Queen Of Scream Interview On NPR

[Rohan Kohli]

Voice coach Melissa Cross, the self-proclaimed "Queen of Scream" who has developed a training program that teaches proper technique to a new breed of unrestrained rock singers (a list that includes Slipknot's Corey Taylor, Randy Blythe of Lamb of God, and Keith Buckley from Every Time I Die) talked to Robert Siegel on NPR's "All Things Considered" about her techniques and the philosophy behind them. You can listen to the segment here (http://www.npr.org/dmg/audioplayer.php?prgCode=ATC&showDate=21-Mar-2006&segNum=8).

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[Grybo]

thats cool

[Tmovielife16]

it would be cool to do this, prolly costs a shitload, but cool nonetheless

[lightcollapse]

she has a huge list of clients, those are just scraping the surface.

[elemenohpe]

what makes all three of those vocalists great? they have fantastic sounding screams but still retain a lot of clarity in their voice. you can make out their lyrics and still feel pummelled by how in your face they are.

[aminorthreat55]

Awesome. I've wondered about this for a while and my sister and my mom had no idea despite their professional voice training.

[histrionics22]

Christian (BLFBE) swears by her.

[Roboman]

what makes all three of those vocalists great? they have fantastic sounding screams but still retain a lot of clarity in their voice. you can make out their lyrics and still feel pummelled by how in your face they are.
Your avatar....uhhh....


I really hate NPR, but I'll listen to this anyway.

[snowtires]

Your avatar....uhhh....


I really hate NPR, but I'll listen to this anyway.

how can you hate npr?

[elemenohpe]

Awesome. I've wondered about this for a while and my sister and my mom had no idea despite their professional voice training.

i've wondered the same thing. i think i can do a good scream but, it kills me after 5 or 10 minutes and i can't sing at all after that.

http://www.melissacross.com/home.php?

she has a lot of clients who have excellent screams (36 crazyfist, thursday, underoath, a static lullaby, ill nino)

if i had 30 dollars to spare right now, i would def buy this dvd. hmmm, i wonder if netflix has it. haha

EDIT: nope. not on netflix :(

[Roboman]

how can you hate npr?

Are you being serious?

[clevernapkins]

npr is awesome

[Rohan Kohli]

NPR is teh sex.

[lightcollapse]

all my friends would die for this. but i don't really want it. i think they ordered it though.

'the zen of screamin' or whatever

[Blake Solomon]

It sounds like this guy is kind of hating. She is so happy to be on the station, but I dont know, it sounds like he's maybe making fun of them.

[xdosmil]

I've had the dvd for about a month, and i absolutely love it. It's called The Zen of Screaming but it's more so about breath control and projection. She doesn't teach you how to scream. she just teaches you how to use your voice properly without losing it after 10 minutes. I can go through a 45 minute set of pretty much all screaming without getting hoarse because of this dvd.

[mattregan]

I've had the dvd for about a month, and i absolutely love it. It's called The Zen of Screaming but it's more so about breath control and projection. She doesn't teach you how to scream. she just teaches you how to use your voice properly without losing it after 10 minutes. I can go through a 45 minute set of pretty much all screaming without getting hoarse because of this dvd.

you should rip that dvd ;)

[snowtires]

Are you being serious?

yes, i'm being serious. npr is the closest thing america has to unbiased news reporting and, even if you don't agree with that, it's fucking light years better than anything else on the radio. but, you go ahead and waste your time listening to howard stern complain about his life, that's GOOD radio.

[elemenohpe]

you should rip that dvd ;)

i second that.

[clevernapkins]

yes, i'm being serious. npr is the closest thing america has to unbiased news reporting and, even if you don't agree with that, it's fucking light years better than anything else on the radio. but, you go ahead and waste your time listening to howard stern complain about his life, that's GOOD radio.

exactly, it's good intelligent radio. I can't really see why anyone would hate npr


and no, the guy's not making fun of her. all thing's considered is a segment where they explore "new" ideas or happenings and look at it with an open mind. the guy clearly doesn't understand why anyone would considering screaming part of music, that's where his hesitant tone of voice comes in.

[Roboman]

yes, i'm being serious. npr is the closest thing america has to unbiased news reporting and, even if you don't agree with that, it's fucking light years better than anything else on the radio. but, you go ahead and waste your time listening to howard stern complain about his life, that's GOOD radio.

Hahaha, dude...I don't even listen to the radio, unless I'm in the car with someone who is, or I'm in the kitchen, because that's where our bird is. And even if I am listening to the radio, it is to listen to music, not to listen to half-asleep people mumble about whatever for hours on end. To me NPR is just completely boring...the people sound way too laid back. I don't see why anyone would listen to it.

[Pat Marquez]

NPR fucking rules.

[snowtires]

Hahaha, dude...I don't even listen to the radio, unless I'm in the car with someone who is, or I'm in the kitchen, because that's where our bird is. And even if I am listening to the radio, it is to listen to music, not to listen to half-asleep people mumble about whatever for hours on end. To me NPR is just completely boring...the people sound way too laid back. I don't see why anyone would listen to it.

it's cool, dude, i know you feel. when i was 12, i thought the news was boring, too.

[Roboman]

it's cool, dude, i know you feel. when i was 12, i thought the news was boring, too.
Cute, very cute. Except that I'm not 12 and I didn't say I think the news is boring, I said that NPR is boring to me.

[MalevolentHoff]

Cute, very cute. Except that I'm not 12 and I didn't say I think the news is boring, I said that NPR is boring to me.

Stop while you are behind, you are getting owned.

[Roboman]

Stop while you are behind, you are getting owned.
I am getting owned simply because I don't like something others do? I didn't know that was a reason for one to get "owned". How fucking stupid.

[nerogtr]

her zen of screaming dvd is a great buy, i wish i had it before pretty much fucking up my voice in my last band.

[snowtires]

Cute, very cute. Except that I'm not 12 and I didn't say I think the news is boring, I said that NPR is boring to me.

ok, sorry, 13.

other than car talk and the variety shows on saturday and sunday afternoons, npr is like 95% news and current events. late at night it switches over to bbc world services, that's like the gold standard of news across the world. maybe in the crazy shadow dimension where you live you can separate 'npr' and 'news,' but here in our world, you can't.