Let me just highlight something here: the fact that you make the effort to read the video description and give credit to the artists and creators is such an amazing and respectful thing to do for both the creators and your viewers... ❤ Great reaction! Love seeing you laugh! 😊
Ok. OHKAY. Thank you SO MUCH!!! Watching you was truly a delightful ego boost. 😂😂 Really appreciate your reaction! Feel free to ask me anything if you have questions!
At 2:18 - I have discovered that I don't know what is more entertaining - Voiceplay's performance or your reaction to it. But I am enjoying both tremendously.
The level of vocal talent combined with the musically complex arrangement with a mix of comic voices and true voices elevates beyond anything anyone else is doing in the acapella world.
So the joke with the carrot is that lane constantly pranks people with carrots, which usually devolves into chaos stopping recordings, so they figured it was the perfect ending to this hilarity
The carrot lord saga began with the Disney Sidekicks video, especially shown in the behind the scenes Patreon video for that medley. Huldra's video about the whole thing is awesome, but it does have spoilers for lots of videos that reference it. Layne essentially realized that he could torment his bandmates, especially J None, with a carrot related antics. Ever since then, carrots keep making appearences in videos and Layne continues to harass J with them at every opportunity.
I only recently noticed that in the cover of Grinch that Layne is wearing a carrot pin when he is being the French waiter. And yes I watch the Grinch video over and over again because it is the first one I ever saw there’s and I keep finding new things to see and listen to!🤷🏼♀️
I was just about to comment this but I also wasn't sure if there wasn't something even older. Voiceplay are these decade-long friends who have a ton of inside jokes and we, as the audience, just get to see some of them 😂
The two "Gollum" voices during the end credits were done by Layne, btw 🙂 And yep, Eli is a professional voice actor outside of his work in VoicePlay. But also Layne and Geoff are very capable at voice acting. Don't know as much about Cesar's voice work yet, but he seems to have been doing quite well so far from the few bits we've heard until now 🙂
I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought of Gollum at the end!! I guess it's 😅nly natural, as I'm a huge LOTR fan, as well as a huge VP fan! Tell Andy Serkis to move over - Layne may be coming for your job!!! Lol!
i love Elizabeth she is gorgeous ,with a voice to match!! Shes done a lot of background vocals for voiceplay , this is her first full collab I think and I love it!!
I forgot to mention that my other channel (same name) have 3 videos on my playlist by Elizabeth Garozzo. True Love. Stay Awake. Lullaby. She also does a beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but Layne does the 2 trolls at the end in the credits. Yes. They all can do voice acting. Eli is the best at it. Voiceplay, Geoff and Pattycake Productions are all working on their Halloween videos. Geoff is very busy. Not only is he doing Voiceplay and himself but he is going to be the lead and a few other characters in Pattycake's video. I personally can't wait for them to be released next month.
They are trolls in from the Mountain King's hall, making their potion, which changes with each item they throw in the cauldron. Rick and Renette have worked with VoicePlay many times. Geoff is also wearing a prosthetic chin and they're all wearing contacts to enhance their character look (much to Eli and Geoff's chagrin). Layne loves carrots, frequently using them in practical jokes, and the fans have dubbed him The Carrot Lord. And yes, it's a carrot that he throws into the cauldron at the end (LOVE LOVE LOVE the tight concentration and "throwing focus" Geoff gives him there). Eli is a voice actor.
Awesome reaction DJ. This is from the play Peer Gynt in 1875. They are trolls around a cauldron adding ingredients to better their voices. The carrot thing started when J None joined the group in 2018. Layne teased him with a carrot every chance he got. Including them in videos as much as he could. He even made J a carrot cake for the last day of filming and going away party. He still teases J to this day. Huldra Draco has a video of Layne teasing J while he was in the makeup chair for Valhalla Calling. She also has a video of the full story of the Carrot Lord. You should watch both of them. They're really funny.
Yes, Voiceplay are also voice actors (they've also appeared in Disney world shows as part of their careers.) Layne and Eli are particularly skilled (in the Oogie Boogie Song, it's actually Eli voicing Santa Claus.) Other songs that really showcase their voice acting skills are 'This Is Hallloween' and 'Ding Dong(Hide and Seek)' featuring Lauren Paley (and yes, for that one, that IS actually Layne underneath that costume!) I believe Cesar has a strong musical theatre background too. And the 'Carrot Lord' things is a whole saga in itself, courtesy of Layne's wacky sense of humour. One of Voiceplay's patreons, Hulda Draco, has made several TH-cam videos on the phenomenom - her stuff is a great way to get more inside info on Voiceplay.
Lemme just say, I broke down laughing at "lady, you need to calm down." Oh yeah, no. She is gonna do a lot of things, but calm down ain't one of them! X'D And sure enough you didn't disappoint. Heh. It's always fun to watch a reactor get hit over the ears by an amazing singer they didn't know yet. :D
Elizabeth has commented that she's not an opera singer, she's a whatever-style-you-need singer, and that the notes Layne arranged for her here weren't even that high for her. The carrot thing with Layne is on camera -- there's a carrot on screen a surprising number of times once you start looking for them -- as well as behind the scenes. Someone put together a VP Funny Moments compilation video (there's at least three of them). In one clip, Layne is texting while holding a carrot like it's his nose, and Geoff walks up and bites the end off. And in ACA Top 10 - Disney Sidekicks, there's a carrot on Layne's mic stand at the start ... let's just say it isn't there when they finish the video. BTW, for the ACA Top 10 videos, the audio was recorded at the same as the video. (Villains is my favorite - it includes an early version of Oogie Boogie.) It's the closest many of us may get to seeing them live.
