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Pentatonix rules of thumb: If you're asking, "Is that MITCH?", it's Mitch. If you're thinking, "That can't ALL be Kevin...", it's all Kevin.
It absolutely *can* all be Kevin, but Avi *is* helping him round out the beat/feel with some of his classic effects and overtone singing on this particular track.
Mitch the chameleon. I love his different getups.
This was their first of three grammys. Grammy's actually changed a category to be able to include them. This was recorded at home, mainly in the closet, for under $400. Kevin couldn't wear the contacts because they irritated his eyes too much. Hence the glasses. But they still kept with the Daft Punk feel😉
and they were nominated for their 4th Grammy today, for Evergreen!
I can't wear special colored contacts because my eyesight sucks so bad and I have astigmatism 🥲 I thought it might be something like that for him
@@scalespersecond his was more like an allergy, made his eyes super red, and watery, and just uncomfortable.
Actually Avi had the irritation in his eyes. The blue contacts didn’t work with Kevin’s dark color eyes.
The contacts also affected Avi’s eyes, kind of severely, If you look at his eyes in the video, you can see they’re slightly red
They have an invisible 6th member, arranger/producer Ben Bram. The 6 of them work out the arrangement together (2 of their 3 Grammies have all six names), with Ben creating the sheet music.
Also, the concert is a Christmas concert, so check out some of their many Christmas albums. They just put out a album, Holidays around the world, at the end of October, so check that out. (Only 1 MV so far, though.) Also, just today PTX was nominated for a Grammy for last year’s Christmas album, Evergreen.
One thing you will find about this group is lack of individual ego. They do what is best for the song, realizing that the supporting background is every bit as important as the lead. Some songs they slide back and forth so seamlessly between lead and background it is mind boggling.
They all have a deep admiration for each other's talents.
They are a gift to us all........and I hope they win the Grammy for their "Evergreen" album. They are up against some heavy hitters.
I know, we gotta get Matt a Grammy!
Amen! PTX deserves that Grammy more than everyone else on the roster. (Opposed? Anyone?? Didn’t think so.) 😊
@@kurtfroberg3608 , I wonder if Diana Ross will get the vote because she is aging out.
That is perfectly said and the secret of the success. As a famous pro coach once said...ITS AMAZING what we can accomplish when no one cares who gets the credit
@@heidi_d - so true, Matt has been with them as long as Avi was now - six years - and though I loved Avi I love Matt too and he so deserves to get a Grammy with them
Love how you went from “I don’t know these guys and I don’t know if I
I’m going to like them” to “YAY!! I’m going to a Pentatonix concert!” In the space of a few weeks 😊
LOL I fell kinda hard pretty quick! can't believe I was so wrong about them! but really I think being a better person is admitting when you're wrong and in this case, I was way wrong!
Yeah! I loved watching you get Mitch slapped when you watched Halelulia :-)
so the wind sounds are actually coming from avi (the base). he can sing and do that at the same time it’s crazy
Right - there's a video where Avi explains his use of overtone while singing, "The Lion Sleeps Tonight." Crazy talented!
*bass*
@@annh. ty i can’t spell
Yea, Avi can sing more than one pitch at a time. The lion king video mentioned above demonstrates it. 🤯
This one really shows off their mastery of percussion/beatboxing. Doing a cappella EDM is a pretty specialized talent! Kevin and Avi lived together in the early years, and worked on how best to support each other to maintain a continuous beat and fill up the space between the melodic notes. In some songs the effects flow between them so well it's hard to tell who's doing what. I'm a fan of the one-take videos that allow us to follow each member through the entire arrangement. Their cover of Kiiara's "Gold" is a favourite. If you don't know the original, watch it first to see how Mitch took the digital treatment that Kiiara used, and reproduced it, seemingly effortlessly, with just his mouth. Love your PTX reactions!
Gold might be my favorite song of theirs, because it's crazy how well they do a digital song using only their voices. I recommend it all the time. And also tell people to at least listen to the original first to understand the sheer genius that is Mitch in particular.
@@super_siri It's one of my fave's, too. They make it look effortless.
@@kayecastleman6353 they do. They make it look like a stroll in the park versus vocal calisthenics, which is essentially what they do.
Gold is a masterpiece, and it is one of my favorites too. They do make it look effortless. Note also how, even though all of their entrances are spot on, none of them are even looking at each other. It may _look_ effortless, but they clearly put an enormous amount of effort into practice in order to get it to that level of perfection.
here on You Tube Pentatonix LIVE: "Daft Punk" Hollywood Bowl 2022 Also, you've gotta do Kevin Olusola solo - like each member of PTX, he blends (read edits) his talent for the group. His loop of "Down" is popular, but his original "Renegade" should answer a lot of your questions, and it's a wonderful departure
Kevin Olusola
So jealous you're going to see them! Avi and Kevin were stellar with the bass line and percussion. They worked so well together that it really sounds like there was layering. I assure you, there was not. Avi is skilled at overtone singing. Cliffsnotes: that means he can manipulate his voice so that it sounds like multiple voices are singing at different frequencies. Basically, he's a freaking alien!
