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{{short description|American singer and composer (born 1972)}}
{{infobox musical artist
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|8|28}}
|birth_place = [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
|background = solo_singer
|instrument = Vocals
}}
'''Tim Storms''' (born August 28, 1972) is an American singer and composer. He holds the [[Guinness World Records|Guinness World Record]] for both the "lowest note produced by a human" and the "widest vocal range".<ref name=Mix>{{cite web|last1=Benzuly|first1=Sarah|title=How High Can You Go?|url=http://mixonline.com/mag/how-high-can-you-go/|website=[[Mix Online]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629140431/http://mixonline.com/mag/how-high-can-you-go/|archivedate=29 June 2011|date=1 October 2008}}</ref>

== Musical career ==
Born in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]], Storms was raised in [[Waterloo, Indiana]]. His musical affinity appeared at a young age. Four days after graduating from high school, he returned to Oklahoma to begin his career in Christian music. Since then, Storms has appeared with a number of singing groups, including Freedom, Vocal Union, [[Acappella Vocal Band|AVB]], [[Acappella (group)|Acappella]], and [[Rescue (a cappella group)|Rescue]]. He also performed with the cast of [[Branson, Missouri|Branson’s]] "50s at the Hop," was voted Branson’s Bass Singer of the Year for three years in a row, and is in the Branson’s Entertainers Hall of Fame. Storms joined Pierce Arrow Theater in Branson at the beginning of the 2006 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tim Storms|url=http://www.piercearrowtheater.com/bios/tim.html|website=Pierce Arrow Theater - Branson, Missouri|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211071940/http://www.piercearrowtheater.com/bios/tim.html|archivedate=11 February 2007}}</ref>

As well as his performances across the [[United States|US]], Storms has also performed in [[Brazil]], [[France]], [[Switzerland]], [[Jamaica]], and [[Fiji]]. In 2012, after auditioning to record with the St. Petersburg Chamber Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]], Storms was selected by composer [[Paul Mealor]], producer Anna Barry and Decca Records to record four songs with the choir. Two of the four songs, "De Profundis" and "The Twelve Brigands," ended up on the Universal/Decca Records release, ''Tranquility Voices of Deep Calm''.

== Guinness World Record ==
Storms' Guinness World Record for the lowest note produced by a human was first certified in January 2002.<ref>{{cite web|title=A cappella group 'Rescue' relies on Bag End to hit the low notes|url=http://www.bagend.com/rescue.htm|website=Bag End Loudspeakers|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040209061445/http://www.bagend.com/rescue.htm|archivedate=9 February 2004}}</ref> Storms also holds the Guinness World Record for the widest [[vocal range]] for any human. His records have been published in the Guinness World Records 2006. He broke both of these records in August 2008.<ref name="Mix"/> As of 2008, the new record for lowest note was 0.7973 Hz, and the new record for Widest Vocal Range For Any Human was ten octaves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/3000/greatest-vocal-range-male |title="Greatest vocal range, male", Guinness World Records Website, retrieved 08/28/2012 |publisher=Guinnessworldrecords.com |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2013-05-01}}</ref>

In 2012, Storms reclaimed the record for the Lowest Note Produced by a Human. The new record is G−7, or 0.189 Hz, eight octaves below the lowest G on the piano, or just over seven octaves below the piano.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/lowest-vocal-note-by-a-male |title="Lowest note by a male", Guinness World Records Website, retrieved 08/28/2012 |publisher=Guinnessworldrecords.com |date=2012-03-30 |accessdate=2013-05-01}}</ref> The most recent published record is in the 2020 Guinness Book of World Records.

Storms' record-setting sounds are so low as to be [[infrasonic]], incapable of being perceived by the human ear. The 2012 record requires more than five seconds for the vocal cords to oscillate once.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/lowest-vocal-note-by-a-male |title="Lowest note by a male", Guinness World Records Website, retrieved 08/28/2012 |publisher=Guinnessworldrecords.com |date=2012-03-30 |accessdate=2022-01-22}}</ref>
However the lowest part of his range, (the bottom 8 Octaves or so) are sounds made by careful use of vocal fry. Singers such as Storms who cannot use their true or modal voice to produce notes below, for example, an E2 will use this technique to approximate the sound of a true Basso Profundo or Oktavist. Timbre tends to sound less natural when vocal fry is used, plus the technique lacks the power and projection of a true Basso Profundo or Oktavist voice and therefore needs a microphone and amplification to be heard.

His lowest note in the bass clef is illustrated below.
<score>\new Staff \with { \remove "Time_signature_engraver" }{\clef bass g,,,,,,,,,,}</score>G−7

== See also ==
*[[J.D. Sumner]]
* [[Georgia Brown (Brazilian singer)]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.TimStormsVO.com Official Site of Tim Storms Voiceover]

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[[Category:1972 births]]
[[Category:Musicians from Tulsa, Oklahoma]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American basses]]
[[Category:Singers from Indiana]]
[[Category:20th-century American singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:20th-century American male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American male singers]]

Tim Storms - Revision history

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