RAPPER REACTS to Pentatonix - 90's Dance Medley 

Mitch's high notes - here are two of my favourites... Superfruit Defying Gravity Pentatonix AHA! Singapore.

The auto tune was homage to Cher since she was the first to use it artistically. Great reaction.

the Cascada version of Everytime We Touch certainly isn't from the 90s, but thats a cover - the original song is by Maggie Reilly and was released in 1992 - so it fits in the medley just fine :)

Yes, as I understand it, they did the autotune effects on the Cher song in recognition of Cher's use of it. (Not sure if it was even called autotune back then.)

Mitch's highest note recorded for an official release is a Bb5 (proof of a B5 in a livestream where he was goofing around singing). The Bb5 is in the background on Deny U, an original from Superfruit - Mitch and Scott's shelved sideproject duo. You can hear him hit an A5 much more often - notably in Can You Feel The Love Tonight aaand the very popular fan-phone footage from their performance of Aha! during the concert in Singapore at the Star Vista, which was the first time fans heard one from him. The Aha! studio track doesn't go that high. If you're okay with kinda crappy audio, that fan video is amazing... Mitch and Avi (the bass) killed it. That's Mitch's actual moustache, he has it again right now. You'll find that his style changes a LOT through the years. Prep, emo, bald, mullet... he does it all. Yes, there are effects in the studio recordings. And vocal layering to varying degrees. They looooove reverb, especially. There are interviews with their main mixer/sound tech Ed Boyer and also Ben Bram who produces much of their music as well as arranging with them... both talk candidly about what is and isn't done so it isn't a secret or anything. Fans are weird.

If you want to listen to a song that truly showcases Mitch singing ability, I strongly recommend you check out Pentatonix - The prayer. He doesn't hit his highest note in that song but it's a great showcase of his singing ability nonetheless. That one is also fairly new.

I very clearly remember the Cher song Believe and the autotune was not used so much to fix tuning in that song as much as it was used as an overt effect. You can hardly do that song without heavy handed autotune. It’s kind of remembered as the song that introduced autotune to music listeners.

Check our their evolutions - Beyonce, Rhianna, Ariana Grande, Michael Jackson. All amazing.

Mitch is very free and creative with his style so pretty much every video you watch will have him looking like a completely different person.

They do this live as well. You can look up 90s Dance Medley Hollywood Bowl September 2022. Mitch's voice doesn't quite sound as voluminous, but it's super-strong. ETA - this one is recent enough that I imagine they were dressed by their current stylist, Candice Lambert. She does "streetwear as stage wear," and she gets them everything from vintage to the latest fashions. If you look at the photos and videos from the recent tour (Asia and Oceania, just finished), you'll see that they all wear different things, but on the same color palette. It's a great effect. Kirstin wears a lot of club looks (and in Japan and Singapore, anime looks), Scott and Mitch recently wear suits or slacks/jackets, but Kevin and Matt do fitness/streetwear.

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For this official video they did deliberately use reverb in some spots & autotune on Cher's song in tribute cause the 90s is when those started to get popular for use as an actual sound effect for style. However if you check out "PTX Daft Punk live private performance " it's an off mic performance & you can clearly hear how they don't have to add effects with a mic to get an electronic sound, it's just an enhancement.

There is a video of Mitch's range from his lowest to highest. According to the video his range is E2-E5-B flat 5.

From the techno side of PTX. Yes, they do a weird trick where they take Mitch's voice and split it to run through all 3 channels. Course you caught the auto-tune. It was not anything bad about Cher, and I loved it too. How real are they, I suggest you cover their official music video of Daft Punk, then listen to their private performance they did with no mics, recorded on a cell phone. Thanks for a great reaction. 😁😁😎

Lol, Cher doesn't need autotune, she's been a pro since your parents were in diapers. The obvious autotune was a purposeful, stylistic for Cher and is what made that song a hit and Pentatonix was paying homage.

You should check out evolution of Michael Jackson. I live these mix ones.

Try "Cant Hold Us" Scott and Mitch Rap.