Avi's overtones are legendary. I kinda miss them.
@@kayecastleman6353 Enjoy Avi's overtones th-cam.com/users/shortsuPQmfo3f3vM
@@RiverOwl427 Thanks! 💖
@@RiverOwl427 Thanks!
Except a LOT of people can overtone sing. Not like the alien from Fifth Element, who basically was 3 people in one (although I've heard impressive solo covers of that song). And Avi is exceptionally gifted at it, but there are many people in the world who can pull it off.
The hum you were hearing was just Avi. He's WILD.
Every reactor ever reacting to a variety of PTX songs: Is that Mitch???
🤣🤣 and yes. Yes it is.
So exciting about you getting tix for the concert- I get to go to their first concert of the tour (and my first ever) on this Thursday!! 🎉🎉🎉 I recommend their live recording Popspring 2016 ( 3 originals and their Evolution of Michael Jackson)! It is 🔥🔥🔥and will get you in concert mode 😁
It’s almost like Aha Singapore, “Where’s Kevin?”😂
@@lisab4109 Exactly! 🤣
PTX FAQ
Question #1: Is that Mitch?
Anser: Yes.
Avi can hold melody and make swishing noises at the same time! He does some crazy mountain singing. A 2 fer!
This is baby tonic! The voices are still the same but they were so young here. I’m sure someone already said but they won their 1st Grammy for this one. I know that Kevin, Avi and Scott had a lot to do with the arrangements, but also think they all give input towards their own parts. So happy you are getting to see them live!! Their concerts are amazing!! Some great live videos out there from their concert in September at the Hollywood Bowl. Also the live videos from last year’s Christmas Concert - PTXperience. My favorite is Joyful, Joyful!! Sooooo good!!
They did this one when I saw them Saturday second concert of this tour. They heavily did songs from Evergreen not from the new album
And they were just nominated for their 4th Grammy for their album, Evergreen!!!
I'm sure it's been mentioned before. Mitch and Kirsten are chameleons. Especially Mitch. They change their looks often. But it's always them🥰
It's amazing what you can do with $400 and a whole lot of creativity. If you want to have a whole lot of fun and see yet another side of Pentatonix, check out their version of Can't Hold Us. I always go back to that one.
That was just the cost for the recording equipment. They still had to pay for the video to be edited, but I'm pretty sure they cut a deal with the company, and they still use that company to this day.
I am going to HIGHLY second a reaction to the cover of GOLD. Just them a couch and microphones. It shows really well the parts. And the bass and percussion is unmatched
There is a backstage performance where they did this for VIPs without microphones. Unfortunately, the cellphone audio tends to wash out Avi and Kevin, but it gives you a great insight into just how little manipulation is actually done in production - the "electronic" effects like skipping, wavering and such are actually the way they sing it and not added later. You can find some live recordings with microphones out there too. I think they did it on a radio show live and the sound/mix is better than the cellphone recording.
Although Mitch and Kirsty do sometimes change their looks dramatically, Avi is the only one to have left the group. He did so amicably to spend more time with family and just for mental health because of a grueling schedule. Avi helped find their next member, Matt Sallee, who's still with them.
There’s a youtuber’s pentatonix fan channel (Miles Ruben) who recorded their Hollywood bowl livestream and chopped it up by song, one of which is daft punk. So provided it doesn’t get taken out down you don’t have to rely on an un-miked video from a cellphone in the back of a green room to hear Daft Punk Medley live.
They just got nominated for their 4th Grammy for Evergreen. Congrats PTX.
🎶❤🎵
Their Christmas album Evergreen is up for a 2023 Grammy, so I do recommend that and all their Christmas and non-Christmas albums.
How about "Pentatonix - The Making of Evergreen"? (Or is it the RECORDING of Evergreen? 🤔 ) No copyright problems and he could see them working on the arrangements and see the recording process?!
@@mecfstraveler, it's "The Recording of Evergreen" but the making also works when searching;
Linky: th-cam.com/video/M60SKKkQLqo/w-d-xo.html
One thing that not a lot of non-fans are aware of, is that initially it was just the three 'singers', Scott, Mitch and Kirstie. And between them, they also had some skill with Beat Boxing (Mitch mainly, iirc), Scott can hit Bass notes as well, in fact, Scott often covers for Avi or Matt in songs with the Bass singers do their parts.
When they went to try out for 'The Sing Off', there was a minimum group size of 5.
One of Scott's friends knew Avi and suggested him for the Bass. They found Kevin off of TH-cam from his 'Cello-boxing' video.
They all met for the first time literally a few days before the tryouts.
