Timotheus

Congratulations Shigeki Morimoto!
Our new member of the TVS Certified Instructor team from Tokyo, Japan! Shigeki trained for 40 hours in Seattle, WA at TVS studios and took a very difficult TVS test... and English is NOT easy for him! My personal regards, Maestro Morimoto is great for the TVS Instructor program and will represent TVS well in Japan. He knows how to make a full commitment, has a huge work ethic and cares about learning the TVS Method ideas. Maestro Morimoto is also one of the kindest and most pleasant people to be around I have ever met. He also can sing amazing... Welcome Maestro Shigeki Morimoto, our new TVS MCI responsible for Japanese singers, our colleague and friend.
Enjoy These Videos We Worked. Engineered, filmed and produced by me...
 
DREAM THEATER TRIBUTE
"THE SPIRIT CARRIES ON"
 
SHIGEKI MORIMOTO (ORIGINAL)
"WILL BE SHINE"
 

This song I am trying to work the higher end of my range and the passagio area while staying relaxed.
 
https://app.box.com/s/7xsu5d4r4yc12p29zuora7uvrrte4ztx
 

Thanks Killer.. yes, I hear nuances too. For example... (Tim) on your offsets, there is the little grunty "uh!"... which is something I hear myself do from time to time when i sing. It is just a hold over from something that Maestro David Kyle used to remind his students to do. From time to time, he would make the point to end your phrases with confidence and "punctuation"... I am quite sure that is the legacy of where that habit came from. I don't mind it, I think it is kind of cool and has become something that might be considered to be a signature "ism" when I sing... HOWEVER, Killer is right, you want to be careful not to copy all my inflections, or better yet, just be aware of it.
The "offsets" on this performance are to heavy Tim. If you wanted to do a little grunty offset like that, I think it is cool... but soften a bit.
Having said all that... (Killer), I think it is a good indication that Tim is listening and trying different things that he has not only learned and trained, but what he has heard. There is not a damn thing wrong with picking up a few licks and riffs from your mentor, just means your an attentive and smart student. But as my story shows above, just be aware of where certain inflections come from. Sometimes they are all yours, but from time to time, it may be something you pick up subliminally. 
Killer, in regards to the vowel mods., I think we would be hard pressed to suggest that such a standard and common vowel modification is all my influence. Maybe its just a smart place to put a modification? 
Anyways, good ears Killer, thanks for chiming in!
 

This is good. It's a true live performance. Aure it's not it's not spot on perfection. But you sound poised for more polish naturally at this point. You've had great instruction.
The only thing I'll say, and this isn't a negative, is you remind me a bit of Rob in some of your vocal mannerisms. Now, I've heard quite a few of his students and this is not a post implying you go to Rob and sound like Rob, as a lot of them sound extremely different, but some of the vowel choices (ee to eh, ihyeah) and inflections remind me of him a bit. Maybe some kinship there.
The few parts where pitch isn't dialed in spot on, this is is live and it's training. You aren't going to find many singers who have dialed in perfection every time and you're on more than enough of the time for me to be convinced you're in a position in your training to just keep going and improving at whatever it is you want to achieve. Keep going, good song, good job.

Thanks for the feedback and the kind words Musik and ron!  If I ever come back down to Seattle to work with Rob I'll definitely rock a Body Glove outfit for our recording.  It's a tough song to do and I definitely feel pretty accomplished by the end of it.  Thanks Rob for also coaching me and helping record this sucker too, great mix!

Thanks for the feedback and the kind words Musik and ron!  If I ever come back down to Seattle to work with Rob I'll definitely rock a Body Glove outfit for our recording.  It's a tough song to do and I definitely feel pretty accomplished by the end of it.  Thanks Rob for also coaching me and helping record this sucker too, great mix!

