*sigh*. Why am I so obsessed with people hearing PTX songs for the first time? I literally search everyday. It helps me re-live my first time.. almost sh*ting myself when I heard what they could do. Thank god I was already on the toilet... Welp, here’s a new sub.
i don't even have to search anymore, the youtube algorithm just *knows* and puts them all over my recommendations lol (that's how i found this video!) here's another sub from me too! 👍
Pentatonix is from the town,whit the name of Los Angeles,from the west coast of The United States Of America.These 5 people are one of the best aCapella groups from the U.S.A.! My first name is Torstein,and my familly name is Huse.And I'm from the north-west coast of Norway.I'm living in the villagetown,with the name Brattvaag in Sunnmoere in Moere & Romsdal Community.I'm working like an Janicer Assistant at 2 different buildings. I like to sing too.I'm singing low bass in a choir,whit the name "aChoir".We are over 30 stick people.And We have a woman,who are the Dirigent of the "aChoir".The "aChoir" are singing many different songs from pop music,opera,classics,and many more too! :)
Time for the PTX info dump: Pentatonix or PTX began with the trio in the middle, Scott, Mitch, and Kirsten, these three have known each other since they were very young two of them did theatre together from the age of ten and all three of them attended the same high school and were in choir together. In 2011, Scott asked Mitch and Kirsten to take part in an A Capella competition that was on ABC called the Sing Off, but in order to compete they must have at least five members. Scott found Avi (the original bass of PTX) through his university and Kevin (the beatboxer) due to a TH-cam video he made that went viral of him Cello-Boxing (Kevin is also a classically trained cellist and every now an then his cello will make an appearance in a PTX song), and the rest is history. PTX is now a three time Grammy winning A Cappella group and has over a billion views on TH-cam Members: Scott Hoying, Baritone, tall blonde in the center that started the song. He will take over the bass line when the bass takes the lead, but can also go pretty high, he has a huge range. Mitch Grassi, Counter-Tenor, second male singer. This song show cased Mitch's low register, but he can actually hit the rafters and often actually sings the highest notes in their arrangements. (and yes it is always him, Mitch's looks are always changing) Matt Sallee, Bass, He replaced PTX's original bass, Avi Kaplan, at the end of 2017, and although he has a super deep voice he can also sing beautifully in the tenor range. (Avi Kaplan left the group amicably in 2017 due being exhausted from constant touring and because his mother had been diagnosed with cancer) Kirsten Maldonado, Mezzo-soprano, the only female in the group, and another chameleon that constantly changes her looks. She has a beautiful and powerful voice. and finally we have, Kevin Olusala, Beatboxer, Cellist, and when he sings he is a high tenor. PTX wouldn't be who they are today without him, he his amazingly talented. Hidden 6th member is Ben Braum, PTX along with Ben do all of the arranging of their songs, Ben is behind the scenes helping with the arrangements and fine tuning of all of their music. You literally cannot go wrong with any PTX song that you chose to react to, they are all amazing.
Great overview. One update: Their number of TH-cam views is currently 4.8 billion. About pronunciation: The woman is Kirstin (Cur-stin). The previous bass with the beard is Avi (ahh-vee). The pronunciation of Scott, Mitch, Kevin, and Matt is fairly obvious.
83M is a drop in the bucket for some of their songs. Hallelujah has nearly 500 million views. As I'm sure someone else has already said, no Scott (the first singer) is not the bass. He does cover bass when the bass is singing the lead. If you want to hear base, start with Hallelujah. Anything before 2018 will have Avi Kaplan, a basso profundo and classically trained opera singer. After that, it's Matt Sallee (the fellow on left end).
WARNING ! ! BE CAREFUL WITH COPYRIGHT ISSUES. This group's record label is RCA/Sony and it and TH-cam are very protective of their work. You will have to pause, etc. a lot to avoid getting blocked. Fortunately, those who follow PTX are very understanding about the need to do this.
Second this. We all know where to find the official videos if we want to see it straight through; we're here for your reaction. Just remember to rewind a few seconds, so you don't miss the flow of the song.
Avi Kaplan the original bass of the group was insane with the voice. You will like it if you listen. Scott, the blond guy plays the bass when Matt sings or when it was Avi.
Ok little Pentatonix factoids, Mitch (tenor) Scott (Baritone) and Kirsti (Mezzo Rhymes with thirsty) grew up together and sang together at least since high School I think it was earlier. They wanted to be on the show the sing-off but the rules required more than three singers. So they went lookin for additional members. The found Kevin on the internet doing some beatboxing, The original bass of the group Avi they found through a friend. The were unable to meet up in person until one day before the audition. They won season three of the sing-off. There is lots more to their story but they now have won 3 Grammys. Their Daft Punk Medley won the their first, Dance of the sugar plum fairies was second then they did Jolene with Dolly Partin for their third. They have a guy that has worked with them arranging some of their songs (Ben Bram I think is his name.) Most reactors hit Halleluiah their version has over a half a billion views yes I said billion. They very recently come out with a cover of Amazing Grace that will just kill you. Ok I'm done that was a really good reaction thanks for doing it. Oh sorry last thing Matt the guy in the white coat replaced Avi as Bass. Avi had a serious illness in his family and didn't feel comfortable being on the road as much as the group was. Avi found Matt for them and has some amazing original songs, to this day they are all great friends.
My favorite thing is to see people discover PTX for the first time. Brings me back to when I first heard them on "The Sing-off" way back in 2011. They never disappoint. Their covers of "Gold "and "Halleluja" and "Daft punk medley" (which they won their first Grammy for.) And of course their originals "Love again", "Run to you", "Happy Now" and "Be my eyes". Their versatility is out of this world
Scott s a baritone takesover bass for Matt when he sings Kevin is the beat boxer, bMitch is a countrr tenor woth anilitu to hit high notes effortlessly
Won their 1st Grammy (of three) for Daft Punk so a good one to listen to, Hallelujah is their most viewed and awesome, Bohemian Rhapsody is great, the newest is Amazing Grace (beautifully done) just to name a few (you can really pick any thing on their channel). They also have wonderful originals - Sing, Can’t Sleep Love, Be My Eyes, Happy Now - and many more! Thank you for reacting to them and hope to see more.
Seconded. Then "Amazing Grace." If she's impressed by the hits on this one, she'll be blown away with the >500M hits for "Hallelujah" with the original bass, Avi Kaplan.
The little drummer boy. Is absolutely wonderful. One of the 1st they did. The evolution of music. Or Michael Jackson are so cool. Anything you hear them do is beyond magical. Watch them go through season 3 if the face off. Watch any "beginner videos " to learn about them. And they sound as good in person as they on tape.
And the journey down the rabbit hole begins. There are many great ptx songs that will blow your mind. Daft punk, hallelujah, love again, lalalatch, can't hold us, wizard of ahhs, new rules ... just to get you started
You can't go wrong with any song PTX sings if you react to more. If you like Christmas music, they release an album every year and the newest one 'We need a little Christmas' just came out and it's amazing. Scott (middle) - Baritone and the backup bass when Matt has a solo. Mitch (middle right) - Tenor, Kirstin (ker-stin) (middle left) - Mezzo Soprano, Kevin (right) - Beatboxer, Matt (left) Bass. You'll see a bearded guy singing with them in other videos, that's Avi (Ah-vee), their original Bass.
Great reaction! Those of us that follow Pentatonix call ourselves Pentaholics! Each member in this group has ridiculously wide vocal ranges which allow for creative arrangements and lots of surprises! PTX has redefined acapella industry wide!
The way that scott isn't even the bass but I agree with the wtf reaction to him. His range is ridiculous. I can tell you're definitely gonna be an Avi fan. Also, I agree about not being ready. No one is ever ready with pentatonix.
Penta = 5 to represent the number of members. Left to right in the video: Matt (Bass) - he took over from another bass (Avi) in 2017 and this has been the only member change; Kirstin; Scott - isn't the bass but covers bass when Matt/Avi have solo parts; Mitch - the voice of an angel; Kevin - the person that swallowed a drum machine haha. I've seen them in concert 3 times and they are my favorite group. The staples that people react to are Hallelujah (gotta be close to 600 million views by now), Daft Punk (won a Grammy) and Bohemian Rhapsody (crazy good!). Some people can't believe they can do it live so I suggest either Hallelujah (TV Christmas special) or Aha Singapore Star Vista. You really can't go wrong with any songs you choose to react to but I'm looking forward to your next reaction as I love seeing new people discover them.
@@michelle32855 Yeah even the trio referred to themselves as Pentatonix. It has nothing to do with the number of members. People just like to look like they are smart by making up their own meaning for the group's name.
@@blitzofchaosgaming6737 Well, it is an obvious lingual connection and an easy mistake to make. You made your point well enough with the first two sentences, why add that third?
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole ! They cover all genres of music, they have originals.... you have a long journey ahead...and we Pentaholics will be on it with you!! They hit us all like that...every time, the first time isn't always the most profound - buckle up !!!!
Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is incredible. starting from left to right in this video is Matt,Kirsten,Scott,Mitch and Kevin. Loved your reaction ,subscribed
Welcome! Their latest one is equal (if not better than) all the regular suggestions, and that is Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). I subscribed because of this reaction, I look so forward to this one. Thank you!
Been a Pentaholic for years; seen them live five times -- they will NEVER disappoint, and you will be continually amazed at every song they sing. Every one of them is amazingly talented as a solo, but together they create magic!! Welcome to PTX family! You're gonna love it! (Hallelujah, Daft Punk, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, and Amazing Grace are great choices to show their diversity in styles!)
There is a phenomenon that happens every time a new youtuber discovers Pentatonix. They go into it not knowing what they are going to hear but with high hopes. Then comes the moment where all 5 join their harmonies and the reviewer's face does this "What did I just hear?" look, which only leaves them completely up a creek without a paddle when the power of their combination shows up. THEN comes the moment when Mitch, the little guy with the amazing voice and range blows up their headphones, ears and minds. I simply love watching new reviewer's reactions when the wonder of what they are hearing just leaves them breathless and questioning "OMG" what did I just experience?" state of mind. I sit here, listening to what they say and anticipating those moments when Pentatonix just overwhelms all expectations and leaves them about to be sunk even further into the rabbit hole of Pentaholism. There's no escape and really no desire to escape, since one can NEVER hear too much of this remarkably talented group. They make you forget there are NO instruments, save for their voices!
Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying (baritone & does some bass), Mitch Grassi (tenor), Kirstin Maldonado (mezzo-soprano), Kevin Olusola (vocal percussion), and Matt Sallee (bass -the guy in the white jacket). Matt replaced original bass member Avi Kaplan in 2017(he will be the guy with the beard and mustache in their earlier videos). Kirstin and Mitch change their looks sometimes, so you may not recognize them at first in their videos, but it is them. There was only one member change. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements with vocal harmonies, basslines, riffing, percussion, and beatboxing, they produce cover versions of modern pop works or Christmas songs, sometimes in the form of medleys, along with original material. Pentatonix formed in 2011 and subsequently won the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off, an accapella competition show. They have already won 3 Grammy Awards and are considered the best in the world. I would recommend your next video to watch would be Hallelujah, a video that has over 571 million views...th-cam.com/video/LRP8d7hhpoQ/w-d-xo.html
Scott Hoying, the guy who started is a baritone, but he gets into tenor on the higher parts and covers bass when the bass (Matt Sallee) is on a solo. The second lead was the counter-tenor Mitch Grassi. The mezzo with the golden vibrato is Kirstin Maldonado. Kevin Olusola is the amazing beat boxer, tenor and cellist. They do wonderful arrangements. Try Hallelujah, Bohemian Rhapsody or Mary Did You Know. If you like EDM or dance club music, then try Daft Punk and Love Again. You will see a different bass, Avi Kaplan, in the songs up to 2017. He is an amazing basso profundo.
For the love of Pentatonix, please research what a counter-tenor is. Mitch is NOT a counter-tenor (although he can be). A counter-tenor is typically a bass or baritone who sings in the contralto or mezzo-soprano ranges with their falsetto. You can Google famous counter-tenors and listen to them. You'll see immediately that it's so different from what Mitch does.
@@ailawil89 Mitch is most definitely a countertenor. Some countertenors are using falsetto to reach those ranges, others like Mitch reach it using their natural voice. There is confusion since Europeans tend to use the word differently than the rest of the world, but officially Mitch IS a contra tenor.
@@wendillon92 Well, here’s the issue: countertenor is NOT a voice type in the fach system. And when we say “voice type,” we’re typically referring to the voice types in the fach system of classification. Professional countertenors themselves see it as a particular way of singing. There are interviews you can read and watch. I can direct you to a couple of them if you’d like.
@@ailawil89 That's great but the Fach system is German and isn't widely used outside of Europe, and when it is used outside Europe it's used for opera singers. The voice type system we use in the rest of the world divides women into " soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto" and men into " countertenor, tenor, baritone, and bass". Pentatonix is American, only makes sense we'd stick to their local classification method when talking about their voice types.
@@ailawil89 I'm going to assume you mean Kennedy and not Kenny, unless the Kenny center also exists. In which case you might want to take another look as the Kennedy Center uses the term counter-tenor or contra-tenor quite frequently when speaking about high range tenors.
Scott(middle), Kirstin, Mitch (long hair) have known each other since kids, Kevin (beatbox) are original, Matt (bass) came to the group after Avi left. They got their break from Season 3 of Sing Off tv show 2011. They won and it has been history making ever since. You can see each episode of the show and the songs they performed it will blow you away.
It's always a pleasure to see someone discover this group! Your reaction is what we all felt especially with this song because it is one of their best!!! All of their renditions are good though. Enjoy The PTX ride,it's a feel good one.
All PTX arrangements are outstanding! They make everything they cover better, plus their originals are crazy good too! Beautiful musicians, beautiful people inside and out. Love them. You have good musical insight too, would love to hear what you think of any of their music.
I'm new (about 5 weeks) into the "world of reactions." I've been a Pentaholic since mid 2018, so their stunning ability isn't new to me. I 'stumbled' upon reaction videos looking for Pentatonix covers. I first saw YOUR reaction to this song (as your introduction to PTX) several weeks ago, and immediately subscribed. I love your heartfelt, authentic reactions and opinions! I was just watching THIS reaction again (for about the 4th time) because I LOVE seeing how this group stunned you. I particularly liked your exaggerated "T" at the end of the "Holy Shi" in the beginning. 😉 For some reason, listening this time prompted me to write and tell you how great this reaction is! I hope you see this comment, as the clip is a year and a half old! Keep reacting! You're great!
Welcome to PTX. Looking forward to more of your reactions to their music. You have a lot to look forward to. “Hallelujah” (more than half a billion views), “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Imagine” would be great for you to start with. Subbed!
Always look forward to a newbie fall down the PTX rabbit hole! They are very prolific with Christmas music, so since it's that time of year check out some of the videos in their Christmas playlist. Mary Did You Know, Silent Night (this is a live performance), Carol of the Bells, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Amazing Grace just to name a few. 😁
Matt (white jacket ) is the usual bass, but Scott (who opened) can go low as well. If you see Matt singing in a higher register, but you still hear bass behind him, that usually means Scott has slid over into the bass (especially live). Scott can sing bass, but is usually the baritone. He has an amazing range (as well as tone), but I think you will find that true of all the members (including beat boxer Kevin.
check out mary did you know, shallow, wizards of awwws with Todrick hall beautiful reaction, pentatonic there start Pentatonix started as Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado and Mitch Grassi, "The Trio". ... The group's only chance to meet was the day before the auditions for The Sing-Off and Grassi had to skip his high school graduation to make it. They made it onto the show and eventually went on to win the show in November 2011.
Hello MissMeganFriday, so glad you made this reaction video. Pentatonix deserves to be introduced to everyone. It may not be everybody’s cup of tea but their talent is undeniable. I’m a Pentaholic mainly because of their brilliant arrangements, good taste in their choice of covers and timing, versatility again in music styles, video quality and individual personalities and talent. I also love their open mindedness in their respective side projects (where do they find the time?), big hearts and silliness. Worth more than one listening. Thank you and enjoy the ride! 🤗
If you keep reacting to Pentatonix you'll get heaps of subscribers! They have so many great songs, some done simply that highlight their voices but are also fun, e.g. 'Gold' and 'No'. They have more complex but amazing songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, and more recently 'When the party's over' and 'Amazing Grace'. Try 'Run to You' for an original song.
Yes, the white jacket is Bass , but the guy on the other side also does some bass, but is also the 'beat box' and also plays Cello. You are a PTX newbie, welcome to the thrill of the group
FYI, if you have seen the movie "Pitch Perfect 2", then you have seen them already. They were the Canadian group at the world finale in the movie. But anyway, welcome to this wonderful time in your life as you discover Pentatonix (PTX) and slowly become a Pentoholic. They started as a competitor in season 3 (2011) of The Sing-off, which they went on to win the season. They were dropped from the record label (from winning The Sing-off) almost immediately as the company didn't know how to market them. They started doing covers on TH-cam and grew in popularity until singing with a new label. They have won 3 Grammy awards, sold out world tours multiple times, sold millions of records, etc. I welcome you to this journey, and will leave off here for others to fill in more info about them.
matt (guy in white) is bass and scott (the tall blond guy in the middle) is the baritone and picks up the bass line when matt sings and i would like to welcome you to being a pentaholic. as for checking out their music you cant go wrong with any song
Hi Megan...so glad you came out from under that rock of 9 years...Pentatonix revolutionized the Acapella genre and now they have their own TH-cam channel with well over 18 MILLION (!) subscribers and closing in on 7.5 BILLION (!) views of their 400+ videos. They've earned 3 Grammys; have multiple Platinum albums; performed many concerts, and 4 world tours that are always sold out. After reacting to one or two more songs (and you learn their names), you will join the many millions of Pentaholics !! I would recommend "Hallelujah" next since that video has almost 600 million (!) views....followed by "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Daft Punk" (their 1st Grammy)...after that, just throw a dart against their catalog of songs !! There are now a number of terrific Acapella groups, but these guys are the world's best !! I'm sure that others will fill in many blanks, but sit back and enjoy the journey !!
As many others have said, “Hallelujah” should be next, followed by “Mary, Did You Know?” (my recommendation). Both of these feature their previous bassist, Avi Kaplan, who left the group 2-3 years ago after being with them from the beginning. Thank you for your listening to this wonderful group.
And that is what I call “the beginning “. Your down the rabbit hole now. It gets even better. Any suggestion are great. I and about 10k other Pentaholics will be lookin for more. Love watching new people dicovering this group. My suggestions are Bohemian Rhapsody, Gold, Dancing on my own, and hallelujah and 109 more. Thanx!
Your next song should be the Hallelujah official video -- please learn what Mitch's voice can do! -- then Daft Punk,, and early sing for which they earned a Grammy, and then Bohemian Rhapsody because it's brilliant. After that there are many directions to go. I love their collab with Todrick Hall, The Wizard of Aahs (medley of pop songs that creates a mini Wizard of Oz movie,); Can't Hold Us; Problem; Come Along; Say Something; Imagine; and the fan video of Aha! at the Star Vista in Singapore. If you're up for it, their Sing Off performances are really worth watching, all the way through.
