Hoist the Colours from Disney's Pirates of the Carribean 3 is one of Voiceplay's masterpieces in my opinion. Highly, highly highly recommend that one. Love your reaction by the way dude.
VoicePlay's lineup is the hardest thing to learn when you're new to the group. When VoicePlay began uploading to TH-cam, the lineup was Layne (vocal percussion), Geoff ("Jeff", bass), Tony (you haven't seen him yet; baritone), Eli (rhymes with 'jelly'', you call him Daughtry; tenor 2), and Earl (he's the guy singing Maui here; tenor 1). Tony left and was replaced by J. None (black guy who was in the Oogie Boogie video) and when J. None later left, he was replaced by Cesar De La Rosa (another you've yet to hear). Earl also left, in 2020, and he has yet to be replaced, which is why you'll also see a revolving door of featured artists to fill out their number to five. (I swear, one day we're going to have to make a pamphlet to hand out to new fans.) Rachel Potter is one of their most featured guest artists, and I suspect that if she lived in Florida (the other guys are based in Orlando) she'd already be a member. She has sung Ariel's part in their Little Mermaid Medley, Elpheba's role in their Wicked Medley, and Shock's role from Kidnap The Sandy Claws (VoicePlay have recorded several Nightmare Before Christmas tracks, not just the Oogie Boogie Song.). Oh, and since you mentioned being surprised by Geoff's range, I'm going to recommend that you check out his solo channel. He multitracks his vocals and clones himself on video, giving the effect of an entire choir of Geoff's singing the songs. Really has to be heard to be believed; the man is ridiculously talented. (Also, it's him and his wife doing the videos, occasionally with a little help from Layne and Tony, who together co-own a video production studio. Geoff likes to borrow their Villain's Lair set, and occasionally their storage closet.) He also has tutorial videos on his channel where he explains the techniques he uses to hit his super-low notes.
J none is not being replaced he said he will come back and they r holding his position Earl was replaced by cesar but everything else is great BTW they said it in Jnone is leaving YT video.
A brief 🤣 history: VoicePlay started back when Geoff (pronounced Jeff - British spelling) the bass, Layne the current beatboxer (previously the baritone)and Earl, the high tenor who is no longer with them, started performing in high school. (Eli (rhymes with jelly- short for Eliezer) was attending a high school in a nearby town and they frequently met up at singing competitions but he didn’t join the group until the early 2000s). They issued their first album under the group named 4:2:5 in 1997 when they were still just babies. They had several personnel changes. Their beatboxer Scott Porter who is guest appearing in their cover of the HALO theme song left to pursue an acting career. In about 2006 they picked up Tony Wakim as baritone, since Layne switched over to beatboxer. You can see Tony in some of the earlier group videos and he is featured in their version of Phantom of the Opera again with Rachel. Tony left about 2016 and shortly after that they picked up J Nunn who you haven’t seen yet. In 2020 Earl left after a health scare and due to some personal reasons. They have yet to fill that slot for a high tenor however Eli, the bald gentleman and Cesar who is their new bari-tenor can both hit super high notes and can fill in. Cesar took the space left open when Jay enlisted in the Navy in 2021 to sing with the Naval choir. They use a lot of guest collaborators both when they are short members and also just if the musical number calls for it. Because they are not touring due to Covid, they’ve been using a lot of guest performers which really has allowed us to see a lot of new people. Sorry this is so long but this is confusing if you don’t know the history of the group. As another person come in and you can sort of timeline things by how short Geoff’s hair is. VP absolutely owns Disney covers. Earl’s hair is fashioned into a wave due to the songs. The beatboxer does not limit himself to a drum kit. He makes some amazing sounds. They don’t always follow the story line in theirs Disney medleys - it is usually due to how the songs flow, but this and Little Mermaid pretty much follow the order. Little Mermaid and We Don’t Talk About Bruno are musts!
Like a lot of people are saying, The Little Mermaid medley is a must and Rachel is featured in that one is so good. In their Wicked medley, Rachel blows me away I really think that's her best in all the appearances she's made with VP. Hell they all do in that one.
VoicePlays astonishingly good transitions and harmonies (not to mention their awesome vocals) make them second to none when covering Disney and show tunes! Just in case you didn't get the hint, lol, 😄 VP's Little Mermaid medley is a must! Thanks for the reaction! 🙂👍
Earl is the tenor back right. He left in mid 2020 for personal reasons. You can pick up a quick dating scheme by watching the length of Geoff's hair(Jeff, you're right). In the early videos through maybe 2014 Geoff's hair was very short, and he's been slowly growing it out ever since. Watch Little Mermaid - it's one of the funniest of their medleys. Also - Hoist the Colors from Pirates of the Caribbean is AMAZING. That one is purely epic.
This is my favourite of their Disney medleys, but The Little Mermaid comes a close second. Also, not a medley, but if you haven't seen it do check out We Don't Talk About Bruno, which is brilliant too.
A hidden Voiceplay gem that you should check out is their 80’s cartoon theme song medley. It’s so much fun, and really shows off the crazy sounds Layne, their percussionist, can make. If you grew up in the 80s/90s, it’ll hit you right in the nostalgia.
Earl Elkins usually wears a beard specifically because he has a baby face, which contrasts badly with the fact that he's jacked like a car in a mechanic's shop.
Another commenter left a wonderful synopsis for the group history and personnel. All of the guys in the Moana video were also in the Oogie Boogie's Song video. Earl (big guy who played Maui in Moana) had a beard and blue make-up on for that song, Eli (Chief Tui here) was another henchman dressed in red and J None (not in this video) was the third 'henchman' for Oogie Boogie while Layne (the beatboxer) was portraying Zero, a dog character from the movie in Oogie Boogie. I had to laugh when you were talking about being impressed about them being able to sing so well when other members are singing such completely different parts. I confess that I think I finally forced my voice upwards to being a soprano when I found out that, while I could sing the alto, harmony parts in a choir, if I was anywhere near the sopranos (who typically sang the main melody part), I would find myself singing something atrociously in between the two parts. I figured if I at least was singing the main melody, I could manage to stay on the right note. Little Mermaid Medley is one you definitely will have to watch also. I swear it's a mini-version of the movie, completed in 7.5 minutes!
