LeoJ Reacts To Pentatonix - Bohemian Rhapsody

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@patriciaburton1697 Ай бұрын

Mitch Grassi and he is a man. Voice of an angel.

@kenslaughter00 Ай бұрын

He's not a man, he's a space alien.

@sueblack-garland6743 Ай бұрын

The middle dude is Mitch Grassi...voice extraordinaire!

@barbarakennedy2667 Ай бұрын

Mitch produces the guitar sounds without the megaphone. It was just a prop.

@ShinyElfriend Ай бұрын

Avi, the bass, left the group in 2017, but the group is still very much active, and his replacement, Matt, is a great fit for the band. You heard Avi in "Mary Did You Know," "Daft Punk," and "Hallelujah," but you heard Matt in the "90's Dance Medley." Mitch, the guy in the middle, has an extraordinary voice, indeed! They are all giant talents, and the fact that they are together in one band is kind of mind-boggling. I suggest you go and listen to what they are doing in recent times so you can see what they are up to these days. Try their "Kiss From a Rose" (Vevo Studio Live) video, or their cover of "O Holy Night," or their mashup of "Christmastime Is Here/Pure Imagination," I believe those are their most recent PTX releases at this time, though there has been some solo side project releases by Scott (tall blonde guy) being released after them. They all do solo side projects, (which just make the PTX rabbit hole richer and deeper!).

@judithbush939 Ай бұрын

This group is generally regarded as the best a capella group in the world. they have a huge catalog. they generally sing with no instruments but if they use one it is shown. This is a cover ofthe ;legendary band Queen whose front man Freddie Mercury had a extraordinary voice. Mitch . the gentlemen in the center is a natural counter tenor which means he can and often does sing higher than many ladies All of this group has extraordinary singing ranges and can play instruments and have written oringinal music. The vocal percussionist is Kevin Olusola.seated at the bottom left. The gentlemen next to him is Avi Kaplan(the one with full beard is bass bt he is no longer with the group. The tall blond gentlemen is Scott Hoying is the baritone and the lady is Kirsty Maldanado who singe from alto to very hig soprano. KIRSTY,mITCH AND sCOTT GROUP UP IN aRLINGTON, TEXAS AND BECAME A GROUP WHILE IN HIGH SCHOOL, K IS A YALE PRE-MED GRADUATE WHO IS A CLASSICALLY TRAINED CELLIST WHO ALOS BEAT BOXES. hE DEVLOPED A SKILL CELLO BOXING IN WHICH HE BEAT BOXES AND PLAYS THE CLLO AT THE SAME TIME. AVI WAS OPRATICALLY TRAINED BASSO PROFUNDO AND MET SCOTT WHILE SCOOT WAS ATTETENDING COLLEGE I CALIFORNIA. tHEY ALL CAME TOGETHER TO ENTER A TV SHOW CALLED THE SING-FF WHICH WAS FOR ACAPELLA GROUPS ONLY . tHEY WON BUT THE RECORD COMPANY THAT WAS SUPPOSE TO SIGN THEM SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW DEVLOP AN AUDIENCE. THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO MINOR ARM OF THE LAGER CONGLOMERATE AND TURNED TO YOU TUBE. THEY WON A GRAMMY FOR THE DAFT PUNK COVER AND THE RECORDING COMGLOMERATE(sON TRANSFERRED THEM TO THEIR MOST IMPORTANT ARM RCA. TEHY HAVE BEEN TOGETHER SINCE 2011 .aVI LEFT THE GROUP AFTER SIX YEARS DUE TO PERSONAL REASONS. HE WAS REPLACED BY MATT SALLEE, A EQUALLY TALENTED AND YOUNGER, WHOSE VOCE IS MATURING ITO THE DEEPER BASS TONES. tHEY HARE INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN TOUR EXTENSIVELY. tHEY HAVE A HUGE CATALOG AND WILL ASOUND YOU THEI ARRANGEMENTS AND THE VARIETY OF GENRE THEYCOVER. ENJOY.