This was my introduction to VoicePlay!! It popped up among my TH-cam home page suggestion one day. There was a thumbnail of trolls/goblins/demons/whatever with a heading of an acapella cover of a classical piece I was familiar with and I thought "What the heck is THAT??" When I watched it I laughed out loud yet also marveled at the vocal dexterity (the bass in particular caught my attention - and then I saw him without make up and prosthetics 😍) and inventiveness of the piece and just had to check out what else they had done. I think I sat and binge watched just about everything on their channel and was hooked! Thus TH-cam led me down the rabbit hole of bass voices and acapella that led me on to loads of different artists and music styles that I'd previously only glossed over. I'm not just down a rabbit hole now - I'm lost in a huge rabbit warren!! 🤣 Great reaction, as always. I've not found out what the whole "carrot Lord" thing is all about yet either but have noticed carrots popping up occasionally so I tend to look out for them now in the light hearted things they do😆
I think they have done character voices before. I read somewhere that Eli did character voices and he does the voices for characters in the their videos. He's done Santa in Oogie Boogie's Song and he's done the Evil Supervillain Guy in Mission Impossible Jingle Bells mashup. I saw a video with Geoff and Kathy singing for two muppets. I don't know what it was about tho. I loved how delighted you were watching this video.😊
When VoicePlay first introduced this last September I could not believe my eyes and ears. It was a piece of music I played in band on my contra-bass clarinet and at home on my piano. I loved it and VoicePlay just went over the top on this 1875 Edvard Grieg movement from the Peer Gynt Suite. The comedy was perfect. Elizabeth and Geoff both did work with Disney so he knew what she was capable of and Layne told her that she would be doing opera (she said she didn't really do that - but I don't believe her, too good you know.) Layne pushed her into those high notes and then pushed even harder. Amazing. In VPs Frozen 2 you can hear her ethereal voice. She doesn't appear though. She has responded to all the reactors I have on my list that commented on her. That was awhile ago but she may still be following it. Layne loved torturing J None with the carrots and aggravated him no end. He used a carrot in the Grinch, on a chef's jacket, on a microphone stand, just about anywhere and when he could harass J with a carrot. I so wanted VoicePlay to get awarded some significant prize for making an acapella song out of something with no lyrics. Creativity knows no bounds with these folk and I love them.
Ok so...time to fill in a few bits...LOL 💗💗 Elizabeth Garozzo mostly sings opera and said to Layne "this isn't even that high"...she's insane and incredible...lol Eli has done a lot of Voice acting in the past, not sure if he still does but yeah he has done a LOT so his voices are always top tier... Oh and Layne embraces his "Carrot Lord" title...the title is years old and comes mostly from his history with J.None... These guys always look like they are having fun in their BTS's and especially when they do crazy stuff like this. I knew you were not prepared for this nonsense! Your reaction did not disappoint 😂 #DJAntlers makes everything more fun!
Elizabeth is a session singer able of doing many vocal styles. Pop, opera, a cappella and jazz are her specialties. Also, the "this isn't even that high" was said about the first draft where Layne hadn't put in that high note yet, so he put in a high note for her. Lizzy said that note was very high for her, lol.
This is one of my favorite Voiceplay videos. They go all out. I am so glad you play D&D! I used to work for the company that made the game, and I think it would be awesome to play with you, and with Voiceplay!
Great reaction. To fully understand what's happening here I recomend listening to that piece of music played (as it was written) by any orchestra - there are some examples on YT. Makes the incredible artistic abilities of our most adored singers even clearer... 🎉❤
Trust VoicePlay to take a rather repetitive piece of music (albeit a wonderful piece) and make each section different, interesting and hilarious. I think this more than anything epitomizes their name 'VoicePlay' both in their vocals and acting. Wonderfully entertaining reaction as always, thanks! 😈👹🙂👍
This is such an awesome mix with their voices and the theater and the funny comic voices!😮 it is so entertaining and I am laughing my ass off 😂😂😂 the guys are so unique and talented
I admit it, first time I saw this I was also making up backstories for the characters in my head. My own headcannon had them as five sibling monsters, Geoff and Elizabeth as the older siblings keeping things on track, Layne as the bossy middle sibling often trying to "take charge" and Eli and Ceasar as the wilder little sibling double act with Eli being the one to just try things for the sake of trying them (and often paying the consequences) while Ceasar eggs him on. Loved your reaction. You keep doing what you do.
So many of their songs are my “favorites.” This is like my FAVORITE favorite just because of the pure creativity with a song that could easily be too repetitive. We definitely need to see more of Elizabeth. She’s amazing. There was talk she might do some kind of collaboration with Maggie Renee-that’d be fun.
One thing, after watching dozens of reactions to this video no one has pointed out Ceaser's ears wriggling just after Eli pulls out the pepper and drops it in the pot. Actually, it occurs just after the steam comes out of Eli's ears.