Loved your reaction. Welcome to Pentatonix. Don’t worry about pausing, you really need to or they will block it for copyright reasons. The 3 in the middle are Scott, Mitch & Kirsten. They have been friends since middle school. Then they added Kevin (beat boxer, singer and cellist) and another member Avi as the base, and signed up to perform on the Sing-off. (Which they won) The guy in the white jacket is Matt. He replaced Avi who had to leave for personal reasons a few years ago. Scott ( the blonde will fill in for the base if Matt or Avi is singing the lead). Mitch is a counter tenor. He and Kirsten are the chameleons of the group and will look totally different in every video. They do Christmas music, lots of covers and medley (or evolutions of...Rihanna, Michael Jackson) and some of their own. My favorites are Bohemian Rhapsody, Hallelujah, Daft Punk Medley (which won them a Grammy) Mary Did You Know, Mad World, Say Something and Radioactive (which they perform with Lindsey Stirling) and just released a version of Amazing Grace a week or two ago. So glad you discovered them. It is always so great to see someone listen to them for the first time. They sound exactly the same live. (They have an original video and a live version of Hallelujah you could do and compare)
Great reaction, always fun to see new folks discover Pentatonix (PTX for short). You are going to be flooded by avid PTX fans (who call themselves Pentaholics) who love watching reactions. You will get many suggestions from their extensive catalog, both covers and originals. Frankly, pick ANYTHING they do and you won’t be disappointed. A little background on PTX, of the five of them, three of them, the tall blonde guy, Scott Hoying (baritone, but he covers the bass when the bass singer has a solo), the young lady, Kirstin (or Kirstie) Maldonado (mezzo-soprano), and the guy with the dark hair and high voice, Mitch Grassi (counter-tenor), are originally from Arlington Texas and have known each other since childhood and sang together in high school. There is a sixth member, Ben Bram, he helps in the arrangements, but they all work on the arrangements as a group. In 2011, NBC had a singing competition called “The Sing Off” where a-cappella groups competed against each other and one was eliminated each week. Scott wanted to compete, but they needed 5 people, so they met a fourth member, Avi Kaplan, a classically trained bass singer, through a friend and he joined (he is in many videos and has a beard, but personal reasons caused him to amicably leave the group in 2017). Before Avi left, he helped find his replacement, an equally talented base singer, Matt Sallee, who is in the current group in this video. That has been the only change in the lineup. If you begin to watch their earlier videos, you will barely recognize Mitch, he lost a lot of weight, and changes his look often, as does Kirstie. Scott discovered their fifth member, beatboxer/cellist/vocalist (tenor) Kevin Olusola, on TH-cam where he was “celloboxing” or beat boxing while playing the cello. Because of schedules, they didn’t meet until just a few days before the competition began, yet they went on to win the show. They won a recording contract as part of the show prize, but 2 weeks into it, the label dropped them feeling like an a-cappella group was not marketable. Refusing to be discouraged, PTX began a TH-cam channel and from that channel garnered millions of world-wide fans, went on to world tours, put out multiple albums, including wildly successful Christmas albums, hit the #1 spot on the Billboard chart, almost always in the top ten, and have to date won 3 Grammy Awards. They do all their own beats. No instruments are used with the exception of several videos where Kevin plays the cello and some collaborations with violinist Lindsey Sterling. They do not use multi-tracking, auto-tune or any studio tricks. Everything they have on video, they perform exactly the same live. All their Sing Off performances are on TH-cam, watching them will give you their story, and show you how they have evolved into, IMO, the best a-cappella group in the world right now. Welcome to the PTX experience.
Bill, either your math skills or your English skills really need some help. 610 million views (as of today and I'm rounding up ONE digit [they're at 609m]) is not "ALMOST" a billion. 990 million views is almost a billion. The thing is, you didn't even need to wildly exaggerate. Their skills speak for themselves and had you simply been accurate, it still would've been impressive.
Down the proverbial rabbit hole and you're gonna love it! Good timing, too, as they have a huge book of great holiday music, they do to Christmas carols and standards what they did to Sound of Silence. PTX has a strong community of avid fans and we will prattle on endlessly about the fabulous five (actually six, Avi Kaplan we still love you!). Welcome aboard!
I just found you this morning. Shocked you hadn't heard of PTX before, but your reaction was perfect. They have won three Grammys and have so many fabulous songs. Their newest release, Amazing Grace, is probably their best ever performance. Mitch (the counter-tenor), Scott (the baritone), Kirstie ( the soprano), and Kevin (the beatboxer) have all been with the group since its inception and all but Kevin (of those four) actually went to the same high school! Matt, the bass (and sometimes beatboxer) is new to the group, having replaced Avi, who will be in many of their performances. Their can't miss repertoire is extensive, but after Amazing Grace, I'd recommend you do a few of their classics: Bohemian Rhapsody, Imagine (which will make you cry), Hallelujah (both the video and the live performance), Mary Did You Know, Silent Night, The Wizard of Ahhhhs, Daftpunk (for which they got their first Grammy), Aha from Singapore, and then just keep on going!
I enjoyed your reaction to this PTX video. They are amazing. They have many, many arrangements and performances which will blow your mind. More PTX please.
Pentatonix formed to compete on a show called "The Sing Off" in season 3. They won. In week 4, they changed their song with only 2 days to go before the performance, and put the entire arrangement together in that time frame.
MsM -- I usually wait to sub until I know the reactor is going to do more than one or two favorites. Among their 18 million plus active PTX fans (Pentaholics) are a great many who love seeing the "aha" moment when someone with good taste and an educated ear first discovers Pentatonix. Bingo! I suggest you see HAVANA, CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT?, AMAZING GRACE, MAD WORLD, GOD ONLY KNOWS, DREAMS, and the favorites of everybody, BohoRhapsody, Hallelujah, Mary Did you Know, and Daft Punk. These guys have been actively producing amazing hits for nine years now, so anything you chose will enchant. As the saying goes, and never truer, "It's all good," but that's not it. It's all GREAT! (PS Thanks for the great reaction!)
I was watching your reaction to this and it reminded me so much of my first reactions and the questions I had. Apparently, most acapella groups have a bass and a baritone and if/when the bass sings something else (like, crazily enough, tenor; Home Free, Voice Play, Pentatonix) the baritone takes over the bass (though not quite at the bottom end of the bass range). That's why you'll notice Home Free having Tim and Chance both singing low (and high), and Pentatonix with Scott and Matt both singing low (and high). lol. Truly mind-blowing and amazing!
Mitch (counter tenor), Kirsten and Scott (tall blond baritone) grew up together. Won a singing contest after adding a bass (Avi) and Kevin (beat boxer). Matt (bass) joined after Avi left to pursue solo career. Scott does most of the arranging. They have some original songs like Run to Me and My Eyes. EVERYTHING by them is amazing.
Welcome to the family! If you want to know them better and their story, the best way is for you to react to their sing off performances. That's when it all started for Pentatonix. About the members: Matt (on the left ) is the only one that joined the group later, after the previous bass (Avi Kaplan) left to do a solo carrear. He has amazing songs as well, it's better for you to start making a list ahah The girl (Kirsten) and the guy with earings (Mitch) are different in every video you'll see. A rule of thumb is that if you have to ask "Is that Mitch?" It is Mitch.
OMG I can't wait for you to hear more, especially because everything PTX touches turns to gold! Seriously, there isn't a bad arrangement in sight and you can go wrong. I can't wait to go there with you!! Also, as the reigning kings and queen of Christmas music, you are coming to this just in time for their amazing Christmas catalog!! They are the most successful a capella group in history for a reason! Just so you know, they have had one change in their line up, their original bass left in 2017 and he was replaced by Matt (white jacket). He left in good terms for personal reasons and helped them find Matt. Everything from 2018 on will be with Matt. Everything before then, will be with Avi.
"Pentatonix" is a beautiful voice vocal group! :) They are singing,and use their voices with a beautiful harmony together,with 100% good consentrasion! The beatboxing,is just fabioulous and marvelous beats,at all of their songs,they use in conserts! :) I hope that they will come up to Norway for many conserts,in their Tour In Europe! :)
As others have indicated, Scott, the blond in the middle who began, is actually the baritone of the group. He, like all the others, has developed his voice in a way that is versatile as well as beautiful. He has an unusually wide singing range -- he can wail into tenor register (or use falsetto up there on occasion), and can carry a bass line when their designated bass is given the tune. That bass is Matt, the guy on the left. (He represents the one change in personnel over the years; before 2018, PTX had a different bass whom you'll see in some other videos.) Matt, the bass, actually sang the tune an octave higher than Scott the baritone. Which is amazing. Which is what the group consistently is.
MissMegan, welcome to the Pentaholic family. Prepare for your comments to be flooded with suggestions and answers to all your Pentatonix questions. Our favorite thing is watching new people discover this amazing group. Can’t wait to see more of your reactions. I agree with other comments that you may need to pause a bit more to avoid copyright violations. Since you’ve just started with them try Hallelujah next. Then go wherever you want after. You can do no wrong with Pentatonix.
So PTX's version of Hallelujah has 570 million views. Try that one next. Blonde guy (Scott) is not the base it is the guy in white jacket (Matt). Mitch is small guy in black and has voice of an angel; he was singing very low here. Beatboxer is Kevin Olusola and he is probably the most broadly talented. Woman is Kirsten and she has power and tone for days. Please note, a lot of nutty ass Pentaholics will yell at you to wear headphones when listening to acapella music.
The blonde guy, Scott, is actually listed as a baritone, but he goes all the way from midway into bass up to high tenor, can falsetto very high. (Usually when you hear bell tones it will be the Trio, which is him, Kirstie & Mitch, who are usually the "leads", although their songs can have anywhere from 1 to all 5 singing as lead.) He covers for the actual bass, in this song it's the very talented Matt in the white jacket, when bass sings lead. The beatboxer, Kevin, is a tenor when he sings, can falsetto up to very high also. People joke that he swallowed a drum kit & that he has multiple brains because he can multitask like crazy & plays the most number of instruments of those in the group. He beatboxes & even plays cello while doing it, so he is credited with creating the term "celloboxing". A video of him doing that is what got him interviewed when Scott was looking to get a beatboxer & bass to expand the Trio into a group of 5. Since Kevin is mostly keeping the beat, he doesn't sing often, so at their concerts they always have some songs where he sings & also give him solo time on stage to cellobox. 95% of their songs are fully a capella, but on some they feature him on cello. 2 of those also have Lindsey Stirling as guest violin: their cover of Radioactive (by Imagine Dragons) & cover of Papaoutai (by Stromae). The guy with longer hair is Mitch, & he's a counter tenor who can go to the absolute highest whistle notes with ease, matching Kirstie's soprano. He regularly blows people away with his skills. Sometimes he will sing in the lower tenor range like in this song, but he's famous for hitting the high notes & the group does use it well, sometimes having him & Kirstie play back & forth with which is forefront & which is backup on the high parts. (They have even switched mid-sentence.) If you watch videos up to early 2017 you will see the original bass Avi. He is considered one of the top bass singers in the world currently, & often wowed the PTX fans by going so low he blew out the speakers. He left the group for a slower life & to have more family time, as so much touring was stressing him out too much, but continues with his solo music. They all do solo music & collabs with others. Scott & Mitch also have a duo group called Superfruit, with a whole album of original songs (not a capella) & their own youtube channel where they shared their "weekly obsessions", did fun stuff with friends, did covers of broadway, hip hop & more. They were recently helping to establish an all female a capella group & PTX has also been so busy the last year & half that Scott & Mitch haven't put out any new Superfruit music during that time, but we know it will be good when we get more.