@judithcure2255 Ай бұрын

I'm here for how much you love Mitch, he's perfect ❤

@Masq1980 Ай бұрын

These guys are just flippin amazing alien unicorns! It took them 5 years to feel ready to do this song and to do it the justice that it deserves. They are all massive Queen fans. Brian May, lead guitarist from Queen, heard this song when it came out and posted a link to his socials with the one word comment 'Enjoy!' I feel like that is giving Queen's Seal of Approval right there! They also inserted a lot of references and easter eggs into this video in tribute to the original video - which by the way, if you haven't seen - you should probably check it out! Queen couldn't perform this song live because of all the layering they did in post! And not only can Pentatonix do this Live, but the Mitch Grassi Guitar has no need for a Megaphone. Mitch just saw it lying around the set and decided to use it to draw attention to who was doing the guitar solo part - the megaphone was not on, Mitch can do this live! The couch is in reference to their beginning videos where they recorded themselves on various of theirs couches to post onto KZbin after they were dropped by Sony because they didn't think that Acapella would be popular enough to sell records. It is also a tip of the hat to Wayne's World movie scene with the car and head banging to this song which brought in a whole new generation to Queen's music! The part where Mitch is laying on the couch is in reference to Freddie's death and the members walking alongside are his coffin's Pallbearers. A lot of the visuals in here are in tribute to the original video's trippy graphics; like when they all line up and do the 'oh, oh, oh's' one after the other, and also when they line up behind Kirstie standing on the couch only to fan out behind her with their vocal parts. The shot of the sky is in tribute to Dr. Brian May who is Queen's lead guitarist and also an astrophysicist! Each shooting star represents a member of Queen. When they all collapse onto the couch with the shot from above is a homage to the cover art of Queen's record 'Sheer Heart Attack' Also I am pretty sure, Mitch is a reincarnation of Freddie Mercury - one...he can grow the Freddie Stash and looks so much like Freddie that it is amazing the resemblance - two...he can sing just as high if not higher than Freddie could - and three...Freddie died 8 months before Mitch was born!

@carolcraig9008 Ай бұрын

This is Baby Pentatonix. Close to the beginning of their career. That dude is the magnificent talented Mitch Grassi. He is a High tenor ! Fantastic group!

@crazycatlady7621 Ай бұрын

You are amazing! So glad you have found Pentatonix. They bring a smile to my face when all hope is lost. Hopefully they can do the same for you. I would react to "O Holy Night" next. Thank you for an awesome 👌reaction!! Sending you love 😊from Texas ❤❤❤

@kimberlybrown9500 Ай бұрын

I just discovered PTX myself not to long ago and they blew my mind!!! And yes I was Mitch-slapped!!!! His voice is something out of this world!❤ Sound Of Silence is one of my favorites!!

@graceito973 Ай бұрын

Love watching you react to PTX!! Start a Pentatonix Playlist and the hordes of Pentaholics will love you for it!!

@Dragon-di1zg Ай бұрын

I love watching your reactions to this amazing group. Every time it's like you are hearing them for the first time, every time.

@patriciaburton1697 Ай бұрын

You should check out their live performances.

@kathycarias1271 Ай бұрын

Your enthusiasm for PTX is fun to watch! Looking forward to more!!!

@naomisax5029 Ай бұрын

Love your reactions! Old or new, you can’t go wrong! For old, I would recommend their cover of Problem by Ariana Grande or Can’t Hold Us by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Both show some of their versatility. For new, the aforementioned cover of Seal’s Kiss From a Rose to see Kevin’s (the beatboxer) abilities on the electric cello. They have more than proven themselves a cappella-wise over the past decade, so they occasionally insert an instrument or two. Kevin is a master cellist, among many other talents.

@bigfanfromIdaho Ай бұрын

Everything they do is superb, but this has to be my favorite. Thank you for reacting to it!

@occamsrazor5376 Ай бұрын

The song is BOW-HEE-MEE-AN Rhapsody cover, first written and sang by Queen. Nobody does it better than Pentatonix!😋

@kurtfroberg3608 Ай бұрын

Great reaction to a mind-blowing group! Subscribed for more PTX. I would recommend a favorite song, but honestly everything they do is my favorite! I’ll just let everyone else make suggestions. Happy to have you on the Pentaholic train, my friend. Much love from Maryland. 🤘🏾

@simsweechuah9753 Ай бұрын

Great reaction. Thanks! Suggested videos are The Prayer, Can You Feel the Live from the Lion King and Kissed from a Rose

@occamsrazor5376 Ай бұрын

React to The Prayer, Imagine, Sound of Silence ... keep going ... we Pentaholics love it!

