Welcome to the theater kids of a capella! Prepare to have your socks rocked. All these a capella groups bring something different, and they're all amazing!
Hoist the Colours, Carry On My Wayward Son, Halo theme, and Little Mermaid. Seriously, just pick one and you'll be happy. Geoff, the bass, has a 5 octave range and the others are at least 4, and I'm not sure Eli, pronounced Ellie and bald, doesn't have a 5 octave range too now. Geoff has been working on this one for years and VoicePlay does everything from arranging to lighting themselves. Only the final mix is done by someone else. Geoff has some solo stuff you have to check out too and you'll get a better idea of his range. It's insane. Yeah, I'm a Geoff fan too. LOL The reason this hits you so hard is the incredible harmonies. You'll hear more every time you hear it. Goeff and Layne the beatboxer are masters at arranging.
Love Rachel Potter :o) She is basically a Disney Princess in real life, I think. The Voiceplay, Moana Medley featuring her is fantastic and so is the Little Mermaid Medley. For more Geoff, Oogie Boogie is my suggestion but there are sooooo many that showcase his voice so well.
It absolutely tickled me when you said that Rachel Potter sounded like Elsa from Frozen. Idk if anyone else mentioned this, but: Idina Menzel, who voiced Elsa, also originated the role of Elphaba (who sings Defying Gravity) in the Wicked musical. Rachel has a phenomenal talent for imitating the voice quality of other singers!
From left to right: Layne (Beatboxer), Eli (pronounced eh-lee) Tenor, Rachel Potter, Emoni Wilkins, Cesar De La Rosa Tenor/Baritone and Geoff Castelucci Bass. Voiceplay is all male currently yes. They are searching for their 5th member and membership has changed quite a bit in recent years so you will see others in older videos. This group loves to collaborate though so there is often a featured person even when they have all 5 members. They are known for their theatricality and intricate harmonies. I would recommend you watch their Halo theme, Oogie Boogie song, Queen in 5 minutes, Tennessee Whiskey, Moana Medley or any number of others. They and their arrangements are always great. Loved your reaction!
I know one the should get from rockapela and that's Jose Rosario Jr but Merryl you forgot the song that has so far made every reactor go silent host the colors you think he's ready for that one
Welcome to the VoicePlay rabbit hole. #TheatreKidsOFACappella. Geoff (Jeff ) Castellucci is the bass. He did this arrangement, been working on it for years. Geoff also has his own channel that he does Low Bass covers. Layne is the beatboxer. Eli ( Ellie ) is the guy with the high voice. Cesar is the one standing next to Geoff. Rachel has done Disney Medleys with VoicePlay, Moana, The Little mermaid. Also did Kidnap the Sandi Claws. Go to their page and look up the list of her songs with them. They do lots of make-up, costumes, etc. Hoist the Colors. Queen in 5 min. Warriors.
VoicePlay was on the SingOff at the same time as Home Free. Based in Orlando, they worked as entertainers at Disney and Universal. Rachel Potter is also from Orlando and performed at Disneyworld. The producers suggested that they add a female for the SingOff but Rachel Potter was on the X Factor at the same time and wasn't available. They added Honey LaRochelle for the show. The Home Free Guys became good friends with them and have appeared on their channel on a few videos. Emoni Wilkins was in an all female group on the SingOff and her group came in 2nd place to Home Free. Their fundraiser video Just Sing is a good place to start. Make sure that you turn on the captions. Guest and members' names are on screen as well as other videos that they appear in.
Home Free and Voiceplay are my top 2 acapella groups. Check out Oogie Boogie Song, Carry On My Wayward Son and Queen in 5 Minutes. Geoff is pronounced Jeff. Actually, according to the bass battles, Tim goes lower than Geoff. However the sound is really different because they use different techniques. Tim favors growl technique while Geoff favors a subharmonic technique. Geoff explains the difference on his channel.
Tim, Geoff, and Avi ALL have similar ranges, but Avi rarely uses his lowest range or subs/vocal frys. They can all hit B0. Geoff has a large range in chest in the lower ranges than Tim.