I've been wanting you to watch this! I knew you would freak! I think super fan Huldra Draco (sp?) has a video on her channel giving the carrot history.
This is the best video they've ever done, hands down IMO. (If you consider only the audio, then there are a couple of others that might edge it out. But those videos aren't as good and aren't nearly as well integrated with what is going on musically.) And yeah, the comedy here is also top-notch, right up there with Bruno and Grinch. The carrot thing goes way back. It started as an in-joke within the group but then made its way (mostly subtly) into various videos... Some of the best voice acting I've seen them do is in This Is Halloween. (Eli, in particular, really shines there.) But yes, there's also some here, and in Oogie Boogie, Kidnap, Mermaid, and various others.
I've been looking forward to seeing your reaction to this work of brilliant madness, and was smiling along with you for the entire video. XD Also, isn't Cesar just the most adorable little demon you ever saw?
I adore the fact that I have to rewatch each video to appreciate the details of their artistry; or I have to NOT eatch the video to appreciate their voice work. Even after practically memorising it
Elizabeth has a great channel. There is one with 3 cellos, can’t remember the name. I really like that. Also she will likely comment on your video eventually. She does that. Super sweet.
That video was an original song by Layne Stein and Tony Wakim titled Tough Love. She recorded it at Pattycake Studios and part of it was used in their video StepsistersReact. The song Tough Love was originally used I season one of Villians Lair, a series from Pattycake Productions. It’s been used many time since, thus the reacts video. (Tim Faust and the Smerican Sirens also did recordings that were used in the video.)
I've been waiting for you to get to this one since I discovered your channel. I think people sleep on this one a lot, but it's definitely one of my favorites for sure.
Other VoicePlay videos I highly recommend: This is Halloween What's This Kidnap the Sandy Claws You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch Hide and Seek (Ding Dong) (The Bass Gang also has a version of this with the same featured guest) Friends on the Other Side We Don't Talk About Bruno If I Were a Rich Man / Girl Running Up That Hill
What interests me is that 2 of the trolls didn't drink from the potion, but they were still affected by whatever the Carrot Lord did. Neither Geoff or Cesar sampled the potion, so far as I can tell, and neither had a big change in vocal character.
Eli has done voice acting fro things Huldra refers to it in her youtube video she has done videos of all the boys which are worth a watch but as someone has said there are some spoilers in there ❤🏴
You almost killed me... Your reaction was so fun, and in many ways similar to mine, that I was falling from my chair watching it. 😁 Yep, these guys could take WHATEVER piece of music and turn it into an unbelievable performance. Look at what they did here: took a classical, instrumental piece with no lyrics, which repeats the same line over and over again, and transformed it into this masterpiece of comedy, voice acting and virtuoso singing. I simply love this one. 🙂 Thank you as well for giving credits to the people "behind the scenes", it's not something that everybody does, but they should. Give the credits where the credits are due. 🙂 See you next time!
If you ever stat out the potion you talk about around 7:40 please share it. It sounds like an amazing idea to use. Between that and having just watched the Poor Unfortunate Souls (Harry Potter style) reaction, my mind is running with some potion logic puzzle like from HP1. I think I might need to rewatch this video the next time I sit down to worldbuild because your comments have my mind rolling and I would love to add references to another fandom type thing.
Voiceplay is the absolute best. I think because they are independent and brilliant artists, they take risks that no one else would consider. They are genius. If you see an arrangement of theirs that is somewhat manic, it is probably Layne's. Geoff does humorous things, but not usually as flat out silly as Layne. And as a mother of grown children, older than you, I just had to shake my head at the body function portion. Do men never grow beyond the age of 12???
the carrot ohhh you have to go back years check the Disney medleys Geoff and Layne kept hit each other with carrots it became a thing If I find the first video I'll come back with the link I've said it before but Thank God the Theater Kids Love Acapella! Oh and they have worked for Disney in the Voices of Liberty not as a group but individually so being in that surrounded by the kind of collaborative environment at Disney it was the perfect place to learn all kinds of things that serve their interests well. Austin Brown of HF also worked for Disney Voices of Liberty and went on the Cruise ships after which is how he found his way to HF.
Hi!! So Ashley Diane, EJ Cardona and I are the only Voices of Liberty members who collabed with VP. BUT fun fact, Austin Brown from HF and I were in VoL together!!!
You should react to Voiceplay Hide And Seek video as well as The Bass Gangs Hide And Seek video it is really good it also Ft. the same guest singer Lauren Paley
You are definitely not the only one to come up with backstories! VP videos always make my head explode wanting a whole movie. (I may or may not have spent multiple hours coming up with plots. What can I say, chores are boring.) Also, explanation of the carrot thing: th-cam.com/video/IXnRwfVl6bM/w-d-xo.html
Lovign the VoicePlay love-vibes. I feel these songs are best watched when you know the group a bit first - so I'm always relieved to see reactors wait a bit for this one. Glad you enjoyed it and can't wait to see you react to a few more of my favourites. You'll get there eventually. You're in too deep to get away. 😆
Thank you for this one I hadn't seen it yet and will have watch it in full. BTW have you seen Tim Foust do "Will You Still Love Me / Stay" on his TH-cam channel? It's amazing with his vocal range!
