Zero 8 - Winning the Gold

[@briankeith2388]

Hi Doug Great Memories you made there

[@Flanning]

I am consistently floored at the fluency with which these European groups sing in not only English but a flawless american dialect.

[@TheNoblenorm]

I discovered Zero 8 by accident. What a wonderful discovery. They are/were outstanding!

[@jd7x7jd]

i know quite a bit about music and choral singing in particular and i have to say that this is simply the best bit of choral singing i have every heard. most barbershop choirs shout in the forte passages - these guys' voices ring. and the tuning is just perfect. i would challenge any of their critics to come up with something better - put it on youtube so we can hear it and judge for ourselves.

[@lyeager]

The whole package, perfect singing, effective dress, smooooooth mixture of voices, emotive commonality, just the right and appropriate touch of choreography, empathy with the meaning of the music, the little humorous tip of the hat to Arnold S., and that simultaneous "we love it" hand clap that few groups over two members can pull off...stunning!

[@bjaurdryy]

Terrific arrangements!!!!! Grand singing package!!

[@RalphPriessman]

As a two time winner of the international chorus competition with the Vocal Majority I agree complete with what jd7x7jd said below. If there were any superlatives to add to his statement, I would, but I just don't know any!! Absolutely amazing, gentlemen.

[@JulienNeel]

Wow, that was amazing! Well done guys.

[@paulkampfe4652]

Incredible- very good and clean!

[@jean-philippehertu9609]

Découvert par hasard j adore tessitures de voix et accapella superbe

[@garyhamilton2308]

Zero 8 Best Barbershop Harmony l,ve ever heard. Thank you!,,,, Thank you!!!!!!

[@Banans13]

This is fantastic! Absolutely brilliant! The way they all breath at the exact same moment to make it sound like one large collective breath is amazing say the least. BRAVO!

[@graceboxer2103]

simply gorgeous. no other words to describe it

[@RodPodRadio]

My favourite video of zero8....real heart with a sound to match.

[@juditha.dutton7611]

OMG! This is the first time I've heard this and it has brought me to tears. As a former Sweet Adeline (Chinook Winds Chorus), I totally appreciate the massive work that went into creating this amazing performance. Gorgeous, guys!

[@obie262]

It's great to see the great Jamie Meyer singing in competition again!

[@guysupnorth]

TOP FLOOR Harmony-It's great to see so many young faces keeping Barbershop Harmony Alive- Guy Raymond USA

[@jacquicraddock7263]

OMG!!!! This is awesome. The whole set is amazing. Loved it.

[@Nancytoday]

Completely focused together! Quite different from the way others sing in a group. Excellent work.

[@jonathanpenney]

love the little glottal stop at 2:20, ".... the art of..." nice touch!!!!

[@a0cdhd]

Jeezus Kerist. I've heard some good stuff but I've NEVER heard 'You Don't Know Me' done like that. The ending is enough to rip the heart out of a man. Bloody good work.

[@fznbaritone]

Big sound! Small group - love it! Impressive stuff. All due to Resonance. Awesome.

[@Christian4nderson]

You're absolutely right!

[@walterwhite8267]

These guys are hungry. You can not only see it, but hear it. Excellent job! I am a gold medalist ( chorus) and know what it takes. Something about these Europeans. Watch out America

[@Ted655687653]

Wow, I love the warm sound that you guys have. A lot of barbershop singing is not really warm, but I love your warm beautiful sound.

[@antonmesin]

great performance....so crystal

[@MyQueeniebee]

simply lovely

[@QuartetmanIA]

I watched the KZbin of PoA of NZABS perform "You Don't Know Me" and I must say that Doug Harrington's minor tweaks to Jim Clancy's arrangement is the touch that was needed. Beautiful job guys. Good luck in Anaheim and kick ass. I'm a new fan.

[@ethelapuzen5047]

Amazingly breathtaking

[@Barbershopraz]

I LOVE YOU GUYS!!!

[@tenor12notes]

Bravo!!! Awesome Harmony

[@suzannebenz8928]

Excellent singing! Bravo!

[@abbafan09]

indeed swedish singers are the best good group here.

[@mexico53ify]

Lovely to see the baby Ringmasters mixed in there!!!!

[@spcbass]

That was great! wow..

