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Original Video: • Pentatonix - Daft Punk
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#Pentatonix #PTXMostWonderfulTourOfTheYear #PTXGreatestChristmasHits #reaction - Zábava
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This mashup won PTX their first Grammy, but there's an interesting story behind that: There wasn't a Grammy category for a cappella music arrangement prior to PTX releasing this song. The Recording Academy had a category of "Best Arrangement, Instrumental" that they changed to "Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella" so that Pentatonix could compete - and they won! That's the category they also won their second Grammy for, with Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Their third Grammy was for "Best Performance, Country Duo/Group" when they collaborated with Dolly Parton on Jolene.
What a twist, interesting that you mentioned Jolene since I just reacted to that song. They literally had to make a new category for them, respect!
Pentatonix a "brief" background.
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese).
Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on CZcams, 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 CZcams 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 CZcams), 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 CZcams, 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. You will think that there is post production skipping, so to disprove that you need to catch the "Private Performance" czcams.com/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/video.html&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D where they stand at the front of a back-stage room and sing with no mic's and captured on a fan mobile device.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch czcams.com/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/video.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
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. A good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
They have Grammy wins for Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Jolene featuring Dolly Parton. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Another nomination for Holidays Around the World album in the 2024 list!
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET!
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star!
They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
4. It is "Pentatonix" there is no "The".
Hi Alan, thanks for such an insightful comment, will try to remember some information. Stay tuned for more PTX!
Matt Sallee is the bass who has been a member of the band since 2017. I love all of them, but Matt is extra to me. He has a crazy range…actually they all do. And he’s very charismatic. Avi, who left, has a successful solo career. Kevin Olusola is the beatboxer. Also crazy talented. Phenomenal on the cello, plays many other instruments, and sings. He also has some wonderful songs on his own channel that you definitely should check out. Thanks for the wonderful reaction!
Hi Barb, glad you enjoyed the video! Will check out Kevin's solo work in the future for sure, stay tuned!
Now you need to watch their original Love Again! It has a similar vibe, and it is 🔥. Mitch (“Freddie Mercury”) has about 10 different looks over the last 12 1/2 years since The Sing Off. Kirstie has about just as many different looks, too. Kevin Olusola is the beatboxer/singer/cellist- you can remember that because he “KO”’s you with his many SUPERB 🤯 talents. Matt is the amazing bass that took over for Avi about 6 1/2 years ago. There isn’t a Mark (unless you want to talk about Scott- blond baritone-‘s husband of about 6 months)….😁
Ah ok got it haha, thanks for the descriptions!
They did a great job. So did you.
Thanks, I appreciate your comment!
George you've got to react to "The Prayer" by Pentatonix. It's incredible!
Thanks for the suggestion, that one is next!
Recommend their cover of Havana.
Thanks for the suggestion, will add to the list, stay tuned!
They won a Grammy award for this. Mark replaced Avi and Kevin does the beatboxing along with playing the cello. You should check out Bohemian Rhapsody and Wizard of Ahhs.
Matt is the bass who replaced Avi in 2017. He's been with the band now just a little longer (6 1/2 years) than Avi was (6 years). Mark is Scott's husband. And yes, Kevin is the beat-boxer/cellist/tenor.
Thanks for clarifying, I appreciate it!
Well deserved, very creative and incredible well done!
I recommend Bohemian Rhapsody
Hi there, thanks for the support and the suggestion, will get to it soon!
I think I heard you say you are in Columbia, South America? I know Pentatonix has toured in South America, and I think in Columbia. Not sure about that and I don't know their future plans.
They haven't been to Columbia. They went to Mexico, Argentina and Brazil in 2019. So far no new tour plans announced for 2024 and beyond. They are all taking some down-time after a very heavy tour schedule since late 2022.
Hi James, yes I'm living in Colombia.
Ah ok, will have to wait until next tour then.
Don't know what filters you have on the sound, but it sounds terrible compared to the original, and the sound balance is pretty much ruined. Shame, otherwise I enjoyed the reaction.
Hi there, I think at the time I was playing around with sound settings, I recorded it more than a month ago, hope the new videos are fine. Sorry about that.