Another great reaction! VP is such a wonder, just look at what they've done with this orchestral masterpiece. You, DJ, should do some voice acting yourself -- or are you really a goblin in the guise of a human? That would explain the mischief we detect in your behavior. D&D? Have you checked out Adam Rupp's real life game room?
I'm so glad that you recognized the melody, because I really think it makes a differens 😀 and I really appreciate how you give always give credit to the artists and creators in an insatiably respectful way ❤
🤣🤣🤣🤣 hahahaha i don't know their names and have trouble remembering their names bit the devil one gets annoyed for having a shoulder devil moment and the one to the far right looks like a devil green goblin Ganondorf.
I had a feeling that this video would surprise you in all kinds of ways 😂 it's not my favourite song (because I am partial to lyrics, for one) but it is certainly one of their most creative ones, and the music teacher reactors tend to agree 😊
When we say voiceplay owns any Halloween themed song it is not an exaggeration. They go all out. This song of converting an all instrumental into acapella is better than the Grammy ptx won for dance of the sugar plum fairy (to give ptx credit, no one did that kind of conversion before either).
Layne has been "carrot lord" for a long time, you will see carrots in other videos and especially in some of their shorts or minis. This is an orchestral piece written for the play Peer Gynt and is normally only done with instruments but VoicePlay have gone to town with the theatrics on this. :) Note on prosthetics, Cesar's ears kept slipping down due to the weight and had to be fixed between takes. I think this is most crazy and fun they've been in a vdieo. Seeing them in bts though it's just how they are anyway. :) Bear in mind that the vocals are prerecorded allowing them to concentrate on the theatrics when filming, although they do sing along to the track. Eli has done voice work in other videos, he's very good at accents for instance, but apparently the outro voice was Layne in this one.
Cesar's ear keep falling off so they had to keep putting it back on. Also in the beginning when Eli comes over to the pot he is holding an ( orange carrot ) & Elizabeth plucks it away from the pot. She knows what will happen if he drops it in the pot. Most people think it's his finger. If you slow the video down & stop frame it you will see it is an ( orange carrot ) he is holding.
Hi! I actually don’t, but flattered you all think so! I’m a longtime friend of VP, former Disney performer, and session singer living in California now. 😊
I will keep begging you to do reactions to (. Voice Play / one minute musical : Miley Cyrus, the music & lyrics are by Geoff & it is hilarious. Also ( Voice Play ) one minute musical: light Bulb, the music & lyrics are by Eli. Because they are short you can do them both in the same sitting. They were from 2025. Also ( Voice Play ) Stuck In Traffic the music & lyrics are by Layne & a former member Tony. It is also hilarious. Please do a reaction to them please.
Let me just highlight something here: the fact that you make the effort to read the video description and give credit to the artists and creators is such an amazing and respectful thing to do for both the creators and your viewers... ❤
Great reaction! Love seeing you laugh! 😊
Ok. OHKAY. Thank you SO MUCH!!! Watching you was truly a delightful ego boost. 😂😂 Really appreciate your reaction! Feel free to ask me anything if you have questions!
I'm so so glad you enjoyed the reaction! You are incredibly talented and I loved this video!!
I'd love to know a bit of what you are working on these days and if you had a specific project you are most proud of that I could react to! 😀
At 2:18 - I have discovered that I don't know what is more entertaining - Voiceplay's performance or your reaction to it. But I am enjoying both tremendously.
The level of vocal talent combined with the musically complex arrangement with a mix of comic voices and true voices elevates beyond anything anyone else is doing in the acapella world.
Lol it's Average at best
So the joke with the carrot is that lane constantly pranks people with carrots, which usually devolves into chaos stopping recordings, so they figured it was the perfect ending to this hilarity
Oh, the Carrot Lord came into being LOOOOONG before this 😅
th-cam.com/video/uK5JUCCeNmg/w-d-xo.html
Have to love the Carrot Lord 😂 it never gets old
The carrot lord saga began with the Disney Sidekicks video, especially shown in the behind the scenes Patreon video for that medley. Huldra's video about the whole thing is awesome, but it does have spoilers for lots of videos that reference it. Layne essentially realized that he could torment his bandmates, especially J None, with a carrot related antics. Ever since then, carrots keep making appearences in videos and Layne continues to harass J with them at every opportunity.
I only recently noticed that in the cover of Grinch that Layne is wearing a carrot pin when he is being the French waiter. And yes I watch the Grinch video over and over again because it is the first one I ever saw there’s and I keep finding new things to see and listen to!🤷🏼♀️
And DeeJay. He went after DeeJay with one in the Butter video. DeeJay had a “not being paid enough to put up with this” expression that killed me.
I was just about to comment this but I also wasn't sure if there wasn't something even older.
Voiceplay are these decade-long friends who have a ton of inside jokes and we, as the audience, just get to see some of them 😂
@@janetdw you know I'm going to have to go check that now, don't you? 🤣🤣🤣
@@allisoncameron-dicker2737 🥕
I'm not the only person to say this, but I really feel like this video was a look inside Layne's wacky wonderful brain.
