Voiceshifting, Gender, and Prolific Profiles in the Songs of 100 gecs and Alex G

Voiceshifting is the technique of electronically influencing a voice’s pitch, timbre, and thus meanings. Voiceshifting occurs as a technoaesthetic object, shaped by both discursive agendas and available tools. In this article, I situate 100 gecs and Alex G in a history of voiceshifting, consider how both have described their work, and illustrate my hearings with ekphrases. My case studies show each artist developing a musical style that affords diverse characters. I argue that using varied vocality to play with identities allows artists and listeners a flexibility adaptive to cultural conditions of profilicity.