Vocal Coach Reacts to Oogie Boogie by VoicePlay

[@Katrina-mi2gm]

Late to the party, but, to my shame I just recently discovered this group . Beside their amazing musical talents, let's take our hats off for their theatrical characterisations - there are some serious acting chops there. They are one extraordinary, breathtaking package .

[@VoxTapeStudios]

absolutely! :)

[@grege5592]

I highly recommend Geoff’s cover of “ Blackbird”!!! It really shows off his whole range which you haven’t heard all he is capable of yet!!

[@Ethrawl]

+1 100%. blackbird is the best song I know of that shows off his range.

[@StrangeDuck]

blackbird is great and so is high and dry!

[@antimatterexplodes4014]

@@StrangeDuck I was going to mention high and dry. Thank you

[@Ease54]

No fair sitting on the woofer though...

[@nadavrand6304]

Definitely. Also headless horseman.

[@steveray9655]

You should definitely check out more Voiceplay. "Hoist the Colors", "If I Were A Rich Man/Girl", "Moana Medley", to name just a few. Oh! I almost forgot! "Just Sing", which is a HUGE collaboration with MANY other a capella artists. If/when you do that one, be sure to turn on the captions. They included information about who everyone is, as well as a few snarky remarks.

[@vortexathletic]

I would suggest “Hoist the Colors” by the Basses of TikTok

[@chandleraskew6496]

With you being a vocal coach I think you would really love The Wicked Medley that Voiceplay does. Geoff spent a good amount of years on the arrangement and it shows

[@Toblies]

Oh yes, this. Very much this.

[@thetalantonx]

I'm glad you enjoyed this one! The jump to "I'm the Oogie Boogie Man!" and the drop of how many octaves after at the close of the song is one of the things that always blows reactor's minds, and it's fun to see every time!

[@jamescurfman3284]

Guess what the BEST part of this is? This is an 'older' song and there has been enough time between then and now that they have all improved. Geoff's voice has reached lower lows. He's an actual quakemaster. :)

[@eolsunder]

yep way back then Goeff his this E1 in this video.. but that was a long time ago, he's done lower since then.

[@aaroncoffman88]

The difference between Voiceplay and other groups is that every one gets a chance to shine. You should checkout Hoist the Colours, My Mother Told Me, or for a bit of Valentine's Day fun their version of I Can't Help Falling in Love. You won't be disappointed

[@ahacks7692]

You should wear headphones, the experience is much better when you hear that final note

[@Aurora-cv5to]

Loved your reaction, thanks! More VoicePlay, please! Their newest drop, The Dragonborn Comes, is truly way beyond next level. Incredible harmonies, Incredible Geoff bass notes, and a video production that looks like it was pulled from a major movie studio production. It's that good.

[@Cricket26740]

More VoicePlay!!!!! Hoist the Colors, Wicked, and The greatest show are three great choices.

[@sophsutherland3993]

Great reaction. Definitely do more Voiceplay!! Their new cover of Dragonborn Comes from Skyrim is incredible!!

[@bsmith5970]

Being a 5 octave singer makes those 'belt for Jesus' bits really special. His final note here is not as low as he can go. Geoff has been working on his chest voice and can now do many first octave notes as chest notes not subharmonics. Listen to Geoff's single Shenandoah. It really is like different people singing.

[@artv4nd3l4y]

Yeah I think I learned the most from Geoff and that is saying a lot. Like she said in the other video of Sixteen Tons, his control is so spot on it's just so rare for a bass. Thurl is the only other bass singer I can think of that was so musical with their voice, of course that is one of Geoff's biggest inspirations.

[@k5sss]

Geoff’s lowest (so far) recorded chest note is F1; from E1 down to B0 is all subs.

[@joshuaspinney3208]

This is a staple of Voiceplay. They have come a long way since this video!