Another checkbox you might want to add for VoicePlay is “genuinely nice people.” Geoff and Layne have been good friends since middle school and when they add a new member it’s like they join a family. They also have a huge extended family of artists that they have featured. Try Just Sing with the captions on - the talent they can call on boggles the mind. Geoff’s lowest note - a B0 - first appeared in their Halo video. If you watch that one, be sure to continue through the outro to gain some insight into the background of the group and the reason they chose that song to record. (It’s a memorial for a friend.) But Geoff can not only sing low, but very high and with beautiful tone throughout his 5 octave range. In fact all of them have large ranges. The tenor, Eli (say Ellie) often sings bass when Geoff has the lead, as he did here during Wonderful. Layne, the vocal percussionist, has a beautiful baritone voice. And can sing incredible low inhaled notes. You’re going to have a good time with this group! (One of my favorites is Queen in 5 Minutes.)
Ok. Here's the breakdown Eli (pronounced "Ellie), high tenor Cesar, second tenor (and the newest permanent member) Leyne (pron." lane"), beat boxer and primary arranger Geoff (pron. "Jeff"), bass and secondary arranger) Rachel was actually on a touring company for "wicked" the musical. The reason that last belt sounded like "frozen" is probably that the character of Elpheba in Wicked was started by the same actress who voices Elsa (Edina Menzel) Your next one should probably be "Oogie Boogie's song. After that, any of their "Aca top 10" videos would be fun. Also, as you love the basses, you should react to Geoff's own channel, where he's the only voice.... Welcome to the rabbit hole
Always nice to see a new voiceplay fan! These guys are my absolute favorite a capella group, and Geoff Castalucci has the most clear, smooth, buttery voice I've ever heard!
Definitely do "Just Sing" with the captions on to learn who they (and their friends) are. "Queen in 5 Minutes" is a must! And for a laugh, do "Survivor" featuring none other than Home Free. Voiceplay and Home Free were on the same season of the Sing Off, and then toured together with the Sing Off Tour, so there are some live videos of them performing together.
They are the drama department of the trifecta! 🤗 Knowing you as I now do, (🙄) I really think you'd be floored by their Hoist The Colors pirate video! Emmy worthy!
You will have to watch Hoist The Colors...My Mother Told Me...and any of Geoff's solo work!!! Try Sixteen Tons and Misty Mountains!!😁 Hold on to something...🤣🤣🤣🔥
Welcome to the Voice Play rabbit hole. In general VP does three types of songs. Full blown theatrical, which has earned them the title of "theater kids of a Capella", with costumes, and goofing around built in to song. Full a capella, where they mostly just stand or sit around and sing, then their relatively few singing in front of an audience live performances. Check out their theatrical songs: Hoist the Colours (same production team as this one. With Geoff Castellucci arranger, video, and direction, Eli on lighting, Geoff and Tony (former VP baritone, now co-owns Patty Cake Production with Layne Stein the other voice play arranger) directing. The Oogie Boogie Song, This is Halloween, What's this, and Kidnap the Sandy Claws all from The Nightmare before Christmas. They guys go all out for Halloween, and this year's Friend on the other side, from the Princess and the Frog was exceptional. Just singing: Tennessee Whisky, Bridge over Troubled Water, Carry on My Wayward Son, and Just Sing, be sure to turn on the captions, there are a lot of Voice Play related folks, former members, folks they've worked with, an amazing song. Live songs, check out Road Trip, Elvira, and The Chicken Song. Amazing group, Geoff and Layne have been singing together since they were both sopranos, and in one form or another the group has been around since 1997.
Welcome to the Voiceplay rabbit hole. Geoff also has his own channel. Voiceplay does arrangements for other groups and have worked with Broadway shows to do short videos for marketing. Geoff spent a few years to get this one just right. All have sung at Disneyland and Rachel has done 6 or so videos with them. She's a blast.
