Valhalla Calling - Miracle of Sound acapella VoicePlay ft J NONE
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Voiceplay is Independent!! They own their own label and never block their videos. They appreciate all the reactors for getting their music out there!!
VoicePlay have been described as the musical theater geeks of the a cappella world. The key to their work is in their name VoicePLAY. I think they are the most interesting and versatile of all the a cappella groups. The fact that they do most of their own production with some help from key people sets them apart from the other groups.
The long-haired bass is Geoff (Jeff) Castellucci. Geoff and the beatboxer Layne are the last 2 original members been together since middle school. J. one is a former member who left to join the Navy in 2021 and when he's home on leave to Orlando, he gets together with the boys and does things like this. The other bass is from Home Free, Tim Foust. Geoff does low-bass covers on his own channel. VoicePlay is independent and does 90% of its own stuff. Arrangments, costumes, sets, lighting, etc. They do have an audio mixer, Ed Boyer. Rick Underwood does their Makeup. They know a lot of people from Florida theme parks (Disney & Universal).
Geoff's sustained B0 sub is such a huge flex.
The bass for this group often sounds deeper, even if he isn't. He has a very rounded, dark tone with his larynx in a dropped position that makes his voice sound darker and deeper, yet somehow, not cold. It's why so many people enjoy him so much. Not to mention that range. They do certainly play with the production. Especially lately. They had to stop touring during the pandemic so they put all their focus into making their videos. They've really raised the bar lately. I'd recommend their cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters." It's pretty fantastic!
Seconding the recommendation for Nothing Else Matters!
Indeed! Please do "Nothing else matters" next! Always fun watching someone listening to VP for the first time... they are simply the BEST for me.
You're right
Though, in this song, Geoff is singing in the A1-D2 range, give or take, when he takes the lead. That's pretty damn low to be singing with clear diction and stability. I give him all the props for being able to do that, despite not being a super low bass.
Approved, agreed and appreciated......from a fellow bass singer.
Thing is...even if Tim Foust might have a bigger arsenal of lower notes, Geoff's voice is indeed deeper...there are a lot of notes that Tim flawlessly does with vocal fry that Geoff does in chest voice....hell, I'm almost sure even Avi has a deeper voice than Tim.
This isn't the first time they've included rap in their music ("Superstitious", from back when J. None was still a fulltime member of VoicePlay); one of the fun things about VoicePlay is the way that they always seem to mix up genres in their arrangements. They've done classical performances with a trap beat (In the Hall of the Mountain King), injected R&B into a rock classic (Dream On), and I've lost count of how many songs have had a dubstep drop added. It's always surprising, and it always sounds amazing.
As far as the production levels... I feel pretty sure there's some post production responsible for some of the effects we're hearing, but I'm not a Patron on a high enough level to see more of their production work in-depth. Not all of their music has this level of post-production to it however, and they are just as amazing live as you'd expect of any top-tier a cappella group. For what it's worth, they pretty much *have* been doing this for their whole lives; Geoff and Layne have been singing and performing together since middle school. But circling back to the effects- at the base of it, every sound used in VoicePlay's music is created organically, either by their voices or body percussion, and if they ever break that rule they will show it (for example, Cesar shaking a manacle for a measure or two of percussion in Hoist the Colours, or Layne's use of the violin in a couple other videos- one of which is a surprise, so I won't name either one). They don't use effects to compensate for their voices (these guys are still amazing live), but as accents, and at the end of the day it's all about creating incredible music. I've felt for a while now that there is something revolutionary about their arrangements, like they are taking a cappella places that even the other big names haven't gone yet.
We fans of VoicePlay really believe they deserve more attention than they get. Part of it is that in the 25 yrs they have been doing this, they do it themselves - no labels, no management, no contracts. They are in Orlando - home of the theme parks and they know have all worked at those theme parks. They know the difference in what costuming, makeup, staging, video, audio, arranging, etc. makes to a piece. Geoff (bass) and Layne (beatboxer) alternate on the upcoming productions and are in charge of getting it ready to go. Eli (rhymes with jelly, bald high tenor) has been doing the lighting, computer backgrounds, green screens, and the occasional arrangement (think Eleanor Rigby). Cesar (baritenor) is the newest cast member. He covers both J None's baritone (also tenor) and Earl who has an incredible high tenor but left the group for personal reasons. J None (rapper) was a member but was recruited into the US Navy for his vocal talents (5 yr stint - 2 done, 3 to go). He comes and does a video with them when he has leave. He has done the lead in Friends on the Other Side, featured vocalist in Nothing Else Matters, this one, and a few shorts or minis. In this case, he flew in to do this and 3 days later, was at his wedding. They are short one vocalist and take advantage of that by bringing in the perfect person for whatever music they are doing. It gives them a lot of versatility for their arrangements. Ed Boyer is the final mix on audio (best in the business for acapella groups). VoicePlay has done well over 800 videos and not a dud in the bunch. VoicePlayas are major fans and if you will react to them, we will be here for you!
