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Female backing vocal for a male song
Posted: Fri May 17, 2024 11:18 pm
by WSAO
Is it acceptable to have a female backing vocalist (alongside the male lead singer) in a song when they specifically ask for a male singer?
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Thanks!
Re: Female backing vocal for a male song
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 5:25 am
by Casey H
I would say it's fine if the female backing vocal is at a fairly low level in the background to add coloring to the male lead, but not at all dominant, it's OK. I'm assuming you mean parallel vocal like a harmony, not anything syncopated such that the female voice is heard alone.
A good test would be: Would anybody listening really notice a female voice in there? Or does it just blend in like a high harmony? The latter seems OK to
ME.
You could always post a sample.
Best,

Casey
Re: Female backing vocal for a male song
Posted: Sat May 18, 2024 6:21 am
by WSAO
Thanks Cassey,
Yep that's the idea, to add some colour to the main vocal.
Cheers!
Re: Female backing vocal for a male song
Posted: Mon May 20, 2024 7:58 am
by JohnAtonic
Hi BBCode,
Just to clarify, what do you mean by "backing vocal". There are generally 3 types of vocals, lead vocal, harmony vocals, and background vocals.
A background vocal is a different part from the lead vocal, a lot of musicians get terms mixed up. I'm guessing you mean a harmony vocal?