Haha wow! I've paused, too - you're 30 seconds in, and you think Scott is low!! You're going to have *so much fun* with the a capella groups!!! Pentatonix, Home Free, and VoicePlay!
Excellent reaction! "Daft Punk Medley" is a good video for yout next outing.. Won them a Grammy, I believe. Story is, they did it for $400 in a closet. Also, almost unbelievable is their take on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". "Hallelujah" is a favorite; one of their originals is "Love Again", done in Cybergoth costume. There's a version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" that starts out in traditional form, then gets the Pentatonix twist that's pure fun. Their catalog is actually rather large, including songs in Japanese, French, & Chinese that are NOT dubbed - they learned not only the words but the proper pronunciation. Can you tell I'm a Pentaholic? 44 of their songs help me to sleep every night. Welcome to the rabbit hole of Pentatonix delight.
Lovely reacton - I'm sure the other Pentaholics have given you the rundown on the group and their voices - they are amazing and there is so much to choose from in their playlist. I've subscribed and hope you do more Pentatonix reactions. You really can't go wrong with any of their covers or original songs.
Welcome to the world of Pentatonix, or PTX for short. Get ready for a quick boost to your channel from their rabid fans who call ourselves “Pentaholics”. Here is a quick intro to the group. PTX is a five member “a Capella” (without instruments) vocal band formed in 2011 for the NBC television reality competition show “The Sing Off”. The original members are “the trio”, who went to high school together in Arlington, Texas made up of: SCOTT HOYING, (male, 6’3”, usually blond) who sings baritone, but has a wide vocal range and covers the bass line of songs when the normal bass is singing a lead. MITCH GRASSI, (male, 5’10”, normally black hair but has changed body mass, wardrobe and hair style so much in videos he’s often mistaken for different people) who has an amazingly high range (contra tenor) that some mistake for a second female voice. KIRSTIN MALDONADO, (female, 5’4”, natural hair color is black but changed it often in videos) who sings mezzo soprano and, for a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Added to “the trio” for the show were: AVI KAPLAN, (Male, 5’11”, long dark hair, beard, usually wears a knit hat of some kind) is a classically trained “basso profundo” who often uses his upper registry to sing vocal leads in a number of arrangements but most commonly provides the vocal bass line as well as added vocal percussion. Avi is the ONLY member of the band that has change. He left on good terms in 2017 for reasons related to conflicting demands of the band’s touring schedule and his personal/family commitments. He assisted the group in finding his replacement Matt Sallee. KEVIN OLUSOLA (male, 6’1”, black, changing hair style) known as “KO” was asked to join PTX to provide vocal percussion after Scott watched a TH-cam video of him “cello boxing” (beatboxing while playing his cello). KO is the classic over achiever of the group. He plays Cello, Piano, and Saxophone all at concert levels. He graduated pre-med from Yale, speaks Spanish and spent over a year in China where he became fluent in Chinese. He sings Tenor but vocals were not his strong suite when he started so he worked with other band members and a vocal coach until while on tour he would perform the featured vocals in "if I ever fall in love", (originally performed by guest artist Jason Derulo for the album and video). He also writes and produces music both individually and for the group. So, KO is more than “just the beatboxer”. The most recent member and the only change in the group’s membership is: MATT SALLEE, (male, 5’9” black with usually close-cut black hair) who replaced Avi Kaplan in 2017 to provide vocals, vocal bass and percussion. Matt can be heard using his exceptional upper vocal range to provide a rich tenor/baritone lead often ending with a slide down to a deep bass punch. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune or layering; what they sing is what you hear. They really are that good. 2- What you see in the video produces everything that you hear. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage. Enjoy the ride.
Welcome to the Pentatonix rabbit hole! Prepare for a deep dive! Regarding views... Hallelujah, 560 MILLION views! Many songs have hundreds of millions of views-particularly the Christmas songs! Totally, Pentatonix has over 5 BILLION views! They have three Grammys many Platinum albums, sold out world tours and over 18 million subscribers. Personnel: Mitch, counter-tenor Scott, baritone with a huge range. He sings bass when Avi (1st basso profundo) or Matt, lyric bass, sing solos. Kirstin Maldonado, mezzo soprano Avi or now Matt, bass (Avi had a 4th ledger-line F# bass clef!). Kevin, beat boxer, cellist, tenor I don’t think anything you hear from these wonderful artists will disappoint you! Be prepared to be surprised! Oh, and enjoy your journey. If you keep posting PTX reactions, watch the Pentaholics make your channel grow!
If you are amazed by this version which in my opinion has no feeling at all.. they are great at what they do but disturbeds version is unbelievably epic. Seriously, check it out. I didn't feel sad or really any emotion during that song. I can't make it through disturbed version without tearing up and I've seen it a hundred times or more.
Megan: This video has 83 million views Pentaholics: Haha, that's cute. ;-) Love the reaction! Always fun watching someone's first time hearing this group. They are MAGIC! More songs to listen to by them, if u haven't already: Hallelujah (580+ million views), Imagine, Bohemian Rhapsody, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Mary Did You Know, You're a Mean One Mr Grinch, Little Drummer Boy, That's Christmas To Me, Royals, Amazing Grace, and just anything else! React to their entire catalog!
Girlllllllll........you are in for one epic ride with these angelic people and I will be here for that ride! Subbed for more PTX! They cover Hallelujah, Imagine, Bohemian Rhapsody as well as their just released Amazing Grace that would convert anybody❣️
It is a powerful group and all are amazingly talented. Kevin, the beatboxer, also sings and is a world-class cellist(?). And three Grammys. And the group formed to compete on The Sing Off. Their first performance all together was the first performance on the show. Destiny.
Everything these guys do is golden. They're amazing. Any choice of their other songs is going to be a winner. IMHO their best piece to date is still "Hallelujah". Second is "Mary Did You Know".
Hey, Megan! Back in the day, they did a cover of "Somebody I Used to Know" and at that time, they had a different bass guy named Avi Kaplan. Pentatonix has been great from the jump. I think that was from 2012, but it will give you an idea of how good they were and how far they've come. Looking forward to seeing more from you. :)
What I love is watching people 'find' PTX for the first time...and then watch the subsequent videos where you can tell they've spent the last month of their life watching every PTX video available on youtube.
*sigh*. Why am I so obsessed with people hearing PTX songs for the first time? I literally search everyday. It helps me re-live my first time.. almost sh*ting myself when I heard what they could do. Thank god I was already on the toilet... Welp, here’s a new sub.
HAHA omg this comment.
I do the same thing!
Same here! I just subed! 💖
Add me to that list❣️
i don't even have to search anymore, the youtube algorithm just *knows* and puts them all over my recommendations lol (that's how i found this video!)
here's another sub from me too! 👍
hearing scott "is he the base??"
just.... waiiiiit for it
Avi: "hold my baritones " lol
That's exactly what I said
Yep I was laughing said out loud "just wait"
@@hd.s.7722 laughs in Avi Kaplan 😂😂😂
RIGHT!!!! 😉
"Is he the bass??"
Oh this is gonna be good.
Just wait until she hits the older songs with Avi...
@@xheralt right she won't know how to handle avi
he's the bass when matt's busy singing lead lol
he's not a good bass, great singer though a lot of production for him to get that low
What I meant was she had no idea how diverse and talented this group is
Pentatonix is from the town,whit the name of Los Angeles,from the west coast of The United States Of America.These 5 people are one of the best aCapella groups from the U.S.A.!
My first name is Torstein,and my familly name is Huse.And I'm from the north-west coast of Norway.I'm living in the villagetown,with the name Brattvaag in Sunnmoere in Moere & Romsdal Community.I'm working like an Janicer Assistant at 2 different buildings.
I like to sing too.I'm singing low bass in a choir,whit the name "aChoir".We are over 30 stick people.And We have a woman,who are the Dirigent of the "aChoir".The "aChoir" are singing many different songs from pop music,opera,classics,and many more too! :)
Time for the PTX info dump:
Pentatonix or PTX began with the trio in the middle, Scott, Mitch, and Kirsten, these three have known each other since they were very young two of them did theatre together from the age of ten and all three of them attended the same high school and were in choir together.
In 2011, Scott asked Mitch and Kirsten to take part in an A Capella competition that was on ABC called the Sing Off, but in order to compete they must have at least five members. Scott found Avi (the original bass of PTX) through his university and Kevin (the beatboxer) due to a TH-cam video he made that went viral of him Cello-Boxing (Kevin is also a classically trained cellist and every now an then his cello will make an appearance in a PTX song), and the rest is history. PTX is now a three time Grammy winning A Cappella group and has over a billion views on TH-cam
Members:
Scott Hoying, Baritone, tall blonde in the center that started the song. He will take over the bass line when the bass takes the lead, but can also go pretty high, he has a huge range.