That being said, Avi also does some beat-boxing, and as others have mentioned, can do Overtone singing. Many of the 'whoosh' sounds in songs is actually Avi helping Kevin out. Memory serves in 'The Sing Off', one song had a inhaling-whoosh, and and exhaling.. Kevin took one side, Avi took the others.
As for Overtone singing, think of it as whistling one note, (mouth only) and then adding a note from the throat (Usually his bass, but not always). It can be a pretty alien sounding note/tone at times, but other times it's very distinctly two different ones.
Since it's a Christmas concert, I'd concentrate on their Christmas music (which is amazing!) You should listen to their latest album as they are likely to do several songs from it. Unfortunately only one video (so far), but we'll watch you react to audio only! The one with the music video is Prayers for this World. Watch that at a minimum as I can almost guarantee they will do it. Be aware that this album has a number of instruments in it and the majority have featured artists from around the world; I'd say around half the songs have instruments, but they are so amazing! Other great ones from the album are Kid on Christmas (featuring Meghan Trainor), Love Came on Christmas (featuring Grace Lokwa), Hark The Harold Angels Sing (featuring Hiba Tawaji) and Invincible (featuring Shreya Ghoshal).
Also they will likely do songs from their (as of yesterday) Grammy nominated album Evergreen. From there try The Prayer (has a video), Over the River (has a video; features Lindsay Stirling), Evergreen (no official video; has guitar in it), My Heart with You (should be a video from their TV special last year), and I Saw Three Ships (no video).
They will also no doubt do songs from older albums too. Try Mary Did You Know (video), Joyful Joyful (live video from their Evergreen concert last year), 12 Days of Christmas (video), Thank You (video; has piano and cello), Amazing Grace (video), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (video), Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy (video and won a Grammy for it), Oh Come All Ye Faithful (video), and The Little Drummer Boy (video).
Suggestion for your next reaction: Their Popspring 2016 performance. You get three original songs and Evolution of Michael Jackson.
There's actually a video of them performing "Daft Punk" without any mics.
There's an article on Grammy about how they arranged this medley, but somehow I only get a blank page when I clicked the article. Maybe you'll have better luck. "How Pentatonix arranged tight harmonies on 'Daft Punk'""
On their arranging process, from an interview:
MC: How is material chosen? Who does the arranging and how do you take a well-established pop hit and make it a Pentatonix tune?
Hoying: We pick a song with a great melody that we can agree on. Five of us sit in a circle. Kevin starts with a beat and Matt will sing the bassline. Then we improvise the lead and backgrounds over that and record voice memos to capture those raw moments. It’s really messy, super sloppy. We give those improvisations to *Ben Bram* , who translates everything to paper with all the little details and mistakes. He takes what we come up with organically and creates a structured arrangement that is “singalongable.” Then we work out the other details later. I consider “Hallelujah” our best arrangement ever and it was the biggest song in our history. We sang through it only one time before Ben cleaned it up.
Mitch Grassi: It’s a crazy process with crazy chemistry. We put a phone in the middle of that circle and stumble through the song, make up parts as we go along, and then everything has to be cleaned up so it sounds listenable.
During COVID social-distancing situation, they arrange online via Zoom. Ben would screen-share the music sheet of the arrangement and members of Pentatonix would tell him or "sing" him their ideas.
Thanks for that info. I knew they bounced ideas off each other...I've seen some clips of "during the tours" vids that show them getting together on the bus or in a hotel room and doing the "bounce it around" way they deal with new songs they want to try out. It's quite fascinating how well they all work as a group without any egos or grousing.
There's no wonder why they got a Grammy for this. It's brilliant! I think Avi and Kevin are the stars in this one. I miss Avi!
Ben Bram is Pentatonix's vocal arranger, collaborator, music producer, and engineer. You can search TH-cam for "Pentatonix Daft Punk mix private performance". The private performance was made available by the Make a Wish Foundation... pretty cool!
Is that the performance where they do it completely without mics?
@@Gwennedd Yes.
Please please go check out some of avi's songs that he has released as a soloist! Its completely different but so so good. My personal favorite is Change on the Rise😍😊
I'd recommend you check out Avi's latest video, a live studio recording at Sunset Sound in LA of his original song "When I'm a Fool", featuring some of the best studio musicians in LA, and with producer Shooter Jennings on the black Gibson SG. Great jam session toward the end. th-cam.com/video/LE24UTH3pmQ/w-d-xo.html
TOTALLY AGREEEE
This won them their very first Grammy. Avi mentioned Run To You, which is a beautiful original song they wrote. You should check it ot.
You should check out their performances on the Sing Off ( in order by the week). You can see how they developed. Scott, Mitch and Kirstie were all 19 when they competed on the show.
They were amazing 👏 particularly when they were given the challenge to rearranged songs chosen for them.
