Spitfire Audio Unveils Mervyn Warren Choir

Spitfire Audio Unveils a first-of-its-kind Black Choir sample library in collaboration with 5x Grammy Winner Mervyn Warren

Spitfire Audio today announces the release of Mervyn Warren Choir, a new virtual instrument created in collaboration with five-time Grammy Award-winning producer and composer Mervyn Warren. This collaboration redefines the choir sample library by focusing on capturing the expressive power and unique timbre of the Black choir sound outside of a traditional gospel context. Designed for maximum versatility, Mervyn Warren Choir is built to serve modern music across all genres, from pop and R&B production to cinematic film, TV, and game scoring.

Recorded at Evergreen Studios in Los Angeles with Emmy Award-winning engineer Frank Wolf, and featuring a lineup of world-class vocalists including Alvin Chea (Take 6), Stephen D. Mackay II (The Voice), and Nikki Grier (American Idol), Mervyn Warren Choir delivers an unparalleled choral experience that blends authenticity, soul, and cinematic versatility.

Known for his acclaimed work on The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember, and A Raisin in the Sun, as well as collaborations with artists such as Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand and Hans Zimmer, Mervyn Warren brings his decades of experience across genres to create a library that is as innovative as it is inspiring.

“People own many orchestral libraries, many guitar libraries – each with their own character and flavour,” Warren explains. “They should also own many choirs for the same reason. Amazing voices with such versatility – perfect for jazz, R&B, pop and film scoring”

More than just a collection of voices, Mervyn Warren Choir reimagines the choir as an instrument for all forms of modern music, from pop and R&B production to film, TV and game scoring. Its focus on performance, timbre and emotional resonance makes it the definitive Black choir sample library for today’s most ambitious music makers.

Key Features – What’s Included

Authentic Black Choir Sound: An industry leading virtual instrument capturing the distinctive timbre and expressive depth of a Black choir outside of a gospel context, led by the visionary Mervyn Warren.
Vocal Articulations & Techniques: A rich palette of vowels, yeahs, hums and morphable longs; expressive legatos; aleatoric hairpins for unpredictable movement; and an extended bass range reaching down to A0. Stacked and morphed combinations allow users to build truly human, powerful choral textures.
Body Percussion Kit: An extensive kit of handclaps, stomps, fingersnaps, thigh slaps and chest beats adds rhythmic expression and organic energy.
Expressive Performance Controls: Fully powered by Spitfire Audio’s Ensemble engine, offering detailed control of vibrato, dynamics, morphing and reverb, close/room/mix mic signals, and master tuning for precise creative control.
Unique Timbres & Extended Range: Expressive sopranos, buttery altos and “Mega Bass” foundations push the boundaries of the choral instrument, combining richness, warmth and extraordinary dynamic range.

Whether you’re crafting cinematic scores, producing soulful R&B or building textured pop productions, Mervyn Warren Choir is designed to inspire. Deeply rooted in the tradition of Black choral excellence and elevated through Spitfire Audio’s pioneering technology, it offers musicians everywhere a new voice, one that’s powerful, human and unmistakably alive.

Mervyn Warren Choir will be available for £349 / $399 / €399 from 23 October 2025 at Spitfire website. A 20% introductory discount is available for two weeks, making the VST available for £279 / $319 / €319 until 6 November 2025.

For more information please visit: https://www.spitfireaudio.com









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