"Show Me Love" by Robin is not a dance song. It's a slow-paced R&B song. One of my favorites though. Cher is a lot of woman. It takes four people to match her.

I'd say Aha for a Mitch high range would be a good one

Daft Punk medley :)))))

There are a lot of songs that really show off Mitch. For high notes check out Can You Feel the Love Tonight or their live performance of Aha in Singapore. For something with just great tone watch their new cover of The Prayer. And Mitcg changes his look a lot. So does Kirstin.

They don't use reverb, auto tune or instruments of any kind. No effects except what their voices can do. GOT IT! I'm a Pentaholic and know them very well. I'm tired of negative comments. They have control over their voices plus perfect pitch Mitch goes up C5 D5 & higher to whistle note, OK.

You are so much fun to watch! You have now become one of my top 3 video reactors that I literally check every day to see if you have a new one up! A lot of us here love PTX (and Home Free, and VoicePlay, and Voctave!) so you can never go wrong with us by reacting to them! Great reaction! Thank You!

Pentatonix - Aha (Singapore the star Vista) It is THEE Mitch video.

Ok, Mitch can sing whistle notes. Which are usually not listed in the videos for his voice range. There are, however, videos that show both Kirstie and Mitch doing whistle notes. There's even a video where he replicates a marker on a white board. Plus, everyone in PTX, with the exception of Avi can rap. So face it, PTX is just way too talented. Accept it. Ok, in regards to the Cher bit, when PTX was on the sing off, they were going to sing that song for their guilty pleasure song and they were having issues with it, and switched to the buggles "video killed the radio star", which really launched them as the winner.

Aha! Live in Singapore and the evolution of Michael Jackson are great for Mitch’s high notes.

For A real Mitch high note check out Aha live Singapore star vista. It's a poor quality fan recording but it's not to be missed. Maybe you're not ready...

Daft punk and bohemian Rhapsody

They did a Robyn song!!! During their "transition" between bassists (2017 Avi leaving & Matt joined during Christmas) It's Scott, Mitch, Kirstie, Kevin & Beyonce(Kevin's cello is named Beyonce lol). It's a live recording of them just sitting & singing. SO GOOD!!!!!!! And yes the autotune is used for effect as homage. Also, you should check out their Evolution videos. They are of different artist's extensive catalogs. And they are all live one takes!!!! Evolution of Rihanna is my favorite. But they have one for Ariana Grande, Michael Jackson, Beyonce, Nsync, Rihanna, one called Evolution of Music. They are put together as medleys like this one. Scott & Mitch have a channel called Superfruit where they did one for Lady Gaga & Miley Cyrus as well lol. If you want pure Kevin......check out his KOver of Down or Sign of the Times. Beatboxing, singing, cello, looping.....all him.....all simultaneously. Pentatonix got ALL the talent when God handed out portions!!!!!

Mitch is an authentic countertenor with a huge range!

Please pleaseeeee watch their cover of Mary did you know

You sure the way out to there cover of butter and dynamite that song is asleep and Kevin and Matt raps in it.

