So as I read the comments, I’m picking up that they use absolutely no production or mixing/mastering of their music. If this is true, that is insane because the quality of their sound/ music sounds studio quality. Thank you for giving me a heads up and a background on this wonderful group and thank you for accepting me reacting to them. Plan on plenty more in the future guys!! Much Love, Cliff
No production over the "normal" reverb etc which all singers use. To prove how good they are, check out (for your own info - no need to react) Daft Punk th-cam.com/video/vz4CFeWBiEQ/w-d-xo.html live on stage starting about 1 minute in, and th-cam.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/w-d-xo.html which is a VIP/Green Room video WITHOUT MIC's!!!
@Cliff Beats I've been Subscribe for awhile it's cool your getting to them because of your music background your going to love the way they mix songs.. since you write...ya man no instrument production at all except the songs Kevin whose the beat boxer plays cello which he's classically trained.... The 3 main singers Scott, Mitch ,and Kirsty went to the same high school witch makes it crazier..
They DO use studio mixing, mastering & studio “effects (such as reverb and doubled tracks, etc).” But…they keep it minimal, and to stuff the members can replicate when they sing live. Their live versions sound VERY similar to the studio, but there are differences. Edit to add: At the time they released this song/video, they were indie artists and very low budget. About 6 months after this, they were signed by RCA.
YESS they're all a cappella, unless you see an instrument in the video! PTX does do some standard production / editing stuff, but nothing necessarily to make them sound "better" than they actually are - they're absolutely incredible live. a bit of a concert they did is uploaded on here titled "Pentatonix popspring performance 2016" - it's about 15 minutes long and has 1.6M views. they do their original songs "Cracked" & "Can't Sleep Love" , their cover medley "Evolution of Michael Jackson" and they finish with another original song called "Water" . you can check out all the studio versions of these songs if you want, and then watch the popspring concert... you will get a very clear comparison of their studio VS their live sound. the quality of their sound is consistent in everything they do and almost inhumanly impressive. hope to see you react to more PTX in the future, definitely subscribed!!
Production? The sound was recorded in the closet of AVI's bedroom with their own sound equipment. The video was recorded in his kitchen by a brand new amateur video company. It was recorded for $400. It won them a Grammy.
No special effects, no auto tuning, etc. That is PTX 100% raw. They makes ALL the sounds with only their voices (well, and whatever else Kevin does too lol)
Every time you talk about "production" you are inflaming those of us who know better. They recorded this in a closet and edited the video on a laptop in the kitchen of an apartment two of them shared...total cost...$400. Won a Grammy.
Recorded and filmed for $400, but NOT edited on a laptop. The $400 was just the shooting budget and did not include the post-production costs, which were done by producer Ben Bram and engineer Ed Boyer (audio) and FifGen Films (video).
Actually, I'm a Pentaholic. The group said they use some production. It's mild production such as reverb. Also they use production they can easily replicate on their live tours.
Hi! PTX won The Sing Off, earned 3 Grammys, toured the world & is a capella (unless you see a cello or piano) Welcome down the rabbit hole. Their catalog of 10 years is wide and deep! We call ourselves Pentaholics! Covers? YES. Originals? YES. Christmas? YES!
90s dance remix; can't hold us; hallelujah; sound of silence; bohemian rhapsody; imagine just to name a few but they also have their own songs in addition to their great covers.
They actually do not use effects or autotune, everything you hear is their voices. They actually won a Grammy for this arrangement. They always sound exactly the same live as they do on the recordings. Just wait until you see “ Aha live in Singapore” They actually recorded it in a kitchen and filmed it in a closet.
No Autotune for them in general, but this one does use it intentionally (and overdone so not hiding it) to mimic the Cher song that introduced it to the world.
You can't go wrong with any of their videos. Pick a song, if they have covered it, you will be blown away. There has only been one member change in 10 years.
Agreed. Also, if you're into beatboxing, there's a beatboxer (Adam Rupp) from another group (Home Free) who has won the national beatboxer title a couple of times. He does a 5-6 minute solo at their concerts and you can find at least one on TH-cam. You'll be glad you did.
They perform this live-JUST LIKE THIS! No auto tune or artificial sounds. Avi (bass) does overtone singing! He’s a basso profundo; Mitch is a countertenor! How ‘bout those snare drum rim shots or those minor 9th chords at the outset?
A comment in passing: Yes, Avi's contacts were bothering him. Kevin, the beat boxer could not tolerate the lenses at all, which why he has the different eye treatment.
It's not so much that Avi's contacts were bothering him. It's more that no1 in the entire video blinked for the whole video.. so wearing non prescription contacts and having to no blink irritated all of their eyes.. if u look closely all of them have redness in their eyes from straining to not blink
@@davionmohammed8615 it has been discussed in interviews and Avi had the most difficulty with the contacts. He does not wear corrective glasses, the rest of them do.
Wait. You don't know PTX? Man, I love your reactions. Especially the Harry Mack ones. It's going to be sweet watching you go down the PTX rabbit hole though. So much talent.
