In a new episode of How I Learned to Sing, Danny Case from From Ashes to New shares his journey from childhood to his current career as a vocalist.

Case’s journey actually began with a different aspiration — he wanted to be a drummer.

“I had drummed all my life from 10 years old all the way until, really, now. And it wasn’t until I joined my first local band that I started singing. They needed a singer [and] I just wanted to be in a band, so I was like, ‘I’ll do it. I can sing in key, so if we need somebody to do that, I’ll take that mantle,” he explains.

From there, he looked toward how one of his biggest influences, M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold, approaches singing.

I studied Avenged,” Case recalls, “I could tell [Shadows] he had such an incredible work ethic, and he cared about how he sounded live. And he was so incredible that I sang song after song after song and learned everything I possibly could. I treated it like a sport because of him.”

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His mother also played a significant role early in his life by playing classic rock while driving and singing along. “That taught me a lot about melody. She was always a great singer growing up. My mom taught me a lot,” he continues.

As the episode continues, Case discusses how his voice held up during his first tour, what his first-ever public performance was like, vocal coaches he’s learned from, how he manages shows while sick on tour, and what a singer should never eat before going onstage.

Watch the full episode directly below and view From Ashes to New’s upcoming tour dates further down the page.

How From Ashes to New’s Danny Case Learned to Sing

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