[@lkayh]

Geoff’s lowest recorded note is a B0 in Halo Theme. I agree with the previous suggestions: Hoist the Colours, If I Were a Rich Man/Girl, and the latest, The Dragonborn Comes-you’re going to love them. Be aware, too, that Geoff and Layne (the beatboxer) trade off doing the arrangements-both of them are fabulous. Eli (ELee), the group’s tenor, does most of their lighting and effects, and he’s also really skilled at that. You can’t go wrong with Voiceplay. Great reaction! Once you hear a song where they’re not doing character voices, I think you might also be pretty impressed by Eli and their newest member, Cesar as well as Geoff. (Past members of the group also had some pretty awesome voices.). We don’t get to hear Layne sing much, but when he does, that’s also a treat.

[@paulstelian97]

Some say Valhalla Calling has 3 instances of a Geoff B0, with one of them lasting a full 15 seconds.

[@karligibson5557]

I never get tired of watching people react to Geoff in this! Dude is unreal!!

[@ticozayas6430]

nightmare before christmas is one of my favorite movies, and this song in particular, is my favorite from the film, and these gentlemen did it very well keeping the soul of the song while making it their own

[@ilonadever8249]

Been waiting for you to get back to Geoff/Voiceplay. Love your reactions!! Geoff did God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen at Christmas - fantastic of course. He did Shenandoah last month and it is so sweet and soothing and wonderful. You'll love it. For Voiceplay, I recommend their Wicked Medley first; they have two women collaborating with them and it is phenomenal. Have fun going down this rabbit hole!

[@steveeverett1736]

My Mother Told me, from Vikings, is also a good group one as is Mr Grinch. Some straight Geoff stuff, I'd suggest: Take Me Home , Country Road as well Headless Horseman and his inventive spin of Monster Mash, from Fall of last year

[@darrellnelson5405]

What an amazing voice this has got to be one of the best voices I've ever heard it's full of emotion and pureness in a singing voice you will not find a better voice than this alot of the singers today don't sing near this good this is a once in a lifetime voice it's one of the greatest voices you will ever hear it doesn't get any better than this it's fantastic plus it keeps a full range of energy and excitement

[@mountainman5173]

Geoff has a video on his channel explaining how he gets 'subterranean' like that last note. It always tickles me when people hear Geoff go prince of bass cleft for the first time.

[@delord1619]

The talent among the others singers is also astounding, the way their voice characters sing IN character is so good and fun, the timing in the synchopated sections is so tight and spot on. As for suggestions, You will love the part Geoff has in the Little Mermaid Medley.

[@stevecole3192]

Your reactions to Geoff's voice is absolutely priceless. Honest, heartfelt, and coming from a professional like you just reinforces every singer on the planets thoughts...there is only one Geoff Casellucci. Blessings from Kansas~

[@jimcoogan1529]

Voiceplay (the Theatre Kids) is so fun to watch. Check out The Dragonborn Comes, Wicked, and Greatest Showman Medley. They will blow your mind. Geoff has a 5 octave rang and he sings so clearly throughout it. Shenandoah is one of Geoff's by himself and is such a beautiful version.

[@christopherkappenman6435]

That's the wonder of Geoff vocal range and subharmonic master piece he has created for himself.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

3:40 Geoff has an instructional video (maybe a few videos?) on KZbin about finding your natural singing range. Not many of could handle 5 octaves but I think it might help someone expand their range of voice.

[@eolsunder]

yep and even if you aren't a singer its still great to watch his videos he gives a lot of knowledge on his techniques and you learn a lot about singing. He talks about training his low growl from Tim from Home Free who he first heard doing it and wanted to learn to do it to make his low notes better. How it takes years of practice to even start to fine tune your voice to hit the notes you want, and that after years he still doesn't have it all the way yet.

[@brentpace2239]

Hoist the Colours is amazing. The arrangement, the voices, it's a masterpiece.

[@haku8135]

I love their captions at the end. "Lower" "Even Lower" "Subterranean"

[@dcarlisle4278]

Geoff has an unbelievable range of B0-A5. You should hear him in the Little Mermaid medley they did. Amazing!

