Pentatonix - Hallelujah. My First Time Listening
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- My first time listening to Pentatonix - Hallelujah.
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Pentaholics are here!
Thanks 👍. I'm looking forward to to ground more from them 🎶✌️
You will have a huge spike in your subscribers. Us Pentaholics flock to see new reactions.
Thanks 👍. I'm looking forward to checking out more of their stuff. They sound amazing 🎶✌️
They have a huge catalog! Enjoy the journey! ❤️
@@Andy_Tunereviews84I'm looking forward to those reactions!
@@gingerbeardedone3318me too!
Pentatonix are an acapella group. Their voices are their instruments. You need to listen to their Grammy award-winning Daft Punk Medley and the Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies, as well as their covers of Imagine and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Thanks 👍. Those have gone on my list 🎶✌️
Welcome to the best a capella group out there!! This group have been around for 13 years, now and have a massive catalogue of 200+ songs, some covers, and some originals. They've been nominated for 5 Grammy's and won 3. There also a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with their name on it. There also a multitude of other prestigious awards they've won.
Members are:
1st singer: Scott Hoying, baritone. Scott, like all the group, has a massive 5 octave range....he can sing anywhere from bass to soprano in his falsetto.
2nd singer: Avi Kaplan, basso profundo. Avi is an opera trained bass with a stunning low range. His range is at least 4 octaves. He left the group in 2017 amicably and now enjoys a great solo career. He was replaced by Matt Sallee.
3rd singer: Kirstin ( Kirstie as she prefers) Maldonado, alto-soprano. Kirstie has a lovely strong voice and great belting abilities...and well as a massive vocal range anywhere from alto to whistle notes!
4th singer: Mitch Grassi, countertenor. Mitch is a natural countertenor and sings all the way from baritone to high soprano and also does whistle notes. He mostly stays in the alto-soprano range, but reaches astonishing notes with ease.
5th member: Kevin Olusola, beatboxer, tenor, cellist. Kevin is a world renowned beatboxer and a classically trained, concert-level cellist. He also play Sax and piano extremely well. He also has a lovely tenor voice when he sings....and he does occasionally. When he's not beatboxing , he's a part of the backing vocals. He gave up a career of being a surgeon to join this group and follow his dream of being a musician. He'd planned on working as a doctor in China, so learned several languages, including Mandarin, lived in China for 18 months, and had passed his Pre-med in Yale before answering Scott's call to join the group for an audition to enter the Sing Off, a TV competition for a Capella groups. They won the competition!!
Song suggestions:
Daft Punk medley, Mad World, Evolution of Michael Jackson, Coffee In Bed (original), Bohemian Rhapsody, Be My Eyes (original), Gold, Run To You (original), The Prayer.
Thank you for giving me a breakdown of the members 👍. You can tell they're all talented. I believe true talent in music nowadays is hard to find (at least in the mainstream), hence why I prefer older music. But I feel I may have stumbled across something with this group.
And thanks for the suggestions 👍. There's 4 or 5 in there I already want to listen to. ✌️
@@Andy_Tunereviews84 , great! Glad I could help! Looking forward to more PTX from you.
As a testeament to how much great music PTX has out there, you reccomended a buch and I reccomended just 1 other but none were the same.
Also Sound of silence, but you can't really go wrong with any video. Their live versions sound just as good or sometimes even better than studio versions!
@@Andy_Tunereviews84 You won't hear a bad song from them. The list above is good, but I would also add, Sound of Silence, Kiss from a Rose, and Say Something. We won't even talk about their Christmas songs yet. 🙂
Thanks so much -- awesome reaction - more PTX!
Thank you ✌️. There will definitely be more to come 🎶✌️
13 years and going stronger than ever. 3 Grammys, 5 nominations. The only a capella group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Sold out concerts. World tours. Covers and originals. Well over 200 songs in their catalog. And they absolutely OWN Christmas!! Start a Pentatonix Playlist and the hordes of Pentaholics will find you and love you for it!!
Thanks for advice 👍. I'll take it on board. I'll be doing a couple more over the next few days 🎶✌️
PTX is the GOAT of acapella groups
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That deep base is Avi Kaplan .... he's no longer with the group .... but his voice is pure melted butter!!! These groups (Pentatonix, Voiceplay and Home Free) are pure talent and a deep, deep rabbit hole which you won't regret diving into!
Their new bass is pretty special too. Matt Sallee's lovely, rich voice is still maturing, and his mellow, drama-free personality suits the group perfectly.
Take the moment to listen to this song live by them. You’ll see and hear their commitment to their talents, and their striving for excellence.
Will do. Thanks for suggesting it 👍✌️
PTX IS NEVER UP THERE WITH ANYONE! THEY ARE PTX!!
