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Josh Ramsay Of Marianas Trench Covers "Defying Gravity" On The Spot

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Our first Covers solo edition! Join Marianas Trench frontman Josh Ramsay as he takes on one of Broadway’s most iconic and vocally demanding songs. In this episode of Covers On The Spot, Josh takes on Defying Gravity from Wicked with only one day to arrange and all the pressure of honoring a masterpiece. Watch him wrestle with nerves, push his voice to the limit, and build the song layer by layer in real time from his own studio. The stakes are high and the pressure is on!

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Chapters:

00:00 - The Intro
03:21 - Reacting To The Song
03:47 - Tracking Synth
05:02 - Tracking Guitar And Bass
07:09 - Restructuring the Song
09:19 - Tracking Piano
10:07 - Josh's Creative Decision Making
11:30 - Tracking Vocals
14:04 - Tracking Drums
15:19 - Final Composition
18:24 - Closing Thoughts
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20 Comments

@MusoraOfficial Creator 1 year ago Pinned

What an amazing performance from Josh! 🤯 Feeling inspired? Start your singing journey today with his new Musora course: You Can Sing Higher Than You Think 👉https://www.singeo.com/shop/sing-higher

@hometheatre9978 1 year ago

In a world of posers, fakers & A.I. it's refreshing to see the amazing artistry a single human can produce. This is what should be exposed & taught to the next generation of aspiring musicians!

@nicolemariehoben 1 year ago

in the original key is INSANE JOSH

@tennyopallas 1 year ago (edited)

Josh freaking out about keeping it in the original key and im just like, "dude, i have all the marianas trench albums. Ive heard your range. Youll be fine"

@ToonTVDerek 11 months ago

I love how Josh is just like "yay" like he didn't just make the greatest cover of defying gravity within 24 hours

@maekarlol 11 months ago

This is probably the first time I've felt that a voice is a weapon and an instrument

@blumberg49 1 year ago

In 2012, during a late night Twitter Q&A, I asked Josh to cover an Idina song but he didn't think himself worthy. Thanks for making a dream of mine come true <3

@rossdamerell 1 year ago

This guy is his harshest critic. That was unbelievable.

@welphereweare 1 year ago (edited)

Petition to give him a redo and the extra time!! The way the world needs Josh's full version of this song.

@31goodtymes 11 months ago

I love when these videos introduce you to absolute geniuses that for whatever reason were never on your radar before. Watching this man work was amazing.

@chaosed.chronicles 9 months ago

He did this in a damn day 🤯
He arranged it
He played
Guitar
Bass
Synth
Drums
Mixed it.
Knew where he needed to insert recordings AS HE DID IT.
Jaysus.

@valeriepark9444 1 year ago

This is like watching a Michelin chef taste a dish blindfolded, and then try to recreate it

@griffonwing 1 year ago (edited)

Josh: I've got to just.. let it go.
Musora: That was our second choice..

@graybardgaming 1 year ago

Josh Ramsay is, by far, one of the best male vocalists right now. He's so underrated and deserves more attention.

@littleripper312 11 months ago

I don't listen to his music a lot but just wanted to say Josh was super nice to everyone on the film set for TV show I worked on. Went out of his way to socialize with people such as extras or regular crew and not just the actors or above the line people. He actually hung out in the extras tent for example when he could have gone to his trailer. You might think this is not a big deal but people get tired and grumpy working on set. He stood out as memorable and very nice. That memory is why I clicked on this video so I wanted to mention that.

@andrewichigo 4 months ago

7 months late, but I wanna give kudos to the director and camera crew for some of this shots, and to the editor for putting together something this cool looking

@InVerum 1 year ago

Why is the VIDEO production on this so good?!? The song is a given but the film team went off wtf LOL. Editor get the love.

@randl7423 1 year ago

I'm a voice teacher, and when I need an example of healthy mix voice for male (rock tenor) singers with a changed voice, this is the guy. I already respected him as a vocalist, but seeing his musicianship and production skills takes it to a whole other level.