[@jasonbennington6575]

Another song to check out is Geoff's latest solo song called Shenandoah. It really is a beautiful song and his voice is excellent (as always).

[@b.buster.]

2 of the members left the group last year, Earl and J.None, and 1 replacement so far has been added. They added Cesar Delarosa. They have as before used special guests to sing with as a 5th or 6th member. Must watches are their medleys of Wicked and The Greatest Show on earth. Disney medleys of Moana and Little Mermaid Geoff solo stuff of Blackbird, Bear Necessities, You already did 16 tons and Misty Mountain. So glad to see you had some time to do another review of him/them so many to go through.

[@pastyuscricketer]

Don’t say replacement…😢😭

[@b.buster.]

@@pastyuscricketer That might have been too strong of a word, let's say "leave of absence" for now. J. None will be doing cameos when he's on shore leave like he did the "Voices on the other side" Halloween tune. Not sure why Earl left though. But they did say Cesar was a shoe in since he gets them coffee every morning.

[@Tark-qs4mu]

Well, since you're currently on a bass singer kick.. check out a man by the name of Tim Foust. I would love to see your reaction to his cover of Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow/Stay. I have a feeling you'll be slightly impressed. Also, anything by Voice Play is always a winner. I don't think I've seen anything from them I would consider "bad".

[@andrewmcfarlane7015]

Seconded (and thirded too!!) Tim is incredible

[@friedemannkemm63]

He hits that low note by subharmonic singing, a technique that creates the octave below the actually sung note or even lower notes in the same intervals as the overtone series, but downwards. It is somehow like dividing songs into measures: besides the quarter notes, you hear something with a lower "frequency". For other techniques in low notes, you might go to Tim Foust of Home Free (growl) or Elliott Robinson (full chest). Elliott's work can be found on his own channel (Elliott Michael) or at Axiom Vocal. There are also some collabs with Chris Rupp, founder of Home Free.

[@DayneTreader]

Open Vocal Fry is another technique in hitting low notes, although it is by far the emptiest-sounding method of the lot.

[@ethangospodareck]

There is so much going on underneath this arrangement. Lots of layers and mainly Geoff. Neat with headphones.

[@-.NYX.-]

oh darling, you are so adorable. this entire group is just stunning!!! did you try 'my mother told me' ? WOW I love these guys!!

[@Melissa-sn7ss]

I've been waiting vor this reaction sooooooo long. Finally its beautiful.

[@franknunez7974]

Yes you should make more videos on voice play.you look like you are having fun keep up the good work

[@EmpoDaddy99]

He hit a high B in a mixy chest and an extremely low E within a few measures 😳 i wish I could do either one 🤣

[@isaiahgilliam1]

If you want a similar ridiculous display of range, check out Ivan Rebroff's "I'm tiefen Keller" Ivan goes from an easy F5 all the way down to a sustained F1!

[@tompeavy8254]

Awesome reaction. Further VoicePlay to watch, Hoist the Colors, My Mother Told Me, Little Mermaid Medley, HALO theme, If I were a rich man/girl. They are amazing.

[@stephanginther9051]

Please react to Tim Faust singing 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow.' It'll blow your mind in a similar way.

[@lampherem48446]

Since you seem to like a capella, and low notes....you should check out Home Free and their rendition of Man of Constant Sorrow !! Tim Faust is their bass singer and is amazing

[@kazzMarie]

Please can you do some more VoicePlay Reactions. Hoist The Colours is Incredible xx

[@letheardaw]

I think(?) I read somewhere that Geoff wanted to sing rock when he was younger and worked on that range for a while. Someone else can probably fill you in better on that :) With their new Dragonborn release it seems the lower Geoff goes, the higher Eli and Omar go in retaliation.