The two "Gollum" voices during the end credits were done by Layne, btw 🙂
And yep, Eli is a professional voice actor outside of his work in VoicePlay. But also Layne and Geoff are very capable at voice acting. Don't know as much about Cesar's voice work yet, but he seems to have been doing quite well so far from the few bits we've heard until now 🙂
I'm glad I'm not the only one who immediately thought of Gollum at the end!! I guess it's 😅nly natural, as I'm a huge LOTR fan, as well as a huge VP fan! Tell Andy Serkis to move over - Layne may be coming for your job!!! Lol!
because ofc ELI COULDN'T JUST BE A GOT DAMN ROCK GOD
@@wowguy1243 oh, that man is way more than "just" a rock god, lol 😄
@@huldradraco well it was the first thing i came up with
OK, you may be the first reactor I've seen who caught on immediately to what the potion does. :)
i love Elizabeth she is gorgeous ,with a voice to match!! Shes done a lot of background vocals for voiceplay , this is her first full collab I think and I love it!!
I forgot to mention that my other channel (same name) have 3 videos on my playlist by Elizabeth Garozzo.
True Love. Stay Awake. Lullaby.
She also does a beautiful rendition of Amazing Grace.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned it but Layne does the 2 trolls at the end in the credits.
Yes. They all can do voice acting. Eli is the best at it.
Voiceplay, Geoff and Pattycake Productions are all working on their Halloween videos.
Geoff is very busy. Not only is he doing Voiceplay and himself but he is going to be the lead and a few other characters in Pattycake's video.
I personally can't wait for them to be released next month.
They are trolls in from the Mountain King's hall, making their potion, which changes with each item they throw in the cauldron. Rick and Renette have worked with VoicePlay many times. Geoff is also wearing a prosthetic chin and they're all wearing contacts to enhance their character look (much to Eli and Geoff's chagrin). Layne loves carrots, frequently using them in practical jokes, and the fans have dubbed him The Carrot Lord. And yes, it's a carrot that he throws into the cauldron at the end (LOVE LOVE LOVE the tight concentration and "throwing focus" Geoff gives him there). Eli is a voice actor.
You have to give them props for tackling a piece that has NO libretto at all. They never disappoint
Awesome reaction DJ.
This is from the play Peer Gynt in 1875. They are trolls around a cauldron adding ingredients to better their voices.
The carrot thing started when J None joined the group in 2018. Layne teased him with a carrot every chance he got. Including them in videos as much as he could. He even made J a carrot cake for the last day of filming and going away party.
He still teases J to this day. Huldra Draco has a video of Layne teasing J while he was in the makeup chair for Valhalla Calling. She also has a video of the full story of the Carrot Lord.
You should watch both of them. They're really funny.
Yes, Voiceplay are also voice actors (they've also appeared in Disney world shows as part of their careers.) Layne and Eli are particularly skilled (in the Oogie Boogie Song, it's actually Eli voicing Santa Claus.) Other songs that really showcase their voice acting skills are 'This Is Hallloween' and 'Ding Dong(Hide and Seek)' featuring Lauren Paley (and yes, for that one, that IS actually Layne underneath that costume!) I believe Cesar has a strong musical theatre background too.
And the 'Carrot Lord' things is a whole saga in itself, courtesy of Layne's wacky sense of humour. One of Voiceplay's patreons, Hulda Draco, has made several TH-cam videos on the phenomenom - her stuff is a great way to get more inside info on Voiceplay.
Sir! Sir, this was a delight!
The style of Geoffs Solopart reminds me so much of Inspector Gadget, I don´t understand why not everybody gets that 😅
Lemme just say, I broke down laughing at "lady, you need to calm down." Oh yeah, no. She is gonna do a lot of things, but calm down ain't one of them! X'D
And sure enough you didn't disappoint. Heh. It's always fun to watch a reactor get hit over the ears by an amazing singer they didn't know yet. :D
Elizabeth has commented that she's not an opera singer, she's a whatever-style-you-need singer, and that the notes Layne arranged for her here weren't even that high for her. The carrot thing with Layne is on camera -- there's a carrot on screen a surprising number of times once you start looking for them -- as well as behind the scenes. Someone put together a VP Funny Moments compilation video (there's at least three of them). In one clip, Layne is texting while holding a carrot like it's his nose, and Geoff walks up and bites the end off. And in ACA Top 10 - Disney Sidekicks, there's a carrot on Layne's mic stand at the start ... let's just say it isn't there when they finish the video. BTW, for the ACA Top 10 videos, the audio was recorded at the same as the video. (Villains is my favorite - it includes an early version of Oogie Boogie.) It's the closest many of us may get to seeing them live.
Haha ill have to keep my eye out for more carrots!
This was my introduction to VoicePlay!! It popped up among my TH-cam home page suggestion one day. There was a thumbnail of trolls/goblins/demons/whatever with a heading of an acapella cover of a classical piece I was familiar with and I thought "What the heck is THAT??" When I watched it I laughed out loud yet also marveled at the vocal dexterity (the bass in particular caught my attention - and then I saw him without make up and prosthetics 😍) and inventiveness of the piece and just had to check out what else they had done. I think I sat and binge watched just about everything on their channel and was hooked!
Thus TH-cam led me down the rabbit hole of bass voices and acapella that led me on to loads of different artists and music styles that I'd previously only glossed over. I'm not just down a rabbit hole now - I'm lost in a huge rabbit warren!! 🤣
Great reaction, as always. I've not found out what the whole "carrot Lord" thing is all about yet either but have noticed carrots popping up occasionally so I tend to look out for them now in the light hearted things they do😆
I think they have done character voices before. I read somewhere that Eli did character voices and he does the voices for characters in the their videos. He's done Santa in Oogie Boogie's Song and he's done the Evil Supervillain Guy in Mission Impossible Jingle Bells mashup. I saw a video with Geoff and Kathy singing for two muppets. I don't know what it was about tho.
