not about the money. You really care.Thank you
I just realized I've seen all those Sara videos. Guess I'm a huge fan.
I guess so!
Thanks for the vídeo, Steve is awesome.
We agree!
Greetings from Bogotá, Colombia.
Ken tamplin is a master of his music knowledge
Nobody can sing like Steve Perry
Indeed!
My awe of Steve Perry's voice brought me here
Because Steve IS awesome! Thanks for the visit.
Wow I liked the way Katy sung. Exactly how to sing like Steve it has to be soft and flows.
Ken, you do a great job capturing the vocal range of Steve Perry, but I am a bit disappointed that all the other singers were female, I would have LOVED to listened to how other GUYS might have tried might have reached those notes that Steve could do so easily....I realize that is no easy feat, but I DID enjoy your performance!
Rock on!
Yep, I agree. Let's see one of your male students sing Steve Perry. Would be great to see and helpful. Thanks.
I think Ken doing a cover of Lay it Down!
I want to try.
I'm going to work on it all year and see.
Should be fun and hilarious.
I'm not a trained singer
Just a lifetime a
Fan of Journeys music plus Whitney, Celine, Barbra, Lionel, Neil and .any many others.
Damn I been watching your vids for a quite some time Ken why was I not subscribed.
I like this series of vids.
Thanks for listening!
You've done it again Ken. I'm growing addicted to your videos
These are some very observant notes on how to improve your own high and clear singing voice!
This was very detailed and interesting. Kati is a great model for the open throat technique and thanks for pointing out what she is doing. I could really see it. Everyone sounds great in all the examples with the different styles and tones. Love them all!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the video man made it very clear how to sing the same notes but with your own unique style. And all of the songs were covered very well.
Steve is on the Mount Rushmore of singers
Wow Soni! She did a great job! Look at het expressions, very emotional. Sara's clear, very pronounced vowels.
Steve Perry can not be duplicated, no one has ever been able to achieve this fete. Hold a note, breathe control, power, clarity..maybe but there is no copying the sound. No matter where I am or what I'm doing, if I hear his voice, I instantly recognize him. No, it's not the familiar songs that I know the words to. It's the sound his vocal chords and only his that make me stop and get a little shiver of recognition.
No offence intended to any of the many who have tried but unless you have the DNA of Ray and Mary Perry it's just mot possible.
Hey Frosty 2319, In all of my "How To Sing Like" videos, I still sound like Ken Tamplin and my students still sound like themselves, but we have a flavor of the artist and is meant to demonstrate how their "style" can be achieved safely. This showcases range, vocal timber and style for different color and flavors for diverse singing.
great video mate, u r carrying some good vibes believe me. Keep it going.
Chore Mr already but no body can sing like Mr perry 💯💯💯💯💯💯 Mr perry mega talented man super super super 🌟 Soo special people fantastic singer smooth sounds and Soo sweet voice unic perry many people making gaya already 🥰
The proof is in the singing.
Awesome as always. Thanks Ken.
Thanks for watching, Jaffer!
Great singer and great teacher.
My goodness! I’ve watched so many of your amazing videos and this one hit me like a ton of bricks! Totally clicked about open throat technique and I’ve been watching and practicing along with the ladies and omg I’m singing like never before!!!! I’m so excited ! I’m over the MOON! Thank you guys!!!! 🙏❤️🙏
Awesome!