Watch 'Just Sing' (with the captions ON for introductions and snark) for a good overview of the fantastic artists that VP has collaborated with over the years.
That song is written and perform by Jermane Clement, new Zealander, whoop. He was a member of Flight of the Conchordes, a musical stand up duo, they had a TV show in the US for a bit too.
Layne the beatboxer, Geoff(Jeff) bass singer and Earl are 3 of the original 5 man group back to 1997. Eli(Elly) bald guy with glasses joined in 2010-11. Racheal has been ft. on several of their videos.
The bald guy (Eli) was also in the last one. Definitely watch their recent Greatest Showman Medly, also with Rachel Potter. Goeff has some amazing bass parts in that one and a couple beautiful subharmonics in the beginning
Earl was a regular. Check out Queen in 5 minutes. He left the group about two years ago. Caesar the mohawk guy, replaced him. Jay on was also a regular, check out my mother told me. He left last year and they have since kept rotating the 5th member.
Welcome to the VoicePlay rabbit hole. #TheatreKidOfACapella. Enjoy the ride. Also, check out the bass Geoff ( Jeff ) Castellucci's channel for his Low Bass Covers. You will be confused with some of their older videos as members have changed over the years. Rachel has done a few videos with them and has the perfect Disney Princess voice. The top right is Earl Elkins who left in 2020 he has had a beard. Geoff with him just growing his hair long and the babyface has never had a beard. Story Time. Geoff bass, Layne beatboxer, and Earl high tenor have been singing together since the 7th grade.
Very excited for you to keep going down the VoicePlay (and Geoff Castellucci solo channel) rabbit hole! My fave music on TH-cam right now. Rachel Potter really shines in VoicePlay's Little Mermaid (Geoff has an insane high to low slide in this one), Wicked, and Greatest Showman medleys. VoicePlay has so many good ones-- Enemy, Dream On, The Dragonborn Comes (Skyrim), Halo Theme, Hoist the Colours (Pirates of the Caribbean), and My Mother Told Me. Geoff's channel is fantastic with songs of all genres. His Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold from The Hobbit is deeper than the Mines of Moria.
Of their Disney medleys, Little Mermaid is my favorite. Lets everyone shine but I just love, love Geoff as lead in Poor Unfortunate Souls. Rachel has been friends with Layne and Geoff since school. She's possibly the collaborator they've worked with most often, and would probably do even more except she's in Nashville and the guys are based in Orlando. Layne and Geoff have been singing together since middle school, and professionally since high school. Sometimes they still act like middle-schoolers (I have a 14-year-old son). If Geoff is in full body makeup (purple as Ursula in Little Mermaid, green in Kidnap the Sandy Claws, and grey/black in Oogie Boogie's song) you know Layne arranged it. Layne also arranged We Don't Talk About Bruno, in which Geoff is singing the part of the shapeshifter and at one point is wearing pink shorts and floral print blouse to match with Ashley Diane, who is singing the part of Isabella. (The costume rental place sent over two sizes. Turns out Geoff is exactly one ladies size larger than Ashley.) Geoff's arrangements lean more toward epic costume and sets -- Hoist the Colors, Dragonborn Comes, Dream On, etc. You also see leaps in his skill on his solo channel. Monster Mash and Headless Horseman are what sucked me in, and he keeps raising the bar with stuff like 16 Tons and Ain't No Sunshine. You can track the release date of VoicePlay videos by which members are present (there is going to be changes in personnel when a group has been together since 1997), and the length of Geoff's hair. He started letting it grow just before he became a dad ("Priorities, man."). Baby William was about three months old when they filmed Moana. Watch "Just Sing" with the captions on and not only do you get to see many of their collaborators over the years, it shows Geoff and Tim Foust (bass singer of Home Free) side by side with a comment about their matching grey stripe. Tim has since cut his hair short. The guys in Home Free and VoicePlay became friends when they competed on The Sing-Off and toured afterward, and have appeared in each other's videos. They did one together, Survivor: Zombies vs Hillbillies, and it's hysterical.
No one has mentioned the "Frozen II" medley with a 15 year old Adriana Arellano. This medley is worth a listen as well. Rachel Potter has been featured in at least 10 VP videos and she was a contestant on the "X Factor" in 2013 as well a playing Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family Musical" on Broadway. If you haven't guessed, I am a big Rachel Potter fan. If you are a gamer, you need to watch their "Halo" theme cover featuring original member Scott Porter. You may have seen him as Jason Street on "Friday Night Lights" (42 episodes), Nestor on "Caprica" (8 episodes) and Carol Corbett on "Lucifer" (6 episods), and as George Tucker on "Heart of Dixie" (76 episodes) as well as another 60 or so T.V. series and movies appearances. You should also watch their "The Dragon Born Comes" cover from "Skyrim" featuring Omar Cardona.
Some of VP has worked for Disney and Universal so staging, costuming, makeup are second nature to them. One of their previous baritones Tony Wakim opened a studio with Layne Stein (the beat-boxer) and VP uses PattyCake Studios regularly. Geoff Castellucci also does soloes that are phenomenal.
The group started out 20 years ago, so the lineup changes from time to time. The core 3 are Eli (tenor/Daughtry), Layne (Beatbox) and Geoff (Bass). Earl left the group a couple of years ago. JNone just left this past fall going into the military. Cesar is the newest/youngest member. If you check out Voice Play's song Just Sing (use subtitles, it tells who everyone is and how they connect).. You want goosebumps... Check out their Wicked Medley
Eli (bald guy), Layne (beatboxer) and Geoff (bass) you will always see in their videos. the fourth and fifth member will be changing a bit depending on how old the videos are. the oldest videos have Tony (baritenor) and Earl (big buff high tenor with or without beard). Tony left and got replaced by J.None (black guy, baritone). J.None left and got replaced by Cesar (latino baritone). Earl left a couple of years ago and hasn't been replaced yet, which is why they do collaborations to fill in the fifth spot.
