And let us not forget he is a master trained saxophonist that speaks multiple languages fluently. He played Carnegie Hall twice as a teenager. Once with the cello which he started playing at the age of 8 and once with his saxophone which he started playing at the age of 10. Wish we could see more of the sax playing. I hear that happens some on his Instagram, but have only heard him once with the sax on you tube with the Carnegie Hall video. As a young man he used his fluency in Mandarin to work in diplomacy at the Chinese American Embassy. Kevin is just way beyond us mere mortals!
If you were writing a novel about this a cappella band that comes out of nowhere and takes the world by storm, your editor would MAYBE let you get away with the incredible ranges they all have, but s/he would absolutely draw the line at Kevin. "Wait, a pre-med degree from Yale? Already accepted into Yale Medical School? Speaks five languages? Plays three instruments, well enough to have performed at Carnegie Hall twice? And you want to tell me he gave all that up to become a professional beatboxer?! No, you can't have someone that unbelievable in your book. You're going to have to tone it down." Truth is stranger than fiction. And the trio has an incredible amount of sheer luck when it comes to finding the right people when they need them.
@@bonnieflynn4798 From what I’ve learnt of PTX, I suspect luck has less to do with them finding the right people than them being particularly good at all aspects of their craft. This includes making the right decisions and knowing just what and who should come in. I credit Scott, in particular, with many of the astute decisions they have made.
@@LeskeyC001 Ben Bram is behind the group finding both Avi and Matt. He suggested Avi to Scott for the bass they needed and found Matt once Avi decided to leave. Sure Scott was the one who suggested Kirstie and Mitch try the sing off with him because they had a trio from high but he didn’t have anything to do with the basses and finding kevin was luck of his viral video.
The chances of this group coming together was so infinitesimally small that only the powers that be in the universe could have made it happen. I’m glad they decided to do that to allow us mere mortals to have something to brighten our days. Three kids meet as children who love to sing and decide to keep singing together in school and local theater. As a side note, can you imagine trying to keep those three reigned in in high school choir? Scott, Mitch and Kirstie say that she did help them learn to blend better. They become life-long friends. Scott befriends Ben Bram who helps Scott get on The Sing Off. Ben introduces Scott to Avi. Scott talks Kevin into giving up med school at Yale and joining four strangers to compete on The Sing Off. They actually win the show. Sony drops them so they decide to start building their Pentaholic following on You Tube. Viral videos, and great music follows, and they get resigned to Sony. Avi decides to leave the group and they find another great bass in Matt. While Matt is not Avi, he is still excellent and I think he blends even better with the other members of PTX. If anything happens differently along that path Pentatonix does not exist, and the world is a lesser place.
Can you just imagine how PROUD Kevin's parents were. They were THERE and got to hear the whole crowd chanting. Kevin Kevin Kevin. Oh my Lord. They must have absolutely FLOATED out of there.
1. Yes, that's Matt Sallee on the drums. 2. The professional dancers are Cost N Mayor. They were traveling with Pentatonix for their 2022 Christmas tour, and also appeared as the dancing video techs in the official video of "Kid on Christmas." I'm so glad you like this video; Kevin is just incredible. I would dearly love to have a long conversation with him someday; there are so many things I'd like to ask him.
One thing I love so much about PTX is the endless support they give each other. This performance was Scott's idea. He wanted Kevin to have a section to do anything he wanted, go as big as he wanted. They are all so amazing.
I’ve never seen this specific video and I am never not amazed by his talent. Truly musically on a genius level with all that he can just come up with and combine together that if others tried would FAIL. KO deserves so much recognition for all he does (as they all do).
I've had the absolute honour of seeing this twice in person and WOW 🤯. I saw the debut of this piece at the Hollywood bowl on 9/29/22, and when I tell you that my jaw was on the floor the entire show I'm not even kidding!! The Hollywood bowl is a 17000 + outside arena and holy shit the electrifying intense energy in that place was something I will never forget as Long as I live. He actually had a cello orchestra live on stage with him and the dance moves and choreography seen in the video you just watched was inspired by the Hollywood bowl show. YOU SHOULD TOTALLY WATCH THAT. That performance went pretty viral. Everyone on site stood up for several minutes after witnessing greatness. I still get emotional thinking about it. 🥺♥️ Thanks for this amazing reaction and for the fond memories I have for that night 🙏🏾✌🏾
Saw this when they came to Perth Western Australia their first trip there and omg it's was awesome outstanding Kevin and Matt were amazingly brilliant together ❤❤
Every time I watch some of Kevin's works, I am completely mesmerized and just in awe! He is so freakin' talented and a blessing to all of us that get to hear him!