They do sound amazing. Can't wait to check out more ✌️
They are 100% a capella- and amazing.. I've seen them live 4 times and they are JUST as good live. Phenomenal group
I'll have to check out their live performances soon 👍✌️
Crazy vocal talent. The 1st singer, Scott, takes over the bass when the 2nd singer, Avi, actual bass, sings his section. Insane vocal ranges,
I can see why they're popular for sure 👍🎶✌️
Great reaction! Subscribed for more PTX.
Thank you ✌️
More Pentatonix please. They are awesome.
I'll be doing some next week 👍✌️
Love your reaction. Don't stop now. They are the best A capella group
Thank you 👍. Don't worry, they'll definitely be more to come 🎶✌️
Goosebumps central!!love it!
Where Pentatonix came from:
Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott all grew up in Arlington, Texas. All of them were involved with community musical theater as children, and Mitch met both Scott and Kirstin there (separately) when they were still pre-teens, and became friends with each of them. However, Scott and Kirstin didn't meet each other until they were fourteen and in the same high school class. All three were choir geeks (duh), and they quickly became best friends in high school. And if you're wondering what was in the water in Arlington in the early 1990s that three such remarkably talented people should all be born in such proximity, you aren't the only one.
There was some kind of singing contest to meet the stars of _Glee,_ and the three of them wanted to enter, so they formed a trio which they named "The Trio." (I know; not very imaginative. They're somewhat better with that now.) They lost the contest, but they kept The Trio together anyway; they performed at school functions and occasionally on local television. Pentaholics still refer to these three as "the trio," and the trio is the heart of Pentatonix.
Kirstin and Scott were a year ahead of Mitch; they graduated in 2010, when Mitch was still in eleventh grade, and both went away for their freshman year of college. Kirstin went to the University of Oklahoma (with a full ride scholarship!), and Scott went to the University of Southern Califonia.
Scott is a very outgoing person, so he immediately began looking around for extracurricular activities where he could meet people and make new friends, and he found an award-winning amateur a cappella group named SoCal VoCals, which he joined. While there he met a former member named Ben Bram, who at the time was a coach on NBC's a cappella competition show named _"The Sing-Off."_ A cappella groups would audition for the show, and those that passed appeared throughout the season. There was a panel of three judges, all professional musicians, who would critique each performance. Along the way some groups would be eliminated, narrowing the field, and at the end of the season viewers would be invited to vote on a winner. The winning group would receive $200,000 and a recording contract with Epic, a minor subsidiary of Sony, the show's sponsor.
Scott was intrigued. He thought The Trio could be competitive, and if they could get a recording contract they could have a career doing what they most loved, with the people they most loved. So he talked to Kirstin, who thought his idea had promise, and at the end of their first year of college the two of them headed back to Arlington to be there for Mitch's graduation and to talk with Mitch about Scott's idea.
Meanwhile, back in Arlington Mitch had been having a very difficult year. His best friends weren't there, and as an out-of-the-closet young gay man with an unusually high voice he was being seriously bullied. And unfortunately, since the bullying was ostensibly for his voice he was quickly developing the notion that there was something wrong with his voice and that no one would want to hear him sing. So when Scott presented his idea Mitch was on board; it was a way to get away from the bullies. He had doubts about his ability to carry his weight in the group, because of the bullying, but he was willing to try, and if Scott and Kirstin said they could win, well, maybe they could.
So with everyone agreed, Scott called Ben Bram to find out how to arrange for an audition, and this is where they met their first setback. _The Sing-Off_ had a size requirement; the minimum size allowed was five. The Trio needed two new members and a new name. They were stumped.
Ben suggested that they'd profit from adding a rhythm section: a bass and a beatboxer, and he knew the perfect person to recommend for the bass, a guy named Avi Kaplan. They talked to Avi, and he was very interested, so that took care of the bass, but where to find the beatboxer? Ben didn't have any suggestions. So in desperation they typed "beatboxer" into a TH-cam search box and the first hit they got was a black guy playing a classical piece on the cello and beatboxing at the same time. And all of them said, "Wow! He's the one! How can we get in touch with him?"
They were in luck. At the time TH-cam had something called TH-cam messages, which would allow private messages between members (now discontinued), so they sent Kevin a private message: "Hey! We really love your stuff, and we wonder if you'd be interested in flying across the country to join four strangers to audition for an a cappella competition show on television?" And Kevin messaged them back: "Normally I'd be there in a heart beat; I love a cappella and have been in a cappella groups before. But right now I'm studying for my final exams for my pre-med major from Yale." Oh. That sounded pretty definite; better keep looking. So they kept looking, and they found someone, but he was no Kevin Olusola. Oh well; you work with what you have.