@gina6235 Ай бұрын

LOL you have been officially "Mitch slapped". Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole. Enjoy the ride.

@judithcure2255 Ай бұрын

He was Mitch slapped a while ago, he's a mitch lover 💖

@christiestewart2674 4 күн бұрын

Great Reaction!!!! New Subscriber because of Pentatonix🎉❤

@juliemeier2277 Ай бұрын

Just blows you away, huh? Mitch. Yes a guy. He has incredible range. He makes it look so easy.

@margretrosenberg420 Ай бұрын

The audio panning on "little high, little low" is a direct quote from Queen. If you listen to Queen's original you'll hear the same panning on the same phrase. #Pentatonix loves Queen, and they love "Bohemian Rhapsody," so they always wanted to cover this song, but they feared that they couldn't do it justice, so they decided to wait until they were sure they were ready. That took them five years, but it was worth the wait - they were definitely ready. In the early days of Pentatonix, after Epic reneged on the recording contract Pentatonix had "won" on _The Sing-Off,_ Pentatonix started posting to KZbin; it was the only way they COULD publish their music. A lot of those early KZbin videos show the five of them sitting on a couch, with the trio on the back of the couch and Avi and Kevin on the seat in front of them, just five very young people singing their hearts out, making their dream come true. Note that this is the configuration we see them in at the beginning and end of "Bohemian Rhapsody," which is one reason the couch needs to move - it's taking Pentatonix (and us) on a trip down Memory Lane. The more important reason the couch moves is that it's standing in for the car in _Wayne's World,_ where Wayne and Garth introduced a whole new generation to the genius of Queen by putting a tape of "Bohemian Rhapsody" into the car's tape player. The couch was motorized, and not very well balanced. (Note that when they're sitting on it their feet don't quite reach the ground. The little curtain thing on the bottom was added to hide the motor.) It kept trying to tip over during the filming and actually managed to throw Kevin off at one point. There was a small platform attached to the back so that Kirstin could climb on the couch from behind - Scott, being a foot taller than Kirstin, didn't need it. When Mitch lies down on the couch, singing "Too late, My time has come," they're referring to Freddie Mercury's death (the foreshadowing was, of course, unintentional on Freddie's part; there's no way he could have known about AIDS, thank goodness). The other four are walking next to the couch to serve as Mitch's pall bearers. Many people think the megaphone is distorting Mitch's voice to make it sound more like an electric guitar, but the megaphone actually has nothing to do with it. It wasn't turned on, and couldn't have distorted Mitch's voice even if it had been - it was just a megaphone. The electric guitar is all Mitch. Mitch happened to see the megaphone lying around on the set and thought it would make a cool prop, so it's been confusing people ever since. During the "Bismillah" argument, note that Scott, whose range includes both bass and tenor registers, is actually singing along with both the high and low sides of the argument. Scott has said that this rapid switching is the hardest part of the song for him. When the camera pans up to show us the starry night sky during Mitch's second guitar solo, it's meant as a tribute to Queen's lead guitarist, Brian May, who has a doctorate in astrophysics. The four shooting stars honor the four members of Queen. When the camera pans back down to show Pentatonix lying on the couch together it's meant to recall the cover art for Queen's "Sheer Heart Attack" album. And when this official video was first released, Brian May posted a link to it on all his social media accounts with the comment: "Enjoy."

@kristipierce4735 Ай бұрын

Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi- no one like him on this planet because he is an 👽🦄😇 💜. I recommend Kiss From a Rose (live Vevo), The Prayer and Amazing Grace if you haven’t done them yet.