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Want to hear Geoff hitting a B0? (So low that you almost run out of keys on a normal piano) - Halo Theme! Want to hear Eli soar? (And feel like a viking until the song ends and you realize you are but a mere mortal) - My Mother Told Me ft Jose Rosario Jr! Want to hear Geoff go from high up in the octaves to the bottom? (Hearing someone cover 5 octaves is insane) - Oogie Boogie's Song! They have so many good videos :)
as for the range of Geoff compared to Tim, they are pretty much the same, they just use different timbres and vocal techniques to reach the lowest/highest notes, making them sound different. some of Geoff's notes may sound lower because he has a fuller sound at the bottom, whereas Tim's low notes might be a bit more growly/breathy. both can go from B0 to A5. they both use a mix of chest voice and growl notes to reach their low notes, making for a nice variation in sound when they sing. Geoff also uses subharmonics for the lowest notes, while Tim also uses fry notes a lot at the bottom. so yeah, none of them is any "better" or lower/higher than the other, they just use different techniques and ofc have different timbres in their voices. both are top notch bass singers!
Hope to see a Jeff and Geoff video. Love this group. They started even earlier than Home Free. If you want to learn everyone, do Just Sing next. Make sure you have the captions turned on and everyone is named in the video. Rachel has never been a member of the group but she has the done the most collaborations with the them. She is based in Orlando with them.
She posted a lot from Orlando last year. With live performances out of the question, she may have just returned home for 2020. Hopefully she can get back to Broadway soon.
@@calliec7493 Thank you, last I'd heard is that she was trying to make a career as a country and western singer, hence the move to Nashville. This may be old news. What ever she does, I wish her well, she got a wonderful voice, and is a joy to listen to.
Emoni (ee-moan-ee) has performed with VP twice. Rachel Potter has sung with VP 5 times and was asked to join, but living in CA declined, but still does guest shot. Layne, the beatboxer is on the far left, Geoff (Jeff) is the bass on far right. They are childhood friends and sung together for decades. Being of a similar height, they either stay seated together or bookend the singers. VP is all male. They are currently 1 member short. Cesar (next to Geoff) just joined a few months ago when baritone J None joined the US Navy. The blade guy with the beard is Eli (EL-EE) with both a great range and very flexible in style. Geoff is known for routinely going into the first octave and even the 0 octave. In opera voices that low are called either basso profundo (Avi Kaplan is one) or Octavist who routinely goes below the lowest notes in the bass range. This is not opera, so Geoff, Tim, and Avi (who has formerly trained as an operatic basso profundo) all have remarkable ranges (Geoff about 5 octaves, sane as Tim. Avi might have a slightly smaller range.) Tim is famous for is 'growl' notes. Try Hoist the Colors with Jose Rosario Jr guesting.
Hoist The Colours, Just Sing, The Little Mermaid Medley, Oogie Boogies Song, The Moana Medley and If I were a Rich Man/Girl....not a bad choice in the lot. These guys do full costumes, all out. Good eye spotting Geoff Castelucci. He is a super low bass. He has the lowest note recorded , because each branch of the trifecta has a different style, there is room for all. They frequently feature in each other's videos and arrange music for each other. So much fum. Hugs from Newfoundland.
Knew you would like them!!! List of songs:. Queen in 5 Minutes, Warriors, Trapped then Panic in the Disco, Hoist The Colors, My Mother Told Me, Carry On My Wayward Son and Ogie Bogie.
Soooo happy you finally found Voiceplay. If you like the darker side, seriously look up "Hoist the colors" next. Geoff does his own independent work as well in which he takes full advantage of his range and sings all of the parts himself.
Man, it DID make my day! Loved your reaction! I might steal "What in the Tim Faust is going on here" LOL. But that expression when you first heard Geoff do what Geoff do was everything a VoicePlay stan could hope for. Perfection. I'm gonna second the recommendations for Queen in 5 Minutes, the Halo Theme, and Hoist the Colours. They often tell stories, like mini-movies, with their vids -- costumes and sets and all. They love what they do, and it shows.
Voice play does a medley with Chris Rupp and a medley with Rob. They do many Disney medleys, The Little Mermaid, Moans, Go the Distance and for Halloween they did Friends on the Other Side. Hoist the Colors is haunting and My Mother Told Me is mind blowing. Daddy Sang Bass is one that is underrated (imo). They are fun and talented.
Oh my yes, nothing is happier than watching someone discover the theatre nerds of acapella and fall in love. Hoist the Colours and If I were a rich man are a great place to start as well as heading over to Geoff’s (the base) RU-vid and see his solo work.