[@Quarrymanly]

Kudos on choosing Voiceplay, this is an especially fun one. Should you wish to vault to the very top of performers in terms of dynamics I’d like to recommend a singer named Floor Jansen. She has plenty of solo work and currently fronts for the band Nightwish. A typical intro to the band is the song “Ghost Love Score” official live version. Floor has done many covers during the lockdown, I am a fan of her Adagio as well as Oblivion though she has many others like the popular Lady Gaga song “Shallow” if you prefer more familiar tracks. You will be properly astonished I think as she is the penultimate storyteller as singers go with a three octave range and training from classical to theater while she is predominantly a metal performer historically. She uses every discipline often within the same song and her versatility as a soprano is unparalleled and very emotion provoking. Such a presence as well! I hope you will embrace this possibility as her gifts are hard earned and well worth your time.

[@cfmiles]

VoicePlay - Hoist the Colors.....you'll have all kinds of fun with that one

[@mikebunner3498]

Confession time I laughed at you thru this video. I think the word is SHOCK!!!

[@ilredpillato8460]

that final "HoOoOw" got me dying. Nice Video

[@shanialover]

Both Geoff and Tim Foust with Home Free have a 5 Octave range. Tim actually helped Geoff get to 5 Octaves. Just like Dimash has gone from 6 to 7 Octaves and climbing. 🎶👱‍♀️👗👠👠💓

[@bobr4987]

The scene is from "The Nightmare Before Christmas". It's animated in the movie, but they act it out here. Check out Geoff's "Headless Horseman" for more of that last note.

[@alexmaffesoli313]

You are a real life angel

[@X_SHULO_X]

You should react to the last song of voiceplay , first note is a c1 , is really cool ♡

[@richardd3367]

So glad you had the subtitles on for that [Subterranean] at the end. 🤣

[@markusfreund6961]

Nice, another vocal coach getting blown away by Voiceplay :-) In addition to the suggestions already made, you *must* check out Geoff's covers of "16 Tons", "The Headless Horseman" and "Far Away". Also, two minor observations: if you listen to this song using headphones, there's a mean panorama effect on the "I'm drowning in my tears" line not quite carried across by speakers. And, like many, you seem to have missed the otherworldly riff Geoff does after "to add a little spice". IMO that alone is worth listening to the song. Anyway, nice vid, do keep 'em coming.

[@Froggyh63]

Yes ma'am! Thank you for the reaction! Please react to Geoff Castelluci's cover of Elvis' "Way Down" and Voiceplays Hoist The Colors, Wicked Medley and If I Were A Rich Man. All excellent examples of awesome voices and singing!

[@johnrogers3228]

Another acapella group that does everything via the internet: The Bass Gang. They all have crazy range. Two of theirs I would recommend is their cover of Billie Eilish Bury a Friend or Panic at the Disco' Emperor's New Clothes. You will be absolutely stunned at what they can accomplish.

[@yourmaninlondoncollecting5749]

You are sooo cute and sweet. Love your Genuine open personality too 😇 Always a treat to see and listen to your reactions ⚘⚘⚘⚘⚘

[@paulapbs1203]

O.M.G! I would love to see you reacting to "The Dragonborn Comes Skyrim" by VoicePlay feat. Omar Cardona... the LOWEST notes I have ever heard Geoff singing... and the production is INCREDIBLE! You can't possible miss this one!

[@sempitbasah3756]

I love your reaction, adorable🥰😆😆... I think you should continue on the Black bird by geoff casteluci video

[@psychescede1402]

If I were s rich man/girl by voiceplay! That video needs more attention. ♡♡♡

[@williamcapp448]

Check out Geoff's cover of Jack's Lament from the same movie. Also his cover of Bare Necessities from the Jungle Book movie.

[@EdgbertPrice24]

Some of Geoff’s low notes are below his chest voice. He uses a technique that wasn’t commonly known about for a long time and it’s hard to master. It’s called the Subharmonic register. This technique takes your singing down a whole octave.