They do all their stuff live also. Avi did have a terrible reaction to the contacts. I read that they made this in Avi's closet for $400. Their new album is 100% their music.
The reaction to the contacts is also the reason that they all (except Kevin) have bloodshot eyes in the other video they filmed that day (I need your love - Calvin Harris / Ellie Goulding).
This blew my mind when it first came out. Still blows my mind today. Been a big fan of them since they were on The Sing Off. And yes, it’s all A cappella. Check out their live performance on The Sing Off. Their cover of Florence & the Machine’s - Dog Days are Over is my fave.
You should watch their live version of the song Gold. You can see each member and what each individual is contributing to the song. Mitch, Kevin and Avi stand out.
They were singing 7 different songs by Daft Punk (Technologic, One More Time, ...) arranged into sort of a DJ dance club mix. Daft Punk recently retired with a weird exploding YT video. Makes sense. The blue theme is mostly from the One More Time animated video by Daft Punk. There's not a lot of audio production on this one. They do it live. They do one other EDM song that is just their own : Love Again. If you thought this one was weird, well ... They also do some big blockbuster songs like Hallelujah, Sound Of Silence, Amazing Grace, Mary Did You Know and Bohemian Rhapsody. Lots of pop covers : Say Something, Havana, Cheerleader, Radioactive and Shallow are just a few.
Cliff....Pentatonix has been around for 10 years. Where you been, bro. They are 100% acapella......no instruments or mixing or production tricks. They can do all of this live.
I’ve been working my friend. I’m brand new to TH-cam and most artists on here. I’m a writer for the music industry and listening to other music would hinder my writing. But it’s a long story to type out. I did a live Q&A where I explain my profession and a bit about myself 🙏
There are a handful of videos where there is an instrument or two (with Lindsey Sterling, violinist, and then Kevin the beatboxer play the Cello, and one video where Scott plays the piano). So like 99% of their work is A Capella.
@@CliffBeatsOfficial How would listening to other music hinder your writing? I don't mean that in an offensive way. I want to clarify that as tone can be easily misunderstood when typing. I'm just genuinely interested. I would think that being knowledgeable on all aspects of music and different genres would enhance your writing. Again, not meant in an insulting or offensive way. Pure interest and curiosity. I'm not at all surprised that you haven't heard of them. Despite being Grammy winners, their genre is very niche. Unless you're looking for them specifically or they are recommended, they can easily fly under the radar.
@@meggsy82 something you listen to gets stuck in your head, and as a writer it would be very easy to write it down thinking it's yours and then it's not.
They won the 1st of their 3 Grammy Awards for this video. They do not do any song that they cannot perform live, which proves that there no audio tricks or enhancements and definitely no auto tune.
Daft punk is super sick. One of my childhood favorites. It’s a shame they broke up before I could see them live. Pentatonix is also amazing I highly recommend basically anything they do
So happy you loved it! They have so many amazing songs, it’s definitely an amazing ride. Definitely check out 90s remix, Hallelujah, Sound of Silence, Amazing Grace ...there’s so many! the pentaholics will show you the way 😉
you want to hear them do this live just as good they are incredible this video cost them $400 to do and won them their fiirst grammy everything they do is amazing enjoy
More Pentatonix! Bohemian Rhapsody has some awesome beatboxing. I like some of their original music like “Sing” and “Can’t Sing Love” Another favorite of mine is their cover of “Imagine”
Everybody here is making *excellent* suggestions, but one that's often overlooked - even by many pentaholics - is a fave of mine, as I love Classical/Symphonic stuff ... "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"! Keep in mind, this is an all-instrumental composition, that they are performing completely *without* instruments! So it's a musical piece with no instruments and no words! 😳 Make sure to use *extra* duct-tape, to keep from scattering pieces of your head all around the room! *Enjoy!* P.S.- btw ... they did this whole video as a 'home production'; they didn't have a label or contract or anything yet - they'd just won 'The Sing-Off' a few months before and the prize, a recording contract? The label dropped it! This song/video won them the *1st* of their *three* Grammies!
90's Dance Medley is amazing and pretty recent, their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is another great thing of theirs to listen. You will think many people have been replaced, but just one. The bass (Avi Kaplan) left, got replaced in 2017. The dude with the high voice (Mitch Grassi) and the girl (Kirstin Maldonado) look very different over the time, even video to video.
Oh hell yeah!! You finally reacted to Pentatonix and this is the perfect one for you start a new rabbit hole to travel through! You had another great reaction! BTW there was no extra production, it’s all them. They made this video for about $500.00 and won an Emmy 😊👍
Yep, just voices in this cover. If they ever use an instrument it is always very obvious lol. Kevin (the insanely talented beatboxer) does this thing called celloboxing, which is essentially beatboxing and playing cello at the same time. A really great showcase of him performing this is their cover of Shallow (it’s much more recent than this one and they have a new bass as well).
I highly recommend you also watch some "Home Free" and "Voice Play" videos. They are also acapella groups with bass singers and beat boxers. They also all do different styles of music and all are amazing. Pentatonix is typically more pop music and a LOT of Christmas songs. Home Free is typically country, though they do some R&B and other styles on occasion. Voice Play does a lot of Disney songs, folk music, and more "fun" styles.