Their Disney covers are great, and they really seem to have fun doing them, Little Mermaid is a must see. However if you want to see them taking more turns on their own and a great example of Geoff shaking the windows, try My Mother Told Me VoicePlay feat. Jose Rosario Jr. which is so unexpected
I just watched your first VP reaction video and then this one, and the second you said that you will be posting more reactions to VP, I subscribed to you. That being said, you NEED to watch their "Little Mermaid Medley", "Hoist the Colours" (absolutely epic and you finally get to hear how truly incredible Eli's [pronounced Elly] voice is), "My Mother Told Me", and "Warriors". Trust me on these. ;)
Disney Medley? The Little Mermaid! Just overall VP-reaction: Carry on Wayward Son, Hoist the Colours and The Dragonborn Comes. For some solo-Geoff I'd recommend: Far over the misty mountains high, Sixteen Tons and Take me home country roads! Keep up with the great content man!
They were on Sing-Off and did a fun number called Road Trip (get the version that has 9 Mil views). If you want a little of their history, check out Halo and Just Sing (make sure captions are on since they will tell you who all the people are and their claim to fame). Ones I consider great: Little Mermaid, Wicked, Hoist the Colours, Dragonborn Comes Skyrim, Queen in 5 Min, Boy Bands in 5 Min, Man in the Mirror, My Mother Told Me, We Don't Talk About Bruno, Friends on the Other Side, Warriors, Dream On, Enemy (the featured artist is the KPop singer AleXa who lives in S. Korea and wanted to do something with VoicePlay, once the song was settled on, she did her audio and video in Korea, sent them over, Eli (like jelly) incorporated them into VoicePlay's stuff. Layne (beatboxer) and Geoff alternate between doing the productions including, arrangements, video, audio, staging, costuming, makeup. They do send the premix audio to Ed Boyer for final sound. Eli does some backgrounds and the lighting. Layne and Tony (used to be in VP as baritone - can hear him in Road Trip and Phantom of the Opera) are partners in Pattycake Production Studios where VoicePlay does a lot of their staging. Geoff has a respectable set of solos ( I stumbled into Geoff and VoicePlay last October when Geoff did the Monster Mash, then VP did Hoist the Colours. WOW!
Their Grim Grinning Ghosts and Mean One Mr Grinch is pretty good, Geoffs Headless Horseman, 16 Tons, and Bear Necessities are some of my favorites of his solo work
They're missing a baritone here. There was a year and three month gap in 2016-2017 between when Tony Wakim left the group and when JNone joined them. So, they have Rachel in as a guest, partly because they're short-handed and also because they need a female voice to do this medley properly anyway. The big guy, Earl Elkins, was the high tenor. Founding member. Earl left in 2020. His spot is still open now. JNone left in 2021, was replaced by Cesar De La Rosa. You want to see Rachel Potter again, watch their Little Mermaid medley. You want to see another outstanding female guest artist (Adriana Arellano), check out You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.
I have loved your recent reactions to Voice Play and am so glad you found them! They are a group from Orlando Florida and all have worked as performers at Universal and/or Disney theme parks while attending college in Orlando. Their Disney covers are the best so I am really looking foward to your reactions. As other comments have stated, Their little Mermaid Medley is a must for you to see as it is one of their best Disney covers along with "Hoist The Colours" (Pirates of The Caribbean) and "We Don't Talk About Bruno. As I mentioned before in the last reaction, they are enthusiastic gamers and have some great videos related to gaming. They have had some member changes and have frequent guest singers that they have known since their high school choir and drama club days or back in their college days and performing together at the theme parks. Rachel Potter performs with Voice Play in quite a few of their videos and has been a good friend performing with them since high school. Rachel Potter was also Ariel in the Little Mermaid Show at Disney's Magic Kingdom for 5 years so she is great in their Little Mermaid Medley. I am a new subscriber excited to be on this journey with you.
She's worked for Disney, Broadway, etc. Rachel is good. Check out the Encanto song "We Don't Talk About Bruno". The featured artist in that on is Ashley Diane.
I’m a new subscriber I love your voiceplay reactions. Voiceplay first started in 1997(they where known as 4two5 back then) they have had some member changes over the years. They where on the sing off with homefree season 4 I think. Voiceplay and homefree members are friends and have been in videos with each other. All of there videos are great. You really can’t go wrong with any of them. The little mermaid medley is awesome and features Rachel Potter as well. Zombie vs hillbillies is voice play and homefree together and shows a lot of the founding members. For newer videos hoist the colors( from pirates of the Caribbean 3) is great, the greatest showman medley, wicked medley is great as well. Just sing gives a good breakdown of members as well as has a lot of special guest singers in it( have the captions on for this video because it tells you who everyone is. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your reactions.
I've been subbed to you for a while now and it's freaking great to see you getting into Acapella with Home Free and VoicePlay. VP did a Little Mermaid medley also. If you love this one that much, you will love that one also! Keep up the good work! If you do more Home Free, I can guarantee you the Home Fries will flock in and give you that 50K...LOL
You should check out Geoff Castelucci’s (the bass’s) solo stuff. Big Bad John, Sixteen Tons, and Blackbird really show off his range and Monster Mash is just plain fun.
I concur with Melissa G, Little Mermaid is amazing. Two of VoicePlay's members actually left in the last year, Earl had a health scare, J None joined the Navy (choir). VP has filled one slot with Cesar (check out We Don't Talk About Bruno, We're Good, Dragonborn Comes, Halo (also has first beat-boxer with VP in high school - Left for Hollywood - was in Lucifer, Friday Night Lights), Dream On, etc). Wicked is also superb as is Phantom of the Opera.