It is like they got together in the back of a bar or somewhere and said, "We can start off with a chant, move it up to a type of hard ballad, then Elli can let loose his inner rock god, and what the heck, let's throw in some rap! We have everything else in there, why not? Hey, Geoff, the people want subharmonics? Let's give it to them! BOO-YA!"
You asked about production. Yes, they use all voice for the sounds, and yes they use a daw for mixing and post prod. They are very open about their production techniques and will display instruments when they are used. I have only ever seen a violin, wooden percussion sticks (don't know the name), and a pitch pipe. But if the song calls for distortion, like this, they add it post prod in the daw. Also, yes, Eli came from rock before he joined Voiceplay.
Yes, listen to more!!! Geoff is the bass and he is SICK. Layne is the vocal percussionist: AMAZING. Ellie is the tenor that belts it out! Cesar has such a sweet voice and J None is incredible! Love them!!!! Try My Mother Told ME, Hoist the Colors, and The Oogie boogie song (it features Geoff, his range is ridiculous).
Glad you found this one. VoicePlay is so incredibly talented and creative! They are totally independent... with rare exceptions, they do their own vocal arrangements, production (sets, filming, costumes, lighting, and makeup). They excel at all genres, from sweet love songs, to pop, to Disney, to Broadway. And they OWN Halloween! Their Halloween releases are amazing!
Geoff Castellucci might be may favorite bass ever.
I am a 71 year old from England, tonight is the first time I have heard this and i love it x
VoicePlay is a journey worth taking. You won't regret it.
VoicePlay video for "Nothing else matters" is very good. Also another acapella group that you will love is The Bass Gang I recommend their "hide and seek" video, their "Bones" video, or their "centuries" video all are fantastic.
LBoyd: "where is the bass coming from, guys?"
Me: "that would be Geoff, Bass Singer, Beatboxer and Master of Octaves. i will always recommend their content as they are amazing and fun for everyone."
PLEASE DO MORE VOICEPLAY!!! the bass that you enjoy has a crazy range from high to low(these notes aren't close to his low notes) please do more!!
The Charismatic Voice (reactor Elizabeth Zharoff) did an in-depth interview with Voiceplay's beatboxer Layne and they got into how Voiceplay produces their audio tracks, complete with screenshots of the software Layne uses. Worth a watch.
Huzzah, I'm so glad you found these guys! They've actually been around since 1997, but they've only been called VoicePlay since 2012 (previously they were called 4:2:Five.)
They do make copyright claims, but they are reactor-friendly and do not issue takedown notices.
The bass singer's name is Geoff Castellucci. I'm told that VERY low note he sang at the beginning of this video was the first time that note (B0) has been sung in a professional recording. He's a friend of Tim Foust of Home Free, who may be the other bass singer you were thinking of, and they've collaborated a couple of times. You've reacted to a few of Geoff's solo numbers from his own channel before, but not, I think, to Voiceplay as a group.
J.None, the gentleman who was rapping in the video, is a former member of the group who still joins them as a guest artist when he's on leave from the military. You're correct that Eli Jacobson, the bald fellow, comes from a rock background. The beatboxer's name is Layne Stein, and the scary berserker is Cesar De La Rosa.
They're currently short a member, and they invite a variety of amazing guest artists to fill the fifth spot, including but not limited to Rachel Potter, Ashley Diane, Omar Cardona, Jose Rosario Jr., Anthony Gargiula and Deejay Young. (They've done a cover of the song Just Sing featuring a large number of their former members, collaborators, friends and relatives.)
They do sometimes add sound effects in post-production, but (with very rare exceptions) do not use instruments.
