LONG LIVE THE KING: Elvis Presley tribute artist Brendon Chase relives the legend’s hits, complete with jumpsuit. Picture supplied
The bling, the White American Eagle jumpsuit, the voice — Australasia’s 2017 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Brendon Chase will be the King when he performs in Gisborne next month.
No one comes close, past or present to Elvis Presley’s voice, Chase once said. The tribute artist’s main goal is to
be true to someone the artist considers to be the greatest entertainer that ever was. Chase’s reputation as one of the world’s premier Elvis performers is backed by several awards over the years.
“There is a difference between being a fan of course and being able to sing like him, because technically he had such a distinctive voice,” he told country music blog, Jolene.
“I can’t actually even imagine how you go about that process. When you first started to sing, obviously you have your own sound and then how do you go about technically recreating his sound, because you sound so much like him.
“It does take quite a long time and, if you are going to ask me how you do it, well, you have to train yourself with better people and study and study and study. Until you want to do that, until you get the motivation to do that, it just doesn’t happen.”