Somebody new to check out. A group called "Walk Off The Earth". Check out their cover of "Old Town Road", with weird instruments. They go on tour and have lots of followers they call "W.O.T.E.lings". They aren't all Acapella though. Also watch their cover of "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye. They all play the same guitar while doing their singing parts. It's funny and interesting! Thanks! Glad to see you're getting into VoicePlay! 😎👍💯
Little mermaid is a must, friends on the other side is awesome but not a medley, Hercules is great, once upon a dream is one of my favorites for reactions
for Disney you can react to the medley of Heroes, Villains and Sidekicks, and more and if you want there are some other music that people don't react much and which are also very good like: Your a mean one Mr Grinch, My Shot, Mission Jingle Bells, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS MASHUP, Warriors, and Trapped Billie Eilish, Panic in 4 min part 1 and 2 (those 3 in that order are making a little story) Enjoy!
Yes the songs follow the chronological order of the movie (for all the medleys I have heard). You have not done any Voiceplay recently... 2023 was a phenomenal year for VP... maybe a revisit is due? 😉🌹🕊
Do their queen in 5, and a thing about bass singers I've learned via voice teacher reactions. A bass singer has the greatest range flexibility potential as Low notes need relaxation of the muscles and natural muscle size. The higher you go needs more muscle tension. Tenors usually have naturally tensioned vocal muscles and can only learn to release the tension so much while a bass can learn to tension and shape as needed. They may not hit the upper range of tenors but they can knock on their doors and givem something to sweat about.
So glad you found Voice Play, and Geoff Castellucci! You ask great questions, and I hope the comments help fill in blanks. If you like bass singers, check out the Bass Gang's TH-cam Channel. They also are tremendous and worth reviewing in your future.
They do Disney very well, no question. BUT....I highly recommend you look at ALL their stuff from Phantom of the Opera to Aerosmith, to Christmas carols & video game themes! My only complaint as a #Voiceplaya4Life is that I can't discover them the way new people are able to anymore. Enjoy, my guy - it's a great journey! As to your question about the makeup of the group. At the time of this video their 'lead' was Tony, and he had just left the group to pursue other interests. So they featured several artists to explore their options. But the core members remaining here are Eli (pronounced Ellie - the bald gentleman), Earl (tenor, who is playing Maui), Layne (beatboxer) and Geoff (bass, Jeff). They eventually welcomed J. None into the group and had a nice run. However at the beginning of this year/end of last year, J.None joined the military and left, and Earl also left (not sure about why on that) - so now the group is Eli, Layne, Geoff, & Cesar De La Rosa! They do, quite frequently, collab with other artists ...and other acapella groups like Home Free! Well, I think that should get you through the basics. Glad you enjoyed it!
So most people are saying to watch The Little Mermaid video. Here are a few more that are really good: This is Halloween, The Dragonborn Comes Skyrim, Hoist the Colors, My Mother Told Me, and Queen in 5 Minutes.
I'd definitely recommend Little Mermaid medley or their "We don't talk about Bruno" - Both of them are amazing, but the Encanto one might be my preferred of the two simply because I love that song so much.
If you want to continue doing Disney medleys, watch the little mermaid medley. However, I personally really like hoist the colors and the halo theme, as well as Dragonborn comes
Please check out the bass singer Geoff Castellucci's TH-cam channel, he does covers of songs and will completely blow you away with his vocal range! also you should check out The Bass Gang, a group of bass singers doing covers!
Geoff is just another - original - spelling of Jeff. The chunky guy you see in this one, Earl, has since left, so that in the other big Disney video - The LIttle Mermaid - he isn't not there, but another singer, J.None is. However Racehl Potter does appear in that one too, as Ariel, which she played for a long time on stage. Earl also appears in many other videos, in later ones with a full beard, before he left the group. He has a very high tenor voice at times. Layne, beatboxer, Geoff, bass, and Earl were singing together since middle school, so over twenty years. Eli, the little bald one, has been with then a long time but sang with rock bands previously. Geoff has an amazing voice and a very wide range but even talking it's impressive.
If you would like to see Rachel on Broadway, here is a clip of her performing "Pulled" from "The Addams Family Musical". th-cam.com/video/1O1VC_JmCxU/w-d-xo.html
when it comes to what order they do the songs in a medley, it depends. in some they do chronological order, in some they don't. they tend to try doing it in order for medleys from a movie at least, but sometimes they shift them around a bit to make them flow better.
My favourite Disney medley of theirs is The Little Mermaid.
Same, get ready for him to see Geoff hitting a full 4 octaves in one line
little mermaid is parred with Encanto for me
Hoist the Colours from Disney's Pirates of the Carribean 3 is one of Voiceplay's masterpieces in my opinion. Highly, highly highly recommend that one. Love your reaction by the way dude.
The bass guys name from Voiceplay is geoff castellucci and he has a YT-Channel where he posts LOW bass covers
VoicePlay's lineup is the hardest thing to learn when you're new to the group. When VoicePlay began uploading to TH-cam, the lineup was Layne (vocal percussion), Geoff ("Jeff", bass), Tony (you haven't seen him yet; baritone), Eli (rhymes with 'jelly'', you call him Daughtry; tenor 2), and Earl (he's the guy singing Maui here; tenor 1). Tony left and was replaced by J. None (black guy who was in the Oogie Boogie video) and when J. None later left, he was replaced by Cesar De La Rosa (another you've yet to hear). Earl also left, in 2020, and he has yet to be replaced, which is why you'll also see a revolving door of featured artists to fill out their number to five. (I swear, one day we're going to have to make a pamphlet to hand out to new fans.)
Rachel Potter is one of their most featured guest artists, and I suspect that if she lived in Florida (the other guys are based in Orlando) she'd already be a member. She has sung Ariel's part in their Little Mermaid Medley, Elpheba's role in their Wicked Medley, and Shock's role from Kidnap The Sandy Claws (VoicePlay have recorded several Nightmare Before Christmas tracks, not just the Oogie Boogie Song.).
Oh, and since you mentioned being surprised by Geoff's range, I'm going to recommend that you check out his solo channel. He multitracks his vocals and clones himself on video, giving the effect of an entire choir of Geoff's singing the songs. Really has to be heard to be believed; the man is ridiculously talented. (Also, it's him and his wife doing the videos, occasionally with a little help from Layne and Tony, who together co-own a video production studio. Geoff likes to borrow their Villain's Lair set, and occasionally their storage closet.) He also has tutorial videos on his channel where he explains the techniques he uses to hit his super-low notes.