And two weeks later Kevin messaged them again: "Good news! I just graduated. If the gig's still open I can fly out." He arrived the day before their audition. Mitch had to skip his graduation ceremony to attend the audition. But even with just a day of rehearsal they still passed the audition; they were in.
Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." 😂
Pentatonix appeared throughout season three of _The Sing-Off,_ and eventually won. All those performances are available on TH-cam and are well worth watching, preferably in order so you can see how they grew throughout the season. Some of them are as good as anything they've done since (which is saying a lot) and are only available in those old videos. (Note: If you decide to react to these, be sure and watch the versions that contain the show's introduction of Pentatonix just before the performance, and the judges' critiques of the performance, and any comments Pentatonix made backstage.)
So, they'd won _The Sing-Off,_ complete with recording contract. Time to move to California permanently and begin recording. And a week later Epic reneged on the contract, saying that they didn't know how to market a cappella. But at this point Pentatonix weren't willing to give up; they WANTED that career they'd been working toward. So they pooled their winnings and lived frugally. The four men shared two apartments, to cut down on expenses. They arranged music and rehearsed every day, and when they had a song ready they used their iPhones to record themselves anywhere they could find good acoustics, and sometimes in places with acoustics that were just okay. And they posted to TH-cam. Their fans from _The Sing-Off_ quickly found them there, and subscribed, and they began to get more views and more subscribers, and to pick up a few patrons. In fact, they were going viral. And Sony noticed, and approached them with an offer: Perhaps Pentatonix would like a recording contract with Madison Gate, another minor subsidiary? Hmmm. 🤔 Would they like a recording contract? Might have to think about that, for a second or two. Darn right they'd like a recording contract!
And then came "Daft Punk Medley," and Pentatonix won their first Grammy. And again, Sony took notice, and approached Pentatonix: "We've been thinking about it and we believe you might find a better fit with our flagship label, RCA. Are you interested?" They've been with RCA ever since. They go on tours world wide and perform to sold-out venues. They put out at LEAST one album a year, frequently more. One has gone Gold and one has gone Platinum twice. They have three Grammys and recently received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. And they are the only a cappella band to have won so much as ONE Grammy, or to be represented on the Walk of Fame.
The most important part of this story is the fact that Pentatonix began with The Trio, three best friends so close to one another that they might as well be family. And from the very beginning, everyone who has joined with them to form Pentatonix has been incorporated into that family-of-choice. As a family, Pentatonix takes care of all its members. One of the things this means is that everyone gets time in the spotlight.
Pentatonix has no lead singer. Yes, some songs call for a lead, and when that happens Pentatonix chooses the member whose voice best suits the song. This is one way that everyone gets time in the spotlight, and it means that no one is burdened with having to always be the lead. And when songs don't require a lead, Pentatonix frequently has each member solo on one or more verses. The members of Pentatonix are able to set their egos aside because each of them is already receiving as much acclaim as any healthy ego could need. And that leaves them free to concentrate on taking care of both the people they love and the music they love.
This focus on doing whatever is best for the music is, in my opinion, THE thing that makes Pentatonix greater than the sum of its parts. And their focus on caring for one another is the reason we like them as people, not just as singers.
Thank you for the back stories 👍. Much appreciated ✌️
They all have solo interests but agree that Pentatonix comes first. Check out Messer (Mitch's solo persona), Superfruit (Scott and Mitch) and I recommend Down from Kevin 'KO' Olusola.
Welcome to the world of Pentatonix!!! The absolute best A Capella group out there! They have 3 Grammys and 5 nominations. Very rarely they do use an instrument. Usually it's Kevin playing his cello and beat boxing at the same time. Check out their live performances...they are better than the recorded ones. You won't be disappointed I promise.
Daft Punk Medley is their first Grammy winning song. It is worth a checking out. I recommend it next.
Great reaction Dude! Looking forward to more PTX reactions from you.
Sending you love from Texas ❤❤❤
Thank you 👍. I really appreciate it 🎶✌️
New subscriber, thanks for taking a listen to Pentatonix. They have other songs that soar like Hallelujah - Can You Feel the Love Tonight, The Prayer, Imagine - as well as some that give more of a vibe - their Daft Punk medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Havana, Mad World, ‘90s Dance Medley, and Come Along. Originals of note include Coffee in Bed, Sing, Anchor (visualizer only), and Love Me When I Don’t. These are just some examples, they have an extensive catalogue. And since you’re into albums, you may want to check out Carole King’s Tapestry and Silk Degrees by Boz Scaggs. Both are memorable. Loved your reaction! Peace from Ohio …
Thank you 👍. I'll add them to my list 🎶✌️
Lovely reaction, the emotion to Mitch is absolutely appropriate. Thank you for reacting to this, I’ve enjoyed it. Hope you do more.