The stank face at 2:11 is what made me subscribe lol!!! We, Pentaholics, love new reactors, and honestly I can't wait to go on this journey with ya! Please react to literally EVERYTHING Pentatonix, and watch how fast your subscribers increase...we take this shit seriously lmao Much love from Lenoir City, TN
Glad to have you!! Thank you much for the love and support! I’m locked in and ready to go down this rabbit hole! Much love from me to you!! From Chicago 🙏
@@CliffBeatsOfficial you're in for quite a ride! PENTATONIX or PTX has been around for 10 years! The ONLY A Capella group to win not 1 or 2 but 3 Grammys! They won their first Grammy with this song/arrangement. The members are: Scott Hoying (blonde guy/ white hair) sings baritone, bass, falsetto, king of riffs and runs, very soulful, vocal chameleon! Kirstie (Kirstin) Maldonado sings mezzo soprano, alto (changes her look A LOT) Mitch Grassi (short dark hair, high voice) sings counter tenor (Changes his look A LOT) * These 3 are childhood friends from Texas who grew up doing musical theater and choir. In High school they were known as The Trio. Avi (Ah-vee) Kaplan is the guy in the corn roll/ braided hair. He sings bass/basso profundo, baritone, overtone. He is from California. Kevin Olusula (K.O) guy with the cool glasses is the beatboxer, tenor, cello. He is from Kentucky.
@@CliffBeatsOfficial Another thing PTX has over 19 MILLION subscribers, over 5 BILLION views MULTIPLE awards and they do NOT do songs thay can't do LIVE!!! can't wait for MORE PENTATONIX reactions!!!🙏👏😆
They won a Grammy for this. Made it in one of their garages for $400. More Pentatonix, please! Doesn't matter which one, they're all fantastic. Thanks for another great reaction, Cliff!
Recorded in a closet and filmed in a kitchen. At that point, they all lived in the same apartment complex and didn't have a garage. The $400 was just the shooting budget, not including post-production.
You should see him beat box and play the cello at the same time. Little thing he invented called celloboxing. Much love and keep on keepin on J. Prepare for your channel to blow up.
I have watched SO many people react to Pentatonix for the first time, but what I LOVED about your reaction is that you spent a longer time in utter confusion at their talent than anyone else I've seen 😂😂😂 You looked *so confused* for like the first 20 SECONDS of the song, and THEN you said "...... is this all acapella???" 😂
This is my favorite band of all time, saw them live when they were basically just starting in a concert hall with less than 500 people and have seen them perform at a sold out TD Garden. They are some of the most legit musicians on the planet and they have excellent chemistry as a band. I've been here for the HMACK reacts, but if you go on a PTX journey, ill watch all of those too.
Their Christmas Albums were top charted in US... So you might have heard them randomly on TV or Shopping Malls.... Even here in Europe, I often randomly heard them on Shopping Malls or Christmas Markets.
it probably sounds familiar because they won their first Grammy for this one haha please react to basically everything they've done. a good thing to start with would be their Evolution videos: Evolution of Music, Evolution of Michael Jackson, Evolution of Rihanna. those are all shot in one take so you can really get a sense of their raw talent with no production and there's tons of beat boxing and other stuff to react to. aside from that, some of their other produced stuff you can react to: Imagine, Havana, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sound of Silence, Hallelujah, Can't Hold Us, just to name a few.
Having followed Pentatonix since they appeared on The Sing Off, I can tell you that whatever production is behind their work, what you're hearing is pretty much just them.
New subscriber here! Yes. ALL Acapella and it’s a BIG rabbit hole to fall into. Check out their covers of Sound Of Silence and their 90s Dance Medley. I recommend taking the journey. Catch their live stuff, too, because their beatboxer is epic. They won a Grammy for this video, too. Great reaction! I’ll browse the channel!
Just came across your channel in my recommended. Let me just say, I love what you are using your platform for. I had to subscribe for more future positivity
If you want more of this, watch their recent „90ie dance Medley“! But PTX also do many other styles. Check out: Havanna, Sound of Silence, Hallelujah, Bohemian Rhapsody and many more…
"That guy at the top looks high as hell." 😆 Yeah, poor Avi didn't deal with the contacts well. Kevin couldn't cope with them at all which is why he is wearing the glasses.
Dude, I started watching you because I'm one of her "Weirdos" (Aurora) and loved your insightful reactions... Then subscribed as a member of TWA (The Warning Army) when you found them the other day! Now, I'm not a die-hard, avid "Pentaholic", but I love their music! The things they pull off as an acapella group is AMAZING!!! I know of these "Pentaholics", and they are truly out there...AND THEY WILL SHOW UP!!! But you are missing one more group to totally diversify your channel, and that is "Nightwish"! It would be remiss of me as a member of the Great Lakes Battalion, of the Nightwish Army, hailing out of the Straits of Mackinac/Mackinaw Island, Lake Huron, USA...If I did not request that you check out "Ghost Love Score"...It will call in the army and with those four rabbit holes to explore, from 4 completely different genres, you will have PLENTY of eclectic works to react to. NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE) th-cam.com/video/JYjIlHWBAVo/w-d-xo.html
Their music is mixed, like for reverb, but they work hard to sell music that they can produce live every once in a while they will add cello (Kevin) piano (Scott) violin (visiting artist.) They clarify when this is happening. Another example is autotune is used a few times in the '90s dance song in tribute to original artist (like Cher.) Solo work and a few songs have vocal layering in the mix, but Pentatonix does that too. Welcome to PTX, enjoy.