Oh, and if you like base Geoff hits a big fat bass in their Halo theme that is the lowest note I’ve ever heard recorded. I’d imagine his friend Tim will do something to answer but maybe not, as Tim doesn’t seem to chase the depths of hell like our man Geoff
The main group is in fact all male! They are incredible. And you were in fact correct the bass is Geoff (Jeff) who also happened to arrange this song. It took him years! Many people start off with the oogie boogie song where geoff shows his range! Him and Tim I believe actually have very similar if not the same range. Although Geoff uses a technique called subharmonics where as tim uses growls. I would also recommend the little mermaid medley which also has Rachel potter in it! A quick breakdown of the group from left to right! Beatboxer: is the wonderful layne The man next to layne would be Eli (pronounced Ellie) he kinda sings everywhere. Next to Eli you have Rachel potter whose done lots with them! Then you have Emoni ( who correct me if I’m wrong) was an original member of voiceplay at some point. Then you have the newest member known as Caesar! After that you left with the incredible Geoff Castellucci! He has a lot of solo work that I would love to see you check out! He also does how do sing low tutorial videos which are always fun to watch if you want to see how he does all this crazy stuff! In later videos you will most likely see a man named J none who recently left the group to join the naval choir! Sorry for the long info drop lol! Cant wait to see you do more!
YES! Perfect reaction. Welcome to the rabbit hole. Geoff is a special man we are all pretty sure isn't actually human. He actually has some amazing solo work like blackbird and 16 tons. On top of his out of this world vocal talent, he also arranged this piece. Eli, pronounced elly, is the bald one. Layne is the beatboxer. He is their other main arranger.. Caesar in the Hispanic man with the poofy hair who is their newest member. They are 1 member down now, so they are featuring different people in videos, and they always blend with the group amazingly. I hesitate to tell you to go watch Hoist the Colours now. You will definitely love everything about it, but then you will have already done my 2 favorites from them. I think the best ones for you to do next would be Queen in 5 minutes, Oogie Boogie song and Warriors. You would probably also enjoy friends on the other side from a spookiness perspective. They have dozens of amazing songs, so it's hard to go wrong. Not all of them are this epic, but very little in this world is this epic.
Loved your face at Geoff Castellucci's first bass drop! You need to do some of his solo work: Sixteen Tons, House of the Rising Sun, and more. He arranges, films, edits, and does all the vocals in his videos.
"She sounds like Elsa from 'Frozen'." There's a reason for that: The woman who played Elfaba (The Wicked Witch) in "Wicked", Idina Menzel, is the same woman who voiced Elsa in "Frozen". Give yourself points for having a good ear. Points also to Ms.Potter for capturing Ms.Menzel's style.
YES!! So excited, I love when someone gets introduced to VP! They are pure heaven! Everything they have is amazing. I love Home Free and Pentatonix but I'm obsessed with Voiceplay!
Great reaction! The season that Home Free won the Sing off....Emoni Wilkins was in the group Ten...that took 2nd place! She is also friends with Tim and has sang at some of his birthday bashes!
this is fun and your reaction is great as always. if you don't know wicked is actually a stage play that tells a prequel story to the wizard of oz. voiceplay are the theater kids of a Capella and it shows in their harmonies and set design. my favorites are Tennessee whisky rich girl, or bang.
I am glad you enjoyed this! I love a cappella music and I love watching people's reactions to it, especially people who are just coming into the genre! You said that Rachel sounded like Elsa from Frozen and that is not surprising at all. If you didn't know already, Wicked is a Broadway music based on a book that is an official prequel to The Wizard of Oz. The main character of Wicked is Elphaba, the green Wicked Witch of the West in the Wizard of Oz. In the original Broadway run of the show Elphaba was played by Indina Menzel. Indina Menzel provided the voice for Elsa in Frozen so the similarity in their voices is most likely intentional.
