Kevin, the black guy, is considered a tenor so his singing range is high. But he normally just does the beat boxing. Avi Kaplan, the long-haired guy, is the bass. And when Avi is singing lead, Scott, the blonde guy, sings bass.
The beatboxer is the Black man his name is Kevin, the base singer is avi , the blond guy is Scott, the Girls is kirsten en the smal high voice boy is mitch
You want to go to church? There got a song for that! Oh Come All Ye Faithful- w/Avi as bass - goes there and Amazing Grace will take you there too - w/Matt as bass
Kevin, the black guy here, is the beatboxer. He can also play the cello at the same time. He is also a Yale graduate and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese. Avi, the bass here, the guy wearing a beanie, who went solo in 2017. Matt, the current bass, is also a black guy.
He should watch the Daft Punk video they won a Grammy for. Kevin, the African-American man’s singing voice is a baritone to tenor range, but he mostly provides the beats. Avi, the bearded man, is an amazing bass. He has since moved on and a bass to baritone singer Matt jointed. Scott, the blonde with a beard, is their main baritone but can drop to bass if needed
Mitch Grassi is the one with the hat . His vocal range spans six octaves and one tone , from A1 to B7. Some refer to him as a countertenor . Scott Hoying is the one who started the song and his vocal range is G#1 - A1 - C2 - C#5 - C6 which spans multiple octaves . He is a high baritone but can sing bass when needed. Kirsten is the female and she is known as a mezzo-soprano . Her range spans 4 octaves and is similar to Scott’s with a mix of Eb3-F#5-A5-Bb7. Matt Sallee is their bass singer now after Avi left the group. Matt’s vocal range is G#1-F5 which is about 4 octaves . He is bass/ baritone in the group. Kevin is the beatboxed and he can sing 4-5 octaves . His range is A1-G2-A4-Bb5 . Some refer to him as a tenor and some say he is a baritone .
It's just.... Pentatonix Nova at the beginning. And yes each member is an incredibly talented soloist in his own his or her own right together they are absolutely magical.
I’m still not convinced that there are no real drums in this soundtrack. If there’s not, and the sound is all from the singers’ mouths and the stomping of their feet, that is just incredible.
The black dude (Kevin) is the beatboxer, percussionist. He also play sthe cello and beatboxes at the same time (celloboxing). He also plays the sax and piano. Their names from left to right is Kevin. Mitch, Kirstin, Scott and Avi. They have been nominated for 5 grammys (won 3), Hollywood walk of Fame. You have been what we Pentaholics called "Mitch Slapped". The rabbit hole is long and deep, covers and originals. Mitch, Kirstin and Scott grew up in Arlington Texas together. Avi and Kevin joined when they competed on the Sing-Off they won season 3. Home Free won season 4. The big three are Pentatonix (PTX), Home Free and Voiceplay (who was also on the Sing-Off season 4). They are all different but all are amazing in their own right. Once you go down these holes, you don't come out/ FYI, in Pentatonix Avi (The bass guy with the beard) left the group for personal reasons in 2017, he was replace by a Matt Sallee. Enjoy.
I'll just put this out here. The Bass is Avi Kaplan. He's since left the group. He has his own originals. The "black guy" is the beat boxer and percussionist. They have amazing music.
The guy he asked if he was the bass, no, that's Kevin and he's the beatboxer. When he does sing he's a tenor (male soprano). Mitch (he almost sounds like a female) buckle up because he is a counter tenor and goes a WHOLE lot higher than that...lol. When he does that and the reactors mouth drops open we call that a Mitch slap. For hearing Mitch go high... The Prayer, Can you feel the love tonight, and Gold come to mind.
Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead); Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on TH-cam, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his TH-cam videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on TH-cam), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on TH-cam, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. The 3 Grammys they’ve won include…. (1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…… (2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…. (3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album. They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!! UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are th-cam.com/video/HrruJptmbKU/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/zTUSB4iwTII/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/e2pvITc9a3U/w-d-xo.html UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers. UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is th-cam.com/video/fqWY2EUGlgk/w-d-xo.html UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2024 Christmas Day NFL Football Game Between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. Link is th-cam.com/video/UdaeGQ-fzAM/w-d-xo.html UPDATE: They came in 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. UPDATE: The trio of Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie also appeared as guest stars in an episode of the crime drama "Bones." Scott's song, "Light in the Hallway," sung by Avi, was played as the credits rolled. UPDATE: Pentatonix was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect 2" as a Canadian a Capella group. Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. UPDATE…Kirsten and Ben got married 04/24/24. It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch th-cam.com/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
This was written by Leonard Cohen, a very talented Canadian poet and song writer who also wrote two novels. He said that he has written around a hundred stanzas to this song, so the different covers as well as his versions have different lyrics. In my humble opinion the version on his recording Live in London is the best. Like Bob Dylan, he has so many great songs it would take a long time to write all of them down.