You might like to go check out Daft Punk private party..it's them doing this in a living room without even any microphones. Gives you a great idea of how talented they really are.
If you thought this was good (I looked on your channel & didn't see it) one that's a MUST see by anyone who appreciates music is the LIVE fan shot "Aha! Live from the Star Vista, Singapore" The choral intro so Kevin can put his cello away & have time to join them before Aha! begins & their harmonies will chill ya' to the core... The distorted mic & speakers that can't even handle what Avi's slinging.... to Mitch... wow, insane! The beatboxing/percussion, nuts. Timing, pitch, syncopation.. from any artist, ANY performance... tops the list of anything I've ever heard. Get yourself ready tho... the lows of the lows, highest of the highs, the sass & full body chills will be incoming like crazy!!! You'll definitely listen more than once, it's a MUST experience imho!
Check out their "Evolution of..." videos. Or their live videos of their songs. They are primarily a capella and pride themselves with being able to sing/perform all of their songs live with little to no difference. When they do use instruments, you will see those instruments right up front. They have won 3 Grammys so far, this one being their 1st. Up until 2017, the bass and original member was Avi Kaplan. He decided to leave the group for personal reasons and was replaced by Matt Sallee. That has been the only change to the group since 2011.
You should watch them on the show where they were discovered. I am pretty sure it was called The Sing Off. It is a totally acapella contest. Its pretty cool to watch their development throughout the show and what the judges have to say about them. ALSO they sound just like this LIVE.
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So as I read the comments, I’m picking up that they use absolutely no production or mixing/mastering of their music. If this is true, that is insane because the quality of their sound/ music sounds studio quality. Thank you for giving me a heads up and a background on this wonderful group and thank you for accepting me reacting to them. Plan on plenty more in the future guys!!
Much Love,
Cliff
No production over the "normal" reverb etc which all singers use. To prove how good they are, check out (for your own info - no need to react) Daft Punk th-cam.com/video/vz4CFeWBiEQ/w-d-xo.html live on stage starting about 1 minute in, and th-cam.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/w-d-xo.html which is a VIP/Green Room video WITHOUT MIC's!!!
@Cliff Beats I've been Subscribe for awhile it's cool your getting to them because of your music background your going to love the way they mix songs.. since you write...ya man no instrument production at all except the songs Kevin whose the beat boxer plays cello which he's classically trained.... The 3 main singers Scott, Mitch ,and Kirsty went to the same high school witch makes it crazier..
Sound of Silence, and Hallelujah.
They DO use studio mixing, mastering & studio “effects (such as reverb and doubled tracks, etc).” But…they keep it minimal, and to stuff the members can replicate when they sing live. Their live versions sound VERY similar to the studio, but there are differences.
Edit to add: At the time they released this song/video, they were indie artists and very low budget. About 6 months after this, they were signed by RCA.
YESS they're all a cappella, unless you see an instrument in the video! PTX does do some standard production / editing stuff, but nothing necessarily to make them sound "better" than they actually are - they're absolutely incredible live. a bit of a concert they did is uploaded on here titled "Pentatonix popspring performance 2016" - it's about 15 minutes long and has 1.6M views. they do their original songs "Cracked" & "Can't Sleep Love" , their cover medley "Evolution of Michael Jackson" and they finish with another original song called "Water" . you can check out all the studio versions of these songs if you want, and then watch the popspring concert... you will get a very clear comparison of their studio VS their live sound. the quality of their sound is consistent in everything they do and almost inhumanly impressive. hope to see you react to more PTX in the future, definitely subscribed!!
Production? The sound was recorded in the closet of AVI's bedroom with their own sound equipment. The video was recorded in his kitchen by a brand new amateur video company. It was recorded for $400. It won them a Grammy.
I was looking for this comment hahah, every time he talked about production I was LOL 😂
Yeah no production but talent.
No special effects, no auto tuning, etc. That is PTX 100% raw. They makes ALL the sounds with only their voices (well, and whatever else Kevin does too lol)
Don't forget it was filmed in the kitchen.
@@milissaleatherwood6837 Now that's a kitchen I would spend time in LOL.
They do this song live and it sounds the same
Also check out the VIP (no mic's) version!!!
@@alan-freeman yep it's amazing!!!
Every time you talk about "production" you are inflaming those of us who know better. They recorded this in a closet and edited the video on a laptop in the kitchen of an apartment two of them shared...total cost...$400. Won a Grammy.
Recorded and filmed for $400, but NOT edited on a laptop. The $400 was just the shooting budget and did not include the post-production costs, which were done by producer Ben Bram and engineer Ed Boyer (audio) and FifGen Films (video).