Mitch is younger, he was 18 and he actually skipped his HS graduation to film the Sing Off
I loved when they did “Video Killed the Radio Star” 🤩
In one of the videos you mentioned wanting to hear Kevin sing lead. The two best songs for that are Mary did you know and Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone). there is a compilation of reactions to Kevin singing in Amazing grace because it is just so beautiful.
I also like imagine
If you ever have to ask is that Mitch? or is that Kirstin? It's them. They never left the group. Also Avi the bass sings overtones so he is the one doing the buzzing sound. They did use to do it live. There's video out there ✌❤😎
Good reaction again and I'm looking forward to your concert videos.
I suggest that you try Love Again which is one of their originals and like Daft Punk is EDM influenced. Brilliant bass, beatboxing and Mitch! And of course, harmonies. Great fun.
Getting information on this video in the comments is like a game of telephone... everyone is so excited to be the first to give "facts" they also read in a comment section, yet no one gets it quite right and so every new thing I read is more wrong 🤦🏻♀️
The studio they had booked fell through, so, yeah, they recorded the *audio* in a bedroom closet. The video was recorded in the kitchen... but by a professional company called Fifgen Films. There's actually a behind the scenes writeup by Fifgen in a Lighting & Photography blog. Scott is the one responsible for saying "for $400" but Fifgen said that was more like the cost of supplies.
The Grammy PTX won for this one was for the arrangement, not the video. PTX and Ben Bram were all named... and, yeah, the category was renamed from Best Instrumental Arrangement to Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Capella that year specifically so they could be nominated. They won the same Grammy the following year for Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, as well. The year after that they won a *performance* Grammy, Best Country Group Or Duo for their performance of Jolene with Dolly Parton. It was just announced that last year's Christmas album, Evergreen, got nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album up against the likes of Kelly Clarkson and Michael Buble'.
Okay, so... live:
2015 off-mic VIP performance:
th-cam.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/w-d-xo.html
Sept 28, 2022 concert livestream:
th-cam.com/video/a8PZ7_KMGM4/w-d-xo.html
So depending on if you are more interested in off-mic raw vocals or what they sound like singing it *now* (less than 2 months ago), there you go.
Also, all five of them plus their producer arrange their music. Ben Bram is the pro, but don't sleep on the band. They mostly bring Ben in if they are doing something really complicated or to polish something they were working on. All six of them were named on both their arranging Grammys for a reason. There are actually videos on YT of Scott, Mitch and Kirstie singing pop songs they arranged themselves *in high school*.
But good videos to watch regarding them arranging and how they do it are:
1) This 15 minute fan compilation of all the times PTX were working on songs during their mini-documentaries in the early (Avi) years -
th-cam.com/video/XbxPnbC9vnk/w-d-xo.html
2) The Making Of Evergreen (don't have the link offhand but that's what it's called). I think it's 18 minutes long... it's the second week of recording, so you don't see the actual arranging, but you do get them fine-tuning the arrangements and you get to see how they work together as well as some fun recording moments. This was last August, so with Matt.
As for the concert... it should be an interesting one. They always sprinkle in some of their past Christmas (and some non-Christmas) songs, but I'm sure they'll have a ton from their new release. The fun thing there is that almost all of those songs feature guest artists, so in concert you'll get all new arrangements with the members taking the leads instead. I always prefer those... get me some good audio to bootleg, eh? 🤣
Well maybe not as complete as your information, is there anything that you have seen that someone mentioned that was wrong? Your information may be slightly more detailed, but I don't see how it differentiates from anything that anyone else said.
I was one of the first commenters. And I mentioned that it was mostly done in a closet. Keyword, mostly.
I mentioned that the Grammys category was changed. Although I did not specify what it was changed from or to.
But I guess, my information was false because it was not as complete as yours. Thank you for comparing us all to a game of whisper down the lane
Definitely check out the live version of this from the Hollywood Bowl (Miles Reuben's channel).
for the concert you should listen to their Christmas music since its a Christmas concert. From the sneak peaks it looks like they'll be singing White Winter Hymnal and Making Christmas from their older songs, there's also God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen which their usually perform, they might do The Prayer. You should also check out Joyful Joyful (Live form the evergreen Experience). They livestreamed their Xmas concert last year, this song is on youtube :)
1. Yes, that's Mitch. They're wearing blue contacts. Also, this was something like 2013 or 2014, so we're talking Babytonix here.
2. Not layered. They also do this live, and it's virtually identical except for the visual effects.
3. Kevin is one of the best beatboxers in the world, if not *the* best. With Avi for bass they had an unbeatable rhythm section. And Matt (the new bass, since Avi left in 2017) is well on his way to being spectacular.
4. The general pattern is that they sit around in a circle with Ben Bram (AKA the 6th member of Pentatonix) and come up with an arrangement that works for all of them. Ben is the official arranger, but they all have a say. Note that this is a medley.
