Kyle O Neill 

In the music charts of today, commercially successful entries in the dance music genre almost always feature the human voice with a male or female vocal lead. These successful songs are the culmination of large studio projects in tandem with a vocalist, but these successful songs are not always original, and many are reworks and covers of already famous songs of the past. The goal of this project was to completely create and record original vocals for a 4 track dance music EP with a female lead to gain an understanding of how vocals work in the genre. Many successful songs were methodically analysed, providing detailed insights into how dance music producers have utilised vocals in the music charts. The EP was reviewed by a renowned vocal dance music producer who applauded the use of coherent vocal structures and memorable vocal hooks. The project serves as an all-encompassing guide for any dance music producers who are looking to take the road less travelled and create and record original vocals in a studio that is unique to them.