Singing Success: Wes Hampton of Gaither Vocal Band talks about Brett Manning
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This is an interview we shot of Wes Hampton, the Gaither Vocal Band’s tenor. Wes talks about voice lessons with Brett Manning and some of the crazy exercises Brett teaches that allow him to “float on a high C” effortlessly.
There’s plenty of singing and demonstrations of the exercises within so enjoy!
April 16th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
great control and support at both ends of his range — and it doesn’t sound like two different voices. cool.
April 18th, 2009 at 7:35 pm
thank you cookieskank29! peace man
April 21st, 2009 at 9:58 am
The song is “Never Felt This Way” by Brian Mcknight
April 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 am
hi guys!does anyone of you know the name of the song that wes sing at 1 min. 19??its sadness but amazing!!plz help me find it out
peace
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 am
niceeee! love the harmonies..
April 25th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
I agree 100%. David is good, but a little hard to listen to at times. Wes has a better tone if you ask me…which you didn’t.
April 26th, 2009 at 7:34 am
No this is Jesse Nemitz
April 29th, 2009 at 2:59 am
You may have already found the song by now, but just in case I thought I’d tell you that it’s on the Gaither Vocal Band project “Give It Away”, both the CD and the DVD have it. Hope that helps!
May 1st, 2009 at 3:00 am
“GAYther” vocal band is mor like it !!! just kidding these guys are good lol
May 1st, 2009 at 10:37 pm
I’ve heard only few performances of both singers and I have to say David seems to have more power on very highchest/mixed notes,I mean his voice on those very high notes is just terrific.
But they both are very impressive singers!
May 4th, 2009 at 10:52 am
I get so tired of Wes being compared to David Phelps and everyone saying how so much better David is. I’m a huge HUGE fan of both of them therefore I don’t say that one’s better than the other. Remember, David’s major in college was in the music department which might help a little, don’t ya think? Wes is talented, obviously, and so is David. They are their own people but people are going to like who they like. But it’s in no one’s absolute assurance that David is THE best.
May 6th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
oh yes, i agree with you there…he has a wonderful voice, and much better control of it than i could ever have.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
no opinions allowed here
jk hey but this is Wes’s time to shine don’t ya think?
May 10th, 2009 at 8:56 am
david phelps may not be the best all around singer, but in my opinion (this is just my opinion, don’t kill me), he has the best control of his registers and the most effortless high notes i’ve ever heard, including opera singers.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Are you brett yourself who answered?
May 12th, 2009 at 1:57 am
Where can we get ideas on how to do vibrato?
May 12th, 2009 at 11:59 pm
I do agree! But yeah, I just notice stuff like that. Thanks for the info.
May 16th, 2009 at 5:47 am
hes so cute
May 16th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
no it just means that he’s 95% correct 5% incorrect. it’s funny you mention cause right after that note he was like “oops I didn’t get the right support for that note, for the record”. I just put it in the vid because it sounds pretty dang good, don’t you agree?
May 19th, 2009 at 3:03 pm
Wouldn’t the fact that the veins in his neck are showing and his neck looks tight indicate that he’s straining? Just wondering…
May 21st, 2009 at 10:57 am
No problem =D. Still working hard on it~ I’ve still got a lot of qualms with my voice but I suppose they will take time to fix and get right. I have to remember not to be impatient. Will you be posting any new songs up on your site? I’d really like to hear them ^^
May 23rd, 2009 at 10:03 am
sweet! thanks for the comment.
May 24th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Hah, I’ve always loved Wes’s voice and thought it was amazing. Who would’ve imagined that he was Brett’s student. Hope that SS will show good results for all of us out there as well
Oh and Jesse, if you’re reading this - you’re an inspiration. I would never have believed that a 12 CD set could get your before voice into the voice it is now. I literally had a seizure when I heard the before and after clips. Good job man! I’ll be working hard on my voice too ^^
May 27th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Great pair of lungs onya Wes! Fabulous voice!
May 30th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
WesHampton’s voice sounds really smooth I’ve always liked it. But David Phelps is still probably my favorite male singer.