@margretrosenberg420 Ай бұрын

Where #Pentatonix came from: Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott all grew up in Arlington, Texas. All of them were involved with community musical theater as children, and Mitch met both Scott and Kirstin there (separately) when they were still pre-teens, and became friends with each of them. However, Scott and Kirstin didn't meet each other until they were fourteen and in the same high school class. All three were choir geeks (duh), and they quickly became best friends in high school. And if you're wondering what was in the water in Arlington in the early 1990s that three such remarkably talented people should all be born in such proximity, you aren't the only one. There was some kind of singing contest to meet the stars of _Glee,_ and the three of them wanted to enter, so they formed a trio which they named "The Trio." (I know; not very imaginative. They're somewhat better with that now.) They lost the contest, but they kept The Trio together anyway; they performed at school functions and occasionally on local television. Pentaholics still refer to these three as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix. Kirstin and Scott were a year ahead of Mitch; they graduated in 2010, when Mitch was still in eleventh grade, and both went away for their freshman year of college. Kirstin went to the University of Oklahoma (with a full ride scholarship!), and Scott went to the University of Southern Califonia. Scott is a very outgoing person, so he immediately began looking around for extracurricular activities where he could meet people and make new friends, and he found an award-winning amateur a cappella group named SoCal VoCals, which he joined. While there he met a former member named Ben Bram, who at the time was a coach on NBC's a cappella competition show named _"The Sing-Off."_ A cappella groups would audition for the show, and those that passed appeared throughout the season. There was a panel of three judges, all professional musicians, who would critique each performance. Along the way some groups would be eliminated, narrowing the field, and at the end of the season viewers would be invited to vote on a winner. The winning group would receive $200,000 and a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony, the show's sponsor. Scott was intrigued. He thought The Trio could be competitive, and if they could get a recording contract they could have a career doing what they most loved, with the people they most loved. So he talked to Kirstin, who thought his idea had promise, and at the end of their first year of college the two of them headed back to Arlington to be there for Mitch's graduation and to talk with Mitch about Scott's idea. Meanwhile, back in Arlington Mitch had been having a very difficult year. His best friends weren't there, and as an out-of-the-closet young gay man with an unusually high voice he was being seriously bullied. And unfortunately, since the bullying was ostensibly for his voice he was quickly developing the notion that there was something wrong with his voice and that no one would want to hear him sing. So when Scott presented his idea Mitch was on board; it was a way to get away from the bullies. He had doubts about his ability to carry his weight in the group, because of the bullying, but he was willing to try, and if Scott and Kirstin said they could win, well, maybe they could. So with everyone agreed, Scott called Ben Bram to find out how to arrange for an audition, and this is where they met their first setback. _The Sing-Off_ had a size requirement; the minimum size allowed was five. The Trio needed two new members and a new name. They were stumped. Ben suggested that they'd profit from adding a rhythm section: a bass and a beatboxer, and he knew the perfect person to recommend for the bass, a guy named Avi Kaplan. They talked to Avi, and he was very interested, so that took care of the bass, but where to find the beatboxer? Ben didn't have any suggestions. So in desperation they typed "beatboxer" into a KZbin search box and the first hit they got was a black guy playing a classical piece on the cello and beatboxing at the same time. And all of them said, "Wow! He's the one! How can we get in touch with him?" They were in luck. At the time KZbin had something called KZbin messages, which would allow private messages between members (now discontinued), so they sent Kevin a private message: "Hey! We really love your stuff, and we wonder if you'd be interested in flying across the country to join four strangers to audition for an a cappella competition show on television?" And Kevin messaged them back: "Normally I'd be there in a heart beat; I love a cappella and have been in a cappella groups before. But right now I'm studying for my final exams for my pre-med major from Yale." Oh. That sounded pretty definite; better keep looking. So they kept looking, and they found someone, but he was no Kevin Olusola. Oh well; you work with what you have. And two weeks later Kevin messaged them again: "Good news! I just graduated. If the gig's still open I can fly out." He arrived the day before their audition. Mitch had to skip his graduation ceremony to attend the audition. But even with just a day of rehearsal they still passed the audition; they were in. Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." 😂 Pentatonix appeared throughout season three of _The Sing-Off,_ and eventually won. All those performances are available on KZbin and are well worth watching, preferably in order so you can see how they grew throughout the season. Some of them are as good as anything they've done since (which is saying a lot) and are only available in those old videos. (Note: If you decide to react to these, be sure and watch the versions that contain the show's introduction of Pentatonix just before the performance, and the judges' critiques of the performance, and any comments Pentatonix made backstage.) So, they'd won _The Sing-Off,_ complete with recording contract. Time to move to California permanently and begin recording. And a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying that they didn't know how to market a cappella. But at this point Pentatonix weren't willing to give up; they WANTED that career they'd been working toward. So they pooled their winnings and lived frugally. The four men shared two apartments, to cut down on expenses. They arranged music and rehearsed every day, and when they had a song ready they used their iPhones to record themselves anywhere they could find good acoustics, and sometimes in places with acoustics that were just okay. And they posted to KZbin. Their fans from _The Sing-Off_ quickly found them there, and subscribed, and they began to get more views and more subscribers, and to pick up a few patrons. In fact, they were going viral. And Sony noticed, and approached them with an offer: Perhaps Pentatonix would like a recording contract with Madison Gate, another minor subsidiary? Hmmm. 🤔 Would they like a recording contract? Might have to think about that, for a second or two. Darn right they'd like a recording contract! And then came "Daft Punk Medley," and Pentatonix won their first Grammy. And again, Sony took notice, and approached Pentatonix: "We've been thinking about it and we believe you might find a better fit with our flagship label, RCA. Are you interested?" They've been with RCA ever since. They go on tours world wide and perform to sold-out venues. They put out at LEAST one album a year, frequently more. One has gone Gold and one has gone Platinum twice. They have three Grammys and recently received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. And they are the only a cappella band to have won so much as ONE Grammy, or to be represented on the Walk of Fame. Yes, Pentatonix continues to be active. They recently put out another Christmas album; they appeared on _The Masked Singer_ last year as "Sushi Roll"; and they went on a long worldwide tour last winter. They'll be going on a summer tour in the U.S. shortly - they have two concerts scheduled near me and I can't afford tickets to either, but I fully expect that tickets will be sold out shortly. Their 2021 Christmas album, "Evergreen," received a Grammy nomination, as did their 2023 Christmas album, "Holidays Around the World," both in the category Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Neither won.