This group is so great to see live. Their abilities are amazing. As a side note, I don't recall if you have checked out Lee Greenwood with the military singers & Home Free singing God Bless The USA, but it is nothing like you've heard with instruments. Knowing you love America, that would be cool to see you react to. Thanks for what y'all do.
Merry Christmas and thanks for your reaction! If you like deep bass you may want to check out Geoff Castellucci's solo cover of "Carol Of The Bells". Geoff is the bass singer for acapella group, Voice Play, and he has a solo channel that show cases his 5 octave voice range including his insane bass range. Geoff's recently released cover of "Carol Of The Bells" has received over a million views since it's release two weeks ago!
Home Free, Pentatonix, and Voiceplay are the big three accapella groups. Try Home Free singing End of the Road and Voiceplay singing Valhalla Calling. There's a newer group called The Bass Gang that's gaining momentum too.
Pentatonix songs suggestions: **List may contain some songs you may have reacted to** Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk(GRAMMY WINNER), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of oz), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene(GRAMMY WINNER), Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies(GRAMMY WINNER), the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch….. Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones…. During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams. SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX.
Oh my! You two are definitely friends. You both assumed Kevin was the bass, not Avi (the Jesus dude on the right end) and you both contemplated how they got into the desert. What an odd question to contemplate. You can just drive there. Anytime you want. This was filmed in the Mojave Desert in California.
@Black Pegasus, Pentatonix named themselves after the pentatonic scale. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to heptatonic scales, which have seven notes per octave (such as the major scale and minor scale). Pentatonic scales were developed independently by many ancient civilizations and are still used in various musical styles to this day. As Leonard Bernstein put it: "the universality of this scale is so well known that I'm sure you could give me examples of it, from all corners of the earth, as from Scotland, or from China, or from Africa, and from American Indian cultures, from East Indian cultures, from Central and South America, Australia, Finland ...now, that is a true musico-linguistic universal." There are two types of pentatonic scales: those with semitones (hemitonic) and those without (anhemitonic). Musicology commonly classifies pentatonic scales as either hemitonic or anhemitonic. Hemitonic scales contain one or more semitones and anhemitonic scales do not contain semitones. (For example, in Japanese music the anhemitonic yo scale is contrasted with the hemitonic in scale.) Hemitonic pentatonic scales are also called "ditonic scales", because the largest interval in them is the ditone (e.g., in the scale C-E-F-G-B-C, the interval found between C-E and G-B). (This should not be confused with the identical term also used by musicologists to describe a scale including only two notes.)
Y'all need to watch when Kevin plays his cello and beatboxes at the same time because it's AMAZING! Btw Kevin is NOT the bass! Avi was bass and now it's Matt.
Written by Canadian poet musician author and all around extraordinary artist Leonard cohen, I believe the references are biblical to David and Bathsheba whom David saw bathing on the roof and the other reference I think is also quite obvious to Samson and Delilah.. Cohen is hugely famous in Canada and even in the US and europe. You might want to check out some of his own recordings Suzanne was one of the first pieces that made it to the charts.
I mentioned the name before...K.D.Lang.... Her cover of Hallelujah is amazing. Her cover of Roy Orbison's Crying is another gem. She's been around a very long time and has gone through different genres - Patsy Cline was her inspiration.
😊❤ Hi Guys! 😅 I loved your reactions! 😮😅 Just FYI PENTATONIX (no 'the' in front) are The creators, the groundbreakers, and the OG'S of modern acapella!! 😉 They won the Sing Off first. Then in seasons following groups like Home Free and Voice Play followed but without PTX they would be unknowns today!! 😅 FYI Confusion Alert- the bass singer in this video is Avi Kaplan. He left the group in 2017. He was replaced by Matt Salle. Matt is black and yes he can get Deep! Ironically, the only black guy in this video is Kevin 'K.O.' Osula. He is the beat boxer and he also sings ... very High!! LOL 😂 Since the beginning and still today, all 5 members are capable of singing lead and often do. That's what I think is part of what makes them so incredible! 😅 Luv ya! 😊❤❤
Avi is the base here. He has since left the group (guy with the black beard). You should react to “Ring of Fire” cover by Home Free guest appearance by Avi…it’s almost like a base off and so good.