Great reaction to a great medley. Wicked is a Broadway musical…where these songs are from. Musical about…the Good Witch Glinda & the Bad Witch Elfaba…in Oz prior to Dorothy arriving. And Idina Menel (Elsa, Frozen) originated the Bad Witch. Same voice. VoicePlay did a wonderful jobs on the arrangement of the songs.
from left to right in this video: 1. Layne the beatboxer, baritone, also plays violin, and arranges a large portion of their music, and also does the video on the music videos he arranged. 2. Eli (pronounced Elly) the tenor, used to be lead in a rock band, does the lighting design in their videos 3. Rachel Potter, guest singer 4. Emoni Wilkins, guest singer 5. Cesar the baritone, newest member that joined this year 6. Geoff (pronounced Jeff) the bass, arranges a large portion of their music, and also does the video on the music videos he arranged, and some lighting design. Currently the group is one member short, as their high tenor Earl Elkins left the group last year for personal reasons, so they have guest vocalists to fill in the fifth spot in the meantime.
Love the reaction. Considering we're so close to holiday season, you might like either "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"...or, if you prefer something a little spookier, Voiceplay has done quite a few Nightmare Before Christmas songs ("What's This?", "Oogie Boogie Song", "Kidnap The Sandy Claws", "This Is Halloween"). If you want to hear a more-definitive example of Geoff's most-recent lowest note, the Halo Theme Song tribute is ideal (just be careful of the volume on this one). Truthfully, take your pick, you won't be disappointed. Oh, and Geoff has his own channel, too.
This is Geoff's arrangement of songs taken from the Broadway musical Wicked, based on the wizard of Oz. It's brilliantly done and sung beautifully. Glad you liked it. Home Free VoicePlay and Pentatonix are the top three a cappella groups out there. Have fun.
VoicePlay has the most member changes of the three groups. Layne the beatboxer is the king of odd sounds; Eli the bald high tenor (yes, it’s pronounced L-E) is the “belter” with a piercing, clear voice, Geoff (Jeff) is the bass and, of course, hits notes that are “under the basement”. Geoff has his own channel and sings harmonies with himself (Ya’ gotta see it). These are the main three. Cesar (pronounced C-zer) is the newest member but you will often see J None (who recently left for the Navy chorus) and Earl the extreme high tenor who left about a year or so ago. The rest will really turn out to be fabulous guest singers like Rachel and Emoni (E-mah-née). The song choices below are a good start.
I am sooooo glad you In with Voiceplay. Honestly my favorite acapela group. Hope for more. You have to check out Carry on My Wayward Son. Then there is Oogie Boogies Song
Ms Potter is the dark haired beauty. She has performed on Broadway, and has been featured in other VoicePlay videos (Their tributes to Moana and The Little Mermaid come to mind). The other lady is Ms Wilkins, who performed with VoicePlay in the competition series The Sing Off. I think the group placed third that season. Your supposition is correct: The ONLY reason I'm not singing with them is because I failed to meet their "Handsome" standard, just as I'm not tall enough for the Harlem Globetrotters.
Voiceplay is amazing!!! Geoff has his own channel too, one of my favs of his is “God rest ye merry gentlemen”, “monster mash”, and “the headless horseman.” Rachel is the brunette and Emoni was the blonde. Rachel has done a lot of collaborations with them. You definitely need to listen to “hoist the colors”. Rachel has also done collaborations with Voctave whom I also highly suggest. They’re absolutely amazing, react to “o come all ye faithful”, “poor unfortunate souls/I put a spell on you” (featuring Rachel Potter), and “Disney love medley” (featuring Kristen from Pentatonix). Good luck on your journey down the rabbit hole. They’re both amazing acapella groups
Love your slack-jawed reaction (and I mean that in the nicest way). Voiceplay is phenomenal. Recommend Hoist the Colours next, also has a creepy vibe for you. Geoff, the bass, and Layne, the beatboxer usually take turns doing the arrangements, this one is Geoff's. Whichever does arrangement usually does the video as well. Eli the tenor, has been doing most of the lighting and affects. Enjoy the Voiceplay rabbithole!
Proper whelming there Sauce. Yep, that completes the Holy Trinity of a cappella. You'll fill in the details as ya go and go you shall. VoicePlay was on the same season of the Sing Off that Home Free won and then later that year they did a video together, Zombies vs. Hillbillies. Sure would be nice if they did another collab. Speaking of collabs, ya gotta add Peter Hollens to the a cappella stew. Oh the awesome abundance ahead for thee.