Thank you 👍. Don't worry, I'll be doing more over the next few days 🎶✌️
It's all A Cappella...which makes their sound all the more magical!! Amazing! I've been a Pentaholic since 2012. It was "Someone That I Used To Know". I was hooked immediately.
I'd like to check their version of that song out. It's now on my list. Thanks 👍.
I just told someone that even after years this song still gives me goosebumps.
I've listened to it a couple of times since I uploaded the video, and yep, goosebumps both times 🎶✌️
That beautiful deep voice you heard was the amazing Avi Kaplan, he left the group for personal reasons in 2017. He now has an amazing solo career. Listening to your upcoming album reactions you might really enjoy Avi's latest EP Feel Alright is has a definite 70's vibe. Most reactors will start with his Change on the Rise. Subscribing for more early Pentatonix and Avi reactions. Also there is a live version of this from their 2016 Christmas special.
Thanks. I'll check him out at some point 👍🎶✌️
O Holy Night takes you to heaven.
I'll add that to my list. Thanks 👍
I just subscribed for more Pentatonix reactions! I also think I just became your 1,000th subscriber!
Thank you 👍. I really appreciate it. And yes, you are my 1,000th subscriber 🎉❤️🎁✌️.
Subscribed for more Pentatonix (PTX). One song down and a couple of hundred to go. I don’t think they are capable to make a bad song.
Recommend their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Thanks ✌️. I'll definitely check that one out. I love a bit of Queen 🎶🤘
Others have said this but they do both covers and originals. A good original that is backed by music is Please Santa Please written by Kirstie and Kevin (beatboxer). Kevin also plays the cello (Beyoncé) in a few songs as well. They really built the foundation for other acapella groups that are out there. Looks have changed but only one member has changed. Avi (long hair, deep voice) left and Matt joined. You can find Matt in songs like Sound of Silence, Havana, or anything 2017 and after that.
Thanks 👍. I'll add that song to my list ✌️
Will subscribe for more Pentatonix. This is just the beginning.
You're going down the rabbit hole!
I am indeed👍
Mitch Grassi, the last singer, is a Counter-tenor and sings 6 octaves higher than most people worldwide.
Great reaction!
Incomparable Pentatonix!
Subbed for more PTX!!!
Thank you ✌️🎶
Thanks for your interesting and enjoyable reaction. It's always great to see a newcomer react to the great acapella groups of our time. The two other big American groups are Home Free (check out their _Man of Constant Sorrow_ ) and VoicePlay (check out their _We Don't Talk About Bruno_ ). All three groups have extensive catalogs; I simply mentioned a couple of my favorites. For Pentatonix, others have already made great recommendations.
Thanks 👍. I'll add those to my list as well 🎶✌️
Welcome to PTX! Subbed for more. Much love from South Africa!
Thank you👍🎶✌️
"if there's any more songs they've got..." 😂😂😂
I've come to learn that there are many 😂👍✌️
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They do have originals as well as covers, The band's members have a wide range of musical taste from EDM to folk to R&B to pop and even Broadway. Enjoy
Thanks. I'm looking forward to checking out more from them 👍🎶✌️
You make me smile. Carry on.
Thank you 👍🎶✌️
Thanks for reacting to this! I love everything they do, but Bohemian Rhapsody plus the Daft Punk Medley are two of my favorites.
Glad you enjoyed it 👍. Those 2 are already high up on my list of ones to do next 🎶✌️
Thanks Andy good song
Thank you 👍. I was pleasantly surprised. Looking forward to checking out more from them ✌️🎶
More Pentatonix please! Also Daft Punk is the next one, trust me.
I'll be checking that one very soon 👍🎶✌️
You’ll love Led Zepplin IV!!!
Looking forward to it 👍✌️
Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese).
Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on TH-cam, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings.
Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma.
While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition.
They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his TH-cam videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing".
Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours!
Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet."
They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on TH-cam), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building.
But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records.
Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on TH-cam, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live.
Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers.
But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre.
Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
The 3 Grammys they’ve won include….
(1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella……
(2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella….
(3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album.
They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!!
UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are th-cam.com/video/HrruJptmbKU/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/zTUSB4iwTII/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/e2pvITc9a3U/w-d-xo.html
UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers.
UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is th-cam.com/video/fqWY2EUGlgk/w-d-xo.html
UPDATE: They came in 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
UPDATE: The trio of Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie also appeared as guest stars in an episode of the crime drama "Bones." Scott's song, "Light in the Hallway," sung by Avi, was played as the credits rolled.
UPDATE: Pentatonix was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect 2" as a Canadian a Capella group.