"Mary Did You Know" is Amazing. Please listen to it next
Absolutely!
easily my fav Christmas song
You need to listen to that with "KrizzKaliko" today!
I was just going to recommend that but you beat me to it! Easily one of the most beautiful Christmas/Christian songs, ever! Merry Christmas, 'y'all!
@bobbiejojackson9448 merry Christmas to you too
Avi, the beard, is the bass. Except for when he's singing his verse. Scott, tall blonde, takes over bass for him.
Avi Kaplan
Their cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine” is amazing. I cry each and every time I listen to it.
Kevin, the black guy, is considered a tenor so his singing range is high. But he normally just does the beat boxing. Avi Kaplan, the long-haired guy, is the bass. And when Avi is singing lead, Scott, the blonde guy, sings bass.
The beatboxer is the Black man his name is Kevin, the base singer is avi , the blond guy is Scott, the Girls is kirsten en the smal high voice boy is mitch
YOU SHOULD REACT TO THEIR COVER OF OH HOLY NIGHT IT WILL BLOW YOUR MIND THEY ARE THE CREAM OF THE CROP AAA !!!!!!!!!!!
The new one: th-cam.com/video/ReJAU2mXm8w/w-d-xo.html
You want to go to church? There got a song for that! Oh Come All Ye Faithful- w/Avi as bass - goes there and Amazing Grace will take you there too - w/Matt as bass
I second Oh Come All Ye Faithful! It’s the danciest version EVER 🤌
Perfect song for Christmas. Thank you and Merry Christmas to you and your families
Their version of 'Amazing Grace' is great!
Replace Amazing Grace in this post with EVERYTHING
Kevin, the black guy here, is the beatboxer. He can also play the cello at the same time. He is also a Yale graduate and speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese.
Avi, the bass here, the guy wearing a beanie, who went solo in 2017.
Matt, the current bass, is also a black guy.
He should watch the Daft Punk video they won a Grammy for. Kevin, the African-American man’s singing voice is a baritone to tenor range, but he mostly provides the beats. Avi, the bearded man, is an amazing bass. He has since moved on and a bass to baritone singer Matt jointed. Scott, the blonde with a beard, is their main baritone but can drop to bass if needed
Mitch Grassi is the one with the hat . His vocal range spans six octaves and one tone , from A1 to B7. Some refer to him as a countertenor . Scott Hoying is the one who started the song and his vocal range is G#1 - A1 - C2 - C#5 - C6 which spans multiple octaves . He is a high baritone but can sing bass when needed. Kirsten is the female and she is known as a mezzo-soprano . Her range spans 4 octaves and is similar to Scott’s with a mix of Eb3-F#5-A5-Bb7. Matt Sallee is their bass singer now after Avi left the group. Matt’s vocal range is G#1-F5 which is about 4 octaves . He is bass/ baritone in the group. Kevin is the beatboxed and he can sing 4-5 octaves . His range is A1-G2-A4-Bb5 . Some refer to him as a tenor and some say he is a baritone .
It's just.... Pentatonix Nova at the beginning. And yes each member is an incredibly talented soloist in his own his or her own right together they are absolutely magical.
Merry Christmas 🎄🎁. Great reaction.
I’m still not convinced that there are no real drums in this soundtrack. If there’s not, and the sound is all from the singers’ mouths and the stomping of their feet, that is just incredible.
One of the most haunting songs ever, but this version is also wildly uplifting. Feeling all the feels. Desert can be VERY cold.
The black dude (Kevin) is the beatboxer, percussionist. He also play sthe cello and beatboxes at the same time (celloboxing). He also plays the sax and piano. Their names from left to right is Kevin. Mitch, Kirstin, Scott and Avi. They have been nominated for 5 grammys (won 3), Hollywood walk of Fame. You have been what we Pentaholics called "Mitch Slapped". The rabbit hole is long and deep, covers and originals. Mitch, Kirstin and Scott grew up in Arlington Texas together. Avi and Kevin joined when they competed on the Sing-Off they won season 3. Home Free won season 4. The big three are Pentatonix (PTX), Home Free and Voiceplay (who was also on the Sing-Off season 4). They are all different but all are amazing in their own right. Once you go down these holes, you don't come out/ FYI, in Pentatonix Avi (The bass guy with the beard) left the group for personal reasons in 2017, he was replace by a Matt Sallee. Enjoy.
I'll just put this out here. The Bass is Avi Kaplan. He's since left the group. He has his own originals. The "black guy" is the beat boxer and percussionist. They have amazing music.