Actually, I'm a Pentaholic. The group said they use some production. It's mild production such as reverb. Also they use production they can easily replicate on their live tours.
@@sidwha4665 they also layer vocals
@@sidwha4665 but they really try to make a produced version that is really close to what they can do live.
I wouldn’t get mad, it just shows how great they are!
Oh, there's more. There's A LOT more. This is a deep rabbit hole that is WELL worth the trip! ENJOY THE RIDE!
Yep, this guy is going down the rabbit hole for sure! Keep watching for him.
Hi! PTX won The Sing Off, earned 3 Grammys, toured the world & is a capella (unless you see a cello or piano) Welcome down the rabbit hole. Their catalog of 10 years is wide and deep! We call ourselves Pentaholics! Covers? YES. Originals? YES. Christmas? YES!
Yes, but you can’t call yourself a real pentaholic before you know all the names 😊
How could you?!? You forgot violin, for their tracks with Lindsey Stirling! ;)
There is a private performance video, in the green room, proving that what you hear in the official videos can be performed live... It's all them.
90s dance remix; can't hold us; hallelujah; sound of silence; bohemian rhapsody; imagine just to name a few but they also have their own songs in addition to their great covers.
These are all so good! I also recommend the live hallelujah version!
They actually did this same performance live. No outside production , just their voices. They won a Grammy for this...
They actually do not use effects or autotune, everything you hear is their voices. They actually won a Grammy for this arrangement. They always sound exactly the same live as they do on the recordings. Just wait until you see “ Aha live in Singapore” They actually recorded it in a kitchen and filmed it in a closet.
No Autotune for them in general, but this one does use it intentionally (and overdone so not hiding it) to mimic the Cher song that introduced it to the world.
You can't go wrong with any of their videos. Pick a song, if they have covered it, you will be blown away. There has only been one member change in 10 years.
If you’re into beatboxing, you should check out the beatboxer’s solo stuff - Kevin Olusola “Down” - it’s incredible
Was about to say this. Was amazing!
Kevin is insane
Agreed. Also, if you're into beatboxing, there's a beatboxer (Adam Rupp) from another group (Home Free) who has won the national beatboxer title a couple of times. He does a 5-6 minute solo at their concerts and you can find at least one on TH-cam. You'll be glad you did.
They perform this live-JUST LIKE THIS! No auto tune or artificial sounds. Avi (bass) does overtone singing! He’s a basso profundo; Mitch is a countertenor! How ‘bout those snare drum rim shots or those minor 9th chords at the outset?
A comment in passing: Yes, Avi's contacts were bothering him. Kevin, the beat boxer could not tolerate the lenses at all, which why he has the different eye treatment.
It's not so much that Avi's contacts were bothering him. It's more that no1 in the entire video blinked for the whole video.. so wearing non prescription contacts and having to no blink irritated all of their eyes.. if u look closely all of them have redness in their eyes from straining to not blink
@@davionmohammed8615 it has been discussed in interviews and Avi had the most difficulty with the contacts. He does not wear corrective glasses, the rest of them do.
They were still babies here, and won their first Grammy with this masterpiece
I've seen Pentatonix perform live and you'd be amazed at the talent from these guys.
Wait. You don't know PTX? Man, I love your reactions. Especially the Harry Mack ones. It's going to be sweet watching you go down the PTX rabbit hole though. So much talent.
They do all their stuff live also. Avi did have a terrible reaction to the contacts. I read that they made this in Avi's closet for $400. Their new album is 100% their music.
Kevin had a reaction to the contacts which is why he had the glasses on.
The reaction to the contacts is also the reason that they all (except Kevin) have bloodshot eyes in the other video they filmed that day (I need your love - Calvin Harris / Ellie Goulding).
They recorded the sound in the closet, not the video portion. That was done in the kitchen.
@@michaelrunnels7660 that makes sense👍
This blew my mind when it first came out. Still blows my mind today. Been a big fan of them since they were on The Sing Off. And yes, it’s all A cappella.
Check out their live performance on The Sing Off. Their cover of Florence & the Machine’s - Dog Days are Over is my fave.
Dog days is almost everyone's favorite sing off performance.
You should watch their live version of the song Gold. You can see each member and what each individual is contributing to the song. Mitch, Kevin and Avi stand out.
Oh, you found this treasure? nice... they are pretty amazing.
There are 10 years of videos out there done by Pentatonix. They've won 3 Grammys. Have fun!
They were singing 7 different songs by Daft Punk (Technologic, One More Time, ...) arranged into sort of a DJ dance club mix. Daft Punk recently retired with a weird exploding YT video. Makes sense. The blue theme is mostly from the One More Time animated video by Daft Punk.
There's not a lot of audio production on this one. They do it live.
They do one other EDM song that is just their own : Love Again. If you thought this one was weird, well ...
They also do some big blockbuster songs like Hallelujah, Sound Of Silence, Amazing Grace, Mary Did You Know and Bohemian Rhapsody.
Lots of pop covers : Say Something, Havana, Cheerleader, Radioactive and Shallow are just a few.