@marablemorgan8292 Ай бұрын

That's Mitch... You always get "Mitch slapped" by him.

@chadmays2710 Ай бұрын

Watch the original of this song from Queen, then re watch this. You will truly see the masterpiece this is.

@marablemorgan8292 Ай бұрын

Remember, PTX doesn't do cover... they do upgrades!

@hollylewis6631 Ай бұрын

For a video that will move you, react to their version of "Imagine."

@margretrosenberg420 Ай бұрын

The members of #Pentatonix. In this video: I'm going to refer to their locations on the couch at the beginning and end, in the living room set. On the back of the couch, from left to right, we have: • Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado, the only woman in Pentatonix. Kirstin sings anywhere from low alto through coloratura soprano, the highest soprano range, and she has fantastic whistle notes on top of that. Recently Pentatonix has begun calling her an "alto soprano." • Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), natural contratenor. Mitch has a range of just over six octaves and is considered by all the other members of Pentatonix to be the best singer in the band. He's known for his ethereal high vocals, and switches seamlessly between chest voice, mixed voice, and head voice. • Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. When describing a man's vocal range, the term "lyric" means that the actual range is greater than the nominal range. Scott's range starts in the middle of the bass range, on the low end, and extends through most of a normal tenor range on the high end. When the bass is soloing, Scott can and does take over the bass harmony line. Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott grew up together in Arlington, Texas and formed a trio in high school which they named "The Trio." For this reason, these three are still known to Pentatonix fans, AKA pentaholics, as "the trio." In high school, The Trio frequently performed at school functions and occasionally on local television, but when they wanted to get on _"The Sing-Off"_ (an a cappella competition show that ran on NBC from 2009 through 2013) and win a recording contract they found out that they needed at least five members, so they added a rhythm section, which brings us to the seat of the couch: •On the left we have Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth syllable), beatboxer extraordinaire. Somewhere there may be a better beatboxer than Kevin, but if so I've never encountered him or her. Kevin is generally too busy being the entire percussion section to sing, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally dips into the uppermost reaches of baritone, and he's known for the beauty of his falsetto. He's also a pretty good rapper. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. He beatboxes while playing the cello, a technique he calls "celloboxing." He performed at Carnegie Hall twice when he was a teenager, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had been accepted to Yale Medical School before he decided to become a professional beatboxer instead of a brilliant surgeon. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, Spanish, German, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs he makes the whole planet seem like a brighter place. • And on the right we have Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo (his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances), but his range extends to about the middle of a normal tenor range. Avi left Pentatonix in 2017, for a variety of personal reasons. He has since gone on to have a very successful solo career; I highly recommend subscribing to his KZbin channel: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic • Not in this video is Avi's replacement, Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), who joined Pentatonix in late 2017 or early 2018, depending on how you figure it, and has now been with Pentatonix longer than Avi was. Matt is another lyric bass. In addition to being the newest member of Pentatonix, Matt is also the youngest member, and I'm told that bass voices improve with age. So it's hard to be sure just what Matt's range is, because it's still growing. To find his current range I recommend listening to a recent live stream of "Hallelujah" (preferably after watching the official video of "Hallelujah," with Avi). You can find one here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKLTmZuGltWepcUsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is fantastic. He isn't at the blowing out speakers level of basso profundo yet, though he may get there within a year or two, but on the high end he's near the top of a normal tenor range. I believe he has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present.