I don’t know how I missed this one. I’m so sad that you’re not around much anymore. I hope everything is ok with you and that life has just got too busy. 🤗💋🥰 I’ve been gone for awhile and you weren’t here. I miss you. I haven’t had a good laugh in awhile. You always make smile. I guess I’m just gonna have to go back and binge watch your PTX Journey…again.
This live was absolutely INSANE!!! Not a single bottom in its seat! It was a party, to be sure! Loved watching your reaction, especially when he kicked on the electric guitar sound!
Paraphrasing the conversations: Kevin's father to Kevin: You shall go to medical school, my son. Kevin to God: Is this really the path you want me to travel? Scott to Kevin: Want to join some strangers to try out for a TV show? Kevin to Scott: Dude, I'm taking my finals to graduate from Yale. Kevin to himself: Wait, a minute . . . Kevin to God: Was that a sign? Kevin to Scott: Yes, I'm down. We have never heard any details about the conversation between Kevin and his parents other than they decided to support it only after they won the show. But Kevin has said that he prayed about all of this and is convinced that he is where God wants him to be. For those who don't know, the band does not perform from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. I had no idea that Seventh Day Adventists follow the same time frame as the Orthodox Jewish Sabbath but Kevin does not work during that time so there are no concerts scheduled then.
I've read that both of Kevin's parents are doctors. So the beatboxer thing probably hit hard. However, being his parents, they would also know how important music is to him. They did pay for his music lessons. Piano, cello and saxophone.
I don’t think he actually got the doctorate, because Pentatonix happened. But yes, he’s both talented and very hard working and has a brain the size of a planet. I recently saw an interesting interview with Kevin, which is maybe a bit long for a reaction video, but you might like it anyway. I have sadly forgotten the name of the podcast it was for, but the interviewer is an ex-athlete who is also of Nigerian descent. Kevin said his parents protected him from a lot of cruelty of the world, but he was taught as a black man he had to be twice as good as his white counterparts and he has only recently let himself also rest and his mornings are now dedicated to his family.
I wish he would try and explain how he keeps two different lines of music going in his head. I’m fairly sure his parents knew he was a musical genius, so really weren’t that surprised when he wanted to be a musician and not a doctor. He is amazing!
Kevin might be an advanced human from the future sent back to show us our potential. Or Kevin could be the DaVinci of our time. Kevin is such a true genius and a musical genius. He has so many talents in him I can't believe he hasn't self-combusted. Can play multiple instruments, sing, beatbox, write, compose, speaks multiple languages, perfect pitch, as if that wasn't enough, he was pre-med at Yale. He is also a humble and wonderful human. Maybe when he is done making music, he can become of Nobel Laureate after curing cancer and brokering world peace.
Kevin is simply a natural phenomenon. And I know they have “retired” but I have been saying for years now that I would *LOVE* to see a one time only collaboration with Kevin Olusola and 2Cellos…..just once…..
Other people are studying cello-boxing but I suspect that Kevin is the only professional one in the world. The only place to see this live is at a PTX concert. and who else would include this performance in their set on tour? Cello-boxing is a unique niche that Kevin has created for himself and he has a job that lets him explore it. PTX realized early on that it would be crazy to tour with this talent and not give him time on stage. and it's a great way to give the others a vocal break while the audience is thoroughly entertained and enthralled.
@@sannalopperi-vihinen233 Exactly. The new TikTok segment is another one. Scott said they did that unplanned during the first show during the last Christmas tour and, to their surprise, it went viral. So they did one in all of the shows. They get a vocal break while Scott plays the crowd teaching them their part. It is fun for the audience and people on social media look forward to it as well. They will need vocal breaks. Their upcoming European schedule is crazy. It's something like 20 shows in 13 countries over 32 days with 5 back-to-back shows, some of which are in different places. An intense workout of the vocal cords.
