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Joyce Wrice

2016-present; commercial peak 2021-present (Overgrown, Motivation)

Warm, 90s-R&B-revival, San-Diego-California — R&B as San-Diego-via-Joyce-Wrice-school Brandy-Aaliyah-revival ritual.

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Genres

r&bneo-soul90s r&b revival

Vocal character

Joyce Wrice: warm San-Diego-accented soprano with theatrical-90s-R&B-revival precision and chest-voice belted chorus peaks. Conversational verses lifting to chest-voice belted chorus peaks; vibrato-controlled phrasing; multi-tracked harmonies on herself; R&B + neo-soul + 90s-R&B-revival hybrid precision channeling Brandy + Aaliyah aesthetic.

Production markers

D'Mile / Mndsgn productionR&B + neo-soul + 90s-R&B-revival foundation (live electric-guitar + bass + drums + Rhodes piano + Hammond B3 organ + analog-synth pads + female-gospel-backing-vocal-trio + 90s-R&B-school arrangement)multi-tracked vocal harmony stacksreverb-soaked atmospheric vocal production90s-R&B-revival live-band arrangementJoyce-Wrice-Music + Empire sonic

Lyrical themes

romantic devotion + heartbreak with 90s-R&B-revival detail (Overgrown, Soft Touch)celebration of San-Diego-California + Japanese-Black-American identityfemale-empowerment + theatrical-soul-revival storytellingobservation of love's small daily momentstheatrical first-person 90s-R&B storytelling

Signature moves

90s-R&B-revival live-band foundation with Rhodes piano + analog-synth padschest-voice belted chorus peak with theatrical-90s-R&B phrasingmulti-tracked female-gospel-backing-vocal-trio responsetheatrical key-change bridge

Avoid — off-brand for this artist

EDM dropsrap features as dominantmetal guitarauto-tune as crutchcountry productionlo-fi indie production

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