J none is not being replaced he said he will come back and they r holding his position Earl was replaced by cesar but everything else is great BTW they said it in Jnone is leaving YT video.
A brief 🤣 history: VoicePlay started back when Geoff (pronounced Jeff - British spelling) the bass, Layne the current beatboxer (previously the baritone)and Earl, the high tenor who is no longer with them, started performing in high school. (Eli (rhymes with jelly- short for Eliezer) was attending a high school in a nearby town and they frequently met up at singing competitions but he didn’t join the group until the early 2000s).
They issued their first album under the group named 4:2:5 in 1997 when they were still just babies. They had several personnel changes. Their beatboxer Scott Porter who is guest appearing in their cover of the HALO theme song left to pursue an acting career.
In about 2006 they picked up Tony Wakim as baritone, since Layne switched over to beatboxer. You can see Tony in some of the earlier group videos and he is featured in their version of Phantom of the Opera again with Rachel.
Tony left about 2016 and shortly after that they picked up J Nunn who you haven’t seen yet.
In 2020 Earl left after a health scare and due to some personal reasons. They have yet to fill that slot for a high tenor however Eli, the bald gentleman and Cesar who is their new bari-tenor can both hit super high notes and can fill in. Cesar took the space left open when Jay enlisted in the Navy in 2021 to sing with the Naval choir.
They use a lot of guest collaborators both when they are short members and also just if the musical number calls for it. Because they are not touring due to Covid, they’ve been using a lot of guest performers which really has allowed us to see a lot of new people. Sorry this is so long but this is confusing if you don’t know the history of the group. As another person come in and you can sort of timeline things by how short Geoff’s hair is.
VP absolutely owns Disney covers. Earl’s hair is fashioned into a wave due to the songs. The beatboxer does not limit himself to a drum kit. He makes some amazing sounds.
They don’t always follow the story line in theirs Disney medleys - it is usually due to how the songs flow, but this and Little Mermaid pretty much follow the order. Little Mermaid and We Don’t Talk About Bruno are musts!
If you like little mermaid then Voiceplay's medley is a must watch
Like a lot of people are saying, The Little Mermaid medley is a must and Rachel is featured in that one is so good. In their Wicked medley, Rachel blows me away I really think that's her best in all the appearances she's made with VP. Hell they all do in that one.
the little mermaid has a good soundtrack, and conveniently voiceplay's medley of that disney is amazing
Ooh their little mermaid one is amazing 🥰
Voiceplay did a Little Mermaid Medley too just a heads up!
VoicePlays astonishingly good transitions and harmonies (not to mention their awesome vocals) make them second to none when covering Disney and show tunes! Just in case you didn't get the hint, lol, 😄 VP's Little Mermaid medley is a must! Thanks for the reaction! 🙂👍
Earl is the tenor back right. He left in mid 2020 for personal reasons. You can pick up a quick dating scheme by watching the length of Geoff's hair(Jeff, you're right). In the early videos through maybe 2014 Geoff's hair was very short, and he's been slowly growing it out ever since. Watch Little Mermaid - it's one of the funniest of their medleys. Also - Hoist the Colors from Pirates of the Caribbean is AMAZING. That one is purely epic.
This is my favourite of their Disney medleys, but The Little Mermaid comes a close second. Also, not a medley, but if you haven't seen it do check out We Don't Talk About Bruno, which is brilliant too.
A hidden Voiceplay gem that you should check out is their 80’s cartoon theme song medley. It’s so much fun, and really shows off the crazy sounds Layne, their percussionist, can make. If you grew up in the 80s/90s, it’ll hit you right in the nostalgia.
Earl Elkins usually wears a beard specifically because he has a baby face, which contrasts badly with the fact that he's jacked like a car in a mechanic's shop.
You must try their Little Mermaid Medley. You won't be disappointed
Another commenter left a wonderful synopsis for the group history and personnel. All of the guys in the Moana video were also in the Oogie Boogie's Song video. Earl (big guy who played Maui in Moana) had a beard and blue make-up on for that song, Eli (Chief Tui here) was another henchman dressed in red and J None (not in this video) was the third 'henchman' for Oogie Boogie while Layne (the beatboxer) was portraying Zero, a dog character from the movie in Oogie Boogie.
I had to laugh when you were talking about being impressed about them being able to sing so well when other members are singing such completely different parts. I confess that I think I finally forced my voice upwards to being a soprano when I found out that, while I could sing the alto, harmony parts in a choir, if I was anywhere near the sopranos (who typically sang the main melody part), I would find myself singing something atrociously in between the two parts. I figured if I at least was singing the main melody, I could manage to stay on the right note.
Little Mermaid Medley is one you definitely will have to watch also. I swear it's a mini-version of the movie, completed in 7.5 minutes!
Watch 'Just Sing' (with the captions ON for introductions and snark) for a good overview of the fantastic artists that VP has collaborated with over the years.
Hoist the colours, Dream On, Dragonborn comes, Halo and Queen in 5 minutes are must sees. And a quick shoutout to Boybands in 5 minutes
That song is written and perform by Jermane Clement, new Zealander, whoop. He was a member of Flight of the Conchordes, a musical stand up duo, they had a TV show in the US for a bit too.
Layne the beatboxer, Geoff(Jeff) bass singer and Earl are 3 of the original 5 man group back to 1997.
Eli(Elly) bald guy with glasses joined in 2010-11.
Racheal has been ft. on several of their videos.
The bald guy (Eli) was also in the last one.
Definitely watch their recent Greatest Showman Medly, also with Rachel Potter. Goeff has some amazing bass parts in that one and a couple beautiful subharmonics in the beginning
Earl was a regular. Check out Queen in 5 minutes. He left the group about two years ago. Caesar the mohawk guy, replaced him.
Jay on was also a regular, check out my mother told me. He left last year and they have since kept rotating the 5th member.
