March 23rd-25th, 2012 in Reston, VA.
Pentatonix are SONY recording artists and the 2011 winners of NBC's TV reality show, "The Sing-Off". This 5-member a cappella group began with three high school friends, Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Scott Hoying. These Texas teens arranged a trio version of “Telephone” in the hopes of winning a chance to meet the cast of "Glee". They didn't win the contest, but after getting positive feedback on YouTube, the three decided to audition for NBC's "The Sing-Off". To complete their sound, they added bass, Avi Kaplan and beatboxer, Kevin Olusola. With the five in place, Pentatonix was born!
Afro-Blue Vocal Band took the a cappella world by storm with their appearance on NBC's "The Sing-Off" season 3. The group began as a music class at Howard University. The ten members fill their music with beautiful harmonies, soaring solos and a fresh take on jazz, soul and pop classics.
Among the general public, this Sweet Adeline's quartet is best known for their appearance on NBC's reality TV show, "The Sing Off". The contemporary a cappella community knows them best as the 2009 National Harmony Sweepstakes Champions. But barbershop fans and Sweet Adelines fans know MAXX Factor as the 2011 Sweet Adelines International Quartet Champions and “Queens of Harmony”.
Molly, Leslie, Kim and Valerie have been performing and competing together as MAXX Factor since August 2007, but singing and competing in Region 19 top 5 quartets is something they have each been a part of since joining Sweet Adelines. Tenor, Molly Dalton Plummer is a member of the Sweet Adelines International Region 19 medalist chorus, the Pride of Baltimore. Baritone, Kim Hudson, bass, Valerie Hadfield-Rasnake and lead, Leslie Wodday are currently Sweet Adelines Chapter-at-Large, but have competed Internationally with the Pride of Baltimore.
The young men of the barbershop quartet, Da Capo competed in a regional a cappella competition in Washington, D.C. called the Harmony Sweepstakes. The group ranked 1st out of all competitors and was also voted "Audience Favorite". At the National Finals in San Francisco, the group was again ranked 1st and was again voted "Audience Favorite", earning the title 2011 Harmony Sweepstakes National Champions.
Co-producers of SingStrong, Blue Jupiter is best known for their national advertising campaign as the original winners of the Oreo Cookie Jingle Contest hosted by American Idol's Randy Jackson.
They've sung over 200 shows in China and Japan and in over 40 US States, sharing the stage with such diverse talents as Livingston Taylor, Neil Sedaka, Trey Songz and 3rd Eye Blind.
Blue Jupiter performs high energy pop, rock and jazz, uplifting audiences with soaring leads, seamless harmony and thunderous vocal percussion.
The beatboxer, the tenor, the human orchestra and the Broadway baby -that's Blue Jupiter's wall-of-sound.
The ability of one man to sing more than one note simultaneously -and sometimes even a full chord -without the aid of any electronic enhancements is as beautiful as it is stunning. Alex Glenfield has shared his mastery of Tuvan Overtone Singing with well over 100,000 fans and collaborated with a wide variety of artists including jazz great, Wynton Marsalis.
Singer-songwriter, vocalist and live-looper, Julia Easterlin is a one-woman band. Haunting, seductive and powerful, Easterlin's performance makes us quickly forget the miraculous technology and instead lose ourselves in layers of lush vocals and strikingly beautiful melodies.
In 2007 Julia was awarded a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music. Since then she has been featured at TedXWomen, SXSW, Lollapalooza, CMJ Music Marathon in New York, and in Cuba with the Berklee Interarts Ensemble.
She had two tracks featured on Dorm Sessions 7, the most recent compilation CD released by Berklee’s student-run label Heavy Rotation Records (HRR), and will also be featured on Under the Influence, putting a twist on Radiohead and The Pixies.
Easterlin's writing garnered her runner-up in the illustrious New York Songwriter’s Circle - which awarded her $5000, studio time, and many opportunities on TV and radio.
Winners of MTV's "Top Pop Group" and Boyz II Men's "Next Great A Cappella Group", America's Got Talent finalists, and international recording artists come together to push the boundaries of vocal music beyond the expected.
Masai Electro's unique beatboxing skills have landed him opening spots for artists such as Will Smith, Biz Markie, Stetsasonic, Jermaine Dupri and Magic Johnson. Masai has performed with rapper Missy Elliot, Roots beatboxer, Rahzel, and the Neptunes. Masai Electro has been featured on MTV and BET.
Masai Electro's style has been described as akin to a DJ scratching and remixing dance songs with a touch of impossible vocal sound effects, ala Police Academy's Michael Winslow.
Masai Electro is most well-known for his featured role in both a national Sprint Commercial, and Verizon's online interactive video game commerical for "The Beatbox Mixer" with Rahzel, Butterscotch and Click Tha Supah Latin. Unlike any vocal percussionist you've ever heard, this one man drum machine will change what you believe the human voice is capable of.
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