They have a large catalogue of full-length covers and shorts. Some of the highlights I recommend include Metallica's Nothing Else Matters, Hoist the Colours from Pirates of the Caribbean, We Don't Talk About Bruno from Disney's Encanto, In The Hall of the Mountain King based on the orchestral piece by Edvard Grieg, Aerosmith's Dream On, Oogie Boogie's song from The Nightmare Before Christmas, and the title song from The Phantom of the Opera, (ETA, how did I forget Queen in Five Minutes?) but I could just keep going...virtually everything they've done is excellent.
They actually changed their name in 2010. When Eli joined.
@@jackyfriedman1963 oh? what was their group called before then, might i ask? cause you have me legitimately curious.
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4:2Five. Original members were Geoff Castellucci (bass), Layne Stein (baritone), Scott Porter (beatboxer), Mikal Kilmore (tenor 2), Earl Elkins Jr (tenor 1).
At the end of their Halo Theme Scott Porter, their original beatboxer, gives a beautiful speech about them. It is a tribute to an old friend and behind the scenes creator that passed away in 2021.
Huldra Draco has a lot of interesting and informative videos about Voiceplay on her channel. And puts out new ones periodically.
@@ronsbrat525 ahh i see, thanks for the tidbit.
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You're very welcome 🤗
1 of the greatest acappella groups ever
Voiceplay does do more post production than most other acapella groups (but not more than I'd expect from a mainstream band), but I really enjoy it! They're stretching how they make acapella music, being honest about it, and maintaining creative integrity to their own vision.
i always think of them as 90/10. 90 them and 10 effects
Always happy to see someone enjoy Geoff(The bass)!
Ello Mr Boyd I have been waiting for you to meet my favorite Acapella group, now you finally have , it was worth it !! Layne the percussionist (who arranged this) actually has his own channel and discusses his processes, Geoff (pronounced Jeff) the bass also has his own channel and gives bass singing and music arranging advice, Eli (pronounced ellie) is the bald guy with insane rock vocals, Ceasar is the newest member who actually replaced J none (the Rapper) who is currently in the navy ... seperately they are excellent together they are epic!!
Welcome to the rabbit hole that is VoicePlay!! They out do themselves every time! I cannot stop watching this, it is amazing!! Geoff hits 3 B0's! Eli has become the Asgardian god of rock, Layne is a beatboxing god, Cesar has become a Berserker, and J None has shown us that rap indeed belongs in acapella! And Miracle of Sound gave this 10 out of 10 raised ale horns!! Great reaction! This from the Assasins Creed Valhalla video game, but that rap is all J None!! PTX did rap in their cover of Can't Hold Us.
I don't know if it's been said yet or not, but the reactor The Charismatic Voice has actually interviewed both Layne (Beatboxer) and Geoff (Bass). Both of them talk a bit about technique and production if you're interested in the process!
There are so many good options from most of the acapella groups. I always kinda think of voice play as the theater kids, Pentatonix more pop, and home free country. Citizen queen is also good and has done amazing work of their own as well. Enjoy the rabbit hole!
Voice Play, Pentatonix and Home Free were all on the Sing Off. It was a Acapella group competition. Geoff, the bass, is definitely the best one of all of them ( and I'm a former Acapella group member from high school ), he actually holds 2 World Records for his ability to hit the sub harmonic notes. I only recently began learning about them because I admit it I was a die hard Pentatonix fan, but I'm glad I found them and Home Free again. My granddaughter LOVES the Disney songs Voice Play does.
i've been hoping you would see this one from them, they're amazing and i seriously recommend any of their songs, they put so much effort into all of it. Can't wait to see you react to them more
I knew you would LOVE this 😂🔥🔥🔥
This absolutely made my day!!! Love it!! So happy you reacted to VP!! Please react to more of their music!! Anything of theirs!!
Nothing Else Matters and Oogie Boogie are standouts too.
That first B0 (subharmonic bass at the beginning) Geoff holds it for 15 seconds total.
Bass singer is Geoff Castellucci. He can hit and hold a B0 for eternity! You need to check out his solo stuff. I'd recommend ain't no sunshine when she's gone first.
For Voice play, you need to checkout Dragonborn Comes and My Mother Told Me
YESSSS! Listen to their version of Skyrims Dragonborn comes!