Welcome to the VoicePlay rabbit hole. #TheatreKidOfACapella. Enjoy the ride. Also, check out the bass Geoff ( Jeff ) Castellucci's channel for his Low Bass Covers. You will be confused with some of their older videos as members have changed over the years. Rachel has done a few videos with them and has the perfect Disney Princess voice. The top right is Earl Elkins who left in 2020 he has had a beard. Geoff with him just growing his hair long and the babyface has never had a beard. Story Time. Geoff bass, Layne beatboxer, and Earl high tenor have been singing together since the 7th grade.
Very excited for you to keep going down the VoicePlay (and Geoff Castellucci solo channel) rabbit hole! My fave music on TH-cam right now. Rachel Potter really shines in VoicePlay's Little Mermaid (Geoff has an insane high to low slide in this one), Wicked, and Greatest Showman medleys. VoicePlay has so many good ones-- Enemy, Dream On, The Dragonborn Comes (Skyrim), Halo Theme, Hoist the Colours (Pirates of the Caribbean), and My Mother Told Me. Geoff's channel is fantastic with songs of all genres. His Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold from The Hobbit is deeper than the Mines of Moria.
Of their Disney medleys, Little Mermaid is my favorite. Lets everyone shine but I just love, love Geoff as lead in Poor Unfortunate Souls.
Rachel has been friends with Layne and Geoff since school. She's possibly the collaborator they've worked with most often, and would probably do even more except she's in Nashville and the guys are based in Orlando. Layne and Geoff have been singing together since middle school, and professionally since high school. Sometimes they still act like middle-schoolers (I have a 14-year-old son). If Geoff is in full body makeup (purple as Ursula in Little Mermaid, green in Kidnap the Sandy Claws, and grey/black in Oogie Boogie's song) you know Layne arranged it. Layne also arranged We Don't Talk About Bruno, in which Geoff is singing the part of the shapeshifter and at one point is wearing pink shorts and floral print blouse to match with Ashley Diane, who is singing the part of Isabella. (The costume rental place sent over two sizes. Turns out Geoff is exactly one ladies size larger than Ashley.) Geoff's arrangements lean more toward epic costume and sets -- Hoist the Colors, Dragonborn Comes, Dream On, etc. You also see leaps in his skill on his solo channel. Monster Mash and Headless Horseman are what sucked me in, and he keeps raising the bar with stuff like 16 Tons and Ain't No Sunshine.
You can track the release date of VoicePlay videos by which members are present (there is going to be changes in personnel when a group has been together since 1997), and the length of Geoff's hair. He started letting it grow just before he became a dad ("Priorities, man."). Baby William was about three months old when they filmed Moana. Watch "Just Sing" with the captions on and not only do you get to see many of their collaborators over the years, it shows Geoff and Tim Foust (bass singer of Home Free) side by side with a comment about their matching grey stripe. Tim has since cut his hair short. The guys in Home Free and VoicePlay became friends when they competed on The Sing-Off and toured afterward, and have appeared in each other's videos. They did one together, Survivor: Zombies vs Hillbillies, and it's hysterical.
No one has mentioned the "Frozen II" medley with a 15 year old Adriana Arellano. This medley is worth a listen as well.
Rachel Potter has been featured in at least 10 VP videos and she was a contestant on the "X Factor" in 2013 as well a playing Wednesday Addams in "The Addams Family Musical" on Broadway. If you haven't guessed, I am a big Rachel Potter fan.
If you are a gamer, you need to watch their "Halo" theme cover featuring original member Scott Porter. You may have seen him as Jason Street on "Friday Night Lights" (42 episodes), Nestor on "Caprica" (8 episodes) and Carol Corbett on "Lucifer" (6 episods), and as George Tucker on "Heart of Dixie" (76 episodes) as well as another 60 or so T.V. series and movies appearances. You should also watch their "The Dragon Born Comes" cover from "Skyrim" featuring Omar Cardona.
Some of VP has worked for Disney and Universal so staging, costuming, makeup are second nature to them. One of their previous baritones Tony Wakim opened a studio with Layne Stein (the beat-boxer) and VP uses PattyCake Studios regularly. Geoff Castellucci also does soloes that are phenomenal.
The group started out 20 years ago, so the lineup changes from time to time. The core 3 are Eli (tenor/Daughtry), Layne (Beatbox) and Geoff (Bass). Earl left the group a couple of years ago. JNone just left this past fall going into the military. Cesar is the newest/youngest member. If you check out Voice Play's song Just Sing (use subtitles, it tells who everyone is and how they connect).. You want goosebumps... Check out their Wicked Medley
Eli (bald guy), Layne (beatboxer) and Geoff (bass) you will always see in their videos. the fourth and fifth member will be changing a bit depending on how old the videos are. the oldest videos have Tony (baritenor) and Earl (big buff high tenor with or without beard). Tony left and got replaced by J.None (black guy, baritone). J.None left and got replaced by Cesar (latino baritone). Earl left a couple of years ago and hasn't been replaced yet, which is why they do collaborations to fill in the fifth spot.
Their Disney covers are great, and they really seem to have fun doing them, Little Mermaid is a must see. However if you want to see them taking more turns on their own and a great example of Geoff shaking the windows, try My Mother Told Me VoicePlay feat. Jose Rosario Jr. which is so unexpected
I just watched your first VP reaction video and then this one, and the second you said that you will be posting more reactions to VP, I subscribed to you. That being said, you NEED to watch their "Little Mermaid Medley", "Hoist the Colours" (absolutely epic and you finally get to hear how truly incredible Eli's [pronounced Elly] voice is), "My Mother Told Me", and "Warriors". Trust me on these. ;)
hey man you should react to their cover of Aerosmith song dream on
they also go in order to the movie and if ur curiouse about geoff he dose his own stuff
Disney Medley? The Little Mermaid!
Just overall VP-reaction: Carry on Wayward Son, Hoist the Colours and The Dragonborn Comes.
For some solo-Geoff I'd recommend: Far over the misty mountains high, Sixteen Tons and Take me home country roads!