Mitch Grassi, Counter-Tenor, second male singer. This song show cased Mitch's low register, but he can actually hit the rafters and often actually sings the highest notes in their arrangements. (and yes it is always him, Mitch's looks are always changing)
Matt Sallee, Bass, He replaced PTX's original bass, Avi Kaplan, at the end of 2017, and although he has a super deep voice he can also sing beautifully in the tenor range. (Avi Kaplan left the group amicably in 2017 due being exhausted from constant touring and because his mother had been diagnosed with cancer)
Kirsten Maldonado, Mezzo-soprano, the only female in the group, and another chameleon that constantly changes her looks. She has a beautiful and powerful voice.
and finally we have,
Kevin Olusala, Beatboxer, Cellist, and when he sings he is a high tenor. PTX wouldn't be who they are today without him, he his amazingly talented.
Hidden 6th member is Ben Braum, PTX along with Ben do all of the arranging of their songs, Ben is behind the scenes helping with the arrangements and fine tuning of all of their music.
You literally cannot go wrong with any PTX song that you chose to react to, they are all amazing.
Came here to make a comment exactly like this lol
Great overview. One update: Their number of TH-cam views is currently 4.8 billion.
About pronunciation: The woman is Kirstin (Cur-stin). The previous bass with the beard is Avi (ahh-vee). The pronunciation of Scott, Mitch, Kevin, and Matt is fairly obvious.
Kirstin
Ben *Bram. No “U” in the last name.
I swear there are Pentaholics who have this bio ready to copy/paste at a moment's notice! 😁
Re: Mitch - "I don't really know what his voice can do..." OMG! 😲
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole! 💖
...wait for it...😂🤣😂
Hallelujah! Bohemian Rhapsody! Evolution of... videos! Aha live at Star Vista (once you've watched 10 or so other videos).
83M is a drop in the bucket for some of their songs. Hallelujah has nearly 500 million views. As I'm sure someone else has already said, no Scott (the first singer) is not the bass. He does cover bass when the bass is singing the lead. If you want to hear base, start with Hallelujah. Anything before 2018 will have Avi Kaplan, a basso profundo and classically trained opera singer. After that, it's Matt Sallee (the fellow on left end).
WARNING ! ! BE CAREFUL WITH COPYRIGHT ISSUES. This group's record label is RCA/Sony and it and TH-cam are very protective of their work. You will have to pause, etc. a lot to avoid getting blocked. Fortunately, those who follow PTX are very understanding about the need to do this.
Plus if they pause they can talk about their thoughts and feelings without talking over the song which is great.
Second this. We all know where to find the official videos if we want to see it straight through; we're here for your reaction. Just remember to rewind a few seconds, so you don't miss the flow of the song.
Not to worry about the pauses because how many reactors have you seen that couldn't not pause the video?
Avi Kaplan the original bass of the group was insane with the voice. You will like it if you listen. Scott, the blond guy plays the bass when Matt sings or when it was Avi.
Ok little Pentatonix factoids, Mitch (tenor) Scott (Baritone) and Kirsti (Mezzo Rhymes with thirsty) grew up together and sang together at least since high School I think it was earlier. They wanted to be on the show the sing-off but the rules required more than three singers. So they went lookin for additional members. The found Kevin on the internet doing some beatboxing, The original bass of the group Avi they found through a friend. The were unable to meet up in person until one day before the audition. They won season three of the sing-off. There is lots more to their story but they now have won 3 Grammys. Their Daft Punk Medley won the their first, Dance of the sugar plum fairies was second then they did Jolene with Dolly Partin for their third. They have a guy that has worked with them arranging some of their songs (Ben Bram I think is his name.) Most reactors hit Halleluiah their version has over a half a billion views yes I said billion. They very recently come out with a cover of Amazing Grace that will just kill you. Ok I'm done that was a really good reaction thanks for doing it. Oh sorry last thing Matt the guy in the white coat replaced Avi as Bass. Avi had a serious illness in his family and didn't feel comfortable being on the road as much as the group was. Avi found Matt for them and has some amazing original songs, to this day they are all great friends.
My favorite thing is to see people discover PTX for the first time. Brings me back to when I first heard them on "The Sing-off" way back in 2011. They never disappoint. Their covers of "Gold "and "Halleluja" and "Daft punk medley" (which they won their first Grammy for.) And of course their originals "Love again", "Run to you", "Happy Now" and "Be my eyes". Their versatility is out of this world
Look for Hallelujah, Amazing Grace, Mary Did You Know, and a few of their medleys and original songs. You will not be disappointed.
Super!
Scott s a baritone takesover bass for Matt when he sings
Kevin is the beat boxer, bMitch is a countrr tenor woth anilitu to hit high notes effortlessly
Won their 1st Grammy (of three) for Daft Punk so a good one to listen to, Hallelujah is their most viewed and awesome, Bohemian Rhapsody is great, the newest is Amazing Grace (beautifully done) just to name a few (you can really pick any thing on their channel). They also have wonderful originals - Sing, Can’t Sleep Love, Be My Eyes, Happy Now - and many more! Thank you for reacting to them and hope to see more.
Pentaholics everywhere: " Yep, we've got another one hooked! " Thanks for the great reaction, Miss Megan ~~ Enjoy the journey!!!
And we are always willing to welcome new converts into this rabbit hole. There is plenty of room, and our mad tea party is open to all.
Next do Hallelujah, Then Daft Punk, Then Bohemian Rhapsody
Seconded. Then "Amazing Grace." If she's impressed by the hits on this one, she'll be blown away with the >500M hits for "Hallelujah" with the original bass, Avi Kaplan.
Yes, perfect order for new listeners, but everything they do is great.
The little drummer boy. Is absolutely wonderful. One of the 1st they did. The evolution of music. Or Michael Jackson are so cool. Anything you hear them do is beyond magical. Watch them go through season 3 if the face off. Watch any "beginner videos " to learn about them. And they sound as good in person as they on tape.
Don't miss Mary, Did You Know and Can You Feel the Love Tonight.
Then Imagine and Gold.
We have another one🤩😘 welcome to the Pentatonix fam🥰
And the journey down the rabbit hole begins. There are many great ptx songs that will blow your mind. Daft punk, hallelujah, love again, lalalatch, can't hold us, wizard of ahhs, new rules ... just to get you started
Come along by Pentatonix is very fun and I love their new song Be My Eyes. Fun reaction!
You can't go wrong with any song PTX sings if you react to more. If you like Christmas music, they release an album every year and the newest one 'We need a little Christmas' just came out and it's amazing.
Scott (middle) - Baritone and the backup bass when Matt has a solo. Mitch (middle right) - Tenor, Kirstin (ker-stin) (middle left) - Mezzo Soprano, Kevin (right) - Beatboxer, Matt (left) Bass. You'll see a bearded guy singing with them in other videos, that's Avi (Ah-vee), their original Bass.
I think you would like their “New Rules/are you that somebody?” and “Havana” 🙂
YES! THEY ARE INCREDABLE, both songs. But you need to hear their new release (before) the new Christmas album, Amazing Grace!
Most definitely! New rules x are you that somebody has become one of my absolute favorites
My personal favorite is their rendition of "Hallelujah". It's also got over half a BILLION views.
Great reaction! Those of us that follow Pentatonix call ourselves Pentaholics! Each member in this group has ridiculously wide vocal ranges which allow for creative arrangements and lots of surprises! PTX has redefined acapella industry wide!
Welcome future Pentaholic!!
The way that scott isn't even the bass but I agree with the wtf reaction to him. His range is ridiculous. I can tell you're definitely gonna be an Avi fan. Also, I agree about not being ready. No one is ever ready with pentatonix.
Penta = 5 to represent the number of members. Left to right in the video: Matt (Bass) - he took over from another bass (Avi) in 2017 and this has been the only member change; Kirstin; Scott - isn't the bass but covers bass when Matt/Avi have solo parts; Mitch - the voice of an angel; Kevin - the person that swallowed a drum machine haha. I've seen them in concert 3 times and they are my favorite group. The staples that people react to are Hallelujah (gotta be close to 600 million views by now), Daft Punk (won a Grammy) and Bohemian Rhapsody (crazy good!). Some people can't believe they can do it live so I suggest either Hallelujah (TV Christmas special) or Aha Singapore Star Vista. You really can't go wrong with any songs you choose to react to but I'm looking forward to your next reaction as I love seeing new people discover them.
It's also a play on the pentatonic scale, which is comprised of 5 notes.
@@michelle32855 Yeah even the trio referred to themselves as Pentatonix. It has nothing to do with the number of members. People just like to look like they are smart by making up their own meaning for the group's name.
Or their off-mic performance of Daft Punk!! 🥰
@@blitzofchaosgaming6737 Well, it is an obvious lingual connection and an easy mistake to make. You made your point well enough with the first two sentences, why add that third?
@@xheralt Same reason you asked the question after you made your point, I'd guess.
Welcome to the PTX rabbit hole ! They cover all genres of music, they have originals.... you have a long journey ahead...and we Pentaholics will be on it with you!! They hit us all like that...every time, the first time isn't always the most profound - buckle up !!!!
Their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen is incredible. starting from left to right in this video is Matt,Kirsten,Scott,Mitch and Kevin. Loved your reaction ,subscribed
Kirstin
Matt recently replaced Avi, who used to do their bass and could go far lower than Matt. Now Scott sings some bass when he used to mainly do baritone.
Welcome! Their latest one is equal (if not better than) all the regular suggestions, and that is Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). I subscribed because of this reaction, I look so forward to this one. Thank you!
Been a Pentaholic for years; seen them live five times -- they will NEVER disappoint, and you will be continually amazed at every song they sing. Every one of them is amazingly talented as a solo, but together they create magic!! Welcome to PTX family! You're gonna love it! (Hallelujah, Daft Punk, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, and Amazing Grace are great choices to show their diversity in styles!)
There is a phenomenon that happens every time a new youtuber discovers Pentatonix. They go into it not knowing what they are going to hear but with high hopes. Then comes the moment where all 5 join their harmonies and the reviewer's face does this "What did I just hear?" look, which only leaves them completely up a creek without a paddle when the power of their combination shows up. THEN comes the moment when Mitch, the little guy with the amazing voice and range blows up their headphones, ears and minds.