Yes. Peter was on Season 2 of the SingOff, same Adam Chance's group Street Corner Symphony. He has done collabs with all three of the bass triad. Multiple times with Tim and one each with Avi and Geoff. (Geoff's is only a cameo). Adam Chance did one video with Peter and the Home Free Guys do one annually with him too. Even with quarantine last year, they did a remote video with patrons of Peter Hollens and Home Free as the chorus.
Those basses are all stunning, Avi has this gorgeous classical training and his tone is gorgeous, but he doesn’t use bass techniques much(not that he hasn’t used them) Tim can go the lowest with growls, which is a technique also known as “firebreathing”, he’s actually helped other basses learn the technique! And Geoff is the master of subharmonics, and his tone is very smooth all they way down and all the way up just like Tim and Avi. The three of them are superhuman and it’s crazy awesome to get to see them all : ) Geoff has made a few videos talking about the techniques, I think they’re called “How to sing really LOW” I can’t wait to see your other videos on Voiceplay! Home Free and Voiceplay were on the same season of the SingOff, did the SingOff tour together, and have collaborated a bit, and if you didn’t know, Pentatonix won that show too!
You have a point about Rachel sounding like a Disney princess. She was Ariel at Disney for 5years. Also, she was the understudy for the lead of Wicked on Broadway.
No need to rush Christmas just yet, but when it gets closer, check out " You're a Mean One Mr. Grinch. It features a young lady named Adriana Allerano. It was before Caesar and when J-none (left the group to join the military) was still with them. They have a revolving door of amazing talent and feature artists.
Ok, I'm working so I'm doing several posts lol I've supported them on Patreon for years and they're so good to their fans. When ever they post a new video we get to experience it generally a week ahead of everyone else. But, one of my favorite perks are their behind and making of their videos. They do every aspect that they can, including building the sets. I think the hand steaming the backdrop and getting it hung. . I believe it was at least 9hrs alone they are such a close net family. Their hilarious 😂 Geoff, Layne, & Eli have known each other I think since middle school maybe elementary. Your enthusiasm for them will keep me coming back for all your reactions ❤
Voice play cover of man in the mirror is beautiful. Their cover of Butter and if I was a rich guy/girl is awesome. 🥰🥰🔥 welcome to the trifecta. Rob has appeared in one of their videos and so has Tim. All the fans want Tim, Geoff and Avi Kaplan to do a bass song together! That would be awesome!
Welcome to the rabbit hole! Current members (right to left, skipping the ladies): Geoff (Jeff) Castellucci (bass) Cesar De La Rosa Eli Jacobson Layne Stein (beatboxer) Ladies: Rachel - brunette Emoni - Blonde This is not even close to their best... Can't wait to see your mind blown! My personal favorites is: If I Was Rich Man/Girl Oogey Boogey Man Also Queen in 5 minutes and Panic at the Disco in 4 minutes part I and II... But there are too many great to list
Rachel has joined them multiple times and since she actually sang the lead role on Broadway, it was pretty obvious they were going to include her. I love your reaction when she lets everyone know there's a high end of the music scale as well. Emoni has joined them on a couple in the past as well. Geoff (the bass) did the arrangement for this over three years. He uses a different technique than Tim to hit the really low notes and I think he actually can go lower at this point (I believe the two are friends). The impressive part is he goes that low and still sounds clean we won't go into the fact he can pretty darn high with just under 5 octaves of range. He does some amazing solo videos as well. Check Hoist the Colors. Home Free is more country and seems to stick to a lower range a lot of the time even though Austin can hit a pretty high note at the top of his range. Voiceplay does more theatrical style. Both are fantastic groups. Pentatonix is up there as well, but more pop music style.
Hoist the Colours, Queen in 5 Minutes, panic in 4 Minutes PT 1 and 2... Basically throw a pin and whatever it lands on. Everything VoicePlay does is fantastic. Geoff ( Jeff ) is proof of life on other planets. The rest of us have accepted this as fact. Check out his solo channel. His latest is the Monster Mash, but his cover of Blackbird shows off his range beautifully.