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. UPDATE…Kirsten and Ben got married 04/24/24.
It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch th-cam.com/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
Thanks for the info 👍. You guys have told me so much already. Can't wait to check out another one, or two, or twenty 😜✌️
Subscribed for more PTX. I was born In 1962 and grew up going to concerts by Fleetwood Mac, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Heart, and many more. I love great music of all genres Pentatonix has 3 well earned Grammys and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Their catalog is large and amazing .
Thank you 👍. I love me some Phil Collins and am also partial to a bit of Fleetwood Mac. ✌️
Wait for it...
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I'm a hard core Pentaholic and I loved your reaction! They have SO much for you to dive into. All styles of music. Usually always just Acapella, but sometimes an instrument will be played. Subscribed for more, AND I love all the music you mentioned at the beginning of this too. I think I'm going to like listening to your reactions! Thanks!
Thank you 👍. I really appreciate it. ✌️🎶🤘
PTX = Goosebumps. Sounds about right. The Pentaholics will find your channel and it will GROW. You will get Hundreds of comments and views. Leonard Cohen wrote HALLELUJAH and said that PTX'S version was the best of over 800 variations he heard before he passed away. Their version of Bohemian Rhapsody with respect to Queen had Dr. Brian May post it on his own Social Media with one word: ENJOY
I'll be checking out Bohemian Rhapsody for sure 👍. I love a bit of Queen 🎶✌️
I enjoyed your reaction. When you told us you felt goose bumps the first seconds of the song, I knew you would want to hear more of their catalogue. They are truly amazing as a group and extremely talented as individuals as well. Their unique arrangements draw you in, and at times you forget there are no instruments playing. Any time they do include instruments in their videos, you will see them on screen. PTX performs original songs as well as performs upgrades to popular songs from just about every music genre you can think of. Many people have given you great suggestions to react to. I concur with their suggestions. I would like to add one more.. Can't Hold Us, from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Yes, they can rap to. Enjoy diving down the rabbit hole. We Pentaholics will dive down with you. Subscribed to hear more Pentatonix and see what else you react to. Thank you.
Thanks. I'm excited to check out more 👍🎶✌️
Pentatholic here.
A NEW Pentatonix reactor! I just subbed to join you on your journey down the Pentatonix rabbit hole 🕳! Enjoy your trip! ❤
Thank you 👍. I'm sure I'll enjoy it 🎶👍
PTX!! NOTHING MORE NEEDS TO BE SAID!!!
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Welcome to Pentatonix! I enjoyed your first reaction and I'm looking forward to more!
Thank you 👍. I'm looking forward to hearing more 🎶✌️
Thanks for reacting to Pentatonix. My favorite PTX original songs are “Sing” “Can’t Sleep Love” and “The Lucky Ones”. Iconic PTX videos are their Evolution videos, such as the Evolution of Music, the Evolution of Michael Jackson, and the Evolution of Rihanna (just to name a few). Also their Imagine video is awesome.
Thank you Ann 👍. I've just put those on my list ✌️
Subbed for more PTX! Welcome to the rabbit hole that runs deep!! I recommend their Daft Punk Medley or Bohemian Rhapsody next to get you started.
Thank you 👍. I'll definitely be checking both of those out 🎶✌️
Just subscribed more pentatonix please
Thank you 👍. Don't worry, there will definitely be more on the way soon 🎶✌️
Subbed for more PTX. Thanks for the reaction.
Welcome. This is a studio song with effects and some tracks in post. See their Hollywood Bowl 2022 live performance with a different bass. There’s a quite recent version of Seal’s Kiss From a Rose - get the VEVO live stream. Beyond that bearded guy = Avi (Ah-vee) Kaplan, blond guy = Scott Hoying, beatbox/tenor = Kevin (freakin’ genius) Olusola, woman = Kirstin Maldanado, hat guy = Mitch Grassi. On Kiss From a Rose, the bass is Matt Sullee.
Thanks for the info and suggestions 👍. I'm excited to check out more 🎶✌️
Pentatonix is one of the best a cappella groups out there - certainly the most critically and commercially successful group! With 3 Grammys, multiple platinum and gold selling albums, and the largest following on TH-cam, they've pretty much rewritten the book on what an a cappella group can do!
While 95+% of their songs are done without instruments, once in a while they will include an instrument - almost always their beatboxer, Kevin Olusola, who is a classically trained and world-class cellist. But just because he's playing cello doesn't mean he stops beatboxing - he does both at the same time, something he calls "cello-boxing", and it's mind-blowing to watch him do it.