I simply love watching new reviewer's reactions when the wonder of what they are hearing just leaves them breathless and questioning "OMG" what did I just experience?" state of mind. I sit here, listening to what they say and anticipating those moments when Pentatonix just overwhelms all expectations and leaves them about to be sunk even further into the rabbit hole of Pentaholism. There's no escape and really no desire to escape, since one can NEVER hear too much of this remarkably talented group. They make you forget there are NO instruments, save for their voices!
Pentatonix (abbreviated PTX) is an American a cappella group from Arlington, Texas, consisting of vocalists Scott Hoying (baritone & does some bass), Mitch Grassi (tenor), Kirstin Maldonado (mezzo-soprano), Kevin Olusola (vocal percussion), and Matt Sallee (bass -the guy in the white jacket). Matt replaced original bass member Avi Kaplan in 2017(he will be the guy with the beard and mustache in their earlier videos). Kirstin and Mitch change their looks sometimes, so you may not recognize them at first in their videos, but it is them. There was only one member change. Characterized by their pop-style arrangements with vocal harmonies, basslines, riffing, percussion, and beatboxing, they produce cover versions of modern pop works or Christmas songs, sometimes in the form of medleys, along with original material. Pentatonix formed in 2011 and subsequently won the third season of NBC's The Sing-Off, an accapella competition show. They have already won 3 Grammy Awards and are considered the best in the world. I would recommend your next video to watch would be Hallelujah, a video that has over 571 million views...th-cam.com/video/LRP8d7hhpoQ/w-d-xo.html
"Don't stop!", that is always my reaction to Pentatonix.
Scott Hoying, the guy who started is a baritone, but he gets into tenor on the higher parts and covers bass when the bass (Matt Sallee) is on a solo.
The second lead was the counter-tenor Mitch Grassi. The mezzo with the golden vibrato is Kirstin Maldonado. Kevin Olusola is the amazing beat boxer, tenor and cellist.
They do wonderful arrangements. Try Hallelujah, Bohemian Rhapsody or Mary Did You Know. If you like EDM or dance club music, then try Daft Punk and Love Again. You will see a different bass, Avi Kaplan, in the songs up to 2017. He is an amazing basso profundo.
For the love of Pentatonix, please research what a counter-tenor is. Mitch is NOT a counter-tenor (although he can be). A counter-tenor is typically a bass or baritone who sings in the contralto or mezzo-soprano ranges with their falsetto. You can Google famous counter-tenors and listen to them. You'll see immediately that it's so different from what Mitch does.
@@ailawil89 Mitch is most definitely a countertenor. Some countertenors are using falsetto to reach those ranges, others like Mitch reach it using their natural voice. There is confusion since Europeans tend to use the word differently than the rest of the world, but officially Mitch IS a contra tenor.
@@wendillon92 Well, here’s the issue: countertenor is NOT a voice type in the fach system. And when we say “voice type,” we’re typically referring to the voice types in the fach system of classification.
Professional countertenors themselves see it as a particular way of singing. There are interviews you can read and watch. I can direct you to a couple of them if you’d like.
@@ailawil89 That's great but the Fach system is German and isn't widely used outside of Europe, and when it is used outside Europe it's used for opera singers. The voice type system we use in the rest of the world divides women into " soprano, mezzo-soprano, and contralto" and men into " countertenor, tenor, baritone, and bass". Pentatonix is American, only makes sense we'd stick to their local classification method when talking about their voice types.
@@ailawil89 I'm going to assume you mean Kennedy and not Kenny, unless the Kenny center also exists. In which case you might want to take another look as the Kennedy Center uses the term counter-tenor or contra-tenor quite frequently when speaking about high range tenors.
Welcome to pentaholics 😊😊😊 I love watching people react to Pentatonix for the first time ❤️❤️
Scott(middle), Kirstin, Mitch (long hair) have known each other since kids, Kevin (beatbox) are original, Matt (bass) came to the group after Avi left. They got their break from Season 3 of Sing Off tv show 2011. They won and it has been history making ever since. You can see each episode of the show and the songs they performed it will blow you away.
It's always a pleasure to see someone discover this group! Your reaction is what we all felt especially with this song because it is one of their best!!! All of their renditions are good though. Enjoy The PTX ride,it's a feel good one.
It's so much fun watching people "discover" Pentatonix. You have lots of company in your reaction!
All PTX arrangements are outstanding! They make everything they cover better, plus their originals are crazy good too! Beautiful musicians, beautiful people inside and out. Love them. You have good musical insight too, would love to hear what you think of any of their music.
I'm new (about 5 weeks) into the "world of reactions." I've been a Pentaholic since mid 2018, so their stunning ability isn't new to me. I 'stumbled' upon reaction videos looking for Pentatonix covers. I first saw YOUR reaction to this song (as your introduction to PTX) several weeks ago, and immediately subscribed. I love your heartfelt, authentic reactions and opinions! I was just watching THIS reaction again (for about the 4th time) because I LOVE seeing how this group stunned you. I particularly liked your exaggerated "T" at the end of the "Holy Shi" in the beginning. 😉 For some reason, listening this time prompted me to write and tell you how great this reaction is! I hope you see this comment, as the clip is a year and a half old! Keep reacting! You're great!
They are the best! Next Hallelujah
Welcome to PTX. Looking forward to more of your reactions to their music. You have a lot to look forward to. “Hallelujah” (more than half a billion views), “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Imagine” would be great for you to start with. Subbed!
Always look forward to a newbie fall down the PTX rabbit hole! They are very prolific with Christmas music, so since it's that time of year check out some of the videos in their Christmas playlist. Mary Did You Know, Silent Night (this is a live performance), Carol of the Bells, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Amazing Grace just to name a few. 😁
I'm quite partial to 'you're a mean one Mr Grinch'
I have honestly and truthfully watched this video 20 times. Love watching you seeing pentatonix for the first time!!!!! Love your reaction!
Matt (white jacket ) is the usual bass, but Scott (who opened) can go low as well. If you see Matt singing in a higher register, but you still hear bass behind him, that usually means Scott has slid over into the bass (especially live). Scott can sing bass, but is usually the baritone. He has an amazing range (as well as tone), but I think you will find that true of all the members (including beat boxer Kevin.
check out mary did you know, shallow, wizards of awwws with Todrick hall beautiful reaction, pentatonic there start Pentatonix started as Scott Hoying, Kirstin Maldonado and Mitch Grassi, "The Trio". ... The group's only chance to meet was the day before the auditions for The Sing-Off and Grassi had to skip his high school graduation to make it. They made it onto the show and eventually went on to win the show in November 2011.
Hello MissMeganFriday, so glad you made this reaction video. Pentatonix deserves to be introduced to everyone. It may not be everybody’s cup of tea but their talent is undeniable. I’m a Pentaholic mainly because of their brilliant arrangements, good taste in their choice of covers and timing, versatility again in music styles, video quality and individual personalities and talent. I also love their open mindedness in their respective side projects (where do they find the time?), big hearts and silliness. Worth more than one listening. Thank you and enjoy the ride! 🤗
If you keep reacting to Pentatonix you'll get heaps of subscribers! They have so many great songs, some done simply that highlight their voices but are also fun, e.g. 'Gold' and 'No'. They have more complex but amazing songs such as Bohemian Rhapsody, and more recently 'When the party's over' and 'Amazing Grace'. Try 'Run to You' for an original song.
"No, don't stop!" :) This might be my favorite Pentatonix reaction video EVER.
Their new Release Amazing Grace "my chains are gone" is not of this World!!!!!
Yes, the white jacket is Bass , but the guy on the other side also does some bass, but is also the 'beat box' and also plays Cello. You are a PTX newbie, welcome to the thrill of the group
FYI, if you have seen the movie "Pitch Perfect 2", then you have seen them already. They were the Canadian group at the world finale in the movie. But anyway, welcome to this wonderful time in your life as you discover Pentatonix (PTX) and slowly become a Pentoholic. They started as a competitor in season 3 (2011) of The Sing-off, which they went on to win the season. They were dropped from the record label (from winning The Sing-off) almost immediately as the company didn't know how to market them. They started doing covers on TH-cam and grew in popularity until singing with a new label. They have won 3 Grammy awards, sold out world tours multiple times, sold millions of records, etc. I welcome you to this journey, and will leave off here for others to fill in more info about them.
matt (guy in white) is bass and scott (the tall blond guy in the middle) is the baritone and picks up the bass line when matt sings
and i would like to welcome you to being a pentaholic. as for checking out their music you cant go wrong with any song
Hi Megan...so glad you came out from under that rock of 9 years...Pentatonix revolutionized the Acapella genre and now they have their own TH-cam channel with well over 18 MILLION (!) subscribers and closing in on 7.5 BILLION (!) views of their 400+ videos. They've earned 3 Grammys; have multiple Platinum albums; performed many concerts, and 4 world tours that are always sold out. After reacting to one or two more songs (and you learn their names), you will join the many millions of Pentaholics !! I would recommend "Hallelujah" next since that video has almost 600 million (!) views....followed by "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "Daft Punk" (their 1st Grammy)...after that, just throw a dart against their catalog of songs !! There are now a number of terrific Acapella groups, but these guys are the world's best !! I'm sure that others will fill in many blanks, but sit back and enjoy the journey !!
As many others have said, “Hallelujah” should be next, followed by “Mary, Did You Know?” (my recommendation). Both of these feature their previous bassist, Avi Kaplan, who left the group 2-3 years ago after being with them from the beginning. Thank you for your listening to this wonderful group.
And that is what I call “the beginning “. Your down the rabbit hole now. It gets even better. Any suggestion are great. I and about 10k other Pentaholics will be lookin for more. Love watching new people dicovering this group. My suggestions are Bohemian Rhapsody, Gold,
Dancing on my own, and hallelujah and 109 more. Thanx!
Your next song should be the Hallelujah official video -- please learn what Mitch's voice can do! -- then Daft Punk,, and early sing for which they earned a Grammy, and then Bohemian Rhapsody because it's brilliant.
