Mads Bentley

3 hours ago, Draven Grey said:

(1) you compressed along with the louder volume, causing a lot more twang/closure/harshness when you got loud, or (2) you opened your embouchure far too wide vertically

This will also help a bit with the overcompression at louder parts, but you can also purposefully dampen the larynx more during those parts. Learning to dampen and stabilize the larynx will not only make singing higher notes easier and less harsh, it will make it more consistent with the rest of your voice.

Thank you Draven.

I tried narrowing the vertical space, almost down to a few millimeters between molars, and it made a huge difference. Sound just kind of popped into place. I never realized the vertical space could be so small in the higher range, I certainly appreciate it.  Mind blown.

The forced compression with volume is prob my biggest problem right now, i'm just starting to learn to sing without an artificially-lowered larynx+twangy mix all the time.  If I relax enough I can do it, but consistency and mostly "trust" is still difficult.  I will look at the videos you suggested and I imagine it will get freer with many more hours of intentional practice.

I'll be back...

Feel free to DM me with rec's for LA area lessons if you have any.  Not thrilled with the options under $300/hr out here (And not wealthy)

im new here, just starting to get into singing modern music, thought this might be a more constructive place to seek feedback than from my friends. 

song isn't super modern, just had it in my brain today.  thanks for viewing