Avi Kaplan Overtone Singing Lion Sleeps Tonight - Pentatonix Orpheum Los Angeles 3-2-2014

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  • Avi Kaplan demonstrates his overtone singing and takes it to the next level! This was a segment from the Pentatonix performance - their second Los Angeles show of their 2014 tour at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angles, CA on Sunday March 2, 2014.
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  • @MichelleFJones-mf9sc
    @MichelleFJones-mf9sc 8 лет назад +4002

    He's contacting the mothership

    • @adamstevenson8152
      @adamstevenson8152 8 лет назад +15

      +Michelle F.Jones xD

    • @christinatarmey6861
      @christinatarmey6861 7 лет назад +20

      Michelle F.Jones I died! he's so amazingly talented!

    • @jlb8830
      @jlb8830 7 лет назад +10

      HA HA!!
      Spot on !

    • @ZetroidX
      @ZetroidX 7 лет назад +8

      THAT COMMENT XD

    • @rainymornings
      @rainymornings 3 года назад +3

      I read this before he started doing it in the video, now that I've seen him it's even funnier 🤣

  • @prestantiousunicorns750
    @prestantiousunicorns750 9 лет назад +4688

    His voice: DEEEEEP. His Overtone: Mitch has competition.

    • @rachelgagnon3
      @rachelgagnon3 8 лет назад +12

      forrreall

    • @syllavr4584
      @syllavr4584 8 лет назад +42

      +Prestantious Unicorns Yeah, but you can't sing with it, cause you have to keep a certain mouth position.

    • @prestantiousunicorns750
      @prestantiousunicorns750 8 лет назад +12

      Still doesn't change the pitch of it.

    • @mro1864
      @mro1864 7 лет назад +26

      Syllavr you can't sing in the Syguut style like he uses here but you definitely can in Kargyraa, which is the oldest style of Khoomei.

    • @chompers21
      @chompers21 7 лет назад +8

      Prestantious Unicorns the whistling noise over his voice changes constantly

  • @mya.e6444
    @mya.e6444 8 лет назад +3966

    I think when God was making Avi he was pouring a bit of talent into him but accidentally poured all of it into him and now he is living peacefully amount us today

    • @sophiebaldwin5380
      @sophiebaldwin5380 8 лет назад +3

      Tru

    • @parkerbader6790
      @parkerbader6790 8 лет назад +74

      more like he poured the entire jar of sexy into Avi

    • @SARCknight
      @SARCknight 7 лет назад +50

      Poured to much morgan freeman now we have to pour sexy lumberjack man...oh and make him a little shorter so he isn't too manly.

    • @xooperz
      @xooperz 7 лет назад +9

      more like that
      god doesn't exist lol

    • @JCGver
      @JCGver 7 лет назад +37

      Well that explais my lack of talents: Avi stole them!

  • @emilyyywrightt
    @emilyyywrightt 8 лет назад +3263

    Man: I love you avi
    Avi: I love you aswell

    • @jpaimportexport5297
      @jpaimportexport5297 8 лет назад +16

      ha ha ha

    • @arden9248
      @arden9248 8 лет назад +16

      I was crying from laughter.

    • @miraidepalmer7738
      @miraidepalmer7738 8 лет назад +87

      What Avi should have said, "I love me as well"

    • @JeweledNebula
      @JeweledNebula 8 лет назад +8

      Miraide Palmer I would XD

    • @miraidepalmer7738
      @miraidepalmer7738 8 лет назад +26

      +Corin Lobley (Jewelled Wolf) it is what I always say. Sometimes my friends will be like, "hey I like your shirt." My response is, "I do too."

  • @kaylauzlik7701
    @kaylauzlik7701 9 лет назад +1957

    Scott: "hi I'm Avi"
    Me: *dies of laughter*

  • @ILoveThemJonasBoys20
    @ILoveThemJonasBoys20 10 лет назад +792

    "I'm gonna talk about this sexy man over here..."
    Scott knows what's up.

    • @SNichKit87
      @SNichKit87 9 лет назад +10

      Yes he does lol. Lucky is all I can say because Avi is PURE perfection!