After that there are many directions to go. I love their collab with Todrick Hall, The Wizard of Aahs (medley of pop songs that creates a mini Wizard of Oz movie,); Can't Hold Us; Problem; Come Along; Say Something; Imagine; and the fan video of Aha! at the Star Vista in Singapore.
If you're up for it, their Sing Off performances are really worth watching, all the way through.
Loved your reaction. Welcome to Pentatonix. Don’t worry about pausing, you really need to or they will block it for copyright reasons.
The 3 in the middle are Scott, Mitch & Kirsten. They have been friends since middle school. Then they added Kevin (beat boxer, singer and cellist) and another member Avi as the base, and signed up to perform on the Sing-off. (Which they won)
The guy in the white jacket is Matt. He replaced Avi who had to leave for personal reasons a few years ago. Scott ( the blonde will fill in for the base if Matt or Avi is singing the lead). Mitch is a counter tenor. He and Kirsten are the chameleons of the group and will look totally different in every video. They do Christmas music, lots of covers and medley (or evolutions of...Rihanna, Michael Jackson) and some of their own.
My favorites are Bohemian Rhapsody, Hallelujah, Daft Punk Medley (which won them a Grammy) Mary Did You Know, Mad World, Say Something and Radioactive (which they perform with Lindsey Stirling) and just released a version of Amazing Grace a week or two ago.
So glad you discovered them. It is always so great to see someone listen to them for the first time. They sound exactly the same live. (They have an original video and a live version of Hallelujah you could do and compare)
Great reaction, always fun to see new folks discover Pentatonix (PTX for short).
You are going to be flooded by avid PTX fans (who call themselves Pentaholics) who love watching reactions. You will get many suggestions from their extensive catalog, both covers and originals. Frankly, pick ANYTHING they do and you won’t be disappointed.
A little background on PTX, of the five of them, three of them, the tall blonde guy, Scott Hoying (baritone, but he covers the bass when the bass singer has a solo), the young lady, Kirstin (or Kirstie) Maldonado (mezzo-soprano), and the guy with the dark hair and high voice, Mitch Grassi (counter-tenor), are originally from Arlington Texas and have known each other since childhood and sang together in high school.
There is a sixth member, Ben Bram, he helps in the arrangements, but they all work on the arrangements as a group.
In 2011, NBC had a singing competition called “The Sing Off” where a-cappella groups competed against each other and one was eliminated each week. Scott wanted to compete, but they needed 5 people, so they met a fourth member, Avi Kaplan, a classically trained bass singer, through a friend and he joined (he is in many videos and has a beard, but personal reasons caused him to amicably leave the group in 2017). Before Avi left, he helped find his replacement, an equally talented base singer, Matt Sallee, who is in the current group in this video. That has been the only change in the lineup. If you begin to watch their earlier videos, you will barely recognize Mitch, he lost a lot of weight, and changes his look often, as does Kirstie.
Scott discovered their fifth member, beatboxer/cellist/vocalist (tenor) Kevin Olusola, on TH-cam where he was “celloboxing” or beat boxing while playing the cello. Because of schedules, they didn’t meet until just a few days before the competition began, yet they went on to win the show.
They won a recording contract as part of the show prize, but 2 weeks into it, the label dropped them feeling like an a-cappella group was not marketable. Refusing to be discouraged, PTX began a TH-cam channel and from that channel garnered millions of world-wide fans, went on to world tours, put out multiple albums, including wildly successful Christmas albums, hit the #1 spot on the Billboard chart, almost always in the top ten, and have to date won 3 Grammy Awards.
They do all their own beats. No instruments are used with the exception of several videos where Kevin plays the cello and some collaborations with violinist Lindsey Sterling. They do not use multi-tracking, auto-tune or any studio tricks. Everything they have on video, they perform exactly the same live.
All their Sing Off performances are on TH-cam, watching them will give you their story, and show you how they have evolved into, IMO, the best a-cappella group in the world right now. Welcome to the PTX experience.
You should do “Hallelujah” next. At this point it has almost a billion ( that’s right, billion with a B” views).
YES!!!
I will third this. Imagine is amazing too
It's only at 575m
Bill, either your math skills or your English skills really need some help. 610 million views (as of today and I'm rounding up ONE digit [they're at 609m]) is not "ALMOST" a billion. 990 million views is almost a billion. The thing is, you didn't even need to wildly exaggerate. Their skills speak for themselves and had you simply been accurate, it still would've been impressive.
Down the proverbial rabbit hole and you're gonna love it! Good timing, too, as they have a huge book of great holiday music, they do to Christmas carols and standards what they did to Sound of Silence. PTX has a strong community of avid fans and we will prattle on endlessly about the fabulous five (actually six, Avi Kaplan we still love you!). Welcome aboard!
I just found you this morning. Shocked you hadn't heard of PTX before, but your reaction was perfect. They have won three Grammys and have so many fabulous songs. Their newest release, Amazing Grace, is probably their best ever performance. Mitch (the counter-tenor), Scott (the baritone), Kirstie ( the soprano), and Kevin (the beatboxer) have all been with the group since its inception and all but Kevin (of those four) actually went to the same high school! Matt, the bass (and sometimes beatboxer) is new to the group, having replaced Avi, who will be in many of their performances. Their can't miss repertoire is extensive, but after Amazing Grace, I'd recommend you do a few of their classics: Bohemian Rhapsody, Imagine (which will make you cry), Hallelujah (both the video and the live performance), Mary Did You Know, Silent Night, The Wizard of Ahhhhs, Daftpunk (for which they got their first Grammy), Aha from Singapore, and then just keep on going!
I enjoyed your reaction to this PTX video. They are amazing. They have many, many arrangements and performances which will blow your mind. More PTX please.
Your enjoyment made me smile - new sub! Your journey to PTX fandom will be a wonderful experience.
Pentatonix formed to compete on a show called "The Sing Off" in season 3. They won. In week 4, they changed their song with only 2 days to go before the performance, and put the entire arrangement together in that time frame.
MsM -- I usually wait to sub until I know the reactor is going to do more than one or two favorites. Among their 18 million plus active PTX fans (Pentaholics) are a great many who love seeing the "aha" moment when someone with good taste and an educated ear first discovers Pentatonix. Bingo! I suggest you see HAVANA, CAN YOU FEEL THE LOVE TONIGHT?, AMAZING GRACE, MAD WORLD, GOD ONLY KNOWS, DREAMS, and the favorites of everybody, BohoRhapsody, Hallelujah, Mary Did you Know, and Daft Punk. These guys have been actively producing amazing hits for nine years now, so anything you chose will enchant. As the saying goes, and never truer, "It's all good," but that's not it. It's all GREAT! (PS Thanks for the great reaction!)
I was watching your reaction to this and it reminded me so much of my first reactions and the questions I had. Apparently, most acapella groups have a bass and a baritone and if/when the bass sings something else (like, crazily enough, tenor; Home Free, Voice Play, Pentatonix) the baritone takes over the bass (though not quite at the bottom end of the bass range). That's why you'll notice Home Free having Tim and Chance both singing low (and high), and Pentatonix with Scott and Matt both singing low (and high). lol. Truly mind-blowing and amazing!
Mitch (counter tenor), Kirsten and Scott (tall blond baritone) grew up together. Won a singing contest after adding a bass (Avi) and Kevin (beat boxer). Matt (bass) joined after Avi left to pursue solo career. Scott does most of the arranging. They have some original songs like Run to Me and My Eyes. EVERYTHING by them is amazing.
Look at their Daft Punk!!!!
Nuff said. 🤯
I got to see your Hallelujah before it got blocked. Loved your reaction, knew you would love Avi. Can't wait to see you react to Daft Punk.
Welcome to the family!
If you want to know them better and their story, the best way is for you to react to their sing off performances.
That's when it all started for Pentatonix.
About the members: Matt (on the left ) is the only one that joined the group later, after the previous bass (Avi Kaplan) left to do a solo carrear. He has amazing songs as well, it's better for you to start making a list ahah
The girl (Kirsten) and the guy with earings (Mitch) are different in every video you'll see. A rule of thumb is that if you have to ask "Is that Mitch?" It is Mitch.
OMG I can't wait for you to hear more, especially because everything PTX touches turns to gold! Seriously, there isn't a bad arrangement in sight and you can go wrong. I can't wait to go there with you!! Also, as the reigning kings and queen of Christmas music, you are coming to this just in time for their amazing Christmas catalog!! They are the most successful a capella group in history for a reason! Just so you know, they have had one change in their line up, their original bass left in 2017 and he was replaced by Matt (white jacket). He left in good terms for personal reasons and helped them find Matt. Everything from 2018 on will be with Matt. Everything before then, will be with Avi.
Just subscribed 😁.. looking forward for more Pentatonix reactions
"Pentatonix" is a beautiful voice vocal group! :) They are singing,and use their voices with a beautiful harmony together,with 100% good consentrasion! The beatboxing,is just fabioulous and marvelous beats,at all of their songs,they use in conserts! :) I hope that they will come up to Norway for many conserts,in their Tour In Europe! :)
A beginners guide to ptx is a good explanation of them
As others have indicated, Scott, the blond in the middle who began, is actually the baritone of the group. He, like all the others, has developed his voice in a way that is versatile as well as beautiful. He has an unusually wide singing range -- he can wail into tenor register (or use falsetto up there on occasion), and can carry a bass line when their designated bass is given the tune.
That bass is Matt, the guy on the left. (He represents the one change in personnel over the years; before 2018, PTX had a different bass whom you'll see in some other videos.) Matt, the bass, actually sang the tune an octave higher than Scott the baritone. Which is amazing. Which is what the group consistently is.
Hallelujah next, goose bumps for sure, possibly some tears.
Omg! I sat up and clicked so fast! A complete newbie 🤗. You have no idea what’s ahead...welcome!! ❤️
MissMegan, welcome to the Pentaholic family. Prepare for your comments to be flooded with suggestions and answers to all your Pentatonix questions. Our favorite thing is watching new people discover this amazing group. Can’t wait to see more of your reactions. I agree with other comments that you may need to pause a bit more to avoid copyright violations. Since you’ve just started with them try Hallelujah next. Then go wherever you want after. You can do no wrong with Pentatonix.