5. Recorded in Avi's closet for the acoustics, video recorded at a kitchen table, total budget $400, and then it won them their first Grammy. NARAL had to change "Best Arrangement Instrumental" to "Best Arrangement Instrumental or A Capella" in order to get a category to fit it into.
6. Private performance, recorded with someone's cell phone but no distracting fan noise: th-cam.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/w-d-xo.html
Congratulations on the concert tickets!
My husband killed himself about 9 months ago, and I just discovered Pentatonix 2 or 3 months ago - their music has made a horrendous time a little easier. And I bought tickets for *my* first concert the night they released the audio of "Prayers For This World." A friend and I will be going this Sunday. We could only afford seats in the nosebleed section, but we are darn well going to go and we're going to have a blast. Maybe in a few years we'll be able to afford a meet and greet. 🤞
All true, except they DO layer in their recordings. Most artists do it. It’s been talked about by Ben Bram most recently in his interview with Jacob Restituto. It doesn’t take away from their talent though, and they don’t add extra parts, it just helps make a fuller sound.
I’m so sorry for the pain you must be experiencing and I’m so thankful Pentatonix exists to help u thru this horrible time. I hope u enjoyed the concert. Love from Oakland ❤️
@@AnjeannetteMarie-Swifie4Ever
Thank you.
On the 19th a man with an assault rifle walked into Club Q, a Queer nightclub in Colorado Springs, about 70 miles south of my home, and attempted to recreate the horror of the Pulse massacre from 2016. This time we got lucky. One of the men who was there saw people he loved being murdered and ran *toward* the danger, rather than away, and, astonishingly, actually managed to take down a man wielding an assault rifle, using his bare hands. Because of him, this time we "only" lost 5 people. One was the mother of an 11 year old boy. She died while trying to protect others, so there was more than one hero present.
I first heard about the atrocity at Club Q the next night while sitting in the Ball Arena, checking email on my phone while waiting for Pentatonix to come on stage. It was a good concert, but obviously it wasn't as much fun as I'd anticipated.
I have loved, and lost, so *many* queer friends over the years, to everything from AIDS to suicide to old age and heart failure, and the thought of any of them, or of the queer friends I have now, being at Club Q on the 19th, chills me. Beyond that, Club Q brought back all those old losses, just when I'm having to deal with this newer loss.
I've been listening to SuperFruit's rendition of Katy Perry's "Rise" ever since. It got me through Thanksgiving, which was very bleak this year, and I expect it to get me through Christmas, and my birthday next month. I've downloaded it and put it on my permanent playlist. It speaks to me of defiance of the odds, and hope, and empowerment, and right now those are the things I most need. And several hugs, of course - fortunately I have good friends for those, and I'll be able to meet with several this weekend, at *last* - I've come to hate Zoom meetings.
You are going to have a blast at their concert. I've been to two of them and I'm glad i was alive to experience it. I cannot wait until your video reporting back about your experience.
I totally understand your excitement about getting to see Pentatonix. I discovered their music a couple of years ago and immediately wanted to see them perform, but I live in Taiwan and figured I'd never get the chance. Then suddenly last month I found out they're going to perform in Singapore in March (on my 60th birthday!) so of course I bought concert and plane tickets. I can't wait. Oh, and I'm enjoying your reactions so far!
They don't do covers. They do upgrades.😉
They don't release anything until they feel they've got it right. Hence 5 years for Bohemian Rhapsody🥰
They do a lot of the arranging themselves, with Ben Bram helping out.🥰
If you are curious watch their cover of "Radioactive" with Lindsey Sterling where you can see Kevin cello-box.
their ability to make multiple songs sound like one is nothing less than astounding...in this case 7, seven freaking songs and it's seamless. They are the pinnacle of a cappella
Oh you are SUCH A Pentaholic now! This is now my favorite reaction channel currently. I remember in your first reaction you were legit hesitant and you were all but certain that this genre wasn't up your alley. Now look at you with your tickets in hand. And you haven't even reacted to any of their Christmas music yet. Better get on it! Ramp up your reactions and not only will we enjoy them, but I can guarantee your channel will grow once word gets out.
I predict 50k subscribers by the time you go to the concert if you release one PTX reaction a day (give or take).
SUGGESTIONS: "O Come, All Ye Faithful", "Carol of the Bells", "Little Drummer Boy".
Congrats on the tickets 🥳 they are amazing live. I saw them right after Matt joined and Avi left. At the time I wasn't following as closely so I was like who the hell is this guy😬 it was an amazing show🥰
You should check out their behind the scenes mini documentary on the making of the Evergreen album it’s awesome-
The live version from their tour last year:
Joyful Joyful
Also:
thank you
Through the woods
12 days of Christmas
I saw three ships, Evergreen, My heart with you- from their BYU performance
Mary did you know
Off their holidays around the world album-
Track 4
Track 5
Track 10
Track 12
Are all ones I’d highly recommend checking out-they use instruments from around the world on this one-(tho not on all songs) if they do choose to add instruments it’s so tastefully done it only adds to the experience-they had collaborations w/artist from different cultures too-
Dance of the sugar plum fairy
God rest Ye Merry gentleman
That’s Christmas to me
The prayer
These are a few of my favorite things
Just a few to look through:-)
…and Enjoy!