Keep up with the great content man!
if you like this you’ll love their little mermaid ❤️🏴
They were on Sing-Off and did a fun number called Road Trip (get the version that has 9 Mil views). If you want a little of their history, check out Halo and Just Sing (make sure captions are on since they will tell you who all the people are and their claim to fame). Ones I consider great: Little Mermaid, Wicked, Hoist the Colours, Dragonborn Comes Skyrim, Queen in 5 Min, Boy Bands in 5 Min, Man in the Mirror, My Mother Told Me, We Don't Talk About Bruno, Friends on the Other Side, Warriors, Dream On, Enemy (the featured artist is the KPop singer AleXa who lives in S. Korea and wanted to do something with VoicePlay, once the song was settled on, she did her audio and video in Korea, sent them over, Eli (like jelly) incorporated them into VoicePlay's stuff. Layne (beatboxer) and Geoff alternate between doing the productions including, arrangements, video, audio, staging, costuming, makeup. They do send the premix audio to Ed Boyer for final sound. Eli does some backgrounds and the lighting. Layne and Tony (used to be in VP as baritone - can hear him in Road Trip and Phantom of the Opera) are partners in Pattycake Production Studios where VoicePlay does a lot of their staging. Geoff has a respectable set of solos ( I stumbled into Geoff and VoicePlay last October when Geoff did the Monster Mash, then VP did Hoist the Colours. WOW!
The little mermaid. Your reaction was great, it's so nice to see someone enjoy their work
Their Grim Grinning Ghosts and Mean One Mr Grinch is pretty good, Geoffs Headless Horseman, 16 Tons, and Bear Necessities are some of my favorites of his solo work
They also do duo work. They get down with Home Free doing I'm a Survivor with Zombies.
Speaking of the crab from Moana. Checkout Jonathan Young do a Metal Cover of "Shiny".....
They're missing a baritone here. There was a year and three month gap in 2016-2017 between when Tony Wakim left the group and when JNone joined them. So, they have Rachel in as a guest, partly because they're short-handed and also because they need a female voice to do this medley properly anyway.
The big guy, Earl Elkins, was the high tenor. Founding member. Earl left in 2020. His spot is still open now.
JNone left in 2021, was replaced by Cesar De La Rosa.
You want to see Rachel Potter again, watch their Little Mermaid medley.
You want to see another outstanding female guest artist (Adriana Arellano), check out You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch.
Adrianna was 16 at the time!!!
I have loved your recent reactions to Voice Play and am so glad you found them! They are a group from Orlando Florida and all have worked as performers at Universal and/or Disney theme parks while attending college in Orlando. Their Disney covers are the best so I am really looking foward to your reactions. As other comments have stated, Their little Mermaid Medley is a must for you to see as it is one of their best Disney covers along with "Hoist The Colours" (Pirates of The Caribbean) and "We Don't Talk About Bruno. As I mentioned before in the last reaction, they are enthusiastic gamers and have some great videos related to gaming. They have had some member changes and have frequent guest singers that they have known since their high school choir and drama club days or back in their college days and performing together at the theme parks. Rachel Potter performs with Voice Play in quite a few of their videos and has been a good friend performing with them since high school. Rachel Potter was also Ariel in the Little Mermaid Show at Disney's Magic Kingdom for 5 years so she is great in their Little Mermaid Medley. I am a new subscriber excited to be on this journey with you.
She's worked for Disney, Broadway, etc. Rachel is good. Check out the Encanto song "We Don't Talk About Bruno". The featured artist in that on is Ashley Diane.
I’m a new subscriber I love your voiceplay reactions. Voiceplay first started in 1997(they where known as 4two5 back then) they have had some member changes over the years. They where on the sing off with homefree season 4 I think. Voiceplay and homefree members are friends and have been in videos with each other. All of there videos are great. You really can’t go wrong with any of them. The little mermaid medley is awesome and features Rachel Potter as well. Zombie vs hillbillies is voice play and homefree together and shows a lot of the founding members. For newer videos hoist the colors( from pirates of the Caribbean 3) is great, the greatest showman medley, wicked medley is great as well. Just sing gives a good breakdown of members as well as has a lot of special guest singers in it( have the captions on for this video because it tells you who everyone is. I’m looking forward to seeing more of your reactions.
I've been subbed to you for a while now and it's freaking great to see you getting into Acapella with Home Free and VoicePlay. VP did a Little Mermaid medley also. If you love this one that much, you will love that one also! Keep up the good work! If you do more Home Free, I can guarantee you the Home Fries will flock in and give you that 50K...LOL
They always do great medleys 😀
You should check out Geoff Castelucci’s (the bass’s) solo stuff. Big Bad John, Sixteen Tons, and Blackbird really show off his range and Monster Mash is just plain fun.
I concur with Melissa G, Little Mermaid is amazing. Two of VoicePlay's members actually left in the last year, Earl had a health scare, J None joined the Navy (choir). VP has filled one slot with Cesar (check out We Don't Talk About Bruno, We're Good, Dragonborn Comes, Halo (also has first beat-boxer with VP in high school - Left for Hollywood - was in Lucifer, Friday Night Lights), Dream On, etc). Wicked is also superb as is Phantom of the Opera.
Somebody new to check out. A group called "Walk Off The Earth". Check out their cover of "Old Town Road", with weird instruments. They go on tour and have lots of followers they call "W.O.T.E.lings". They aren't all Acapella though. Also watch their cover of "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye. They all play the same guitar while doing their singing parts. It's funny and interesting! Thanks!
Glad to see you're getting into VoicePlay! 😎👍💯
Little mermaid medley is my fav!! And the wicked medley too
Little mermaid,hoist the colours,dragon born comes are some of my favorites of theirs
The Little Mermaid is a must if you liked this one!
Little mermaid is a must, friends on the other side is awesome but not a medley, Hercules is great, once upon a dream is one of my favorites for reactions
for Disney you can react to the medley of Heroes, Villains and Sidekicks, and more and if you want there are some other music that people don't react much and which are also very good like: Your a mean one Mr Grinch, My Shot, Mission Jingle Bells, TWENTY ØNE PILØTS MASHUP, Warriors, and Trapped Billie Eilish, Panic in 4 min part 1 and 2 (those 3 in that order are making a little story) Enjoy!
