Ken Tamplin
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| Born | December 11, 1963 Marietta, Georgia,U.S. |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Website | kentamplinvocalacademy |
Ken Tamplin(born December 11, 1963) is an Americanvocal coach,YouTuber,and formerChristian rockmusician.
Early years
[edit]Tamplin began playing guitar at age six and singing at age nine. Despite being raised in aChristianhome, he was not openly Christian until some time before he began his musical career.[1]
Career
[edit]Tamplin is one of the founding members of the groupShout,along with Chuck King. He is also the winner of fourGMA Dove Awards,including Hard Music Album of the Year at the25th GMA Dove Awardsin 1994, for his albumTamplin;and received 12 nominations.[2][3]
In 2001, Tamplin produced the albumMake Me Your Voice,featuringgospelsingerAndraé Crouch,to help raise funds forChristian groups workinginSudan.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Tamplin is married and has two children.[2][4]He also has a brother, Lance, who is apastor,and with whom he started Living StonesFellowshipin 2001,[4]which was based at the La Tierra Elementary school inMission Viejo,where he served as a worship director.[5]
Tamplin is a cousin to formerVan HalenfrontmanSammy Hagar.[6]Hagar said of Tamplin in an interview: "I've only met him once. But you know, he sends me his records and all that stuff."[6]
Tamplin was a resident ofCosta Mesa, California,[3]and co-owned Music Painter Studios with Robert Hart, located at the nearbySanta Ana Heights.[7]He currently lives with his wife inFlagstaff, Arizona.[2]His Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy and studio are based inSedona.[8]
Lip-syncing controversy
[edit]On August 31, 2024, Ken Tamplin and his band, Shout, performed a live concert at the BMI Event Center in Versailles, Ohio.[9]During one of the songs, Tamplin noticeably missed a vocal line. Shortly afterward, he announced that his microphone had been cut off. However, when he tested it on the spot, no technical issues were apparent.[10]
The incident sparked controversy online, with several YouTube channels analyzing the concert footage, among them popular YouTuber Fil Henley, aka Wings of Pegasus.[11]After hundreds of thousands of views of the original video and Tamplin's response in which he denied lip-syncing, but confirmed backing tracks were used,[12]Henley made a follow-up video about Tamplin.[13]
The analyses provided data and evidence suggesting that the high parts of the vocal performance, in particular the song "Living For My Lord", had been lip-synced from studio recordings, such as the first two Shout albums from the 1980s. Additionally, Tamplin’s YouTube channel, Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy, removed the original video of the performance and re-uploaded it, editing the parts where it appeared he was mimicking his vocals.[14]
Bands
[edit]Additional credits
[edit]Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]- 1984 – Joshua –Surrender
- 1987 – Shout –It Won't Be Long
- 1988 – Shout –In Your Face
- 1989 – Angelica –Angelica
- 1989 – The Power Team –Take 'Em Back
- 1990 – Tamplin and Friends –An Axe to Grind
- 1991 – Ken Tamplin –Soul Survivor
- 1991 – Magdallan –Big Bang
- 1992 – Rock Of The 80's –Volume 1
- 1993 – Tamplin –Tamplin
- 1993 – Hollywood Hairspray –Volume 2
- 1994 – Shout –At The Top Of Their Lungs
- 1995 – Tamplin –In the Witness Box
- 1995 – Ken Tamplin –We the People
- 1995 – Ken Tamplin –Goin' Home
- 1996 – Magdallan –End Of The Ages
- 1997 – Ken Tamplin –Liquid Music Compilation
- 1997 – Ken Tamplin –The Colors of Christmas
- 1997 – Shout –Back
- 1998 – Major League Soundtrack –Back To The Minors
- 1999 – Ken Tamplin –Brave Days of Old
- 2001 – Ken Tamplin –Where Love Is
- 2001 – Ken Tamplin –Make Me Your Voice 1
- 2002 – Laudamus –Lost In Vain
- 2003 – Ken Tamplin and Friends –Wake the Nations
- 2004 – Ken Tamplin –Make Me Your Voice 2
- 2009 – Ken Tamplin –How Sweet the Sound(Spring Hill Music U.S.)
- 2011 – Ken Tamplin –Got You Covered Vol 1
- 2011 – Ken Tamplin –Got You Covered Vol 2
- 2011 – Ken Tamplin –Got You Covered Vol 3
- 2011 – Ken Tamplin –Got You Covered Vol 4
- 2011 – Ken Tamplin –Got You Covered Vol 5
- 2011 – Ken Tamplin –Got You Covered Vol 6
- 2012 – Ken Tamplin –Then Sings My Soul
- 2012 – Ken Tamplin –Superstar Medleys
- 2014 – Ken Tamplin –Ballads of Ken Tamplin Vol 1
References
[edit]- ^CCM Magazine,August 1989
- ^abc"Ken Tamplin Bio".Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy.Archivedfrom the original on December 2, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 1,2023– viaWayback Machine.
- ^abcLobdell, William (February 19, 2001)."Raising Their Voices".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedOctober 14,2009.
- ^abTamplin, Ken."News Archive".Ken Tamplin Online.Archived fromthe originalon March 31, 2009.RetrievedFebruary 6,2023– viaWayback Machine.
- ^Tamplin, Ken; Tamplin, Lance."Living Stones Fellowship".Living Stones Fellowship.Archived fromthe originalon February 24, 2001.RetrievedFebruary 6,2023– viaWayback Machine.
- ^ab"What Sammy Hagar Sez".HM Magazine(66). July–August 1997. Archived fromthe originalon October 31, 2000.RetrievedApril 30,2007.
- ^"Music Painter Studios — Ken Tamplin & Robert Hart".iZ Technology Corporation.RetrievedFebruary 6,2023.
- ^"In Studio: Singing Lessons - Sedona".Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy.Archivedfrom the original on December 1, 2022.RetrievedFebruary 1,2023– viaWayback Machine.
- ^"BMI Event Headlines".
- ^Dietcokaholic (September 19, 2024).SHOUT - Live - Ken Tamplin full concert; front of stage 8/31/24.RetrievedOctober 4,2024– via YouTube.
- ^Henley, Fil."Is THIS vocal coach MIMING? LIVE?!!".YouTube.YouTube.RetrievedOctober 9,2024.
- ^Tamplin, Ken."Ken Tamplin Responds to Critics".YouTube.YouTube.RetrievedOctober 9,2024.
- ^Henley, Fil."Ken Tamplin has come clean about THAT performance".YouTube.YouTube.RetrievedOctober 9,2024.
- ^Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy (September 16, 2024).Ken Tamplin - Shout - Live - Immortal Fest II @ The BMI Center - Versailles Ohio - Aug. 31, 2024.RetrievedOctober 4,2024– via YouTube.
- ^"KISS Concert History Online - Song Stories -" I Confess "(1997)".kissconcerthistory.RetrievedOctober 8,2024.
- ^"Ken Tamplin | Frontline Records".frontlinerecords.us.RetrievedSeptember 21,2023.
- ^"Shout/Tamplin".girdermusic.RetrievedSeptember 21,2023.
External links
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- Ken Tamplindiscography atDiscogs
- Ken TamplinatAllMusic
- Ken TamplinatIMDb
- Profileat No Life Til Metal
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