"Singing is just sexy talking" - Invent Animate Interview

Invent 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. @Invent_Animate's links: - Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ALVPmg5sZexSVD2m9atEt?si=ggy0hJMYRWuSHDShlL6e3g - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/invent_animate 💬 Come chat on Discord: https://discord.gg/XYkwPXgDzw 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 #inventanimate #metalcore #vocals #vocalskills