I loved how delighted you were watching this video.😊
When VoicePlay first introduced this last September I could not believe my eyes and ears. It was a piece of music I played in band on my contra-bass clarinet and at home on my piano. I loved it and VoicePlay just went over the top on this 1875 Edvard Grieg movement from the Peer Gynt Suite. The comedy was perfect. Elizabeth and Geoff both did work with Disney so he knew what she was capable of and Layne told her that she would be doing opera (she said she didn't really do that - but I don't believe her, too good you know.) Layne pushed her into those high notes and then pushed even harder. Amazing. In VPs Frozen 2 you can hear her ethereal voice. She doesn't appear though. She has responded to all the reactors I have on my list that commented on her. That was awhile ago but she may still be following it. Layne loved torturing J None with the carrots and aggravated him no end. He used a carrot in the Grinch, on a chef's jacket, on a microphone stand, just about anywhere and when he could harass J with a carrot.
I so wanted VoicePlay to get awarded some significant prize for making an acapella song out of something with no lyrics. Creativity knows no bounds with these folk and I love them.
Layne didn't really push her into those high notes. She actually complained it wasn't high enough.
Geoff and Layne have known me since they were in High School singing behind me at Candlelight Processional at Epcot. They’ve known my range well. ☺️
@@LizzyGarozzoMusic You were beautifully amazing and made my day.
Ok so...time to fill in a few bits...LOL 💗💗
Elizabeth Garozzo mostly sings opera and said to Layne "this isn't even that high"...she's insane and incredible...lol
Eli has done a lot of Voice acting in the past, not sure if he still does but yeah he has done a LOT so his voices are always top tier...
Oh and Layne embraces his "Carrot Lord" title...the title is years old and comes mostly from his history with J.None...
These guys always look like they are having fun in their BTS's and especially when they do crazy stuff like this. I knew you were not prepared for this nonsense! Your reaction did not disappoint 😂 #DJAntlers makes everything more fun!
Elizabeth is a session singer able of doing many vocal styles. Pop, opera, a cappella and jazz are her specialties. Also, the "this isn't even that high" was said about the first draft where Layne hadn't put in that high note yet, so he put in a high note for her. Lizzy said that note was very high for her, lol.
Grest reaction. You had me laughing at your reaction and i was also laughing because i knew what was coming next... 😂
Just look out for carrots in VP videos. This is by far not the only one. And it's almost always funny.
P.S. Loving the suggestions TH-cam made for you at the end of the video 😁
This is one of my favorite Voiceplay videos. They go all out. I am so glad you play D&D! I used to work for the company that made the game, and I think it would be awesome to play with you, and with Voiceplay!
You need to listen to the lion sleeps tonight Casper Fox and Friends! Friends being some bass gang!!!
Great reaction. To fully understand what's happening here I recomend listening to that piece of music played (as it was written) by any orchestra - there are some examples on YT. Makes the incredible artistic abilities of our most adored singers even clearer... 🎉❤
Trust VoicePlay to take a rather repetitive piece of music (albeit a wonderful piece) and make each section different, interesting and hilarious. I think this more than anything epitomizes their name 'VoicePlay' both in their vocals and acting. Wonderfully entertaining reaction as always, thanks! 😈👹🙂👍
Love your reaction. ❤ Thank you for my smile today.
Need to listen next to “Hide and Seek” with Lauren Paley. Then listen to her do it with The Bass Gang, then solo on her own channel.
This is such an awesome mix with their voices and the theater and the funny comic voices!😮 it is so entertaining and I am laughing my ass off 😂😂😂 the guys are so unique and talented
I admit it, first time I saw this I was also making up backstories for the characters in my head. My own headcannon had them as five sibling monsters, Geoff and Elizabeth as the older siblings keeping things on track, Layne as the bossy middle sibling often trying to "take charge" and Eli and Ceasar as the wilder little sibling double act with Eli being the one to just try things for the sake of trying them (and often paying the consequences) while Ceasar eggs him on. Loved your reaction. You keep doing what you do.
Oh this video was amazing!!!!
You have to listen “sing” by VoicePlay.. you have to!!
Omgosh, you crack me up!
So many of their songs are my “favorites.” This is like my FAVORITE favorite just because of the pure creativity with a song that could easily be too repetitive. We definitely need to see more of Elizabeth. She’s amazing. There was talk she might do some kind of collaboration with Maggie Renee-that’d be fun.
Putting a version of this potion into a D&D campaign is an absolutely amazing idea. 😆
Plus, I love your goblin voice.
One thing, after watching dozens of reactions to this video no one has pointed out Ceaser's ears wriggling just after Eli pulls out the pepper and drops it in the pot. Actually, it occurs just after the steam comes out of Eli's ears.
From the nutcracker, listen to the song performed by a symphony.
Great reaction!
I've been wanting you to watch this! I knew you would freak! I think super fan Huldra Draco (sp?) has a video on her channel giving the carrot history.
Crazy crazy good!