Yes the songs follow the chronological order of the movie (for all the medleys I have heard).
You have not done any Voiceplay recently... 2023 was a phenomenal year for VP... maybe a revisit is due?
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Subscribed. Great reaction!
If you like Disney songs and medlies, another group to check out is Voctave. They’re also a capella and AMAZING.
the bass is named Geoff Castellucci, check his cover of 16 tons
Do their queen in 5, and a thing about bass singers I've learned via voice teacher reactions. A bass singer has the greatest range flexibility potential as Low notes need relaxation of the muscles and natural muscle size. The higher you go needs more muscle tension. Tenors usually have naturally tensioned vocal muscles and can only learn to release the tension so much while a bass can learn to tension and shape as needed. They may not hit the upper range of tenors but they can knock on their doors and givem something to sweat about.
So glad you found Voice Play, and Geoff Castellucci! You ask great questions, and I hope the comments help fill in blanks. If you like bass singers, check out the Bass Gang's TH-cam Channel. They also are tremendous and worth reviewing in your future.
They do Disney very well, no question. BUT....I highly recommend you look at ALL their stuff from Phantom of the Opera to Aerosmith, to Christmas carols & video game themes! My only complaint as a #Voiceplaya4Life is that I can't discover them the way new people are able to anymore. Enjoy, my guy - it's a great journey!
As to your question about the makeup of the group. At the time of this video their 'lead' was Tony, and he had just left the group to pursue other interests. So they featured several artists to explore their options. But the core members remaining here are Eli (pronounced Ellie - the bald gentleman), Earl (tenor, who is playing Maui), Layne (beatboxer) and Geoff (bass, Jeff). They eventually welcomed J. None into the group and had a nice run. However at the beginning of this year/end of last year, J.None joined the military and left, and Earl also left (not sure about why on that) - so now the group is Eli, Layne, Geoff, & Cesar De La Rosa! They do, quite frequently, collab with other artists ...and other acapella groups like Home Free!
Well, I think that should get you through the basics. Glad you enjoyed it!
So most people are saying to watch The Little Mermaid video. Here are a few more that are really good: This is Halloween, The Dragonborn Comes Skyrim, Hoist the Colors, My Mother Told Me, and Queen in 5 Minutes.
I'd definitely recommend Little Mermaid medley or their "We don't talk about Bruno" - Both of them are amazing, but the Encanto one might be my preferred of the two simply because I love that song so much.
Little Mermaid by voiceplay for sure... But get into Geoff's solo videos... They are mind blowing... And Moana for sure is a top 5 soundtrack for sure
Love there version of We Don't Talk About Bruno
If you want to continue doing Disney medleys, watch the little mermaid medley. However, I personally really like hoist the colors and the halo theme, as well as Dragonborn comes
Voiceplay has a LIttle mermaid Medley as well
This is not a Disney movie but Halo cover and the Little mermaid
I love you and everyone watching
Please check out the bass singer Geoff Castellucci's TH-cam channel, he does covers of songs and will completely blow you away with his vocal range! also you should check out The Bass Gang, a group of bass singers doing covers!
Love Voctave, but please do the a capella video of Voctave doing Disney Princess Melody.
You have to watch Dream on cover by them. it's so good!!
If you like the Disney songs, Pull up the Disney Princess Medley by Voctave. Fantastic.
Aladdin has a hell of a soundtrack. But Lion King wins all day. Hans Zimmer always.
Yeah I’ve never seen Moana, but I do love me this medley
Geoff is just another - original - spelling of Jeff. The chunky guy you see in this one, Earl, has since left, so that in the other big Disney video - The LIttle Mermaid - he isn't not there, but another singer, J.None is. However Racehl Potter does appear in that one too, as Ariel, which she played for a long time on stage. Earl also appears in many other videos, in later ones with a full beard, before he left the group. He has a very high tenor voice at times. Layne, beatboxer, Geoff, bass, and Earl were singing together since middle school, so over twenty years. Eli, the little bald one, has been with then a long time but sang with rock bands previously. Geoff has an amazing voice and a very wide range but even talking it's impressive.
Little Mermaid is probably the best of voiceplay... They also have Frozen II medley and Princess and the Frog
Little Mermaid should be next for Disney, but check out Just Sing as well and be sure to have captions on!
The Little mermaid and frozen 2are great. X
I know it's been a couple weeks but you should listen to some of Geoff's solo stuff! Blackbirds or like 16 tons. They're so fucking good man!
I would love to see your reaction to Home free Brothers in arms.
The little mermaid please! :)
You should check out How Far I'll Go - No Resolve (rock cover)
you should react to their "road trip" video even if it's not a disney medley it's really funny.
the dude doing maui's part, is the dude with the big beard in oogie boogie's song, he just shaved
You should see voctave princess medley and movie medley
Welcome to the voiceplay rabbit hole my freind also the did a boy band medley
And your a mean one mr. Grinch Geoff kills it
If you would like to see Rachel on Broadway, here is a clip of her performing "Pulled" from "The Addams Family Musical". th-cam.com/video/1O1VC_JmCxU/w-d-xo.html
Encanto!
and yes, Geoff=Jeff (he said so himself lol)
Great reaction
Please react to voiceplay hoist the colours ( pirates of caraibbian song) please
the big guy was with voice play but he left the group a while ago
You earned a Sub
Earl had a beard in Oogey Boogey
So the bass singer is geoff castalucci
Little mermaid please! Or We don’t talk about Bruno.
If you like Disney, you need to check our their Little Mermaid and Bruno.
when it comes to what order they do the songs in a medley, it depends. in some they do chronological order, in some they don't. they tend to try doing it in order for medleys from a movie at least, but sometimes they shift them around a bit to make them flow better.
Do their little mermaid medley
I enjoy this one but... The little mermaid medley is wayyyyy better. My recommendation however, would be Hoist the Colours because, holy God.....
I think that one shows some fun Geoff (yes pronounced Jeff) moments, but it also shows how incredible Eli (bald guy) can really be.