They also have the bit where Kevin and Matt are getting the audience hyped up (unless that has been replaced by the Tiktok part). I have unfortunately never seen them live.
@@sannalopperi-vihinen233 They did that part in their recent tour of Asia/Australia/New Zealand. I don't recall seeing many TikToks from there. I think they tried it at first and the crowd didn't get it.
If other people are studying celloboxing, they got it from Kevin since he’s the one who created it. So yeah I bet he’s the best in the world. Because he’s not just a good cello player who happens to beatbox a little, or he’s not just a good beatboxer who can play a little cello, he’s really skilled at both. The man is one of the most talented around.
And let us not forget he is a master trained saxophonist that speaks multiple languages fluently. He played Carnegie Hall twice as a teenager. Once with the cello which he started playing at the age of 8 and once with his saxophone which he started playing at the age of 10. Wish we could see more of the sax playing. I hear that happens some on his Instagram, but have only heard him once with the sax on you tube with the Carnegie Hall video. As a young man he used his fluency in Mandarin to work in diplomacy at the Chinese American Embassy. Kevin is just way beyond us mere mortals!
I really would love to see more of the sax in future PTX performances too. I hope it’s going to happen soon. Are you listening, Kevin?
If you were writing a novel about this a cappella band that comes out of nowhere and takes the world by storm, your editor would MAYBE let you get away with the incredible ranges they all have, but s/he would absolutely draw the line at Kevin. "Wait, a pre-med degree from Yale? Already accepted into Yale Medical School? Speaks five languages? Plays three instruments, well enough to have performed at Carnegie Hall twice? And you want to tell me he gave all that up to become a professional beatboxer?! No, you can't have someone that unbelievable in your book. You're going to have to tone it down."
Truth is stranger than fiction. And the trio has an incredible amount of sheer luck when it comes to finding the right people when they need them.
❤❤❤ love this
@@bonnieflynn4798 From what I’ve learnt of PTX, I suspect luck has less to do with them finding the right people than them being particularly good at all aspects of their craft. This includes making the right decisions and knowing just what and who should come in. I credit Scott, in particular, with many of the astute decisions they have made.
@@LeskeyC001 Ben Bram is behind the group finding both Avi and Matt. He suggested Avi to Scott for the bass they needed and found Matt once Avi decided to leave. Sure Scott was the one who suggested Kirstie and Mitch try the sing off with him because they had a trio from high but he didn’t have anything to do with the basses and finding kevin was luck of his viral video.
@@PtxXtp Very true, from what I hear. Bram is the 6th member of PTX and just as essential.
The chances of this group coming together was so infinitesimally small that only the powers that be in the universe could have made it happen. I’m glad they decided to do that to allow us mere mortals to have something to brighten our days. Three kids meet as children who love to sing and decide to keep singing together in school and local theater. As a side note, can you imagine trying to keep those three reigned in in high school choir? Scott, Mitch and Kirstie say that she did help them learn to blend better. They become life-long friends.
Scott befriends Ben Bram who helps Scott get on The Sing Off. Ben introduces Scott to Avi. Scott talks Kevin into giving up med school at Yale and joining four strangers to compete on The Sing Off. They actually win the show. Sony drops them so they decide to start building their Pentaholic following on You Tube. Viral videos, and great music follows, and they get resigned to Sony. Avi decides to leave the group and they find another great bass in Matt. While Matt is not Avi, he is still excellent and I think he blends even better with the other members of PTX.
If anything happens differently along that path Pentatonix does not exist, and the world is a lesser place.
Someone shared a video of Kevin jogging backwards while beatboxing for his daughter in her stroller. It was mind blowing. ❤
Can you just imagine how PROUD Kevin's parents were.
They were THERE and got to hear the whole crowd chanting.
Kevin Kevin Kevin.
Oh my Lord.
They must have absolutely FLOATED out of there.
Agreed. I can only imagine the pride they have in his success with all the choices he made. He still could have become a Dr if he wanted.
1. Yes, that's Matt Sallee on the drums.
2. The professional dancers are Cost N Mayor. They were traveling with Pentatonix for their 2022 Christmas tour, and also appeared as the dancing video techs in the official video of "Kid on Christmas."