This is the best video they've ever done, hands down IMO. (If you consider only the audio, then there are a couple of others that might edge it out. But those videos aren't as good and aren't nearly as well integrated with what is going on musically.) And yeah, the comedy here is also top-notch, right up there with Bruno and Grinch.
The carrot thing goes way back. It started as an in-joke within the group but then made its way (mostly subtly) into various videos...
Some of the best voice acting I've seen them do is in This Is Halloween. (Eli, in particular, really shines there.) But yes, there's also some here, and in Oogie Boogie, Kidnap, Mermaid, and various others.
I've been looking forward to seeing your reaction to this work of brilliant madness, and was smiling along with you for the entire video. XD
Also, isn't Cesar just the most adorable little demon you ever saw?
The 2 in ththe credits is Layne.
Still waiting on you to react to This Is Halloween. Can't wait to see it melt your brain. 🤣
I adore the fact that I have to rewatch each video to appreciate the details of their artistry; or I have to NOT eatch the video to appreciate their voice work. Even after practically memorising it
It's like a live action Merry Melodies
Elizabeth has a great channel. There is one with 3 cellos, can’t remember the name. I really like that. Also she will likely comment on your video eventually. She does that. Super sweet.
I love that cello one superb!
That video was an original song by Layne Stein and Tony Wakim titled Tough Love. She recorded it at Pattycake Studios and part of it was used in their video StepsistersReact.
The song Tough Love was originally used I season one of Villians Lair, a series from Pattycake Productions. It’s been used many time since, thus the reacts video. (Tim Faust and the Smerican Sirens also did recordings that were used in the video.)
Thanks Ellen! ❤
I've been waiting for you to get to this one since I discovered your channel. I think people sleep on this one a lot, but it's definitely one of my favorites for sure.
You really need to checkout their rendition of Kidnap the Sandy Claws. Rachel Potter really comes through. And also Little Mermaid of course
I love how willing you are to laugh out loud when something hits your funny bone! Makes me laugh every time!
Oh, this one. I love when they seem to have such fun with what they do. Please tell me you have "We don't talk about bruno" on your list
Other VoicePlay videos I highly recommend:
This is Halloween
What's This
Kidnap the Sandy Claws
You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Hide and Seek (Ding Dong) (The Bass Gang also has a version of this with the same featured guest)
Friends on the Other Side
We Don't Talk About Bruno
If I Were a Rich Man / Girl
Running Up That Hill
We Don't Talk About Bruno is DJ's reaction tonight! Hope you can join us at the premiere 💗
More carrot info in Butter cover.
What interests me is that 2 of the trolls didn't drink from the potion, but they were still affected by whatever the Carrot Lord did. Neither Geoff or Cesar sampled the potion, so far as I can tell, and neither had a big change in vocal character.
Eli has done voice acting fro things Huldra refers to it in her youtube video she has done videos of all the boys which are worth a watch but as someone has said there are some spoilers in there ❤🏴
You almost killed me... Your reaction was so fun, and in many ways similar to mine, that I was falling from my chair watching it. 😁
Yep, these guys could take WHATEVER piece of music and turn it into an unbelievable performance. Look at what they did here: took a classical, instrumental piece with no lyrics, which repeats the same line over and over again, and transformed it into this masterpiece of comedy, voice acting and virtuoso singing. I simply love this one. 🙂
Thank you as well for giving credits to the people "behind the scenes", it's not something that everybody does, but they should. Give the credits where the credits are due. 🙂
See you next time!
I don't know if you already did a reaction on Voiceplay Hide and Seek (ding dong), but I highly recommend it. 😂
If you ever stat out the potion you talk about around 7:40 please share it. It sounds like an amazing idea to use. Between that and having just watched the Poor Unfortunate Souls (Harry Potter style) reaction, my mind is running with some potion logic puzzle like from HP1. I think I might need to rewatch this video the next time I sit down to worldbuild because your comments have my mind rolling and I would love to add references to another fandom type thing.
Elizabeth has her own channel. I recommend Stay Awake. Another recognizable tune. Enjoy. Cool reaction
Huldra Draco did an awesome video on Laynes carrot antics
Voiceplay is the absolute best. I think because they are independent and brilliant artists, they take risks that no one else would consider. They are genius.
If you see an arrangement of theirs that is somewhat manic, it is probably Layne's. Geoff does humorous things, but not usually as flat out silly as Layne.
And as a mother of grown children, older than you, I just had to shake my head at the body function portion. Do men never grow beyond the age of 12???
the carrot ohhh you have to go back years check the Disney medleys Geoff and Layne kept hit each other with carrots it became a thing If I find the first video I'll come back with the link
I've said it before but Thank God the Theater Kids Love Acapella!
Oh and they have worked for Disney in the Voices of Liberty not as a group but individually so being in that surrounded by the kind of collaborative environment at Disney it was the perfect place to learn all kinds of things that serve their interests well.
Austin Brown of HF also worked for Disney Voices of Liberty and went on the Cruise ships after which is how he found his way to HF.
Hi!! So Ashley Diane, EJ Cardona and I are the only Voices of Liberty members who collabed with VP. BUT fun fact, Austin Brown from HF and I were in VoL together!!!