Glad that someone got the "blue" theme, as it is an hommage to the video clip of "one more time"
Sound of silence and hallelujah
Cliff....Pentatonix has been around for 10 years. Where you been, bro. They are 100% acapella......no instruments or mixing or production tricks. They can do all of this live.
I’ve been working my friend. I’m brand new to TH-cam and most artists on here. I’m a writer for the music industry and listening to other music would hinder my writing. But it’s a long story to type out. I did a live Q&A where I explain my profession and a bit about myself 🙏
There are a handful of videos where there is an instrument or two (with Lindsey Sterling, violinist, and then Kevin the beatboxer play the Cello, and one video where Scott plays the piano). So like 99% of their work is A Capella.
@@CliffBeatsOfficial How would listening to other music hinder your writing? I don't mean that in an offensive way. I want to clarify that as tone can be easily misunderstood when typing. I'm just genuinely interested. I would think that being knowledgeable on all aspects of music and different genres would enhance your writing. Again, not meant in an insulting or offensive way. Pure interest and curiosity. I'm not at all surprised that you haven't heard of them. Despite being Grammy winners, their genre is very niche. Unless you're looking for them specifically or they are recommended, they can easily fly under the radar.
@@meggsy82 something you listen to gets stuck in your head, and as a writer it would be very easy to write it down thinking it's yours and then it's not.
They won the 1st of their 3 Grammy Awards for this video. They do not do any song that they cannot perform live, which proves that there no audio tricks or enhancements and definitely no auto tune.
Daft punk is super sick. One of my childhood favorites. It’s a shame they broke up before I could see them live. Pentatonix is also amazing I highly recommend basically anything they do
They change one member but they still continue produce covers and their own music
@@genevievelafrance8639 PTX is still going strong. But Daft Punk retired last year.
Pentatonix - 90's Dance Remix
Will take you on a ride. You're gonna love this one Cliff... Trust me
I recommend "Hallelujah" from before Avi left the group and "Sound of Silence" after he left and was replaced with Matt.
Welcome down the ptx rabbit hole. They have a true live of this song without any production or mics. This song won them their first Grammy
Cliff try their Bohemian Rapsody
Sound Of Silence and Hallelujah
first to name a few! they're out of this world!!! thank you so much!!!
So happy you loved it! They have so many amazing songs, it’s definitely an amazing ride. Definitely check out 90s remix, Hallelujah, Sound of Silence, Amazing Grace ...there’s so many! the pentaholics will show you the way 😉
you want to hear them do this live just as good they are incredible this video cost them $400 to do and won them their fiirst grammy everything they do is amazing enjoy
The first time I listened to it live I was so shocked! It sounds almost exactly identical! So cool :)
this group is incredible. more ptx please :)
This song won them their first Grammy.
More Pentatonix! Bohemian Rhapsody has some awesome beatboxing.
I like some of their original music like “Sing” and “Can’t Sing Love”
Another favorite of mine is their cover of “Imagine”
Did you mean Can’t Sleep Love? I love that one!!
@@craptos6938 yes
Haha I just asked if you heard pentatonix like two days ago this is awesome.
Everybody here is making *excellent* suggestions, but one that's often overlooked - even by many pentaholics - is a fave of mine, as I love Classical/Symphonic stuff ... "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"! Keep in mind, this is an all-instrumental composition, that they are performing completely *without* instruments! So it's a musical piece with no instruments and no words! 😳
Make sure to use *extra* duct-tape, to keep from scattering pieces of your head all around the room!
*Enjoy!*
P.S.- btw ... they did this whole video as a 'home production'; they didn't have a label or contract or anything yet - they'd just won 'The Sing-Off' a few months before and the prize, a recording contract? The label dropped it!
This song/video won them the *1st* of their *three* Grammies!
90's Dance Medley is amazing and pretty recent, their cover of Bohemian Rhapsody is another great thing of theirs to listen.
You will think many people have been replaced, but just one. The bass (Avi Kaplan) left, got replaced in 2017. The dude with the high voice (Mitch Grassi) and the girl (Kirstin Maldonado) look very different over the time, even video to video.
If you’ve never heard Pentatonix, you’re in for a treat my man!!
Oooh, just wait until he hears VoicePlay and Home Free.
They do this live too.
Oh hell yeah!! You finally reacted to Pentatonix and this is the perfect one for you start a new rabbit hole to travel through! You had another great reaction! BTW there was no extra production, it’s all them. They made this video for about $500.00 and won an Emmy 😊👍
They won the first of their 3 Grammy's for this production. Emmy's are for TV.
Oh that’s dope!
They recorded in a closet and filmed in the kitchen of Avi and Kevin's apartment.
Try their cover of Kiiara "Gold" - or anything Live
Yessss, love pentatonix. Would love to hear more from them🔥🔥🔥
Here he comes!! He's at the entrance of the PTX rabbit hole. Welcome to the Pentaholics!👍👍
Great reaction! Try Bohemian Rhapsody or Can’t hold Us next!
Go to their page and just pick the songs with hundreds of millions of views. Can't go wrong with any of them!