I'm so glad you like this video; Kevin is just incredible. I would dearly love to have a long conversation with him someday; there are so many things I'd like to ask him.
One thing I love so much about PTX is the endless support they give each other. This performance was Scott's idea. He wanted Kevin to have a section to do anything he wanted, go as big as he wanted. They are all so amazing.
I was AT this show!!! Simply blew the ROOF off Rupp Arena!!! Loved every minute!
I was fortunate enough to see this live (different venue on the same tour) and the energy in the arena during and after this was insane!
I’ve never seen this specific video and I am never not amazed by his talent. Truly musically on a genius level with all that he can just come up with and combine together that if others tried would FAIL. KO deserves so much recognition for all he does (as they all do).
Yale will still be there if this group ever breaks up. It really isn't fair for anyone to be this talented.
The most incredible talent God has dropped on the planet . . . . ALL OF THEM! Beyond Talent!
Got to see this performance live at one of their Christmas tour dates in Illinois before it hit you tube and it was AMAZING!! ❤
I've had the absolute honour of seeing this twice in person and WOW 🤯. I saw the debut of this piece at the Hollywood bowl on 9/29/22, and when I tell you that my jaw was on the floor the entire show I'm not even kidding!! The Hollywood bowl is a 17000 + outside arena and holy shit the electrifying intense energy in that place was something I will never forget as Long as I live. He actually had a cello orchestra live on stage with him and the dance moves and choreography seen in the video you just watched was inspired by the Hollywood bowl show. YOU SHOULD TOTALLY WATCH THAT. That performance went pretty viral. Everyone on site stood up for several minutes after witnessing greatness. I still get emotional thinking about it. 🥺♥️ Thanks for this amazing reaction and for the fond memories I have for that night 🙏🏾✌🏾
Saw this when they came to Perth Western Australia their first trip there and omg it's was awesome outstanding Kevin and Matt were amazingly brilliant together ❤❤
Yeah, Just WOW! He's incredible a celloboxer ROCK Star!
Every time I watch some of Kevin's works, I am completely mesmerized and just in awe! He is so freakin' talented and a blessing to all of us that get to hear him!
I don’t know how I missed this one. I’m so sad that you’re not around much anymore. I hope everything is ok with you and that life has just got too busy. 🤗💋🥰 I’ve been gone for awhile and you weren’t here. I miss you. I haven’t had a good laugh in awhile. You always make smile. I guess I’m just gonna have to go back and binge watch your PTX Journey…again.
I saw this when they played in Perth Western Australia Scott was hilarious kevin was amazing and Matt on drums was brilliant ❤✌👍
Loved your reaction! He is truly one of a kind and a true gift!
The part of the story that they don't tell is.
Kevin couldn't afford to fly out.
So, Scott's mom paid for half of the ticket.
The rest is HISTORY.
Also, Scott apparently told Kevin the production of Sing Off was paying for the ticket instead of Scott/Scott's mum.
It's one of the most amazing live shows I've ever seen! Truly an outstanding talent.
This live was absolutely INSANE!!! Not a single bottom in its seat! It was a party, to be sure! Loved watching your reaction, especially when he kicked on the electric guitar sound!
Paraphrasing the conversations:
Kevin's father to Kevin: You shall go to medical school, my son.
Kevin to God: Is this really the path you want me to travel?
Scott to Kevin: Want to join some strangers to try out for a TV show?
Kevin to Scott: Dude, I'm taking my finals to graduate from Yale.
Kevin to himself: Wait, a minute . . .
Kevin to God: Was that a sign?
Kevin to Scott: Yes, I'm down.
We have never heard any details about the conversation between Kevin and his parents other than they decided to support it only after they won the show. But Kevin has said that he prayed about all of this and is convinced that he is where God wants him to be.
For those who don't know, the band does not perform from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday. I had no idea that Seventh Day Adventists follow the same time frame as the Orthodox Jewish Sabbath but Kevin does not work during that time so there are no concerts scheduled then.
I've read that both of Kevin's parents are doctors. So the beatboxer thing probably hit hard. However, being his parents, they would also know how important music is to him. They did pay for his music lessons. Piano, cello and saxophone.