[@uc9ers]

Love it Lara. Keep up the great work.

[@nikkibanning176]

This is fantastic and so fun.

[@normanhutcheson812]

Have you reacted to the group Home Free? Tim Foust is their bass, and he’s also got a 4 (or is it 5?) octave range like Geoff does. You should hear their version of “Man of Constant Sorrows”. Their beat-boxer (Adam Rupp) is OUTSTANDING too!

[@dennisking7713]

For sure you would love home free Man of constant sorry Tim Foust woul be right up you alley 🎳 👍

[@phanepacc5065]

DEFINITELY check out "Hoist the Colours", their cover of "Warriors", "This is Halloween", or their Halo theme to see some more members shine too!

[@glennjanot8128]

You should really react to their "The Greatest Showman" medley. It's simply amazing.

[@gustavylinen4162]

Geoff castellucci - big bad john please! It's so much sixteen tons vibe and it's freakin awsome!

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@davidhamilton9492]

Geoff (bass) voice play and Tim foust (bass) home Free and Avi former member Pentatonix (bass) all have five octave range voices

[@bjspeck4337]

I love the near 6 octaves - B0 to A5

[@DougRayPhillips]

A lot of Voiceplay's work is in full costume, makeup, character voices, etc. But they also do vids of just plain good singing. Here's one you might want to react to. Same lineup as in what you just watched (Earl and JNone were still with the group when this was done). Cover of Tennessee Whiskey. Some outstanding vocal runs by Eli, JNone, and finally all 3 high voices in unison. Meanwhile, Geoff kinda pretends that he's a bass guitar. kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5vHdZWqjcaobs0

[@roguemerlin1969]

I like VoicePlay but for acapela, I love Home Free. Their bass, Tim Foust has a 5-octave range and has been known to blow out woofers when they perform on stage. Anything Home Free does is well worth listening to. Off topic, I said in a comment on another of your videos that I was going to do it. I know you have done a couple reactions to Diana Ankudinova from when she was 14 or 15. You need to watch her at 18 singing Can't Help Falling In Love, to get a real understanding of her range as a true castralto.

[@ShadowMeister42]

1:47 prolly my favorite meltdown to that run out of all the reactions 💀💀💀

[@ivanperry1622]

you should check out Voice play "Hoist the Colors" .... it show cases the whole group and all their talents!

[@lonnieball3002]

You should check out Home Free & their quarantine edition. Songs like Flowers on the Wall, Folsom Prison Blues, as well as both the live & recorded versions of Ring of Fire

[@Ladyofthenight33]

Im a bass voice singer "basso profondo", i dont know why, but for a bass singer is very easy go to medium and high register, i can sing really high with no force, and very low too of course in my normal register, but a tenor or baritone cant do it.

[@kirstenmorris4314]

Geoff has a 6 octave range. But all the members of the group are amazing in their own rights. Layne, the beat boxer, is Zero the ghost dog, Geoff is The Boogie Man and Earl, JNone, and Eli are the children Lock, Shock and Barrel. Earl and JNone have since left the group and Cesar De La Rosa has joined the group permanently but they are still down by one permanent member. Omar Cardona has been joining them frequently and may become the next permanent group member

[@TrishaFreitag]

Headphones enhance your listening experience. You're missing things you can hear if you wear them. It really makes acapella music sound better when you hear the whole range of voices and sounds.

[@unluckydiablo9502]

HIGHLY recommend Voiceplay doing "Carry on my wayward son". You'll get the whole group and it's now my favorite version of that song. Also, some Home Free (the two groups a good friends). Good place to start with Home Free is "Man of constant sorrow" or "Ring of fire" (either one, the one from the sing off or the one they did with Avi). Tim from Home Free has the same range as Geoff and has been known to blow speakers and sound systems at live shows (on occasion, and yes, I can cite my work ;-) ).

[@alexcooper2956]

I would love to hear you do comparisons between the original and and geoff'S VERSION

[@VoxTapeStudios]

I'll look into it!

