YAEVIN is a Pop/Soul singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. With both her writing and vocal versatility, she has accumulated over 2 million listens on Spotify between her toplining and personal releases. Her clients include producers of Pop, Soul, R&B, and EDM.
As a self-produced artist, GB singer/performer, and with my background in audio engineering and production, I’m able to deliver top quality products catered to my clients’ needs. As an artist myself, I respect how protective my clients are of their music, of their time, and I’ll always make sure that you’re happy with what I’m adding to your art.
I’m always striving to hear more music, meet more creative minds, create more, and better myself everyday! If you need a singer/topliner for a track, click the contact button. I’d love to hear from you :)
***I no longer provide lyrics! Please have lyrics (or at least an outline/draft) and demo track ready when contacting***
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check_circleVerifiedMy goodness!!! Yaevin is so good. And quick
She is such a hard worker and good at what she does.
check_circleVerifiedYaevin is an amazing singer to work with! She is very fast, fun and affordable - which all in all makes the experience a whole lot better. I would definitely work with her again! <3
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Omg!!!! I’m soooo speechless. Excellent work!!!
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We are so happy to have worked with Yaevin! She was extremely professional and timely. We couldn’t have asked for a better singer to work with! We highly recommend her for any projects, and we will definitely ask her again to work with us in the future!!
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Yaevin is such a talent singer. I love what she do to the project. Such passion!!! Hope to work again with her soon.
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Yaevin have voice like an angel!!
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Yaevin, is the real deal!!! She’s quick and talented!!! Second time using her and she has delivered both time! Thanks Yaevin!!!
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Yaevin is great, love what she has done, excellent singer and songwriter
check_circleVerifiedYaevin is great singer. I would recommend her with top regards. Great comping skills as well!
check_circleVerifiedAbsolutely amazing! She's one in a million for sure <3
I have recently worked with Yaevin on a number of collaborations, both remote and in-person. She has an expansive vocal range and a great ear which she fully compliments with a strong work ethic. Her dedication to technique allows her to be flexible and, as a result, compatible in many different musical environments. In addition, she is proficient with Pro Tools which makes her a great choice for remote recording work.
I highly recommend bringing Yaevin into your project whether you need toplining, lyric-writing, or full-on collaboration in the creation process.
I worked with Yaevin quite a few times and can say she is very professional and fun to work with. Her voice is versatile and will enhance any project out there.
If you're looking for someone who is fun and professional to work with, Yeavin is the person! She has deep knowledge about her craft and always creative. Most importantly she's fast and good at what she does, always a good vibe working with her!
Yaevin is very knowledgeable and intelligent in her musical approach. She is good at explaining ideas, and she puts in effort to prepare all her work. Working with her is always efficient and enjoyable!
Yaevin is very soulful. The emotion in her voice is so real. She really brought my music to life and is timely, professional and very personable at the same time. This will definitely not be the last time I work with her. Lovely person, too!
Interview with YAEVIN
Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?
A: Apart from my own music, Albert Pan (a.k.a. Folded Dragons) and I used to work together on his projects and he was always so great to work with. We did several tracks together and he always sent me work he was incredibly passionate about and he was also very talented, so it was really fun to work with him and the EDM kinds of music he was into.
Q: What are you working on at the moment?
A: My own music at the moment! I acoustic piano-y, string-y, soul/pop ballad.
Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?
A: Immanuel Park is an incredible Mixing Engineer and Hip-Pop producer. Check him out!
Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Oof ... so different, but digital, because that's how I roll right now.
Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?
A: That if I accept your track to top-line, I will make sure you end up with what you envisioned.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: Top-lining is like putting a puzzle together and I get such satisfaction finding different ways to not only make the track sound "finished", but to make a specific kind of vibe appear.
Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?
A: If I can do redo's for free. I supply one redo for free and the rest are $25 each.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: I'm not a lyricist and I believe if a song is incredibly personal to you, giving your top-liner an idea or at least a structure of words you would like to use is very helpful.
Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?
A: Their timeline, budget, what the project is for (what inspired them) ... if it's more personal to them, questions like ... what the song means to them, what's the story, what vibe are they going for ... but overall I ask them to explain their vision.
Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?
A: Make sure you're doing research and finding your top-liners history of projects on YouTube, Instagram, Spotify to make sure you have an idea of what they sound like in the genre that you're looking to work with them on.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Mic, speakers, laptop, cables, midi keys.
Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?
A: I've been top-lining soon after I graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2016 where I studied Performance, Songwriting, and Music Production & Engineering. I am a full-time musician as a singer-songwriter and work as a top-liner, private vocal instructor specializing in vocal health/injury, and freelance performer/session singer.
Q: How would you describe your style?
A: I write catchy melodies with room for a lot of vocal stacking and variations of the melodies I create. In this way, my writing is definitely Pop/Soul.
Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?
A: H.E.R.; I'm so blown away by her writing style, it's sexy, simple, groovy, unique to herself, catchy and it's R&B but widely recognized by the "pop" world.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Be open-minded and don't overdo it.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: My own writing style as an artist is Pop/Soul, but I also get a lot of clients pitching EDM/Pop/Rock tracks.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Coming up with "ear-candy" melodies and recording them with whatever style of vocals I believe is most appropriate to the vibe of the track.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Emotion, catchiness, sensitivity, and power.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: Given that there's no melody pre-written, I plug the song into ProTools, label the sections so I have a visual, and use the lyrics supplied to me to ad-lib interesting melodic ideas that fit the track and vibe my client is asking for. Then, with the loose structure I laid down, I will build off of that with harmonies, doublings, etc.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Home Studio: At-2020, Apogee Duet, ProTools, Auto-Tune
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Vocalists: Cynthia Erivo, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Ariana Grande, H.E.R. Songwriters/Producers: H.E.R., Julia Michaels, Daniel Caesar, Kaytranada
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Top-lining: Tracks that are fully/near-fully produced, with pre-written lyrics (at least an outline). Melodies can be pre-written or not.
- Singer - FemaleAverage price - $200 per song
- Top line writer (vocal melody)Average price - $300 per song
- Turnaround time usually 1 week - 1 free revision, $25 each thereafter
- ProTools
- Apogee Duet