I got to watch this LIVE at their show 2 days ago. Watching the video does it no justice. You have to see them.
Sir I have been listening to them for 10 years now. I still wonder how the hell they're human
Kevin in just incredible. 😮
I never knew cello coud sound so cool until I started watching videos of Kevin!
I don’t think he actually got the doctorate, because Pentatonix happened. But yes, he’s both talented and very hard working and has a brain the size of a planet. I recently saw an interesting interview with Kevin, which is maybe a bit long for a reaction video, but you might like it anyway. I have sadly forgotten the name of the podcast it was for, but the interviewer is an ex-athlete who is also of Nigerian descent. Kevin said his parents protected him from a lot of cruelty of the world, but he was taught as a black man he had to be twice as good as his white counterparts and he has only recently let himself also rest and his mornings are now dedicated to his family.
Saw him perform this live last December! It was absolutely AMAZING!!!
I wish he would try and explain how he keeps two different lines of music going in his head. I’m fairly sure his parents knew he was a musical genius, so really weren’t that surprised when he wanted to be a musician and not a doctor. He is amazing!
I was fortunate enough to see this in person and it was mind boggling! He got a standing ovation of course!
I got to see this live!! It was amazing!!
Kevin might be an advanced human from the future sent back to show us our potential. Or Kevin could be the DaVinci of our time. Kevin is such a true genius and a musical genius. He has so many talents in him I can't believe he hasn't self-combusted. Can play multiple instruments, sing, beatbox, write, compose, speaks multiple languages, perfect pitch, as if that wasn't enough, he was pre-med at Yale. He is also a humble and wonderful human.
Maybe when he is done making music, he can become of Nobel Laureate after curing cancer and brokering world peace.
What can't Kevin do is the question 😳😳
Be mean. I don't believe he could be mean to anyone if he tried.
@@margretrosenberg420 well, true.
Saw them this past December. Such a great show.
So talented it almost makes you mad 😂
You kind of don't breath during that whole last part! 👏
Kevin is simply a natural phenomenon. And I know they have “retired” but I have been saying for years now that I would *LOVE* to see a one time only collaboration with Kevin Olusola and 2Cellos…..just once…..
Crazier still, they only met the day before the show LOL. Wow LOL
Having seen this, I was waiting for that face.
Totally Awesome!
That was off the freakin' chain.
I can't hear the Bach piece without thinking of "Master and Commander".
Epic!!!!
Imagine if Kevin and Harry Mack got together to do some Free Style music
Love your reaction.
TY MARIE!!!!
No problem! 😊
Other people are studying cello-boxing but I suspect that Kevin is the only professional one in the world. The only place to see this live is at a PTX concert. and who else would include this performance in their set on tour? Cello-boxing is a unique niche that Kevin has created for himself and he has a job that lets him explore it.
PTX realized early on that it would be crazy to tour with this talent and not give him time on stage. and it's a great way to give the others a vocal break while the audience is thoroughly entertained and enthralled.
They would all lose their voices without the break, so it is a win-win.
@@sannalopperi-vihinen233 Exactly. The new TikTok segment is another one. Scott said they did that unplanned during the first show during the last Christmas tour and, to their surprise, it went viral. So they did one in all of the shows.
They get a vocal break while Scott plays the crowd teaching them their part. It is fun for the audience and people on social media look forward to it as well.
They will need vocal breaks. Their upcoming European schedule is crazy. It's something like 20 shows in 13 countries over 32 days with 5 back-to-back shows, some of which are in different places. An intense workout of the vocal cords.
They also have the bit where Kevin and Matt are getting the audience hyped up (unless that has been replaced by the Tiktok part). I have unfortunately never seen them live.
@@sannalopperi-vihinen233 They did that part in their recent tour of Asia/Australia/New Zealand. I don't recall seeing many TikToks from there. I think they tried it at first and the crowd didn't get it.
If other people are studying celloboxing, they got it from Kevin since he’s the one who created it. So yeah I bet he’s the best in the world. Because he’s not just a good cello player who happens to beatbox a little, or he’s not just a good beatboxer who can play a little cello, he’s really skilled at both. The man is one of the most talented around.
Lets not forget the multi lingualism speaks fluent Mandarin and Spanish
God works in mysterious ways!
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