I have watched you from time to time and have to say that this reaction was the best by far of all I've seen you do. You were the most animated, smiled more than I've ever seen you smile before. I would say you enjoyed it immensely. And I enjoyed watching your reaction. This was great!
The part you highlighted was almost certainly over-tracked - something VoicePlay has said in the past that they sometimes do, to make the sound fuller. But yes, they are virtually completely a cappella - I'm only aware of 2 of their videos where they use instruments (which are prominently displayed in the videos, so no mistaking them), although I am not as familiar with their early work as I intend to become. One of those videos is very recent, their cover of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters, which has the same lineup of performers as this one did, so it might be a good one for you to listen to.
VoicePlay started off in the mid 90's as a 5 man a cappella group (they've always been a cappella), but for the last couple of years they've been short one member, and they've filled in with various guest artists, a large number of whom have been female. They've done a bunch of Disney-based medleys and songs - they're based in Orlando, FL, and many of the members have sung in the big theme parks in the area.
Recommendations: Nothing Else Matters, The Dragonborn Comes (Skyrim), Halo theme, Little Mermaid medley, We Don't Talk About Bruno, Attention
Dragon born comes by voice play!!! They do all their own videos, production and everything else.
You did react to them in the past but didn’t like the sound of one of the members but you gave em a 2nd chance and enjoyed it. J.None was a member now serving in the military.
If haven’t heard it yet you should listen to the duet version with Miracle of Sound and Payton Parish. It’s truly worth watching.
You don’t need to obscure the video for VoicePlay; they like reactors. They won’t bust on you for playing their video.
If you really want to check out the bass singer's range (Geoff Castellucci) he has his own solo channel with some amazing stuff, his cover of Ain't No Sunshine is amazing
Layne: Geoff, how many B0s can you hit and how long can you hold one?
Geoff: yes!
battle-mode: ON!
Adding the rap to the song was a nice historical touch. Vikings did a thing called “ Flyting” that shares many characteristics to a modern day rap battle. Sure, in Viking times it was a poem set to a rhythmic beat… but I’d have to argue then, what is rap?
Warriors is a must. As is Nothing Else Matters.
Everyone needs more Voice Play in their life. PTX is more mainstream pop.. Home Free hold down the country /Americana type.
This one really is one of their more "produced" songs, but they have shown they can sing so clean, and with all the power, even without distortion and effects. A few effects sprinkled in makes for a more epic feel. I recommend their version of "Nothing Else Matters" (also featuring J.None, who was a member but is currently in the Navy and returns for a song when he's on leave) as well as Geoff Castellucci's solo channel and either "Blackbird" (by The Beatles) where he really shows off his 5 octave range, or "Sixteen Tons" which is so much fun. He also recently released "Sound of Silence" which quickly rose to be my favorite cover of that song. Geoff also gives lessons on how to sing low. All of these men are insanely talented.
I couldn’t find any other songs from them on your channel. They are AMAZING and have done covers from all genres. Please check more out!! ❤
big agree
Miracle of Sound isn't the title, it's the name of the writer and first performer of the song. MoS has 3 versions of this song out: solo, duet feat. Peyton Parrish, and trio feat. Peyton Parrish & Eric Hollaway. Peyton also has his own solo version out. I have all five in my playlist. The rap is unique to this version. MoS loved it, rated it 10 out of 10 raised ale horns.
This one follows My Mother Told Me, also a Viking song, from 2 years ago. Their outfits are almost the same and tattoos/makeup is the same in both, with the addition of a small rune reading "VoicePlay". The black guy in the center was a group member then. He's now singing for the navy and comes back as a guest when on leave. Cesar, with the bushy hair and beard is the new member. Jose Rosario Jr was the guest singer in the first video; Cesar is wearing his hooded cloak here.
Welcome back to my main list of videos. Haven't seen you in a while. And it has been a while since you forgot Geoff Castelucci's name. Lol. And Geoff has once said in an interview with @thecarasmaticvoice that they record the individual tracks separately then Geoff organises them.
i was always hoping this song would get popular
They did a cover of Metallica's nothing else matters.
Subscribed hoping for more! There is not much these guys won't try. Please check out Nothing Else Matters, Dream On, Dragonborn Comes, Carry On Wayward Son, Warriors, Just Sing (caps on is a must!) Halo and if you like Disney songs just pick any of them, they are all fantastic!