The guy he asked if he was the bass, no, that's Kevin and he's the beatboxer. When he does sing he's a tenor (male soprano). Mitch (he almost sounds like a female) buckle up because he is a counter tenor and goes a WHOLE lot higher than that...lol. When he does that and the reactors mouth drops open we call that a Mitch slap. For hearing Mitch go high... The Prayer, Can you feel the love tonight, and Gold come to mind.
Congratulations. Now you both have been Mitch slapped lol. Mitch is the one with the really high voice. Their fantastic!!!
This gives me goose bumps and brings tears to my eyes...
I saw a picture of you and your family what a picture of and children may god keep blessing you and your family
Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese).
Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on TH-cam, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings.
Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma.
While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition.
They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his TH-cam videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing".
Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours!
Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet."
They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on TH-cam), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building.
But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records.
Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on TH-cam, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live.
Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers.
But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre.
Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
The 3 Grammys they’ve won include….
(1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella……
(2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella….
(3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album.
They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!!
UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are th-cam.com/video/HrruJptmbKU/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/zTUSB4iwTII/w-d-xo.html and th-cam.com/video/e2pvITc9a3U/w-d-xo.html
UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers.
UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is th-cam.com/video/fqWY2EUGlgk/w-d-xo.html
UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2024 Christmas Day NFL Football Game Between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. Link is th-cam.com/video/UdaeGQ-fzAM/w-d-xo.html
UPDATE: They came in 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
UPDATE: The trio of Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie also appeared as guest stars in an episode of the crime drama "Bones." Scott's song, "Light in the Hallway," sung by Avi, was played as the credits rolled.
UPDATE: Pentatonix was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect 2" as a Canadian a Capella group.
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. UPDATE…Kirsten and Ben got married 04/24/24.
It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch th-cam.com/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/w-d-xo.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
If you want to hear the black guy (his name is Kevin) sing listen to "Mary did you know". He has beautiful voice.
My favorite & I like most of their music but Mary Did You Know is the best for me.
This was written by Leonard Cohen, a very talented Canadian poet and song writer who also wrote two novels. He said that he has written around a hundred stanzas to this song, so the different covers as well as his versions have different lyrics. In my humble opinion the version on his recording Live in London is the best. Like Bob Dylan, he has so many great songs it would take a long time to write all of them down.
This group is so great to see live. Their abilities are amazing. As a side note, I don't recall if you have checked out Lee Greenwood with the military singers & Home Free singing God Bless The USA, but it is nothing like you've heard with instruments. Knowing you love America, that would be cool to see you react to. Thanks for what y'all do.
I just saw Pentatonix live a few days ago and you ain't lying. They were fantastic!
Sorry the bass is the 2nd guy that sang. His name is Avi and he has done a mix with Home Free. Ring of fire, you need to watch it.
I love Avi Kaplan's song Move our souls. He has such a beautiful deep voice.
I should have read first lol. That track is fire with the bass off.
Fyi, if you search for Project Live Music.... 4 weeks ago they posted Pentatonix Christmas Tour - Full Show - Buffalo, NY 11/23/2024
Merry Christmas, Peggy, to you, your family and all of the other talented folk that you bring to your channel!
Light in the hallway got me..
I think you would really love Ava Kaplan Change On the Rise. He is the singer in Pentatonix that has the beard and cap on
Merry Christmas every one
Merry Christmas and thanks for your reaction! If you like deep bass you may want to check out Geoff Castellucci's solo cover of "Carol Of The Bells". Geoff is the bass singer for acapella group, Voice Play, and he has a solo channel that show cases his 5 octave voice range including his insane bass range. Geoff's recently released cover of "Carol Of The Bells" has received over a million views since it's release two weeks ago!
Home Free, Pentatonix, and Voiceplay are the big three accapella groups. Try Home Free singing End of the Road and Voiceplay singing Valhalla Calling. There's a newer group called The Bass Gang that's gaining momentum too.
Pentatonix songs suggestions:
**List may contain some songs you may have reacted to**
Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk(GRAMMY WINNER), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of oz), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene(GRAMMY WINNER), Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies(GRAMMY WINNER), the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch…..
Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones….
During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams.
SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX.
A great Christmas song!! ❤
Geoff Castellucci is beyond next level ..
Beautiful song for the day we celebrate the birth of our King, Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas to all!!!
Merry Christmas To All! May the New Year bring you joy and happiness! God Bless!
The base is the white guy with the beard. Surprise. They are all great singers including the beatboxer, the black guy.
Avi from Pentatonix sings the song Ring of Fire with Homefree
Oh my! You two are definitely friends. You both assumed Kevin was the bass, not Avi (the Jesus dude on the right end) and you both contemplated how they got into the desert. What an odd question to contemplate. You can just drive there. Anytime you want. This was filmed in the Mojave Desert in California.