Some suggestions to hear Kevin add his cello into the mix: Say Something (my personal favorite), Radioactive (a collaboration with violinist/dancer Lindsey Stirling), Papaoutai (another collab with Lindsey Stirling), Shallow, Kiss From a Rose (released last year on their Christmas album).
Thanks for the suggestions 👍🎶✌️
Quite jealous of people experiencing Pentatonix for the first time. There’s a live version of this in a Christmas special if you want to compare it. They have a huge array of songs, and are ridiculously talented.
Thanks for the suggestion 👍. I definitely want to check them out live ✌️
Thanks, Andy...
No worries Gary 👍🎶✌️
Pentatonix songs suggestions:
**List may contain some songs you may have reacted to**
Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk, God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of oz), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene, Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies, Be my eyes, Sing, Coffee in Bed, the Prayer, Blinding Lights, Dreams.
SO MANY MORE TOO MANY TO LIST BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX.
Thanks 👍. Much appreciated ✌️
By order of appearance; Scott ( baritone & bass), Avi (baritone & bass), Kevin (beatboxer), Kristen (soprano), Mitch (counter-tenor).
More PENTATONIX please!+
Coming Soon 👀👍
Acapella all the way, great reaction. Check out "Daft Punk" Grammy winner for Pentatonix.
Thank you 👍. That one's definitely on my list to check out 🎶✌️
You just got "Mitch slapped"!
I did! Right in the face 😂👍✌️
Yes! They are, and they began as a cover band. Yes, they do their own songs, as well. Yes, they have other songs you should check out. Covers: start with Bohemian Rhapsody, Imagine, The Sound Of Silence. Then, checkout the evolution videos: ie: The Evolution of Michael Jackson, or Rhianna, or Beyonce. Don't miss Daft Punk, which got them the 1st of three grammys. Originals: Rose Gold, Cracked, Water, Coffee In Bed, Run To You, Love Again, or, if you can find them, A Light In The Hallway or Standing By. Or, really, any thing on the official webpage.
Thanks for the recommendations 👍. They're on the list now ✌️
Pentatonix always has amazed me. They're on par with Dimash and Angelina Jordan for performing brilliant covers.
I'll have to check those others out at some point as well 👍✌️
Suggestions #1: Buy a really great set of ear muffs when listening to Pentatonics. #2:Pay attention to what you hear, It's like a music education. You are on your way ro being a Pentatonics need.
Thank you for the recommendations 👍🎶✌️
Subbed for more Pentatonix (PTX)!
Thanks 👍. I should be doing another in the next few days 🎶✌️
Voices only! 🤯 If they use an instrument (very rarely) you’ll see it! They have such a wide range of genres! You will love them and be blown away each and every time realizing they are Aacapella! ENJOY!
Bohemian Rhapsody cover by Queen!!! They got a shout out by Dr. Brian May on his socials for their cover. Remember, it’s ONLY their vocals! 😃
Thanks 👍. I'm definitely going to check out more from them for sure 🎶✌️
Listen to Sound of Silence, Amazing Grace, Imagine, Mary Did You Know& everything they have done.
My favorite suggestions to offer for PTX covers is Imagine and Bohemian Rhapsody. If you do Bohemian Rhapsody just remember the megaphone is only a prop. 😊
Please do a First time on a group named "Acapella Cubano" version of Hotel California. They literally use their voices as Musical Instruments, keep your eye on the man in the red shirt: Amazing!
Thanks 👍. I'll try them on the list 🎶✌️
Subbed for more PTX reactions.
Thank you ✌️. I really appreciate it 🤘
Sisters of Mercy is another great one from Leonard Cohen...
Thanks 👍. I'll add that to my list 🤘
More ptx please!!!❤
Coming soon👍
At the beginning, the backing vocal is based on the Jeff Buckley guitar in his version
I did notice that 👍✌️
The members of #Pentatonix. In this video we have:
• First verse: Tall blond guy, Scott Hoying, lyric baritone. In describing a man's vocal range, "lyric" means that the actual range exceeds the nominal range. In Scott's case, he sings everywhere from about the middle of a normal bass range through a normal tenor range, with an excellent falsetto on top. In live performances Scott typically takes over the bass harmony line when their bass has a solo.
• Second verse: Bearded guy wearing a stocking cap, Avi (pronounced Ah'-vee, emphasis on the first syllable) Kaplan, lyric bass. Avi is an operatically trained basso profundo - his lowest notes have blown out speakers in live performances - but his range extends to somewhere in the middle of a normal tenor range. If this were a live performance you'd be hearing Scott singing the bass line during Avi's solo, but if you listen carefully you can hear the bass starting up during Scott's solo, and the voice doesn't change as it continues into Avi's solo. So what gives? Early on, they decided that when they're recording in the studio for release on an album, it's worth a small cheat to improve the audio quality. The bass records one track with the bass harmonies for the entire song, and a separate track with his solo, which is then layered in over the bass track. And since this is an official video of a song that was released on an album, that's Avi you hear singing bass while he's also soloing in the baritone and tenor parts of his range.