Loved your reaction! Welcome to VoicePlay! They are amazing 🤩 Most people start with Oogie Boogie (great theatrics there as well) or Queen in 5 minutes . Couple of my favorites Daddy Sang Bass, Tennessee Whiskey, Warriors, Butter, Superstition - there aren’t any bad ones 😂 You will probably have fun with Boy Bands and Queen. The 3 a cappella groups are all amazing in their own right. Most are drawn to 1 more then the others. They also have Disney medleys as well. Looking forward to joining you on your VoicePlay journey😁
As far as acapella groups go Voice Play are theatrical...PTX are pop.....and Home Free are an everyman/neighbors. And all are AMAZING. Maybe they look good because they probably don't smoke so they can sing like they do.
Voice Play is fantastic at arranging medleys, many of which are Disney-themed. Some of my favorites are Moana, Little Mermaid, and Queen in Five Minutes. I think Tim and Geoff have pretty similar ranges, but Tim's drops tend to be background vocals, while Geoff's tend to be front and center in his solo lines; that may be why you feel like they are hitting you harder.
A short primer on the top 3 a cappella groups. Pentatonix - student council. Home Free - kegger in the parking lot. VoicePlay - music/theater geeks. If you love theatrical productions, you will love VoicePLAY. Be aware it’s a bit of a rabbit hole. If you listen to Hoist the Colors, be warned one reactor was so overcome he got up and left, forgetting he wasn’t wearing pants. Pants recommended on all their videos.
This was a great reaction! Voiceplay can be difficult to react to because the members change. Voiceplay right now consists of four guys, with other guests rotating in as needed. On the far left was the beatboxer, Layne, who also does the video production. Eli (pronounced Elly) is the guy with no hair, an amazing rock tenor voice, who also subs for the Bass singer (he has about a 5-octave range). Geoff (pronounced Jeff) Castellucci IS one of the best bass singers in the world. He also did the arrangement of this song as well as many others for Voiceplay (when he doesn't do the arrangement, Layne does...). Cesar de la Rosa is the newest member of the band and has a beautiful baritone/tenor voice as well as an amazing range and the ability to sing in character voice... he memorably sings 'KILL THE WITCH" in this arrangement. (Which is funny, because Geoff played Ursula the Sea Witch in the Little Mermaid Medly they did... check out how Geoff looks over at Cesar!) Emoni is an amazing soul singer brought in for this song, and then there is Rachel Potter, who has now done ten songs with Voiceplay. She has a perfect disney princess voice, and traveled with the Wicked traveling broadway show. For a lot of years there was a singer 'Earl' whose tenor voice and ability to sing in character is deeply missed, he left the band for personal reasons, but you should check out Queen in 5 minutes, or 'Mama Sang Bass' for the feels... Honestly, Voiceplay are the 'theatre kids' of the three acapella groups, and a LOT of their stuff is big theatre production. You are going to have a great time reacting to them, and I recommend 'Moana Medly' and 'The Little Mermaid Medly' as two of the best things on the internet. 'Hoist the Colors' and 'Halo' are two newer things that Voiceplay totally rocked, while if you want to geek out to Geoff's bass, check out 'Sixteen Tons' and 'Misty Mountains' and my favorite, 'Blackbird'. I'm looking forward to seeing what you do next, thank you for this reaction!
Just Sing is a great one to introduce you to the group and former members and collaborators. If you watch it or react keep the captions on. If you like Home Free they did a mash up video with them. Geoff has his own RU-vid channel and he does low bass covers on there.
Hi! Just subbed here. I love watching first time reactors get blown away by VoicePlay! It was so cute after you said this song is "7 minutes long!", then with Geoff's final note at the end, you were like, "aww...", as if you were disappointed that it was already over. I wholeheartedly second each recommendation other commenters proffer. My personal favorite is "Oogie Boogie's Song". If you haven't done any of Geoff's solo covers, please do. The quality, theatricality, and attention to detail is at the same level as VP's. Only it's all Geoff and his wife Kathy (who is also production coordinator and all around den mother and cat herder to VP) from start to almost finish. Final audio mix for both is Ed Boyer. That's part of the 'wall of sound' and primo audio production you hear. The blonde featured artist's name is pronounced E-Mahny, in case no one else posted that. Loved your reaction to this, now on to more #theaterkidsofacappella !
The fact that you compared Rachel to Elsa from Frozen made me chuckle a little, as the actress who voiced Elsa in the movie, Idina Menzel, was also the first person to sing Defying Gravity in the Broadway musical Wicked.