I love this song and this band and as great as the singer is, I want to say that Reid is one of the most under-appreciated guitarists, ever. When I first heard this song, I felt that someone cloned from DNA from Jimmy Page and Alex Lifeson to create that.
Anyway, good job, Timotheus. What also impressed me is that you were really good with breath management. You had a good and even volume across the whole song.
And, of course, kudos to a great teacher.

Great Job Tim, Corey Glover has got such soul and I would be nervous to tackle that monster! My only suggestion is it might help if you wore some Body Glove outfits to get into the vibe more LOL  Its nice to see somebody put up a song that is so much about the chatzput  of the voice,  power, soul and character. These are so hard to obtain as a singer and I feel I struggle with these areas the most. I think my voice to be on the bland side and have been training some songs lately by The Winery Dogs and Soundgarden to work the "soul" a bit instead of just notes and power etc. Very nice job my friend and this classic is a favorite of mine.

Hey guys,
I just got back from the 35 hour TVS training intensive with Robert this past week.  We did a ton of work and it definitely has paid off in getting me stronger and growing as a singer. If you have the opportunity to do so, I highly recommend coming to Seattle and working with Robert.  He is a fantastic coach and you'll get your money's worth.  Here is Living Colour's Cult of Personality that we had worked on:
 

Tim, you have come a long way!  I think you did a great job and this is good team work... very strong belts and control over your tenor voice. Your growth in interpretation and working with making things sound emotional also leaped forward. 
As we already discussed, intonation is an issue that needs to raise the bar... but that is probably a statement we can make for everyone. Work with that keyboard like we did in your sessions in Seattle and really know what the notes are you are singing. Don't "stab in the dark", close enough will not work when it comes to the "constant" of frequency. It has to be perfect.
Other then that, I think you kicked ass in your 35 hours of training and this video is very cool. You should feel proud. Now, set your sights on the next step up. 
Great work brother, you have a lot of potential and aptitude for singing... keep going Tim!
 

Hey guys,
I just got back from the 35 hour TVS training intensive with Robert this past week.  We did a ton of work and it definitely has paid off in getting me stronger and growing as a singer. If you have the opportunity to do so, I highly recommend coming to Seattle and working with Robert.  He is a fantastic coach and you'll get your money's worth.  Here is Living Colour's Cult of Personality that we had worked on:
 

Great interview Rob!  Enjoyed the songs as well.

Hey Rodrigo, I just saw this come in... 
I really admire that you are building your own routines... that is a big part of the most recent version of "4Pillars", is to teach students how to take the method and ideas and build your own routines... I remind you:
Look at the training routines in the back of the book for each of the Onsets. Look at the Resonant vowel modification formulas x/y intercept graphs in the back of the book, for your sirens. REALLY Understand what the Acoustic Modes are... it is critical that you know the vowels; how they resonate, their sound colors and if they are open or narrow! Work with the training tables in the back of the book that are there for all 60 workouts. Notice that after the "Onsets & Octave Sirens" routine in the back of the book, there is a supplemental, "Quick Start" routine... this is critical that you see this...  Use the guide files for each workout so you can quickly learn how it starts and stops. Be sure to watch all the "Robert demonstrations" of each workout as well. ... but my short answer is... SEE THE "QUICK START" ROUTINE... that is immediately after the Onsets & Sirens table...
Also, send me an email, Ill give you the update to the ebook... its all done now... designed and pretty... all 616 pages of it... 
Lastly, in the coming weeks... MORE great stuff!!!  The training routines will become even more and more clear... I'm working on the final push of "Pillars" right now that is going to blow people's minds... truly, it will be unlike anything anyone has seen before.

An iphone production of my student and teacher in training, Fabricio Fonseca from Brazil, performing "Man In the Box" by Alice In Chains. This is actually a great song to learn and train for technique. Especially higher belts, forward palette vowels and distortion. Enjoy!
 
Learn more about The Vocalist Studio training program, "The Four Pillars of Singing" .
 
 
Alice In Chains - "Man In The Box" - Fabricio Fonseca - TVS Student / Coach