BROTHA CLIFF. you never heard of this group? You are in for a treat my friend☺ KEEP GOING STRONG!!
Yep, just voices in this cover. If they ever use an instrument it is always very obvious lol. Kevin (the insanely talented beatboxer) does this thing called celloboxing, which is essentially beatboxing and playing cello at the same time. A really great showcase of him performing this is their cover of Shallow (it’s much more recent than this one and they have a new bass as well).
I highly recommend you also watch some "Home Free" and "Voice Play" videos. They are also acapella groups with bass singers and beat boxers. They also all do different styles of music and all are amazing.
Pentatonix is typically more pop music and a LOT of Christmas songs.
Home Free is typically country, though they do some R&B and other styles on occasion.
Voice Play does a lot of Disney songs, folk music, and more "fun" styles.
They got their first Emmy for this recording and if you have any doubt of their raw talent listen to their live recordings.
Their first Grammy.
The stank face at 2:11 is what made me subscribe lol!!! We, Pentaholics, love new reactors, and honestly I can't wait to go on this journey with ya! Please react to literally EVERYTHING Pentatonix, and watch how fast your subscribers increase...we take this shit seriously lmao
Much love from Lenoir City, TN
Glad to have you!! Thank you much for the love and support! I’m locked in and ready to go down this rabbit hole! Much love from me to you!! From Chicago 🙏
@@CliffBeatsOfficial you're in for quite a ride! PENTATONIX or PTX has been around for 10 years! The ONLY A Capella group to win not 1 or 2 but 3 Grammys! They won their first Grammy with this song/arrangement. The members are:
Scott Hoying (blonde guy/ white hair) sings baritone, bass, falsetto, king of riffs and runs, very soulful, vocal chameleon!
Kirstie (Kirstin) Maldonado sings mezzo soprano, alto (changes her look A LOT)
Mitch Grassi (short dark hair, high voice) sings counter tenor (Changes his look A LOT)
* These 3 are childhood friends from Texas who grew up doing musical theater and choir. In High school they were known as The Trio.
Avi (Ah-vee) Kaplan is the guy in the corn roll/ braided hair. He sings bass/basso profundo, baritone, overtone. He is from California.
Kevin Olusula (K.O) guy with the cool glasses is the beatboxer, tenor, cello. He is from Kentucky.
@@CliffBeatsOfficial Another thing PTX has over 19 MILLION subscribers, over 5 BILLION views MULTIPLE awards and they do NOT do songs thay can't do LIVE!!! can't wait for MORE PENTATONIX reactions!!!🙏👏😆
I second that!
Yeah...we are a crazy kind of fandom 🤣
The way they sound in a video is exactly how they sound live. They don't use any production gimmicks. They swear by it.
Great reaction! More Pentatonix reactions for sure. Please used previous suggestions all of them are great.
Just subbed in hopes of more PTX reactions! And, Yes! It's all them. No instruments AT ALL. There are videos of them doing this live with no 🎤 mics.
This is early Pentatonix. They made this in a closet in their apartment. Genius....is genius. Simple as that.
Ya they are pretty amazing. Been following them since they won the Sing Off !
They won a Grammy for this. Made it in one of their garages for $400. More Pentatonix, please! Doesn't matter which one, they're all fantastic. Thanks for another great reaction, Cliff!
Recorded in a closet and filmed in a kitchen. At that point, they all lived in the same apartment complex and didn't have a garage. The $400 was just the shooting budget, not including post-production.
Every song they do they can produce live. They are awesome.
You should see him beat box and play the cello at the same time. Little thing he invented called celloboxing. Much love and keep on keepin on J. Prepare for your channel to blow up.
I have watched SO many people react to Pentatonix for the first time, but what I LOVED about your reaction is that you spent a longer time in utter confusion at their talent than anyone else I've seen 😂😂😂
You looked *so confused* for like the first 20 SECONDS of the song, and THEN you said "...... is this all acapella???" 😂
Lets freaking go. I was gonna ask you to do this one. Woot!!
This is my favorite band of all time, saw them live when they were basically just starting in a concert hall with less than 500 people and have seen them perform at a sold out TD Garden. They are some of the most legit musicians on the planet and they have excellent chemistry as a band. I've been here for the HMACK reacts, but if you go on a PTX journey, ill watch all of those too.
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ********************THERE ARE LITERALLY, NO WORDS GOOD ENOUGH******************** ❤️ ❤️ ❤️
check out the private performance of this to see how good they are. no mics or production
Their Christmas Albums were top charted in US... So you might have heard them randomly on TV or Shopping Malls....
Even here in Europe, I often randomly heard them on Shopping Malls or Christmas Markets.
Cliff I love it. At the end. "I know its took late- 8 years to late, but go buy their album".
it probably sounds familiar because they won their first Grammy for this one haha please react to basically everything they've done. a good thing to start with would be their Evolution videos: Evolution of Music, Evolution of Michael Jackson, Evolution of Rihanna. those are all shot in one take so you can really get a sense of their raw talent with no production and there's tons of beat boxing and other stuff to react to. aside from that, some of their other produced stuff you can react to: Imagine, Havana, Bohemian Rhapsody, Sound of Silence, Hallelujah, Can't Hold Us, just to name a few.