They are so many but these are a few top favs to maybe try, maybe just click on the ones you’d like to try! That works too!
But I’d definitely try out the Ebergreen behind the scenes, it’s fun and enlightening
It should’ve read “over the River”!
Not “through the Woods”:-)
wait WAIT till you see them in person... I had the chance to see them a couple of years back, when Avi was still in the band and they were AMAZING !!!!!!
They performed this live at the Hollywood Bowl last month. They live streamed the concert, so people put up songs on TH-cam. Should be pretty easy for you to find
Miles Reuben's videos are the best from that concert. He also has them categorised into separate songs so the one you want would be easy to find.
Here's the link. th-cam.com/video/a8PZ7_KMGM4/w-d-xo.html
My absolute favourite is their cover of Kiiara's "Gold"
"who is this guy" LoL Mitch the chameleon gets another one. When he wears glasses people can't tell who he is. The Clark Kent of Pentatonix. Congrats on the concert they will blow you away with how much it sounds like the tracks.
So happy you’re going to see them live, they are so amazing! I’m going in less than 48 hours ❤️.
The interesting thing about Avi is he can sing 2 notes at the same time. Love your video!’
Been watching for this to post for days!! Love your reaction to PTX and hope you enjoy the concert!
They are awesome! Have you watched their Sing-Off journey? All great, esp Video Killed the Radio Star and Dog Days Are Over.
If you're talking about the whistle note, that's Avi.
Definitely need to do The Sing-Off journey. Especially with judges commentary so many great hits from fledgling/ baby PTX🥰
Got to love the original pentaholic and🍖&🥔s. 🤭🤭
I absolutely loved Dogs Days are Over.. on their Sing-Off Journey
@@ParanormalNana It's sooooo good! I often rewatch the video.
I think one of the reasons the beat boxer sounds so good is because of how well he layers with Avi. They are in perfect sing just like a bass player and drummer would be, and it adds a lot of range to Kevin's vocal drum kit, like making his different tuned toms loud and full.
The wind is Avi. Avi and Kevin are such a team! If Kevin can’t do it all , Avi picks it up and does it. They support each other whatever is needed. Avi can make lots of sounds and that is not his lowest note.
I CRIED like 5 times when I saw them in concert 😭
You HAVE to do Carol of the Bells. Live or studio, they're both incredible
I’m usually here for the BTS reactions but I do really appreciate and respect the amount of versatility, creativity and talent Pentatonix possesses. I don’t know a lot about them and I probably know a handful of songs, but might need to change that! 😱❤️
Pentatonix did a cover of Butter and Dynamite--together. I think you'd enjoy it. :)
#5 and man don't they all look like they LOVE their jobs. Wish I had that much fun at work when I was younger. Again, another great review with your shocked looks. On to #6
Yes thats Mitch. Im seeing them Dec 6 in Indy. Excited for you.
I love your reactions - believe it or not sometimes I STILL get the same looks on my face, it truly NEVER gets old!!!
A recent live of this song that was done “Daft Punk” Pentatonix live at the Hollywood Bowl 2022 live stream th-cam.com/video/a8PZ7_KMGM4/w-d-xo.html
Because this one is recent the Matt is the one singing bass now. Unfortunately Avi is no longer with the group. He has some music out which I love as well. But I'm happy for you and I hope you and the Mrs have a great time! Enjoy!
My favorite thing is to watch Avi's mouth to see how he is adding to Kevin's part. So impressive.
I'm so stoked you're seeing them live!
This mv was taped in a closet in their kitchen..also pentatonix won a grammy for this song. I am so excited you going to see pentatonix in concert. I will try to look for their set list for their concert coming up to share with you.
The audio was recorded in Avi & Kevin's apartment closet, and the video in their kitchen. This interview with Jimmy Bates, main guy in FifGen Films which filmed and edited this video, will give some details. strobist.blogspot.com/2013/11/pentatonix-daft-punk-video-low-budget.html
There are two live performances I would recommend for Daft Punk. They just did it at their Hollywood Bowl concert a few weeks ago, so it might be fun for you to see it ten years later, lol. Also there is a video called "Pentatonix Daft Punk Mix Private Performance" where they sang for a Make a Wish kid, I think it was. No microphones, terrible acoustics, just standing together singing, and they sound amazing!
two good choices for this one live: their recent hollywood bowl performance (they sound amazingggg on this one and it's with their new bass matt singing avi's part) or there's one titled daft punk private performance where they're just in a room off mic filmed by a cell phone. two different vibes but both great performances!