• Third verse: The only woman in Pentatonix, Kirstin (also called Kirstie, which rhymes with thirsty) Maldonado. Kirstin sings everywhere from a low alto through coloratura soprano, the highest female range. And she has fantastic whistle notes on top of that. Lately Pentatonix has begun referring to her as an "alto soprano."
• Fourth verse: Guy wearing a wide-brimmed hat, Mitch Grassi (pronounced Grah'-see, emphasis on the first syllable), natural contratenor. No one is certain whether Mitch can sing higher than Kirstin or Kirstin can sing higher than Mitch; I suspect that it varies from day to day, though everyone agrees that Kirstin has better whistle notes. Mitch is known for his ethereally beautiful (some say "angelic") high vocals. Shawn Stockman, of Boyz II Men, said Mitch has "one of the prettiest voices I have ever heard in my life." Mitch switches seamlessly from chest voice to mixed voice to head voice. He has a range of just over six octaves. And we call that stunned look people get the first time they realize that the beautiful high voice is coming from a man, "being Mitch slapped."
• The fifth member of Pentatonix (PTX for short) is Kevin Olusola (pronounced Oh-loosh"-oh-luh', primary emphasis on the second syllable, secondary emphasis on the fourth) beatboxer extraordinaire. There may be a better beatboxer than Kevin, but if so I've never encountered him or her. We don't get to hear Kevin sing as often as we'd like because he's generally too busy being the entire percussion section, but when he does sing he has a lovely tenor voice that occasionally descends to the uppermost reaches of a baritone range. He's also known for the beauty of his falsetto, which goes higher than Mitch's and Kirstin's voices. Kevin has perfect pitch. He began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. When he was a teenager he performed at Carnegie Hall twice, once on the cello and once on the saxophone. He beatboxes while playing the cello, which he refers to as "celloboxing." He graduated from Yale in 2011 with a pre-med major and had already been accepted to Yale Medical School when he gave up his dream of becoming a surgeon to pursue his dream of becoming a professional beatboxer instead. He speaks five languages fluently: English, French, German, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese. He's one of the kindest people in the world, and when he laughs the whole planet seems like a brighter place.
In 2017 Avi found it necesssary to leave Pentatonix, for a variety of personal reasons. He has since gone on to have a very successful solo career, and I strongly recommend subscribing to his TH-cam channel, which you can find here: youtube.com/@AviKaplanMusic
Avi's replacement joined in either late 2017 or early 2018 (depending on how you figure it) and has now been with Pentatonix longer than Avi was. You'll see him in all of their newer videos:
• The second black member of Pentatonix is Matt Sallee (pronounced Suh-lee', emphasis on the second syllable), lyric bass. In addition to being the newest member of Pentatonix Matt is also the youngest member, and I'm told that bass voices improve with age. Matt's range seems to be growing on a daily basis right now. His current lowest note appears to be A1, which just barely counts as basso profundo, albeit not the blowing out speakers variety (though he may achieve that within a year or two). But on his high end Matt reaches nearly the top of a normal tenor range. To find his current range I recommend listening to a recent live stream of "Hallelujah." You can find one here: th-cam.com/video/FqphhPapkoc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL Matt's arrangement of the second verse seems to be designed to show off his full range, which is astonishing. I believe Matt has the largest range of any member of Pentatonix, past or present.
Thanks for the info. Much appreciated ✌️
Listen to the live version
Will do. I have a few other tracks of theirs i want to check out first. But I'll definitely be looking at their live performances 👍🎶✌️.
Dude, Welcome to the Pentatonix rabbit hole. They are an a cappella group that well surprise and amaze on how they can make the music with no instruments except there voice. As you experience PTX, you will notice that the group members will change. There has been only ONE. Avi, the base of the group, left for personal reasons, was replaced by Matt. Otherwise, the other 4 are originals. Enjoy
Thanks 👍. I'm sure I will 🎶✌️
Subscribed.
If you decide to continue down this rabbit hole you can expect a LOT of new subscriptions; Pentatonix fans are enthusiastic about reaction videos to anything our favorite band puts out.
Some useful terminology:
• pentaholic = Pentatonix fan
• PTX = abbreviation for Pentatonix - extremely useful in searches
• the trio = Kirstin, Mitch, and Scott
• Mitch slap = what you get the first time you realize how incredible Mitch's voice is.
• Avi-lanche = like a Mitch slap, except with Avi instead of Mitch.