    • @amandabutterfly151
      @amandabutterfly151 4 года назад +2

      Summer Kitchens ikrrrr

    • @artchic528
      @artchic528 3 года назад +4

      Whomever Mrs. Kaplan will be, she’ll be a damn lucky gal.

  • @junglekiity
    @junglekiity 8 лет назад +1240

    he's a human bagpipe. I love him.

    • @miaceciliep
      @miaceciliep 8 лет назад +3

      😂😂😂

    • @tpjamesy24
      @tpjamesy24 6 лет назад +1

      Epic comment! :-D

    • @Sophia-hs7et
      @Sophia-hs7et 6 лет назад

      Wilde Child that's legit what this is thank you

    • @CaptiveReefSystems
      @CaptiveReefSystems 5 лет назад +1

      didgeridoo

    • @maryk5225
      @maryk5225 3 года назад +1

      wow your comment is from 4 years ago and it has me scream laughing, thank you. 😂

  • @Archferumphis
    @Archferumphis 8 лет назад +836

    He seems to be experienced at overtones. I can produce the tones, but I can't control them as nearly as good as him.

    • @jordanlp02
      @jordanlp02 7 лет назад +7

      Same.

    • @courtneylewis2415
      @courtneylewis2415 5 лет назад +39

      Same! They're fairly easy to produce but that level of control and volume is insane

    • @nicholasgeisler1290
      @nicholasgeisler1290 4 года назад +4

      @@courtneylewis2415 Yes, I can only do a few notes and they are not very loud.

    • @josephherron7671
      @josephherron7671 2 года назад +1

      I actually produced the tones once. It was almost by accident. I’ve never been able to do it again.

  • @nabe5204
    @nabe5204 10 лет назад +284

    First i was like, 'that's just usual singing', but then i was like, 'what's that high pitched sound?! Is he doing that himself??!!' I PRAISE YOU AVI

  • @KaregoAt
    @KaregoAt 9 лет назад +2908

    I do believe that I have just heard the voice of God.

    • @katrinnamoon937
      @katrinnamoon937 8 лет назад +48

      Well, he does sort of look like Jesus...😂😂😂

    • @leysont
      @leysont 8 лет назад +8

      +Katrinna Moon How can you know how Jesus looks?

    • @DLakerz
      @DLakerz 8 лет назад +1

      +Katrinna Moon 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @DLakerz
      @DLakerz 8 лет назад +6

      +Erich Martens lighten up. I believe +Katrinna Moon was just joking

    • @pascalm.kimanthi3436
      @pascalm.kimanthi3436 8 лет назад +2

      +KaregoAt No doubt that Avi has such a deep powerful voice, I too have such a voice, but try listening to such people 'bass singers' as the late JD Sumner, Ken Turner, Glenn Dustin, the late Mikhail Zlatopolsky, (King of bass in Russia, Haha!) You will come to a conclusion that what kind of voice God has, a superpowerful deep voice than all these combined!

  • @shevy_shev93
    @shevy_shev93 8 лет назад +1517

    I. Am. Deceased. Send my remains to my mother

    • @My-Lien
      @My-Lien 8 лет назад +3

      +shevonnie salmon SAME

    • @shevy_shev93
      @shevy_shev93 8 лет назад +1

      +MyLien “Bones” Cherry I'm over here still freaking out

    • @taylorjorgenson414
      @taylorjorgenson414 8 лет назад +1

      +shevonnie salmon no thanks hahahahah JK

    • @shevy_shev93
      @shevy_shev93 8 лет назад +2

      +Taylor Jorgenson 😂😂😂 and I'm still freaking out

    • @AbbyWhisperWitch
      @AbbyWhisperWitch 8 лет назад +16

      Same. I'm just like "well! Gonna go pack myself into my own coffin. Bye world!"

  • @JinBaigujing
    @JinBaigujing 9 лет назад +1374

    omfg he can sing tibetan throat singing?!?!?!?!?! holy shit respect!!!!!!

    • @theaquialli8776
      @theaquialli8776 9 лет назад +4

      poppetjin om()G*

    • @bidaubadeadieu
      @bidaubadeadieu 7 лет назад +174

      Overtone singing is a separate thing, it is not throat singing! You can do both at the same time (and the Tibetans often do) but right now Avi is doing one but now the other.