I think the one off mic is incredible as it is as bare bones as you can get and yet incredible. They sing it in a back room literally outside a public bathroom for a Make-a-Wish foundation private performance, I believe. It will knock your socks off. Do a search on TH-cam: PTX Daft Punk private performance; it'll be the first one that comes up.
VIP performance th-cam.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/w-d-xo.html
So glad you got tickets!! They recently posted that most of their shows are low on tickets now. Definitely need to watch The Prayer, My Heart With You, Over the River (feat. Lindsey Stirling), Prayers for This World, and Thank You. That's just a few to get you started.
This video never ceases to amaze me. The way they make their voices sound like a skipping record is just insane! Actually that's something they've been doing since the beginning and I really hope you check out their Sing-Off journey to see their beginnings.
Not to try to take you away from Pentatonix because they are phenomenal! But you need to listen to Home Free (featuring Avi from Pentatonix) singing Ring of Fire. Tim and Avi doing their bass riffs together is beautiful! Home Free is also Acapella! Then if you need more Acapella listen to Geoff Castellucci also unbelievable Acapella bass.
Just reminding you to check out some of Avi's solo music. My favorite right now is When I'm a fool at Sunset Sound live with a jam session.
Oh yes, that one is great!! Plus the 7 layers performance he did of "All is Well" the one he did solo in the church in the Netherlands.
They did this live a few weeks ago at the hollywood bowl… you should check it out
I love watching you enjoy them for the first time! 🙌🏼 Enjoy the concert! They’re not coming to my state. :(
Love your reaction and love how fast you became a pentaholic! And I'm a bit jealous that you'll see them so soon, I have to wait until may next year (hopefully).. no, I'm just kidding, I'm really happy for you, I hope you and your wife will have a phenomenal evening! keep up the good work, you have so much more to discover..
I absolutely love how you end your videos -- "Freakin' toodles!" Hilarious!! And I love how you react to and break down the videos -- you bring something interesting to your reactions in terms of catching things I haven't noticed. I love those wind sounds in the songs, but had never realized that 1- it's more than one of them doing it, and 2- they're doing it in some sort of harmony. Thank you for pointing that out! New subscriber!
They will probably do most, if not all from their newly released Christmas album. You should review it asap so you can enjoy the concert, especially to hear the originals on the album. I’m going to see them in Hershey on 12/20. Can’t wait!
Since the new album is all collabs with other artists and uses more instruments, I was wondering what they'll do for their upcoming tour.
Hi I usually barely coment but I love your reactions so much I get as excited as you even though I know them already lmao so I wanted to let you know a few things
1) you figured it out eventually but yes that is Mitch he went through a lot of different changes throughout the years lmao but now I feel like he setteled on what I guess is his style now it’s like he finally found himself in a way
2) they arrange their parts together, usually they start with just Kevin learning the beat of the original song and then arranging it so it goes along with the other’s parts, if not Avi does the same thing with the bass and they build the harmonies and beat over it (Kevin and Avi used to work a lot as a team within the group since they were both in charge of the rythmic section)
3) I don’t know if you know that but Avi left the group years ago because of the pressure their rythm of work was bringing upon him. They had a song without him and then recruited Matt as their new bass so you might see Matt at the concert instead of Avi but you’ll see he does an amazing job as well and Avi helped them find him so I guess they made a really good choice
4) They recorded the Daft Punk medley in a closet and they put real house lights behind them for the effects lmao that’s actually funny to know when you know they won a Grammy for that song
5) If you want more of them I recommend "Sound of silence" so you get to know Matt’s talent while enjoying Scott’s amazing range and the whole group’s incredible arrangement, "Aha" live in Singapour because they made an operatic intro which is not in the studio version of the song AND Mitch PERFORMS with a capital P, "Come along" for the intricate harmonies and again more of Matt cause he deserves more recognition, "Dancing on my own" which is the first song they made after Avi left and you can enjoy Kevin’s talent for Cello beatbox.
6) other than that I recommend you watch videos of them singing for their VIP meetings just because it’s even more intimate than a live concert and you can clearly hear them without any effects and check out Superfruit channel if you want it’s Scott and Mitch’s TH-cam Channel, they’re not active anymore but they made a lot of covers and a whole album just them two
Here I hope you enjoy your journey these are all the songs I think will help you know exactly what they are capable of have a great day or night idk 😅
So every now and then I look up Pentatonix reactions, it cheers me up when I need it. I love your energy, first of all.
2nd: I've been listening to Pentatonix for ten years now (oh my what ITS BEEN TEN YEARS?!) and I STILL ask "Are we *sure* Kevin isn't human at this point?"
You just entered a very large rabbit hole LOL
They are all absolutely amazing! Thanks for sharing this.
Loving your PTX reactions!! Also, really excited for you to see them in concert.
To really get blown away. Check out their first competition, the sing off. Which is live.
