Best way to find or where to find vocalists?

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Posted by Ciaran Fox on Jun-16-2009 16:21:

Best way to find or where to find vocalists?

As per topic title? Whats the best way to go about this?

Posted by Wayne_B on Jun-16-2009 16:31:

You could try myspace.. Lots of vocalists and with todays technology you can work with one anywhere in the world!

Posted by owien on Jun-16-2009 16:34:

http://www.looperman.com/acapellas....earch+Acapellas

this little site can be of help to you its all free you'll need to register but if you check in often enough you will finds some vocals to your liking.

otherwise check out myspace and set a page up saying you want artists to work with

Posted by Ciaran Fox on Jun-16-2009 16:56:

yeh i know about myspace, but how the hell do i search for vocalists on it? im no myspace expert..

Posted by Wayne_B on Jun-16-2009 17:06:

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Originally posted by Ciaran Fox
yeh i know about myspace, but how the hell do i search for vocalists on it? im no myspace expert..

Try the search option.. type in "singer" and/or "songwriter". I haven't exactly looked for a vocalist before but if you hear a vocal you like just contact the artist and find out who did the vocals and go from there.. you never know!

Posted by lowski on Jun-17-2009 18:19:

I've never worked with a vocalist yet so this may be a dumb question. If i find someone on say myspace that i won't to work with are they able to record their own vocals or do i need to provide a studio and time for them to record?. just wondering how that usually works.

Posted by cryophonik on Jun-17-2009 18:41:

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Originally posted by lowski
I've never worked with a vocalist yet so this may be a dumb question. If i find someone on say myspace that i won't to work with are they able to record their own vocals or do i need to provide a studio and time for them to record?. just wondering how that usually works.

That totally depends on each singer's situation, so there's no one answer. Some singers (pro/semi-pro) may expect you to pay them for their time and they'll handle the recording, others may expect you to cover their study time as well. Hobbyists or people trying to break into the music biz or EDM genre will probably be willing to do it for free, but they may or may not have access to recording gear or a studio, in which case you'll need to figure out who is going to pay for studio time. Or try to have the singer figure out how to record him/her self. Ideally, you can find someone who can sing and has the resources and knowledge to record themselves.