VOCALIST
Desmond Cole

Desmond Cole

Atlanta, GA · English
VOICE
Bass / Gospel Quartet Anchor
GENRES
Gospel · R&B / Soul
EXAMPLE LISTINGEDIT-READY
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▶ VOCAL REELPRODUCED · MIXED
Polished Vocals10.00s
▶ DRY LEADUNPROCESSED · REAL VOICE
Dry LeadSINGLE PASS8.00s
♪ SESSION CREDITS INCLUDE
Foundation Stone · Sunday After · City Light Choir (spot)DECLARED
Session Credits

On the record

Declared — awaiting verification
Lead vocal· Album· 2024

Foundation Stone

Bass lead on the title cut; quartet bottom throughout

DECLARED
BGV / stacks· Album· 2023

Sunday After

Low choir bed and spoken response lines

DECLARED
Choir / ensemble· Advertising· 2025

City Light Choir (spot)

Bass section for the holiday campaign

DECLARED
♪VOCAL RANGE
● D2 – C4
C2C3C4C5C6
CHEST  D2 – C4 · 1 OCTAVE AND 10 SEMITONES
◑TIMBRE
LOW
LOWMIDHIGH
● DARK · CHESTY WEIGHT
✈IN THE ROOM BY
NON-STOP EST.
LAX
4.5 h
BNA
1 h
MIA
2 h
JFK
2 h
LHR
9 h
✎ IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Gospel bass anchoring choirs and quartets. (Example listing — fictional.)

◈ VOICE PROFILE
◈SPECIALTIES
Gospel StacksChoir / Ensemble Blend
GospelR&B / Soul
GENRES
GospelR&B / Soul
SPECIALTIES
Gospel StacksChoir / Ensemble Blend
≈TEXTURES
Warm / RoundSIGNATURESmooth / SilkyWHEELHOUSE
RASP / GRITCLEAR / PURESMOOTH / SILKYBREATHY / AIRYBELT / POWERWARM / ROUNDBRIGHT / CUTTINGTWANG / COUNTRY
CASTS AGAINST
◉Sunday-morning floor◉Quartet bottom end
◐DELIVERY CONTROL
VIBRATO & PLACEMENToperatic · chesty
VIBRATO
Straight tone (no vibrato)
Light, late onset
Theatre / legit
Operatic / wide
MIX PLACEMENT
Chesty mix
Balanced mix
Heady mix
⚑LOGISTICS & PROJECTS I'M LOOKING FOR
AlbumBackground Vocals
TURNAROUND48 hours
LANGUAGES
Englishfluent
WORKS ON
Album
Background Vocals
Commercial Backgrounds
TERMS
48hstandard delivery
⛓ SIGNAL CHAIN
SINGING THROUGHShure SM7B
Signal chain
RoomChurch Hall
MicShure SM7B · Under $500
PreampCloudlifter CL-1
InterfaceFocusrite Scarlett 2i2 · Under $300
DeliveryNot stated
RoomChurch Hall
MicShure SM7BUnder $500
PreampCloudlifter CL-1
InterfaceFocusrite Scarlett 2i2Under $300
DeliveryNot stated
◎ REMOTE DELIVERY · CERTIFIER
Example figures — not a measurement.
— Peaks
TRUE PEAK —
— Hum
DRY PASS
— Noise floor
NOISE FLOOR —
AUDIBLE NOISELIBRARY QUIETINAUDIBLE FLOORSTUDIO SILENT

Example figures — not a measurement.

⌗ EDITING
WORKS WITHLogic Pro · basic · 2 sweetening skills included
Logic Pro
Comping
Sight-reads notation
TURNAROUND
48H STANDARD
▤ PERFORMANCE FOOTAGE
ON CAMERA4 performances
▤ RATES & TERMS
COMPENSATIONDirect terms declared
Direct / Non-Union Stated Floors
Work TypeFloorBasis
AlbumFrom $350per song
Background VocalsFrom $275per song
Commercial BackgroundsFrom $400per project

Session fee only — broadcast use, residuals and buyouts are negotiated separately. See commercial residual cycles →

Reference union scale and agreement structures at Session Vocalist Rates & Scale.

DECLARED — the singer's own statementsMEASURED — read from the files by the Certifier, never self-reportedREGISTRY — the site's own instrumentation and seals

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