That "Synthesizer" sound you're hearing is actually Layne just layering white noise on top of the audio track and some reverb. Not much editing is done there to get that sound, but there is some editing. Most Acapella nowadays has some backing tracks that just help alter the natural sound. If you listen very closely in a lot of their music Layne utilizes white noise a lot. You barely notice it.
If i were on one of those ships and i heard them singing this from the shore and saw those crazy eyes, i would keep sailing.
The vocal effects in this one i guess could be made by a synthesizer, but to me, it just sounds like singin through a electric megaphone similar to Mitch of Pentatonix in their performance of Bohemian Rhapsody.
Certainly do more Voiceplay. Also, they never strike reactors, so no reason for in any way hiding their videos
Give voiceplay a listen live... yes, you loose a bit of fullness, but they _still_ sound excellent.
I think Lane did an interview with the Charismatic Voice where they ended up talking about recording tracks and audio production
The base Geoff Castellucci ia amazing and he also has his own page. Geoff has a crazy range for a base and can go relatively high, but as low to use a technique called subharmonics.
Other songs you should check out OOGIE BOOGIE'S SONG, This Is Halloween, Warriors (Imagine Dragons), and Hoist the Colours.
This guy can both go lower and higher than Tim foust (the other guy)
Hoist the colours should be next these guys are masters of their craft also phantom of the opera.
The only instruments that they use are their own vocals. Nothing more.
Hi, checking in hoping will will react to more Voiceplay soon! ❤
Have you heard of Home Free or Pentatonix? Both are good acapella groups. Pentatonix is very modernized while Home Free is modern Country.
You should react to some of their funny ones, Oogie Boogie Song or the songs from Disney's Little Mermaid..
as far i i know all the sound is made by them its just layers and cuts
Please Play Geoff Castellucci.
Geoff Castelluci has 5 vocal range, very difficult.
Bit late to the party but that first super low note is a b0… Geoff the bass has at least a 5 octave range as well as a voice that doubles as a Viking war horn.
Multitrack plus filtering. I've heard a couple ways it could have been done... either a post filter or a white noise track (filter or possibly produced by Lane the beatboxer) over top of the vocal tracks with the balance manipulated. Maybe some reverb as well.
Calling Geoff deep is insufficient in my opinion, he's God damn subterranean ^^
Lane is literrally the beat, its acapella
Nope
Miracle of sound. You should lisern to the original version. This one does nothing for me. The original would make you go for you’d axes. Definitely not Viking music to sloppy!😊
Honestly not a huge fan of this one. The bass guy seems like he's more focused on going as low as possible than he is on the tone of his delivery. Peyton Parrish has such a solid gravelly voice for this song
Miracle of Sound rated it 10 out of 10 alehorns, stating it was one of the most creative covers he had heard.
And the bass is only that low because the arranger (the beat boxer) makes him go there. The running joke is he has no regard for how high or low anything is.
Layne said he does it purposely to challenge Geoff. Geoff response? I can only go so low.
Geoff said Layne is the type when he hears it it if he likes it it goes in the song and everyone else has to suffer lol.
That's pretty much how you can tell a Layne arrangement or a Geoff arrangement. If there are tons of lows its Layne. If the lows are mixed with baritone their Geoff's.
Geoff's tone is far easier to understand than anything low done in a growl technique.
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Yes. I think it might be due to
1. He was in choir in High school as a tenor and every year they went caroling.
2. He had a vocal coach that helped him.
3. He performed at both Disney World and Universal Studios in shows so he had to sing clear.
They all did Disney World or Universal except Eli. He was in several rock bands before Voiceplay.
That's how they met alot of their collaborators. And their makeup artist.
Helps they live in Orlando Florida 😊.
That was all Layne, the arranger and beatboxer. In a q and a on Patreon, Geoff was openly expressing his amused irritation that Layne makes arrangements without regard to sing ability or even listenability. Geoff didn't think people would enjoy the really low parts here. Layne pushed Geoff to sing so low here that Geoff said it took five hours to record. It is obviously an excellent arrangement and we fans love it, so it is very listenable, but it isn't Geoff that chooses to sing that low. When he does the arrangements the low bass is just in short bursts, not the whole song. I tell my friends that Geoff uses his voice like a bass guitar and Layne uses it like a foghorn. Both are brilliant but fans will likely prefer one over the other.