You should react to Voiceplay Hide And Seek video as well as The Bass Gangs Hide And Seek video it is really good it also Ft. the same guest singer Lauren Paley
I've been waiting for this!!! So glad you enjoyed this utter madness masterpiece! #DJAntlers #DJsHerd
THANK YOU! I love this video and it warms my heart to see someone else have so much fun with it,
You are definitely not the only one to come up with backstories! VP videos always make my head explode wanting a whole movie. (I may or may not have spent multiple hours coming up with plots. What can I say, chores are boring.)
Also, explanation of the carrot thing: th-cam.com/video/IXnRwfVl6bM/w-d-xo.html
ADD TENNESSEE WHISKEY TO YOUR LIST OF SONGS TO REACT TO.
This woman sings opera, and after given the music said "you didn't give me any high notes"
Oh but I don’t. 😉 But thank you for thinking so!!
Loved your reaction. I half expected you falling out of your chair again. 🤣🤣
Been looking fwd to you seeing this one! And I am not at all disappointed!
Loved watching you laugh during this! 💜🦌 #DJantlers #DJsHerd
Love your reactions! So hilarious. If you loved this one, then you MUST check out Voiceplays' Hide and Seek ft. Lauren Paley. You will LOVE it.
Lovign the VoicePlay love-vibes. I feel these songs are best watched when you know the group a bit first - so I'm always relieved to see reactors wait a bit for this one. Glad you enjoyed it and can't wait to see you react to a few more of my favourites. You'll get there eventually. You're in too deep to get away. 😆
One of my favorites! It so sad that the video doesn't have more views.
Hey you are good at voice-acting as well! Thanks for the great reaction!
Thank you for this one I hadn't seen it yet and will have watch it in full. BTW have you seen Tim Foust do "Will You Still Love Me / Stay" on his TH-cam channel? It's amazing with his vocal range!
I haven't but it's in my weekly polls atm so who knows... it might be soon :D
Another great reaction! VP is such a wonder, just look at what they've done with this orchestral masterpiece. You, DJ, should do some voice acting yourself -- or are you really a goblin in the guise of a human? That would explain the mischief we detect in your behavior. D&D? Have you checked out Adam Rupp's real life game room?
This was worth us all waiting for. Magical reaction DJ, thank you for doing what you do. Please more of the goblin voice! #DJantlers #DJsHerd
I'm so glad that you recognized the melody, because I really think it makes a differens 😀 and I really appreciate how you give always give credit to the artists and creators in an insatiably respectful way ❤
May wanna hold on to it till Halloween, but Pattycake Productions also made a video called Bump in the Night. It's amazing.
Gosh I love your reaction and your goblin voice! ❤
Thank you!! ❤❤
🤣🤣🤣🤣 hahahaha i don't know their names and have trouble remembering their names bit the devil one gets annoyed for having a shoulder devil moment and the one to the far right looks like a devil green goblin Ganondorf.
Another great reaction and my daily dose of smiles from you!! ❤
I had a feeling that this video would surprise you in all kinds of ways 😂 it's not my favourite song (because I am partial to lyrics, for one) but it is certainly one of their most creative ones, and the music teacher reactors tend to agree 😊
Great reaction, as usual.
They are great!
No words!
When we say voiceplay owns any Halloween themed song it is not an exaggeration. They go all out.
This song of converting an all instrumental into acapella is better than the Grammy ptx won for dance of the sugar plum fairy (to give ptx credit, no one did that kind of conversion before either).
Du must react to the latest voiceplay video You will love 😊
Awesome as always DJ! Every reaction was perfect! Also your goblin voice sounded like Stitch and I love it!
Fun
Layne has been "carrot lord" for a long time, you will see carrots in other videos and especially in some of their shorts or minis. This is an orchestral piece written for the play Peer Gynt and is normally only done with instruments but VoicePlay have gone to town with the theatrics on this. :) Note on prosthetics, Cesar's ears kept slipping down due to the weight and had to be fixed between takes. I think this is most crazy and fun they've been in a vdieo. Seeing them in bts though it's just how they are anyway. :) Bear in mind that the vocals are prerecorded allowing them to concentrate on the theatrics when filming, although they do sing along to the track. Eli has done voice work in other videos, he's very good at accents for instance, but apparently the outro voice was Layne in this one.
Cesar's ear keep falling off so they had to keep putting it back on. Also in the beginning when Eli comes over to the pot he is holding an ( orange carrot ) & Elizabeth plucks it away from the pot. She knows what will happen if he drops it in the pot. Most people think it's his finger. If you slow the video down & stop frame it you will see it is an ( orange carrot ) he is holding.
That’s actually a finger. 😉
You should give the band Forestella a listen. They're a Kpop group who did a really awesome cover of Bad Romance.
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I don’t know exactly who the woman is but. She does opera says another reactor
Hi! I actually don’t, but flattered you all think so! I’m a longtime friend of VP, former Disney performer, and session singer living in California now. 😊
I will keep begging you to do reactions to (. Voice Play / one minute musical : Miley Cyrus, the music & lyrics are by Geoff & it is hilarious. Also ( Voice Play ) one minute musical: light Bulb, the music & lyrics are by Eli. Because they are short you can do them both in the same sitting. They were from 2025. Also ( Voice Play ) Stuck In Traffic the music & lyrics are by Layne & a former member Tony. It is also hilarious. Please do a reaction to them please.