If you want to see his voice range watch Aha live Singapore

Please watch the daft punk video! Its so good

Fan cam aha Singapore it's a must for Mitch

If you really want to hear what Kevin (the beat boxer) can do, check out the Daft Punk medley. I believe Mitch's highest recorded sung note (in the sense of an actual sung syllable) is an F7, but there are several caveats on that. First, it's in one of those fooling-around-in-the-studio videos (I don't remember which one exactly), not part of an actual performed song, so it's possible that he can't do it reliably. Also, it's in an abnormal vocal register, and you can really tell; it doesn't sound like his normal voice, or like his falsetto either. As for the mustache, he changes his hair almost as often as he changes his clothes, and sometimes that includes facial hair. Tall blond dude (Scott) is the baritone. Hmm, which song shows him off best? Sound of Silence maybe? Dunno, that one's also really good for Matt's upper range. Almost all a capella groups use amplification and reverb, yes. They usually don't count those as "effects", perhaps because they are so often necessary for live performances, to compensate for the acoustical properties of the space. (Without them, in a typical large concert hall, any a capella group with fewer than about 200 members isn't going to sound right.) Whether Pentatonix uses other effects, I'm not 100% certain, but (apart from the megaphone distortion in Bohemian Rhapsody) I think mostly not: for evidence, I submit that there's a recording on RU-vid of a private performance of the Daft Punk medley that they did in a medium-sized room backstage, with no microphones, and somebody filmed it with a handheld device, and you can clearly hear them do some of the stuff that sounds like EDM effects. It's not as good as in the music video, but (apart from the amazing visuals of course) I think most of what it's missing is amplification, reverb, and mixing (i.e., relative volume of each singer at various points in the song). The stuff that sounds like effects distortion and record skipping and so on is largely there in the raw vocals, including the Autotune effect in better/faster/stronger/our/work is/never/over (which, admittedly, is not as striking as the AutoTune effect on Kristi's Cher voice here). That video is on a channel called "Nick Riddell" if you want to look it up.

Definitely check out A-ha for the Singapore concert, the fan phone video. Mitch had been drinking Red Bull for a while before the concert so he was wound up and flying high.

want your mind blown, watch wizard of ahhhs

I like reaction just don't stop so much

Avi left in 2017. Matt is not exactly 'new' after 4 years.

This is as far as I know the only PTX song that uses Auto-tune. Usually if they can't sing it live in concert than they don't record the song

I think Mitch can go up to E flat 5...not sure. There is reverb on all voices...typical recording technique to work the dynamics, but there is no effect on his voice. Occasionally they will use a effect to pay homage to the original (e.g. the Cher piece in this mashup. They didn't change how they sing...they just used the autotune. Additionally, Mitch likes to change up his look frequently. Try not to pause so much. It makes it hard to vibe with you as you enjoy the music.

You just like to hear yourself talk huh? Lol

The first time I heard this song it immediately took me back to my university days, when I missed too much time from said university, since I was downtown instead! Much love from a Newfie in Ontario 🥰🖖🇨🇦 Truly love your reactions!

Please do more pentatonix 🙏

I graduated HS in 1992, college in 1997. Houndstooth like Matt’s jacket was VERY in. And Kirstie’s curls…. Those full ringlets are front and center in my graduation picture. Mitch changes his look A LOT. The mustache is just his current look. He still has it in The Prayer that released a few weeks ago. They typically don’t use auto tune, but did in this song as an homage to the Cher Effect.

🚨 Wanna watch a video where Mitch hits high notes, Avi hits low notes, Scott riffs, Kirstie belts, Kevin is a drum machine, all one take, live in a room, no effects and they cover the evolution of the biggest pop artist ever..? Pentatonix - Evolution of Michael Jackson You’re welcome in advance 🔥🚒

No effects....please rewind a couple of seconds after you pause. You miss a ton of key moments if you don't. Love your reactions! Please keep reacting to PTX.

I love watching reactors go back to their youth with this medley, miming the lyrics and dancing along with the tunes. I get the same feeling with their "Evolution of Michael Jackson" video, and their cover of 'Sound of Silence," which is way more S & G than Disturbed. Music definitely unites the generations. Great reaction, once again!

4 months! You are doing more right? There are only like 5 songs on the playlist!

If y9u like acapella and beatboxing, you should check out "Daft Punk Medley" by Pentatonix. It was their first Grammy, shot in a closet with virtually no budget.

You should watch their Nutcracker Ballet piece. There is an epic Mitch high note & epic Avi low note!!! One of my faves! Also, Love Again amazing high & low notes!

You need to check out one of their original works "Love Again" has amazing elements. Would love to see you review that one.

As a couple of people have mentioned, "Everytime We Touch" is a Maggie Reilly sone from 1992. Also, "Around the World (La La La La La)" is a cover of a Russian song "Pesenka (La La La)" released in 1998, so, technically a 90's song. 🙂

Love that you are reacting to PTX. Please check out Teddy Swims and share some reactions (not a capelle, more R&B, and Rock, but a powerful, versatile and sweet voice. Many Thanks!

