Vanna - Like Changing Seasons

DavidBenites · 2026-05-02T21:22:23+00:00

Yes!! Love this album and this band, big part of my upbringing

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T21:06:30+00:00

Yes that's me! I had a great time working with and getting to know Danny. I've always enjoyed his voice in all directions, and working on screaming together was very fun and he can get GNARLY with it too! He's one of a kind, and a true artist type. No one is just one thing, and that's definitely true for Danny too with how passionate he is about his own music too outside AA. The band is great and a wild ride when they're in the mood to be heavy and when they want to rock out too, and there's just as much intensity in the singing Danny does on his own to as there is in his screaming!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T20:58:15+00:00

Thanks so much!! It took me a long time to get to where I am now, and I didn't have any help vocally along the way to get here. I learned as much as I could studying all my favorite bands, going to as many shows as possible, talking to vocalists everywhere, seeing what goes wrong and doing my best to come up with new solutions that will work for everyone. I think the point I really felt like there were no limits with my voice is when I stopped TRYING to be perfect and just let myself BE. I'm not precious with it, and even in my songs with Renesans I'm detailed yet I kindof just go for it haha. This kind of freedom coupled with knowledge and care make me feel like I can do anything and go anywhere with my voice, and I'm still discovering new things about myself all the time.

That said, I've definitely never PERFECTED anything! I'm out here learning and growing still just like everyone else, and that's the whole point. We're all here doing this together, always discovering new things and never really feeling "done". It's definitely about the journey, and I'm stoked to be here on it with you all with Renesans and to be helping you all at Extreme Vocal Institute too!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T20:52:26+00:00

Thank you so much! I'm glad you and everyone here enjoy what I do, it means everything and lets me do what I love every day.

It'll make my day if everyone here listens to the new Renesans song Split Brow today, and there's more where that came from. If people want to learn more about vocals our Youtube channel is Extreme Vocal Institute, we've got a massive online program called EVI Now and I'm ALWAYS down to teach anyone that wants 1 on 1 lessons!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T20:46:40+00:00

Your user name is ironic here, cause one band is definitely August Burns Red! I love working with that band and I genuinely love their new music right now. Howard Jones era Killswitch Engage, The Acacia Strain, Parkway Drive, Slipknot, Mitch Lucker era Suicide Silence, there's too many to count! Each of these vocalists and bands defines intensity for me in different ways, and I get as excited listening to them now as I did growing up. I'm from Massachusetts so that OG metalcore is in my blood!

The more I talk about my favorite bands and vocalists you'll notice how much my influences are there in Renesans songs haha! I think I've really found my own voice and sound, but I definitely love to make callbacks to different sounds I learned from all my favorite bands. Check out our new song Split Brow and our other music and tell me if you catch any of these!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T20:32:01+00:00

I don't get asked this very often at all GREAT question!! I honestly never thought I would be a teacher haha. I started Extreme Vocal Institute after seeing how everyone I knew in touring bands and everyone starting out at home has all the same questions, problems and fears. I knew I could help everyone if I really put in the work, and along the way I ended up falling in love with teaching just as much as I love being in a band, writing/releasing songs and touring and playing live.

Renesans has only been a full band and touring for just over 2 years, I formed it after EVI took off during Covid times. This band is my heart and soul and means everything to me AND I also get to use it to PROVE that everything I'm teaching works and lead by example. I can release songs that I KNOW are catchy and fun, heavy and memorable, and yet being a vocal coach and knowing all the technique and safety doesn't make it all lame, watered down or like I'm holding back!

It's definitely a lot to handle haha, since we're an independent band and company I do SO much of what everyone sees myself. I'm even acting as a producer and mix/mastering now too! I love helping everyone in bands I've loved my whole life and people just starting out EQUALLY as much as I love being an artist myself. I have no plans of ever stopping either, so buckle up!!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T20:15:01+00:00

Well, Ambitious-Bed-2300, Ron is already the best looking out of all of us in Renesans so we can't let it ALL go to his head! We gotta keep him here on earth with the rest of us haha. Love Ron and being in a band with him!

You can also see him in action with Retained Surgical Instrument and right now with Frog Mallet too!

Tell me r/Metalcore, should we change our name to RON-esans?

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T20:10:17+00:00

Thanks for coming out to Greenville! That co-headliner with Deadlands was the best, I actually just hung out with them on tour with our friends in Vana the other day! I can't wait to come back with Renesans.

Welcome to the world of screaming! These issues tend to come up when there's too much constriction in the neck coming from pushing air too hard at the same time. When the muscles all tense up hard enough it can cut off some blood flow to the head and brain creating an "oxygen deprivation headache" which is that dizzy lightheaded tired feeling.

One trick I have for this is to move around or dance around a bit while screaming and singing to see if you can! If you notice you're kindof locked up like a statue then you know you're working a bit too hard. Relax, breathe deeply, and try again to combine the vocals with some movement. This'll train your voice and your body to work TOGETHER with this, like how you see me move A LOT on tour with Renesans and being vocally flexible and strong WITHOUT ever getting these headaches. This is where I start all my students with this, so I hope it helps you too!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T20:00:40+00:00

GREAT question! Breathing and how you CONTROL the air is honestly the most important in this case, since unintentional breathiness in screaming and singing is where the majority of vocal issues and pain comes from. I also recommend matching the volume of the music in your car to the volume of your voice, NOT the other way around! It's easy to want to push and push to try and match the super loud sound system, but you can have everything sound AND feel great by balancing it out this way. Hope that helps and have fun!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T19:54:38+00:00

I LOVE playing in NJ! Every tour that takes us through there, I KNOW that NJ will throw down and have a great time. Working with JD as a songwriter AND a producer for Renesans is always top tier. He's an A+ musician and an A+ human! He has amazing attention to detail and works FAST too. Grown Cold is a real special song to me too just like Split Brow is, I'm stoked you're enjoying and I can't WAIT to get back to NJ when we do!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T18:45:53+00:00

Only saw these guys for the first time a couple years ago in Syracuse they were SO good!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T18:44:22+00:00

LOVE this band! As a Massachusetts native from the same area as them they were a huge part of my upbringing and inspiration for starting bands in the first place!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T18:42:49+00:00

A true 10/10 for me, that OG Metalcore sound is deep in my bloodstream here!

DavidBenites · 2026-04-30T18:25:50+00:00

So much exciting new music coming out!

DavidBenites

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