Ken Tamplin Explained

Ken Tamplin
Background:solo_singer
Birth Date:December 11, 1963
Birth Place:Marietta, Georgia, U.S.
Years Active:1980–present

Ken Tamplin (born December 11, 1963) is an American vocal coach, YouTuber, and former Christian rock musician.

Early years

Tamplin began playing guitar at age six and singing at age nine. Despite being raised in a Christian home, he was not openly Christian until some time before he began his musical career.[1]

Career

Tamplin is one of the founding members of the group Shout, along with Chuck King. He is also the winner of four GMA Dove Awards, including Hard Music Album of the Year at the 25th GMA Dove Awards in 1994, for his album Tamplin; and received 12 nominations.[2] [3]

In 2001, Tamplin produced the album Make Me Your Voice, featuring gospel singer Andraé Crouch, to help raise funds for Christian groups working in Sudan.[3]

Personal life

Tamplin is married and has two children.[2] [4] He also has a brother, Lance, who is a pastor, and with whom he started Living Stones Fellowship in 2001,[4] which was based at the La Tierra Elementary school in Mission Viejo, where he served as a worship director.[5]

Tamplin is a cousin to former Van Halen frontman Sammy 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 of Costa Mesa, California,[3] and co-owned Music Painter Studios with Robert Hart, located at the nearby Santa Ana Heights.[7] He currently lives with his wife in Flagstaff, Arizona.[2] His Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy and studio are based in Sedona.[8]

Lip-syncing controversy

On August 31, 2024, 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

Additional credits

Discography

Albums

Source:[16] [17]

External links

Notes and References

  1. [CCM Magazine]
  2. Web site: . Ken Tamplin Bio . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221202004127/https://kentamplinvocalacademy.com/ken-tamplin-bio/ . December 2, 2022 . February 1, 2023 . Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy . Wayback Machine.
  3. News: Lobdell . William . February 19, 2001 . Raising Their Voices . . October 14, 2009.
  4. Web site: News Archive . Tamplin . Ken . Ken Tamplin Online . 2023-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090331085900/http://kentamplin.com:80/index2.php?page=news . 2009-03-31 . Wayback Machine.
  5. Web site: Living Stones Fellowship . Tamplin . Ken . Tamplin . Lance . Living Stones Fellowship . 2023-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20010224061308/http://www.livingstonesfellowship.com/ . 2001-02-24 . Wayback Machine.
  6. July–August 1997 . [//www.hmmagazine.com/archives/SammyHagar.htm What Sammy Hagar Sez ]. . 66 . 2007-04-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20001031180228/http://www.hmmagazine.com/archives/SammyHagar.htm . 2000-10-31 .
  7. Web site: Music Painter Studios — Ken Tamplin & Robert Hart . . iZ Technology Corporation . 2023-02-06 .
  8. Web site: In Studio: Singing Lessons - Sedona . . Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy . 2023-02-01 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221201230528/https://kentamplinvocalacademy.com/in-studio-singing-lessons-sedona/ . 2022-12-01 . Wayback Machine.
  9. Web site: BMI Event Headlines .
  10. SHOUT - Live - Ken Tamplin full concert; front of stage 8/31/24 . 2024-09-19 . Dietcokaholic . 2024-10-04 . YouTube.
  11. Web site: Henley . Fil . Is THIS vocal coach MIMING? LIVE?!! . YouTube.com . YouTube . 2024-10-09 .
  12. Web site: Tamplin . Ken . Ken Tamplin Responds to Critics . YouTube.com . YouTube . 2024-10-09 .
  13. Web site: Henley . Fil . Ken Tamplin has come clean about THAT performance . YouTube.com . YouTube . 2024-10-09 .
  14. Ken Tamplin - Shout - Live - Immortal Fest II @ The BMI Center - Versailles Ohio - Aug. 31, 2024 . 2024-09-16 . Ken Tamplin Vocal Academy . 2024-10-04 . YouTube.
  15. Web site: KISS Concert History Online - Song Stories - "I Confess" (1997) . 2024-10-08 . www.kissconcerthistory.com.
  16. Web site: Ken Tamplin Frontline Records . 2023-09-21 . frontlinerecords.us.
  17. Web site: Shout/Tamplin . 2023-09-21 . girdermusic.com . en.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Ken Tamplin".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2025, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.