So PTX's version of Hallelujah has 570 million views. Try that one next. Blonde guy (Scott) is not the base it is the guy in white jacket (Matt). Mitch is small guy in black and has voice of an angel; he was singing very low here. Beatboxer is Kevin Olusola and he is probably the most broadly talented. Woman is Kirsten and she has power and tone for days. Please note, a lot of nutty ass Pentaholics will yell at you to wear headphones when listening to acapella music.
The blonde guy, Scott, is actually listed as a baritone, but he goes all the way from midway into bass up to high tenor, can falsetto very high. (Usually when you hear bell tones it will be the Trio, which is him, Kirstie & Mitch, who are usually the "leads", although their songs can have anywhere from 1 to all 5 singing as lead.) He covers for the actual bass, in this song it's the very talented Matt in the white jacket, when bass sings lead.
The beatboxer, Kevin, is a tenor when he sings, can falsetto up to very high also. People joke that he swallowed a drum kit & that he has multiple brains because he can multitask like crazy & plays the most number of instruments of those in the group. He beatboxes & even plays cello while doing it, so he is credited with creating the term "celloboxing". A video of him doing that is what got him interviewed when Scott was looking to get a beatboxer & bass to expand the Trio into a group of 5. Since Kevin is mostly keeping the beat, he doesn't sing often, so at their concerts they always have some songs where he sings & also give him solo time on stage to cellobox. 95% of their songs are fully a capella, but on some they feature him on cello. 2 of those also have Lindsey Stirling as guest violin: their cover of Radioactive (by Imagine Dragons) & cover of Papaoutai (by Stromae).
The guy with longer hair is Mitch, & he's a counter tenor who can go to the absolute highest whistle notes with ease, matching Kirstie's soprano. He regularly blows people away with his skills. Sometimes he will sing in the lower tenor range like in this song, but he's famous for hitting the high notes & the group does use it well, sometimes having him & Kirstie play back & forth with which is forefront & which is backup on the high parts. (They have even switched mid-sentence.)
If you watch videos up to early 2017 you will see the original bass Avi. He is considered one of the top bass singers in the world currently, & often wowed the PTX fans by going so low he blew out the speakers. He left the group for a slower life & to have more family time, as so much touring was stressing him out too much, but continues with his solo music.
They all do solo music & collabs with others. Scott & Mitch also have a duo group called Superfruit, with a whole album of original songs (not a capella) & their own youtube channel where they shared their "weekly obsessions", did fun stuff with friends, did covers of broadway, hip hop & more. They were recently helping to establish an all female a capella group & PTX has also been so busy the last year & half that Scott & Mitch haven't put out any new Superfruit music during that time, but we know it will be good when we get more.
Loved your reaction. Always fun to see someone who recognizes the talent they are hearing. You can't go wrong with PTX.
Loved your reaction. Thanks!
I love how she goes ”is HE the base?” And im like, guurl you havnt heard the BASE from Avi Kaplan, he was the base before he left to do his own thing
Matt is no slouch, for all that he's more of a lyric bass than a basso profundo.
Haha wow! I've paused, too - you're 30 seconds in, and you think Scott is low!!
You're going to have *so much fun* with the a capella groups!!!
Pentatonix, Home Free, and VoicePlay!
Welcome to the PTX train ride all songs excellent. Thank you for sharing your reactons.
Looking forward to future reactions to PTX. Love newbies. Welcome to our world
Excellent reaction! "Daft Punk Medley" is a good video for yout next outing.. Won them a Grammy, I believe. Story is, they did it for $400 in a closet. Also, almost unbelievable is their take on Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody". "Hallelujah" is a favorite; one of their originals is "Love Again", done in Cybergoth costume. There's a version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" that starts out in traditional form, then gets the Pentatonix twist that's pure fun. Their catalog is actually rather large, including songs in Japanese, French, & Chinese that are NOT dubbed - they learned not only the words but the proper pronunciation. Can you tell I'm a Pentaholic? 44 of their songs help me to sleep every night. Welcome to the rabbit hole of Pentatonix delight.
I love watching anyone experiencing a first time listen to a favorite group of mine. Can't wait until you see Home Free...
Lovely reacton - I'm sure the other Pentaholics have given you the rundown on the group and their voices - they are amazing and there is so much to choose from in their playlist. I've subscribed and hope you do more Pentatonix reactions. You really can't go wrong with any of their covers or original songs.
Welcome to the world of Pentatonix, or PTX for short. Get ready for a quick boost to your channel from their rabid fans who call ourselves “Pentaholics”. Here is a quick intro to the group.
PTX is a five member “a Capella” (without instruments) vocal band formed in 2011 for the NBC television reality competition show “The Sing Off”. The original members are “the trio”, who went to high school together in Arlington, Texas made up of:
SCOTT HOYING, (male, 6’3”, usually blond) who sings baritone, but has a wide vocal range and covers the bass line of songs when the normal bass is singing a lead.
MITCH GRASSI, (male, 5’10”, normally black hair but has changed body mass, wardrobe and hair style so much in videos he’s often mistaken for different people) who has an amazingly high range (contra tenor) that some mistake for a second female voice.
KIRSTIN MALDONADO, (female, 5’4”, natural hair color is black but changed it often in videos) who sings mezzo soprano and, for a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Added to “the trio” for the show were:
AVI KAPLAN, (Male, 5’11”, long dark hair, beard, usually wears a knit hat of some kind) is a classically trained “basso profundo” who often uses his upper registry to sing vocal leads in a number of arrangements but most commonly provides the vocal bass line as well as added vocal percussion. Avi is the ONLY member of the band that has change. He left on good terms in 2017 for reasons related to conflicting demands of the band’s touring schedule and his personal/family commitments. He assisted the group in finding his replacement Matt Sallee.
KEVIN OLUSOLA (male, 6’1”, black, changing hair style) known as “KO” was asked to join PTX to provide vocal percussion after Scott watched a TH-cam video of him “cello boxing” (beatboxing while playing his cello). KO is the classic over achiever of the group. He plays Cello, Piano, and Saxophone all at concert levels. He graduated pre-med from Yale, speaks Spanish and spent over a year in China where he became fluent in Chinese. He sings Tenor but vocals were not his strong suite when he started so he worked with other band members and a vocal coach until while on tour he would perform the featured vocals in "if I ever fall in love", (originally performed by guest artist Jason Derulo for the album and video). He also writes and produces music both individually and for the group. So, KO is more than “just the beatboxer”.
The most recent member and the only change in the group’s membership is:
MATT SALLEE, (male, 5’9” black with usually close-cut black hair) who replaced Avi Kaplan in 2017 to provide vocals, vocal bass and percussion. Matt can be heard using his exceptional upper vocal range to provide a rich tenor/baritone lead often ending with a slide down to a deep bass punch.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune or layering; what they sing is what you hear. They really are that good.
2- What you see in the video produces everything that you hear. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
Enjoy the ride.
Nicely summarized!!!! ❤️
Welcome to the family, girl! :) Strap yourself in, PTX is a fantastic ride! Thanks for this reaction, hope to see more PTX reactions from you.
Another one bites the dust! Welcome to the Pentagolics family. I love there version on Imagine. Check it out!
Welcome to the Pentatonix rabbit hole! Prepare for a deep dive! Regarding views... Hallelujah, 560 MILLION views! Many songs have hundreds of millions of views-particularly the Christmas songs! Totally, Pentatonix has over 5 BILLION views! They have three Grammys many Platinum albums, sold out world tours and over 18 million subscribers.
Personnel: Mitch, counter-tenor
Scott, baritone with a huge range. He sings bass when Avi (1st basso profundo) or Matt, lyric bass, sing solos.
Kirstin Maldonado, mezzo soprano
Avi or now Matt, bass (Avi had a 4th ledger-line F# bass clef!).
Kevin, beat boxer, cellist, tenor
I don’t think anything you hear from these wonderful artists will disappoint you! Be prepared to be surprised!
Oh, and enjoy your journey.
If you keep posting PTX reactions, watch the Pentaholics make your channel grow!
If you are amazed by this version which in my opinion has no feeling at all.. they are great at what they do but disturbeds version is unbelievably epic. Seriously, check it out. I didn't feel sad or really any emotion during that song. I can't make it through disturbed version without tearing up and I've seen it a hundred times or more.
Yes, the Disturbed version of SoS is so powerful.
Megan: This video has 83 million views
Pentaholics: Haha, that's cute. ;-)
Love the reaction! Always fun watching someone's first time hearing this group. They are MAGIC!
More songs to listen to by them, if u haven't already:
Hallelujah (580+ million views), Imagine, Bohemian Rhapsody, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Mary Did You Know, You're a Mean One Mr Grinch, Little Drummer Boy, That's Christmas To Me, Royals, Amazing Grace, and just anything else! React to their entire catalog!
Girlllllllll........you are in for one epic ride with these angelic people and I will be here for that ride! Subbed for more PTX! They cover Hallelujah, Imagine, Bohemian Rhapsody as well as their just released Amazing Grace that would convert anybody❣️
Thank you so much!! More to come :-)
It is a powerful group and all are amazingly talented. Kevin, the beatboxer, also sings and is a world-class cellist(?). And three Grammys. And the group formed to compete on The Sing Off. Their first performance all together was the first performance on the show. Destiny.
Everything these guys do is golden. They're amazing. Any choice of their other songs is going to be a winner. IMHO their best piece to date is still "Hallelujah". Second is "Mary Did You Know".
Hey, Megan! Back in the day, they did a cover of "Somebody I Used to Know" and at that time, they had a different bass guy named Avi Kaplan. Pentatonix has been great from the jump. I think that was from 2012, but it will give you an idea of how good they were and how far they've come. Looking forward to seeing more from you. :)
What I love is watching people 'find' PTX for the first time...and then watch the subsequent videos where you can tell they've spent the last month of their life watching every PTX video available on youtube.
If you like this one, you have to see Hallelujah and Mad World and the Daft Punk medley. They will literally blow you mind.