@davewillcox5349 Ай бұрын

Mitch Grassi, he's a counter tenor, a once in a generation voice.

@Contridiction-vp3fv Ай бұрын

This is a cover of Bohemian Rhapsody by the legendary band Queen, in 1975, kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHuco4iwfrKWkLM A few things, the couch represents in the early days of PTX, they did not have money to shoot their video’s, so they just sat on a couch in someone living room to record.The movng couch represents their journey. Now, when Brian May (now Sir Dr. Brian May) saw this the day after it was released, he liked it so much he shared it on all of his social media, with just one word “Enjoy”. That is high praise from Sir Dr. May. They worked on this on and off for about 5 years, until they thought they had an arrangement that did justice to the original. Mitch does not use the megaphone in real life, it was just a prop so people had something to look at that would draw their eyes where the group wanted them. When you see the night sky that was to pay homage to Brian May, who is now an astrophysics. The 4 shooting stars pay homage to the original., band members. BTW, Queen has never been able to do this live completely. They way they layered in the video of themselves in the video, they just had to run off-stage, and show the opera part on a screen, then come back on screen and finish the song. PTX did it completely, and they do it live. At the end when they fall on the couch in a "cuddle pile", that is paying homage to the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. The dudes name is Mitch Grassi, and the face most people make when they hear him sing is called a "Mitch Slap", if you catch the reference. Live Version kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH6pgaalqsaoo5I&start_radio=1 Bohemian Rhapsody behind the scenes kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nYmH2kfqySgs0

@jimeans2281 Ай бұрын

I think you would really enjoy “Kiss From a Rose”. It’s by Seal, and PTX upgrades it beautifully. Be sure you get the LIVE version of the song. Look for “KISS From a Rose” Live at VEVO Studio. I think it would be one you would really like. Loved the review and your enthusiasm.

@therealLeoJofficial Ай бұрын

I've done it, look out for it

@jimeans2281 Ай бұрын

@@therealLeoJofficial Thanks, I will.

@perrystevenson6364 Ай бұрын

i think i sent the following to you before...but if i didnt...heres their info. Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead); Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on KZbin, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his KZbin videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on KZbin), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on KZbin, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. The 3 Grammys they’ve won include…. (1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…… (2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…. (3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album. They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!! UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqPVpn2mqdKVgbc and kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIW4hHVqntyHf6s and kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2PTp3yKmJ6Uabc UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers. UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKK6imV7iqyfnc0 UPDATE: They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET! It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch kzbin.info/www/bejne/onXbepmtm6igh6c&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.

