Jonathan Davis
Baritone · Metal · Alternative · USA · prominent since 1994
How Jonathan Davis uses that range
Registration whiplash defines this instrument: breathy, low-larynx croons drop into pitched fry at the bottom, flip into throat-wide growls, then leap to keening cries around C5. His scat passages are percussive nonsense syllables driven by diaphragm pulses, closer to beatboxing than melody. Distortion comes from false-fold rattle layered over real pitch, so even the barks track the key. Phrasing lurches deliberately between whisper and wail with almost no vibrato. Students copying the growls usually grind their true folds; the aggression must sit above the tone, never inside it.
What is Jonathan Davis’s vocal range?
Jonathan Davis's vocal range is commonly cited as A1 to F#5 (Gb5) — about 3.8 octaves, or 45 semitones, and is usually classified as baritone. Full voice is cited up to around C5; everything above that comes from falsetto or head voice.
Shape-shifting nu-metal voice: breathy croons, scatted syllables, growls and anguished high wails from one throat.
- Signature song
- Freak on a Leash
Reading the numbers
- A1 is a deep floor for a baritone — lower than all but 3 of the 122 baritones here.
- Only 10 singers here are cited below A1.
- That floor is a full 12 semitones beneath where a baritone's range conventionally starts (A2).
- The ceiling clears the conventional baritone top of A4 by 9 semitones.
- The span runs 12.5 semitones past the median voice in this library (32.5 semitones).
Commonly cited figures, not lab measurements — extreme notes are one-off recorded moments, not the singer’s everyday range.
More about Jonathan Davis’s voice
How high can Jonathan Davis sing?
Jonathan Davis is commonly cited singing up to around C5 in full voice, and as high as F#5 (Gb5) overall — the stretch above C5 comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Jonathan Davis’s highest note?
Jonathan Davis’s highest note is commonly cited as F#5 (Gb5), heard in Dead Bodies Everywhere. Full voice is cited up to around C5; the very top comes from falsetto or head voice.
What is Jonathan Davis’s lowest note?
Jonathan Davis’s lowest note is commonly cited as A1, heard in Dead Bodies Everywhere.
How many octaves can Jonathan Davis sing?
Jonathan Davis’s commonly cited range spans about 3.8 octaves (45 semitones), from A1 up to F#5. That span is wider than 91% of the 636 voices in this library.
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Also bottoming out on A1
3 other voices here are cited to the same floor.
Also topping out on F#5
15 other voices here reach the same ceiling.