It's an extreme stretch in a short amount of time, but not quite as large. In the Little Mermaid medley he goes from D5 to D2, whereas the range in Oogie Boogie goes from B4 to E1. Three octaves vs three and a half.
@@garethpendlebury7996 YES!!! Honestly that slide Jeff Castellucci does as the "witch" in the little mermaid medley just blows your mind when you think of all the octaves he slides down sooooo effortlessly....he must be some kind of alien presence come to visit mere mortals....LOL
Geoff (the bass from Voiceplay) and Tim ( the bass from Home Free) both have insane range and that subterranean quality. They are amazing! If you want to see more of Geoff's range try the "Headless horseman".
React to VoicePlay "Mr Grinch", it is amazing and you can hear Geoff's lows beautifully. Try Home Free, they are another acapella group who has an amazing base.
Home Free and VoicePlay are the only two American acts I've discovered in 2020, but they're both phenomenal. That said, this channel has reacted to Home Free before.
Want to know the really crazy thing? Geoff isn't technically even a basso profundo. He's a bass-baritone who has really worked on his range and has mastered subharmonic vocals to get those insanely low notes. His final note here is an E1, a full octave below normal bass singers and an octave lower than a standard tuning bass guitar. I don't personally care for that rattling quality that subharmonics have and there are a handful of Russian oktavists that can reach that depth without it, but it is really impressive.
How does one differentiate between a bass, a bass-baritone, and a baritone? I've been very curious about what my voice type is. I always just thought I had a bad baritone voice, and I've always loved high voices, and always wanted a tenor voice, and had almost never heard bass singing before hearing this performance.... but now I'm really fascinated by bass singing. I can't really sing well, have no training, and always though I had a terrible range. but I heard someone else say what you're saying, that bass singers can hit an E2. I checked my low notes and E2 was my lowest, which I though was kind of surprising. I've been playing around with singing low lately and followed some of Geoff's advice, and now a few weeks later I'm down to a C#2 as my lowest chest note (doesn't sound very good though..). I've also played around with the subharmonics thing and I don't have much control at this point and can't get to his E1 yet, but I've been getting closer. So I guess maybe I could be an untrained bass-baritone as well? That would be kind of cool if so...I've always hated being a baritone, but I never really thought about trying to sing lower, as I always wanted to go higher.
@@Indiegaze A bass-baritone is someone whose natural voice range is baritone but who can sing into the bass range with good resonance. The role of Wotan from Wagner is a classic example. Most of the music ranges from C3 to F4, but there are passages as low as F2 that must be sung loudly and with resonance in the era before electronic amplification. Basses should be able to sing F2 easily, but would sound poor doing all that singing up above C3. Basso profundos like Gunther Wewel sound good singing Osmin's C2. Oktavists like Vladimir Pasjukov or Glenn Miller sing down into the contra octave like G1 without that annoying rattling sound you get from subharmonics and they can be heard above an entire choir.
@@dc4457 Thank you for giving such a detailed reply! I guess I really need to use my voice more, and explore it a bit further to find out what I am. I have no singing experience...and due to being insecure, and having a lot of social anxiety problems since like 1st grade, my speaking volume is so low that nobody could every hear what I was saying....Whenever I'm with a group of people, my voice just chokes and nobody can hear what I'm saying...All my resonance disappears....And I speak a bit higher to sound more audible and clear...But when I'm by myself, I feel like I get more power and resonance in my low notes. I practiced singing low all of yesterday, and I felt like I got really good volume....but then I went to work the next day and my voice stopped working and I suddenly have to speak much higher again. My low notes just disappears...
@@Indiegaze I have a lot of the same issues with anxiety and could never sing in front of most people, though my wife says I have a lovely voice. Over many years working with the public I've learned to compensate and can consciously use my lower register, which got me a lot of compliments when I was working drive-thru. If only I could compensate for my face... lol
Actually the bass guitar is usually E1, A1, D2, G2... I am a bassist. That said everything you said is true and he is amazing. I started try bass techniques because of Avi Kaplan and Tim Foust, but when I heard about subharmonics a couple of years ago I had to love Geoff.
Geoff's voice is insane. He has hit that growl note that he does in the end in live shows. I honestly think the speakers are not able to hand it. The beatboxer was the Dude who said "To add a little Spice" looked like he was dressed as the Dog from the movie. I think thanks to Pentatonix, they made A Capella mainstream and cool. Voiceplay, Home Free, Citizen Queen (an all girl acapella group) are strong and all amazing vocalists. I am glad y'all reacted to this.
Tim Foust of Home Free also has a octave range. Tim also helped Geoff, the main singer in this song, with his low notes. They are both incredible bass singers. It wouldn't be fair if I didn't include Avi of Pentatonix, so you should check out Ring Of Fire by Home Free ft. Avi.
That last note is what is called "sub-harmonic" in music-speak :) It's kind of like using air like a burp to rumble the vocal chords. He can also go down to I think C1 with chest voice, ie actual controlled vocalization, but subharmonics go even lower.
Voiceplay is incredible! They do make videos that are very theatrical, which is awesome! A few of their songs you really shouldn't miss are Little Mermaid Medley, Warriors, Queen in 5 Minutes, and their new Grinch That Stole Christmas. Really, you can't go wrong with anything Voiceplay!!
Add to this Panic at the Disco parts 1 and 2 as well as Billie Eilish Medley, Daddy Sang Bass, Tennessee Whiskey and live version of Elvira. You won't be disappointed.