• KO = like a Mitch slap or Avi-lanche, except with Kevin Olusola.
(Note: You never become immune to Mitch slaps, Avi-lanches, KOs, or the similar things that Kirstin, Scott, and Matt do. They always have the ability to surprise us.)
You can't go wrong listening to anything Pentatonix has released; it's all gorgeous. But all pentaholics have our own personal favorites that we like to recommend. These are some of my favorites:
• "Hallelujah" ( a recent live performance, with Matt: th-cam.com/video/FqphhPapkoc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tC6Ew07JGeQKQvDL )
• "Imagine" (the official video)
• "The Prayer"
• "Bohemian Rhapsody"
• "Sound of Silence"
• "Run To You" (an original, written by Avi and Kevin)
• "Happy Now" (another original)
• "Daft Punk Medley" (their first Grammy winner)
• "O Come All Ye Faithful"
• "O Holy Night" (they did a totally new recording for their 2023 Christmas album; you can find the official video here: th-cam.com/video/ReJAU2mXm8w/w-d-xo.htmlsi=upj2Q3vLqigVEtgm )
• "Pure Imagination / Christmas Time is Here" (preferably the live Vevo recording)
• "Kiss From a Rose" (preferably the live Vevo recording)
• "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
• "The Lucky Ones" (an original, written by Scott)
• "Thank You" (an original, written by Scott and his then fiancé, now husband, Mark Manio Hoying, shortly after the end of COVID lockdown, about how much easier it was to get through that time because they were together)
• "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth." This is a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: th-cam.com/video/DbCasvcNx78/w-d-xo.html and this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: th-cam.com/video/7m0g7xThIWs/w-d-xo.htmlsi=99F7iG5qkdgPCm43
Additionally, IF you're familiar with _"The Wizard Of Oz"_ (the 1939 movie starring Judy Garland), I recommend "Todrick Hall - The Wizard of Ahhhs (ft. Pentatonix)": th-cam.com/video/QkVeKb2igrg/w-d-xo.html If you've never seen the movie it won't make sense, so take care of that first. One advantage to reacting to "The Wizard of Ahhhs" is that you won't need to obscure the video to avoid copyright claims. Most of Pentatonix's copyrights are owned by their publisher, RCA, and RCA is notorious for getting reaction videos taken down over copyright issues, but the copyrights for "The Wizard of Ahhhs" are owned by Todrick Hall, and Todrick seems to be more interested in good publicity than in stomping on innocent reactors. (I regret to say that Todrick has gotten a lot of bad publicity in recent years, for very good reasons; he appears to be something of a jerk. But making copyright claims against other TH-camrs isn't one of his vices.)
Thank you for the recommendations 👍. I've got over a page of suggestions now thanks to all your Pentaholics. It's going to be a good journey 🎶✌️
@@Andy_Tunereviews84 That it will.
That was So Good, That I Just Liked and Subscribed, 😊By The way, Check out Home Free. They are another Acapella.
Thank you 👍. I have them on my list to check out ✌️
Its a acapella group , onley thee voises
Cool. Going to be checking out some more soon 👍
I think that doing reaction to entire albums should be a thing. Artists put them out as a complete work, and often you gain an experience listening to it all at once that isnt possible with individual songs.
and youd monetize better if viewers were engaged for 30+ minutes at a time. just saying.
🤔It would be very helpful if you would enable the transcript to be posted along side of your video. Between your accent and your fast talking I found it hard to understand what you were saying and it would be very helpful to be able to have the printed transcript to follow along with. Good Luck with your channel‼️😀
My apologies. I'll see what I can do about that. Thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it 👍. And thank you for your well wishes 🎶✌️.
The Pentatonix rabbit hole is as deep as it gets. By The Way... Penta = 5 and Tonix = tones or voices. If you want to treat yourself to more goosebumps, look at the Pentatonix Hallelujah live for the Christmas TV special. You won't be able to tell the difference. "The Sound Of Silence" video is a good place for asecond step and then you dig the hole. If you want something equally good but very different, take a look at Teddy Swims "Lose Control" live video.
Thank you for the info and suggestions 🎶✌️
Give Greta Van Fleet a listen as well!
You need headphones for pentatonix. You miss the vocal purity and ranges with out it.
Thanks. I'll bear that in mind 👍🎶
i was also going to recomend their Bohemian Rhapsody i see other recomendations for it.... one of the members of Queen tweeted out the link to with the message "Enjoy". i would also add their 90's Dance Medley, their Evolution of Music and their Evolution of Michal Jackson videos but watch the recomendations from @LeeCarlson first their grammy winers as they are so diferent but so amazing, another one is The Wizard of Ahhh's
Thanks for the recommendations 👍. I'll definitely check it more 🎶✌️