I am sorry for so many comments, but I type as I feel while I watch you be blown away!!! I am new to this group as well. Currently, I believe, there are 4 men...as one left to do service I believe. You mentioned Halo the other day on the PTX The Prayer video...they happened to cover it. It is BRILLIANT!
That was a great reaction! I only hope you fall deep into the rabbit hole that is Voiceplay! They've been through many members throughout the years, but they've been great for literally decades! The group first formed in 1997, far longer ago than Home Free or Pentatonix! There's a lot of experiance here and I can't wait to see what you react to from here! I strongly suggest Hoist the Colors though! My personal favorite
The women are the "features", the guys are VoicePlay. For a full costume, check out 2: Hoist the Colors (cover from Pirates if the Caribbean) and Hillbillies vs. Zombies, believe it was their season in The Sing Off ( same season as HF, it's HF vs. VP). I'm not sure that he's lower, but listen to the comparison that's on youtube between Geoff, Tim and Avi. These are the more theatrical of the 3 groups.
@@redneckmafi I've heard it talked about in combination with the sing off, but as I said, I thought it was, but here you say that it wasn't. Fine, I just know it's fun to watch and listen to.
Geoff Castellucci is the bass, you're correct. He has a couple of tutorials on his solo channel on how to sing super low. You asked if there were any effects added to his lowest notes, in one of those tutorial videos he said that the only thing they do is filter out the extra breath sounds and really boost the volume, because no, it doesn't sound that strong without a mic. But they don't do anything more than that,
VoicePlay competed in Season 4 of The Sing-Off with 6 Members: Earl Elkins, Jr.(former member), Layne Stein, Eli Jacobsonn, Geoff Castellucci, Tony Wakim(former member) and Honey LaRochelle(former member). They placed 5th. Home Free won the season. The Group known as TEN as runner-up and where Emoni Wilkins came from. Check out VP's JUST SING video and you'll see most of the of the singers from Season 4, keep the caption on in that video. Thanks for reacting Mr. Saucey.
I understand. They do tend to leave people speechless. And wanting more. They are very versatile, singing in many styles. From Queen in 5 minutes to Boy Bands in 5 minutes, and so myuch in between. Emoni rhymes with coney or phoney, :) Geoff (Castellucci) is pronounced as Jeff, and Eli (Jacobson) is pronounced as elly. Eli (bald guy) used to sing in rock bands in the past. :). Layne (Stein) is the vocal percussion but sings too. The remaining and most recent member is Cesar de la Rosa. Follow VoicePlay and you'll up your subscribers, guaranteed. Yes they are beautiful too. The one you mentioned with a five octave range, is Geoff. I believe he and Tim (who are friends) are roughly the same as respects range, though it's usually agreed that Geoff's tone is much smoother. And he does solo low bass covers although he clones himself to make his own backing group for those. You'll understand once you see it. Geoff also reads short stories and poems with his soothing deep bass voice. Example: The Raven by Poe. :) And yes, they're good. Hoist The Colours is phenomenal. Can't Help Falling in Love is just beautiful. Warriors is different again.
Not sure if you do The Nightmare Before Christmas for Christmas or Halloween but VoicePlay has done 4 covers from that movie. 1. Oogie Boogie Song 2. This is Halloween 3. Kidnap the Sandy Claws 4. What's This? They are all fantastic and Kidnap the Sandy Claws features Rachel Potter as well.
VoicePlay guys are amazing and are more of a theatrical group, but some songs are similar to Home Free. What is great about both groups is that they are friendly and helpful. You can't go wrong with either of the groups. There is a song VoicePlay has a nice size group of people sing the song and Tim shows up and Geoff looks at him like what are you doing here. LOL It is...Just Sing...starts with two kids singing..funny watching Tim and Geoff looking at each other about 2 or 3 times. Great song also. Home Free Sing off Tour is fun with VoicePlay and Filharmonic. Thanks for reacting to VoicePlay they are fun and a little spooky and it is fun to see.
Earl was their high tenor. He left at least a year ago (see Queen medley).. Since then they have been 4 members. This year Jay left and Caesar replaced him.