@Black Pegasus, Pentatonix named themselves after the pentatonic scale. A pentatonic scale is a musical scale with five notes per octave, in contrast to heptatonic scales, which have seven notes per octave (such as the major scale and minor scale).
Pentatonic scales were developed independently by many ancient civilizations and are still used in various musical styles to this day. As Leonard Bernstein put it: "the universality of this scale is so well known that I'm sure you could give me examples of it, from all corners of the earth, as from Scotland, or from China, or from Africa, and from American Indian cultures, from East Indian cultures, from Central and South America, Australia, Finland ...now, that is a true musico-linguistic universal." There are two types of pentatonic scales: those with semitones (hemitonic) and those without (anhemitonic).
Musicology commonly classifies pentatonic scales as either hemitonic or anhemitonic. Hemitonic scales contain one or more semitones and anhemitonic scales do not contain semitones. (For example, in Japanese music the anhemitonic yo scale is contrasted with the hemitonic in scale.) Hemitonic pentatonic scales are also called "ditonic scales", because the largest interval in them is the ditone (e.g., in the scale C-E-F-G-B-C, the interval found between C-E and G-B). (This should not be confused with the identical term also used by musicologists to describe a scale including only two notes.)
Y'all need to watch when Kevin plays his cello and beatboxes at the same time because it's AMAZING!
Btw Kevin is NOT the bass! Avi was bass and now it's Matt.
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Leona Lewis did this live and it was amazing. Another British artist, you should check her out
You should hear them do "Bohemian Rhapsody" and their tribute to Michael Jackson.
The next group you need to explore is Voiceplay.
Bohemian Rhapsody!!!!
It was around 100 degrees on set. They could drive from there home.
yes they all sing lead
Just saw a post that Pentatonix is going to be on a double episode of The Simpsons for Christmas on Disney Plus
I saw the ad too and they drew Mitch perfectly!
Written by Canadian poet musician author and all around extraordinary artist Leonard cohen, I believe the references are biblical to David and Bathsheba whom David saw bathing on the roof and the other reference I think is also quite obvious to Samson and Delilah.. Cohen is hugely famous in Canada and even in the US and europe. You might want to check out some of his own recordings Suzanne was one of the first pieces that made it to the charts.
I mentioned the name before...K.D.Lang....
Her cover of Hallelujah is amazing. Her cover of Roy Orbison's Crying is another gem.
She's been around a very long time and has gone through different genres - Patsy Cline was her inspiration.
Can't wait until you introduce him to Homefree ❤
You have to do the 90s dance medley
Avi Kaplan, bass guy has his own solo career now. Please please react to Avi. Any song just pick one❤❤❤❤❤
You need to do the Evloution of Music one they did back at the begining
Here Kristen Cruz she is 13 years she sing I see red you will love this
😊❤ Hi Guys! 😅 I loved your reactions! 😮😅 Just FYI PENTATONIX (no 'the' in front) are The creators, the groundbreakers, and the OG'S of modern acapella!! 😉 They won the Sing Off first. Then in seasons following groups like Home Free and Voice Play followed but without PTX they would be unknowns today!! 😅 FYI Confusion Alert- the bass singer in this video is Avi Kaplan. He left the group in 2017. He was replaced by Matt Salle. Matt is black and yes he can get Deep! Ironically, the only black guy in this video is Kevin 'K.O.' Osula. He is the beat boxer and he also sings ... very High!! LOL 😂 Since the beginning and still today, all 5 members are capable of singing lead and often do. That's what I think is part of what makes them so incredible! 😅 Luv ya! 😊❤❤
Avi is the base here. He has since left the group (guy with the black beard). You should react to “Ring of Fire” cover by Home Free guest appearance by Avi…it’s almost like a base off and so good.
To answer your question, this was filmed in the California Mojave Desert.
Avi Kaplan, who looks like pictures of Jesus, sings bass.
Please react to Mary did you know! It's amazing ❤
My suggestion you can listen one these song Mr donny Hathaway this Christmas or Mr earl grant silver bells of the temptations sing silent night
Please please please, react to Bon Jovi' s version of this live. AMAZING. Wishing you and your family a blessed and amazing 2025.
People always pause right before the Mitch drop! Sorry but that really irks me 😲🙄
oh, and it's just "Pentatonix", not "The Pentatonix". It's like saying "The Boyz II Men". It just isn't right.
aint no version like the OG Leonard Cohen, wrote the song and sang the song like it was meant to be heard, everything else is just cheap knock-off