@margretrosenberg420 Ай бұрын

Okay, I know you've done other reactions to #Pentatonix, but I don't remember which songs and with no playlist I'm not going to rummage through your entire list of videos to figure out which ones you've already seen. So I'm just going to make recommendations and if you've already seen something skip over it. You can't go wrong listening to anything Pentatonix has released; it's all gorgeous. But all pentaholics have our own personal favorites that we like to recommend. These are some of my favorites: • "Hallelujah" (the official video, with Avi) • "Hallelujah" ( a recent live performance, with Matt: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKLTmZuGltWepcUsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL ) • "Imagine" (the official video) • "The Prayer" • "Sound of Silence" • "Run To You" (an original, written by Avi and Kevin) • "Happy Now" (another original) • "Daft Punk Medley" (their first Grammy winner) • "O Come All Ye Faithful" • "O Holy Night" (they did a totally new recording for their 2023 Christmas album; you can find the official video here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJatcohoor2gbtksi=upj2Q3vLqigVEtgm ) • "Pure Imagination / Christmas Time is Here" (preferably the live Vevo recording) • "Kiss From a Rose" (preferably the live Vevo recording) • "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch" • "The Lucky Ones" (an original, written by Scott) • "Thank You" (an original, written by Scott and his then fiancé, now husband, Mark Manio Hoying, shortly after the end of COVID lockdown, about how much easier it was to get through that time because they were together) • "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth." This is a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: kzbin.info/www/bejne/epOmkqasmLOrbZo and this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ6TmGquic18jdUsi=99F7iG5qkdgPCm43

@mamaflush9945 Ай бұрын

I thought I'd leave another suggestion, to check out, if interested. "The O'Jays - Back Stabbers (Official Soul Train Video)" (by the channel: Philadelphia International Records) -- The O'Jays are an American R&B soul group from Canton, Ohio formed in 1958.

@debrawalkermeyer9109 Ай бұрын

If you want to be additionally blown away by this group, react to their mashup of New Rules x Are You That Somebody? ( originals by Dua Lipa and Aaliyah) Great reaction!

@GladiatorInGear Ай бұрын

Shallow, Havana - Pentatonix

@perrystevenson6364 Ай бұрын

Pentatonix Bohemian Rhapsody Insights: So, some things to know about this cover and video: -It took PTX 5-6 years to get the arrangement to where they felt they could do the original masterpiece justice. -The cover, and especially the video, was meant to be an homage to Queen. Some of the moments paying respect were: The mono-recording of the line "easy come, easy go" followed by the panning of the voices from left to right on the line "little high, little low" (which is how the original was recorded), obviously the flashlights being used to mimic the lighting on the operatic part of the original video, the four shooting stars to represent the four members of Queen, as well as acknowledge the fact that Dr. Brian May is an astrophysicist, and the overhead shot of them lying on the couch is to represent the Sheer Heart Attack album cover. -The megaphone was just a prop. It is not needed to reproduce the electric guitar distortion. -PTX can, and does, perform this live with no backing track...something even Queen and the Great Freddie Mercury could not do. -Freddy once said he didn't care what people did with his music as long as they "...don't make it boring, darling!", so I think he would absolutely approve. They were indeed on an actual road and luckily, there actually is a behind the scenes for the making of this one that you can watch! The link is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2nYmH2kfqySgs0 Also when Brian Mays heard it... he posted it on his web site with the word "ENJOY”. -The overall video--with the "living room" and couch--is an homage to Pentatonix's own journey as a group. They lost their record deal right after winning the Sing Off and moving to LA, so they started putting out videos on KZbin, performing covers. They would sit on the couch in Kevin (beatboxer) and Avi's (bass) living room and just record themselves on Mitch's (counter tenor who took the lead on this song) iPad. Some of their earliest videos went viral and they eventually were able to secure a new deal, record an EP, go on tour, release chart-topping albums and win three Grammy awards...so they moved out of the living room and down this new, unknown road. At the end of the day, though, they're still the same choir-nerds they've always been; just happy to sit together on a couch and sing.

@sandrawalkerhaliburton1884 21 күн бұрын

Avi is the bass. He has gone solo and tours and has his recordings on youtube. They all put out music besides the group. Kevin , KO is the best beat boxer. Listen to Kevin's 5th live

@marablemorgan8292 Ай бұрын

Avi... he was the original bass, left the group in 2017.