Travis & Suzi Geoff hit E1 in subharmonics in the end. Geoff has own channel on here: Geoff Castellucci. There are songs from him - covers from Beatles' Blackbird to Headless Horseman. Voiceplay has a lot of songs. Besides Voiceplay, there are other Aca Pella groups such as Home Free are very good too.
this is my favorite from Voiceplay right here, other good ones include This Is Halloween, Grim Grinning Ghosts and You're A Mean One, Mr.Grinch. i wish i could say i loved the Kidnap The Sandy Claws but it's not anywhere as lively as the others listed, they did the whole thing sitting down and it felt literally lazy because of it, which is NOT what drew me to them in the first place.
More than likely they did the video for Kidnap the Sandy Claws sitting down due to Rachel Potter (the guest female singer) being pregnant and that was the only way to camouflage it.
The bass singer, Geoff (Jeff) Castellucci has done several videos apart from VoicePlay. His last note in his Elvis Presley cover Way Down took (I think) 81 tries to get it right. (Note the name tags. Geoff has a sense of humor over the many ways people have mispronounced and misspelled his name.) He also plays on that in his latest, Ghost Riders in the Sky. But he's not totally alone on set. Eli (bald one in red here) and a former member are directing and in charge of the broom and such, and his wife Kathy tosses him the mop. Check out his Monster Mash video to see her.
Hello from eastern Ohio! Please take a listen to the bass, Geoff Castelucci, on some of his solo efforts. Just for starters, I’d check out “House of the Rising Sun”. PHENOMENONAL! Keep up the great work!!
If you love Basses then Avi Kaplan formerly of Pentatonix, Tim Faust of Home Free, and Geoffe Castelluci of Voice Play are your go to. Misty Mountain by Peter Hollins and Tim Faust is great and any Pentatonix older than 2019 are great.
Geoff Castellucci has his own channel and on that channel he has songs he has done on his own: "The Headless Horseman" from the animated movie "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", "Blackbird" by the Beatles, and "The Bare Necessities" from the animated movie "The Jungle Book" and more
Geoff Castalucci (Super Bass from Voiceplay) does 16 tons, Far over the Misty Mountains Cold and he just dropped House of the Rising Sun. Check them out if you like his bass!
Great choice for the holiday season! You should also check out some Home Free. Both groups are fantastic and ironically they are all good friends. As a fan of both groups it's hard to pick one over the other but Home Free does have a few special covers worth checking out!
there is a version of Voicplay doing Oogie Boogies song live -.Voiceplay - Oogie Boogie - Valley Forge Casino, 12/20/2019 I would recommend this to see the range live and how they go
You need to hear the bass lead (his name is Geoff Castellucci) do his solo video covers. By "solo" I mean it's just him, layering all the parts, harmonies and characters seamlessly! He is incredible! I suggest that you start with his cover of Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold. He has many solo covers that are all incredible. His latest is Elvis Presley's Way Down, which he has fun with!
There really is no limit to what the human voice can do if we’re willing to expand her out imaginations and practice our goals. Well, there is a limit, but it’s further away than most people assume it is. Just put yourself out there and try!
LOL. You've gotten a lot of suggestions and I agree with them all! VoicePlay tends to be a little more 'theatrical' than some of the other groups (i.e. Home Free, Pentatonix, or Voctave) but that might be attributed to their background as Disney performers at one or more of the resorts in Orlando where several of the band members started (ex. "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" by VoicePlay). For a live, non-costumed performance, I'd suggest "Road Trip" which showcases their talent while still having a little fun. And yes, the drums and percussion were beatboxing done by Layne. Of the four groups I've mentioned, Voctave is the only one that doesn't have a beatboxer. Layne (VoicePlay), Adam (Home Free), and Kevin (Pentatonix) are world class at what they do and I can't imagine the groups without them, even though all of them do occasional vocals which also adds their group performances. If you'd like to hear some of the beatboxing in their music, I'd suggest "Mayday" or "Ring of Fire" by Home Free, "Say Something" which has celloboxing (watch it and you'll understand), "12 Days of Christmas," and "Little Drummer Boy" by Pentatonix, or "Warriors" by VoicePlay. For an incredible performance without beatboxing that will still knock your socks off, try "The Great Movie Medley" by Voctave. And if you want to see just beatboxing that is an incredible performance in an of itself, watch Adam Rupp beatboxing solo (several videos here on RU-vid), which he does at each of the Home Free concerts; it's amazing and the only difference between the videos and the live performance is that the theater shakes! Enjoy the rabbit hole that is Acapella!!!
If you liked that beat at the end, that's from "This Is Halloween", another song from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" that VoicePlay covered. Also look for "What's This?" And "Kidnap the Santy Claus", covered by this group.
Cool reaction! Voiceplay does the thatre type production videos, as well as just singing. The bass Geoff Castelluci also has his own channel with some impressive stuff!
They have a few videos of doing live in their earlier years on their channel. There's also a bunch of other videos. Geoff also has a channel with him doing solos.
Ad Infinitum does a cover of This Is Helloween from The Nightmare Before Christmas. I suggested it on a bunch of channels throughout October but nobody gave it a reaction. Edit: Except this channel.
Ugh autocorrect. They all worked a Disney world or Universal Studios doing stage shows for many years before forming Voiceplay. They also use to your but had to stop because of Covid. Now they just make videos and various other stuff. Also check out Pattycake Productions. It is owned and run by Layne Stein and Tony Wakim. Layne is Voiceplay beatboxer. Tony use to be their baritone. They produce several great videos and is producing a series called The Villains Lair.