[@nuttin2seahear920]

Gotta love Geoff.....Try Lucy Thomas 17 yo, she has a large u-tube catalog 30+ songs....Her little sister Martha 11 yo, I know you will enjoy " When you believe" the harmony is killer, actually its all great... LOVE YA.......tks

[@nadavrand6304]

Yes! 'Headless horseman' by geoff!

[@b.buster.]

Geoff has a new solo cover of "Big Bad John" you must react to. It's just what you want, 16 tons like.

[@hollandduck79]

Hello from the Netherlands . I saw your comment channel and am very curious what you think of this video : Nightwish Ghost Love Score Live wacken 2013 . Nightwish is a Finnish band but the singer is the Dutch Floor Jansen she was also vocal coach herself for years .

[@MikeinUt]

Great reaction video.

[@Guest.7289]

The B4-E1 at the end is amazing im not sure but i think it goes B4 B3? B2? B1? E1

[@ChrisGregoryG]

Geoff is a true Weapon of bass destruction XD

[@waltermcgarvin8001]

I like a lot of the Acapella groups, but I think what sets Voiceplay apart is Geoff's arrangements. The other groups seem to focus on the upper range where Geoff knows his range and does a good job of blending the whole groups abilities together. If you watch more of the recent stuff Geoff has also started adding the beat boxing to his repertoire.

[@VoxTapeStudios]

so cool! I'll be sure to check it out!

[@terrybessler5570]

I just stumbled upon your channel. Loved this reaction. If you haven't already done so, check out Pentatonix. My favorite are Bohemian Rhapsody and The Prayer.

[@TheDachshundGaming]

Hoist the colors as mentioned is great. Since you also like low voices you should check out Tim Storms - Lonesome Road. He's way down in the basement in that song.

[@CameronJones-gs7hc]

Btw the note he hit on the last time he said man at the end of the song is E1.

[@marioleb4079]

I think you should react also to daddy sang bass by voiceplay

[@markmclendon8621]

late to the oogie boogie train but i like the review and of course i have to love the beautiful blonde hair

[@kIDNEYKid-xt9uc]

Been waiting for this c:

[@MrWilliamtomkinson]

Geoff is amazing, so are Tim Foust (almost 6 octaves) from Home Free (also chase dose an amazing joob, and adam rupp is their human instruments) , and Avi Caplen from Pentatonix (PTX), also, please get a good set of studio style headphone, there are so many little details earbuds and pc speakers cant pick up.

[@estherreeves6445]

If you want to see a wider range of what they do try "if I were a rich Man/girl" or The Helo theme, Hoist the colir or indeed the new one The Dragonborn comes. If you want another group try Homefree also acapella but more country. Thier Brothers in Arms is amazing, , if you want to cry try One voice with Billy Gilman.

[@carladams5891]

Another crazy range bass singer is Tim Foust from Home Free. I highly recommend his cover of Will You Still Love Me/Stay!!

[@liacarrington6094]

It would be amazing to see a reaction for Tamino's Habibi. He's such an underrated singer that rarely gets reacted to. I would be very grateful to see the reaction from a vocal coach on his performance and style of singing.

[@MarkBtvd]

Do you still see these after this long? Hope so, but anyway, VoicePlay has done so many covers. Explore their catalog and pick at random. 😊 I would especially recommend: My Mother Told Me (Viking theme) Valhalla Calling (Miracle of Sound, Viking Theme) Nothing Else Matters (Metallica) If I were a Rich Man/Girl Feat. Ashley Diane (Fidler on the Roof) In the Hall of the Mountain King (Edvard Grieg) etc., etc., etc.

[@VoxTapeStudios]

I'll have to check it out! :)

[@ToOliver22]

I agree with Steve Ray. "A three Colours" and "Off I Were a Rich Man/Girl"

[@ToOliver22]

Stupid auto correct. "Hoist the colours"