If no one has mentioned it, if a song calls for it, they will use an instrument. So don't be surprised if you see 1 or 2 at their concert. Check out their new song that they dropped 2 weeks ago called " Prayers for this World" it does contain strings, but it will blow you away.
Avi, the bass, is doing a lot of beatboxing in this song.
It’s always Mitch and it’s always Kirstin. The only member change is when Avi left in 2017 and Matt came aboard. Don’t think you’ve seen Matt yet.
They are all songwriters, but they figure out collectively who does what when.
Recommend their original, Love Again.
PS: Yesterday, their Evergreen Christmas album from last year received a Grammy nomination.
Loved your reaction!! Nashville would have been the concert I would have gone to but I have 12 chronic illnesses and no immune system. Covid is still a thing and the flu is worse this year and I don't think I could hear well through a hazmat suit lol. Kevin is unreal. I'll give you some links on Instagram later so you can know just how cool he is. They are all mega talented though. You will love the concert!! I'm so excited for you!!
Another reactor has said they support each other, and also get out of each other's way at the same time. They all participate enthusiastically but don't try to hog the limelight.
So happy you’re going to see them right after discovering them!!!! Pentaholic power!!!
You’ll have a fantastic time! We went to our first PTX concert last December; my husband, who has seen some amazing bands (Queen, Talking Heads, I could go on and on) stated PTX was one of the most enjoyable concerts he had seen. They put in a full-fledged show!!
That video requires your undivided attention. So much going on the entire time..The important thing is that their musical talent was superb the entire time. They have been a group for so long and know how to be a team, so that is why, as you pointed out John, they have great respect for one another as individual voices as well as combined which helps them to all feel valued and joyful in their work. Result: harmonious glory for our ears. 👼💙 Sidenote John- please react to Dan Vasc doing Bohemian Rhapsody. I think he is a genius in his own right . I'll look forward to seeing your reaction.
seeing your joy at their talent is the best. i'm just like jamming and enjoying the ptx classics while you're like being blown away haha
I LOVE watching people react to this! thank you
I have been asked on other videos to place the following on new reactors pages, so here goes:-
Pentatonix
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 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);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair, true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range as heard during his solo);
Kirstin "Kirstie" 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);
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); 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!
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 a cappella 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) was brought in as the new bass singer in early 2018. 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.
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.
Also worth a watch is the "Beginners Guide to Pentatonix" which shows several solo's from each member and a potted history. th-cam.com/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/w-d-xo.html
I am so excited for you and your wife! You will not be disappointed when you see them live. They are just as good live as they are in studio. I’ve been to one of their concerts in New Mexico, and I hope they come back. I will be front row again.
I'm seeing them for the second time in December- can't wait. They are A----HHHH---MAZING live! :). Enjoy!!
This was baby tonix. From 2013. And yes that is Mitch. They have a live version VIP performance. Unfortunately Avi gets washed out but you can hear them skip and synth live
One of the best live recordings of Daft Punk is from the concert they played at Hollywood Bowl in September. It features their new bassist, Matt. Avi left in 2017. Here's the link: th-cam.com/video/a8PZ7_KMGM4/w-d-xo.html. The same channel also has a video of them performing Bohemian Rhapsody at this concert that is much better than the one you watched, the mic balance and volume levels were almost perfect.
Whole catalog is amazing. Personally, my most listened to are cheerleader and save the world / Don't You Worry Child. One of my favorite ones to watch reactors do, that you haven't done yet, is definitely Wizard of Ahhs 😉
Wizard of Ahhs is genius! It helps a lot if you are familiar with the original 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, with Judy Garland. If not, you miss so many of the clever references they sprinkled throughout the video, and even the basic storyline.
Also, A-ha live in Singapore performance. I love watching people react to that one.
One thing you should know about Kevin is that he has really really good Breath control.....Well there's a lot of things you should know about Kevin cause He's got multiple talents lol
Check out their behind the scenes "Making Of Evergreen" and you will see some of the processes they go thru to do what they do so well.
I am so excited for you going to see them live! Have a wonderful time, and I’m looking forward to your episode on the experience. Loved the reaction, as always, well done. Peace from Ohio …
Mitch and Kristy are somewhere between fashionistas and shape shifters….always massive changes in their appearance. Somewhere i remember hearing in an online interview that this arrangement was predominantly led by Mitch. I believe it’s all written out…since, Avi mentions at the end of this video, the sheet music is ‘available’. Great reactions so far.
Ah so much fun watching your each to tis. You'll go back and listen again and find more and more incredible bits and pieces.
Yes they perform it life and other than boosting miles of recording quality, it slunds the same! The truly are just so talented and hard workers.
Thank for you insightful comments. This version by Pentatonix threw me too. I love it.
This was their first grammy win.
They are going sing White Winter Hymnal at the concert. It's a little bit tricky. 😅 So maybe react to the music video before and find out at the concert, whether they are able to do it live. 😁