[@MaristerPrado]

Wonderful

[@jaykuhl7309]

Yaaay Doug. Ur brothers so proud of u

[@2sing4u2]

my goodness, they are great! watch out westminster!!!!!!

[@philliprobbins7457]

I am honoured to be arriving member of three times gold medal chorus. CRAWLEY chordsmen. So have an idea how exceptionally hard these guys have labour to achieve this phenominal impressive standard. I am in rapture.. 🎉

[@chas.fournet1087]

Exquisite!

[@largefella]

You guys have improved since your last contest. The judges also have a tendancy to underscore the affiliate contests, and score higher here in the states. I would not be surprised if you medal in Anaheim. You can do it!!!

[@KCS012345]

These guys are so handsome!!

[@garyhamilton2308]

Best barbershop chorus ever.

[@suzannebenz8928]

How I love the passion in this song....this chorus!!!

[@silvino3259]

Damn. This is so polished.

[@Anzljc]

Great, guyz. :)

[@frankmarkovich5642]

Haven't been keeping up on the competition scene but with just a bit stronger bass presence this is a medalist group and possibly better. AOH - 2004

[@morganlewis8607]

Frank Markovich l.mooo

[@bbs4evah]

Great voices wonderful performance. All that was missing was a lot more dynamics and the swing. Still, impressive.

[@TerryTags]

Yep, I think I spotted him in there, too. Wasn't that FineyLeee all the way on the right in the second row? He's great!

[@mizuki-gw2wq]

well blended..

[@cassenirteodoroalvarenga1057]

Maravilhoso!

[@calvinthebarber]

I agree with you on that they make a resonant sound but having been to see Westminster I can say that sound is not an issue. The chords they create ring and form overtones louder than the chords themselves! Well, maybe an exaggeration. Gotta agree though, bloody good chorus. Probably helps they have the Doug Harrington;)

[@gelsonbarbozadasilva5488]

Muito bom esse coral

[@jd7x7jd]

everytime i hear this it's more awesome! have these guys had vocal training? the loud singing is so rich.....

[@maryeh4636]

Love seeing the mouths open wide to sing... that's how it's done.

[@engineeRENZtv]

💗

[@Icyveins906]

@mikkimus tnse and closed my foot. It's inwardly resonant and forward. The production isn't tense. The feeling is just intense. The ambassadors could use a lesson or two from these guys about not shouting.

[@vanish129]

that dude at 2:35 is glowing!

[@browncatt1]

@jd7x7. I agree most classical ensembles cannot get anywhere close to this kind of lock and ring. But that is more to do with style of music sung than anything else. I have heard a Chinese choir do rip off of the VM Joshua fit the battle and did it almost perfectly, except again, they struggled a bit with the believabilty, English being a second language. Musically and vocal outstanding, just not as connected to the lyric as you might like.

[@jd7x7]

@redsfan911 I have to cheer you up here so here is my reply to mr brown's cat: help! I am a classically trained musician and I would die to hear one professional opera chorus sing with the perfection that these guys attain. Personally I Iike the fact that some of the boys are very animated and some are more serious - I want real people, not clones. Grrrr! :-@

[@jonathanpenney]

amazing!!! Watch out Westminster....

[@jd7x7]

@browncatt1 help! I am a classically trained musician and I would die to hear one professional opera chorus sing with the perfection that these guys attain. Personally I Iike the fact that some of the boys are very animated and some are more serious - I want real people, not clones. Grrrr! :-@

[@triptripperson]

@MrSiicknesss It was arranged by Jim Clancey.

[@mamacarla]

@MrSiicknesss It's been arranged by Jim Clancy.

[@EmbraceTheInevitable]

I see all the members of the Ringmasters except for Martin

[@dorenedungan6057]

Zero8 is wonderful.

[@Jakeroo767]

Didier is there tho is isn't a Ringmaster yet

[@cocopianodad]

Exactly same thought here

[@Ex0P0l1t1c5]

Do we have that kind of things in holland? :| Awesome.

[@timmylead]

which part is simon singing out of curiosity? baritone?

[@lyeager]

Wow! Look out Anaheim. This is a solid as it gets except for the "food"-like sound of the last ..."goodbye" rather than the more pure "hood"-like sound. Points off? Who knows.

[@paullyboy]

Hey, I saw "FineyLee tha Multitracker" in there!