Having followed Pentatonix since they appeared on The Sing Off, I can tell you that whatever production is behind their work, what you're hearing is pretty much just them.
More Pentatonix! Bohemian Rhapsody and Hallelujah are incredible. Try Hallelujah video and live to compare.
I can’t wait until you do more and in comes the Mitch slap!!
New subscriber here! Yes. ALL Acapella and it’s a BIG rabbit hole to fall into. Check out their covers of Sound Of Silence and their 90s Dance Medley. I recommend taking the journey. Catch their live stuff, too, because their beatboxer is epic. They won a Grammy for this video, too. Great reaction! I’ll browse the channel!
Just came across your channel in my recommended. Let me just say, I love what you are using your platform for. I had to subscribe for more future positivity
Yes, more Pentatonix please!!!🙏🏻
If you want more of this, watch their recent „90ie dance Medley“! But PTX also do many other styles. Check out: Havanna, Sound of Silence, Hallelujah, Bohemian Rhapsody and many more…
Happy New Year’s. Welcome to PTX.
they won a grammy for this performance!!!
This was awesome xx ♥️🐢 xx
"That guy at the top looks high as hell." 😆 Yeah, poor Avi didn't deal with the contacts well. Kevin couldn't cope with them at all which is why he is wearing the glasses.
Do yourself a favor and react to their cover of "Imagine"...It's a good starting place!
This is what you get with them. No post-production, just great music.
Dude, I started watching you because I'm one of her "Weirdos" (Aurora) and loved your insightful reactions...
Then subscribed as a member of TWA (The Warning Army) when you found them the other day!
Now, I'm not a die-hard, avid "Pentaholic", but I love their music! The things they pull off as an acapella group is AMAZING!!! I know of these "Pentaholics", and they are truly out there...AND THEY WILL SHOW UP!!!
But you are missing one more group to totally diversify your channel, and that is "Nightwish"!
It would be remiss of me as a member of the Great Lakes Battalion, of the Nightwish Army, hailing out of the Straits of Mackinac/Mackinaw Island, Lake Huron, USA...If I did not request that you check out "Ghost Love Score"...It will call in the army and with those four rabbit holes to explore, from 4 completely different genres, you will have PLENTY of eclectic works to react to.
NIGHTWISH - Ghost Love Score (OFFICIAL LIVE)
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You MUST listen to them and home free the beatboxing is ridiculous and to have a counter tenor gives such ridiculous flexibility it's amazing
It sounds so much better with headphones 🎧, i can hear all their parts clearly
So awesome all the way around!
Oooo, SOOOO many PTX gems to discover, this is gonna be fun ☀️😎☀️
Their music is mixed, like for reverb, but they work hard to sell music that they can produce live every once in a while they will add cello (Kevin) piano (Scott) violin (visiting artist.) They clarify when this is happening. Another example is autotune is used a few times in the '90s dance song in tribute to original artist (like Cher.) Solo work and a few songs have vocal layering in the mix, but Pentatonix does that too. Welcome to PTX, enjoy.
This won a Grammy. Pure a cappella.
There is a live video of them doing this song with no production at all, it's amazing how close it is to this!
90’s Medley and some live stuff is a must
You might like to go check out Daft Punk private party..it's them doing this in a living room without even any microphones. Gives you a great idea of how talented they really are.
Everything you hear is them Their belief is if they can't do it on stage they won't do it in the booth
If you thought this was good (I looked on your channel & didn't see it) one that's a MUST see by anyone who appreciates music is the LIVE fan shot "Aha! Live from the Star Vista, Singapore" The choral intro so Kevin can put his cello away & have time to join them before Aha! begins & their harmonies will chill ya' to the core... The distorted mic & speakers that can't even handle what Avi's slinging.... to Mitch... wow, insane! The beatboxing/percussion, nuts. Timing, pitch, syncopation.. from any artist, ANY performance... tops the list of anything I've ever heard. Get yourself ready tho... the lows of the lows, highest of the highs, the sass & full body chills will be incoming like crazy!!! You'll definitely listen more than once, it's a MUST experience imho!
Check out their "Evolution of..." videos. Or their live videos of their songs. They are primarily a capella and pride themselves with being able to sing/perform all of their songs live with little to no difference. When they do use instruments, you will see those instruments right up front.
They have won 3 Grammys so far, this one being their 1st. Up until 2017, the bass and original member was Avi Kaplan. He decided to leave the group for personal reasons and was replaced by Matt Sallee. That has been the only change to the group since 2011.
You should watch them on the show where they were discovered. I am pretty sure it was called The Sing Off. It is a totally acapella contest. Its pretty cool to watch their development throughout the show and what the judges have to say about them.
ALSO they sound just like this LIVE.
Yeah, I'm up for any PTX you do. "Amazing Grace" is a whole nother angle of approach, amazing talent.
♥♥♥ New subscriber and hopeless Pentaholic here for PTX reactions!
PTX is dope