I hear Avi helped them find Matt. It's all good.

La da dee La de do...I'll be rich...you'll be poor! LOL I remember that sketch!

Listen to their Daft Punk medley. You’ll go nuts.

Aha live is great

Hey Rob 👋🏼 New subscriber here. Love your reactions. I like how you put up the names and songs. I’m 62 and was listening to country in the 90s and line dancing at the Borderline in Thousand Oaks. I would love to see you do GOLD by Kiiara. You should listen to the original first so you can see just how awesomely talented Mitch is.

Watch the live

Mitch can hit A5

Shallow

Mitch is a counter tenor which is rare. Means he can hit soprano. Counter tenors have the greatest range I believe, someone more musically knowledgeable can correct me if I'm wrong. Absolutely thatz all him. Theres no effect on his voice. He's just thst amazing. Defying gravity showcases hus range well.

Around the World was produced in 1999, but not released until May 2000 so maybe qualifies as 90s. The original (in Russian) was released in 1998.

You asked about Mitch's mustache. It shows up now and then. He went through phases with it, with mustache and beard, with no facial hair, with a really close hair cut, with a bit longer hair... you name it, he's tried the look. Check him out on the video of the song that was their 3rd Grammy - "Jolene" with Dolly Parton.

It's called a digital delay. Sounds like more people than there are.

I didn't think "Every Time We Touch" was from the 90s, either but, apparently, Cascada's version was a semi-cover where the chorus was taken from the original Maggie Reilly song from 1992. So, technically, it's a 90s song.

Can’t Hold Us cover is so great - one of my favorites of theirs and it’s definitely fast (your preference)! 😂

He did go solo but left because his mother was very sick and the traveling was hard on him Every Time We Touch comes across as 2005

I just found out this week that JLo's Waiting for Tonight was a remake/cover. 😲

This one has always been 5+ minutes of pure joy for me! And how I miss "In Living Color."

WHY IN LIVING COLOR....? NOW I'M GOING TO HAVE FIRE MARSHAL BILL STUCK IN MY HEAD ALL DAY!!

in all fairness . . . do you think a lot of 'beat boxing' woulda been appropriate in their rendition of Hallelujah? ? ?

Dude don't ever mention reverb with pentatonix get with program man!!!!

all around the world's music video was filmed in 1999 so maybe that's what they were going for? lol

Everytime we touch was not by Cascada from 2005, but by Maggie Rilliy released in 1992.

Scott, Mitch and Kirstie use to sing in their high school choir, that’s how long they have been together

E5

They only put a sound in the video that they can do on stage. No trick no smoke no mirrors. I have been blessed to see them on stag.

pausing every 6 seconds?? hmmm.

Shame Mitch left!!!! 😮‍💨😮‍💨

You don't have to sing out of tune to hear that autotune effect. What you hear is it "snapping" the pitch into place as they slide in and out of notes.

Mitch singing high notes you need to listen to The Prayer!

Mitch can hit E. Bohemian Rapsody

It's a homage to Cher, since she began the autotune movement.

The mambo #5 look 😆😆😆😆

Mitch's 'stash' comes and goes over the years.

I enjoy your reaction......a few more to react to are: The Prayer, Mary, Did You Know, Wizard of Ahhhs, Bohemian Rhapsody, Daft Punk Medley, Say Something, Be My Eyes, Amazing Grace, Shallow, Havana, Can You Feel The Love Tonight.....

The autotune was an homage to Cher. Good ear!

James Carrey will always be one of my idols. Also the Wayans family and Tommy Davidson.

you way to much stop that, don´t like that

I agree 🐼 are amazing and so so cute 🥰

Mitch and Kirsty change looks more than any of the rest...

check out their BTS mix up

God! Too many stops!!

🐼 🐼 🐼 are amazing!

No effects

Where did you find this video? It's not the one from the PTX official channel, although it might be a safer reaction target.

Ahhhh, I want to see this now! 🤣