[@Icyveins906]

The issue is there isn't a single european judge at the international convention, so euro choirs never make it into the top 10. In honesty, these guys make a purer, more resonant sound than westminster. They seem loud despite the smaller sound.

[@browncatt1]

I should have checked, that'll teach me for saying what I 'felt' instead of what I 'know'! Are you competing in the US in July? as I suspect a top 10 slot is almost certain. If you guys remember to sing for your audience and not so much for yourselves this will make an musically super performance theatrically superior. The subtleties of lyric interp is challenging more so when english is your 2nd language, however you show great musical maturity and with Doug Directing this will only grow. :-O

[@JJayHawk9]

You are correct, but if there wasn't that unwritten overlap, and the judges judged only what there category tells them to, it could happen that way. Anyway, enough criticism. This chorus is a breath of fresh air, and I can't wait to experience their performance in Anaheim.

[@maryeh4636]

I see some of the future Ringmasters members.

[@gtrsmurf]

Fantastic stuff! Bit more facial intensity from some performers would be great.

[@hughvane]

Love that first number, the ending reminded me so much of Singers Unlimited. No offence, but better listened to than watched, in my opinion. Purely out of curiosity, how many of Zero8 are Swedish (I thought I heard a distinctly American twang in the lyrics)?

[@kevinkehres5429]

hughvane The director is an American ex-pat. The members are all Swedish.

[@alistairwall5470]

Kevin Kehres apart from the director's son

[@Christian4nderson]

a part*

[@GoBrowns64]

@7thsrule Yeah . . . What HE Said!! . . .

[@Ex0P0l1t1c5]

It's unfair - they've got Harry Potter.

[@christopherdeliseo]

yeah, he sings bari..

[@paullyboy]

No. no points off. It's their accent. They wouldn't be penalized just as somebody pronouncing an americanized spanish word in a song wouldn't be.

[@amybee40]

So sorry but those giant tulips make all the men look like little garden gnomes!

[@Will_Bryan]

David Harrington

[@Canadianspunge]

SWEEET lol at 2:12 the guy looks like harry potter!

[@valeryp.4629]

Amazed listener from Russia, Far East

[@jackdavids96]

wer kommt wegen rtl2 hier her:D?

[@ryanreid7952]

I couldn't recognise Emmanuel.

[@jeannealexander4177]

He's on the front row,end spot)m right side.

[@blessed7bygod]

mmmmmmm

[@jopihoop]

Harrington var kortare än jag trodde när jag såg honom på konsum för inte allt för länge sen. trodde aldrig att han bodde i samma stad som jag och ännu mindre att hans son går i min skola :)

[@JJayHawk9]

What does having 100 men have to do with anything? Singing through a smile lifts the sound and creates a clearer tone. But singing through a smile all the time gets boring, you need to create expressions that relate to what you sing. I don't know what the European way is, but according to you it is this, which borders on akward and is frankly a little bit boring. They will get it I'm sure, because Doug knows how to do it as well as anyone. I could care less about choreo, just emote the song.

[@Christian4nderson]

Lol! So sry to ruin your day.. But I'm one of the members in zero8 and I know that noone new even is close to be apart of the choir this far.. So don't take things for granted dude! (And stop lying on youtube, lol.)

[@JJayHawk9]

Amazing singing, but the presentation doesn't match it. I think it is understandable though, because the majority of these guys have been singing barbershop for only a short time and haven't been able to drill in excellent stage presence habits. They will get it eventually, but it will hinder them for a while. Once they add faces to the sound they will be one of the best. If I were a judge I could see maybe averaging 75 in pres 90 in singing and 86 in mus. 83.6 avg. My 2 cents -JJ

[@siraleckingofterrors]

aw shit it's finneylee

[@callefikon]

hi! I'm gonna check it up for you, hang in there!

[@Dlxxx159]

Some of these guys look pretentious as haha but still a good video

[@browncatt1]

ballad musically and vocally beautiful, arr. tweaks inspirational! However visually bland as most singers not engaged/connnected with the lyric uptune choreo 'borrowed' from Masters nothing new there, so much talent and a copy, twas a waste (IMHO). Musically and vocally VERY tight (high 80's I'm sure), choreo executed in a 'copied' way, however there was more engagement from more singers (this was GREAT to see) want MORE of this, stay connected to the lyric and the 90's will come soon...