    • @captc502
      @captc502 7 лет назад +53

      If I remember correctly, though, he has trained in Tuvan throat singing.

    • @ardijan706
      @ardijan706 7 лет назад +35

      Yes, that is indeed the Tuvan style of overtone singing, specifically the sygyt style...best exemplified by the late, great Kongar-Ol Ondar.

    • @laurenshymanski2338
      @laurenshymanski2338 7 лет назад +6

      *likes video* " Ok, let's watch this magician at work!"

  • @abbymonkey18
    @abbymonkey18 10 лет назад +734

    i totally know that he's doing this but wouldn't it be hilarious if Mitch was just chilling behind the curtain singing the high part!lol

    • @arielbrathwaite2037
      @arielbrathwaite2037 4 года назад +1

      How is he doing that???????!??

    • @ESP_Blinks
      @ESP_Blinks 4 года назад +14

      @@arielbrathwaite2037 To be honest to overtone is not really hard to do, the hard thing is to contol it like him thats the real hard thing, you can make overtone if you find where your voice double it self you can try and record your self, for me to be able to do a overtone is like making a "iu" sound and then try to find when appear the overtone. Good Luck

    • @cicadaboi101
      @cicadaboi101 2 года назад

      @@arielbrathwaite2037
      It's kinda like whistling

    • @margretrosenberg420
      @margretrosenberg420 Год назад +1

      There are RUclips how-to videos; search on "Sygyt overtone singing."
      That said, my music teacher told me never to try Tuvan throat singing (of which this is one variety), that it would ruin my voice. That may be because I'm a contralto; it certainly doesn't seem to have hurt Avi.

  • @StacyRee
    @StacyRee 8 лет назад +753

    Seriously...what, the what?!?!? LOL That was the craziest thing I've ever heard!

    • @RCiler
      @RCiler 6 лет назад +6

      it's called tuvan throat singing.. mongols do it best..

    • @meuboui
      @meuboui 6 лет назад +6

      Actually, they call it Tuvan "throat" singing, however the specificity of this sound doesn't come from the throat but the shape you give to your mouth. More precisely you change the volume of your mouth cavity by moving your tongue forward and backword, and it works as a filter. Since a single note sung with your voice is a combination of several frequencies, your tongue can help amplifying one frequency (or maybe lower the others, i don't remember).
      Check that video, it is well explained:
      ruclips.net/video/UHTF1-IhuC0/видео.html

    • @mishkamouse2390
      @mishkamouse2390 5 лет назад +2

      @@RCiler
      I'm mongolian
      😃

    • @RCiler
      @RCiler 5 лет назад +2

      @@mishkamouse2390 and? you can overtune?

    • @mishkamouse2390
      @mishkamouse2390 5 лет назад +2

      @@RCiler
      Well ye I can kid of bit not as good as other people

  • @chrstnjuliana
    @chrstnjuliana 7 лет назад +618

    Am i the only person who fell in love with Avi by his low voice? Hopefully not. 😅

    • @eloisebarbosa2649
      @eloisebarbosa2649 7 лет назад +3

      Christina Juliana no, me too...and THIS was AMAZING💖 he' s an alien, can't be😁 i wish i could meet him but this is almost impossible to me😢

    • @JeanBrink1971
      @JeanBrink1971 5 лет назад +4

      No, you're not! I just very very recently discovered him, and it was definetely his voice that totally got to me!! After that I noticed his beautiful eyes, gorgeous smile and also his nice hands (the hands of an artist). He really is something special. ♥

    • @amykennedy7451
      @amykennedy7451 5 лет назад +3

      His new song vibrated me to my core girl😱😍

    • @rosavalderrama9213
      @rosavalderrama9213 5 лет назад +2

      Watch the video for dance of the sugar plum fairy, I feel in love with his voice but on that video I fell in love with him LOL

    • @vickykomini9535
      @vickykomini9535 5 лет назад +4

      I FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM WITH EVERY NOTE HE SINGS

  • @GeorgiaGeorgette
    @GeorgiaGeorgette 8 лет назад +153

    HE IS A FUCKING WIZARD.

    • @lissa6733
      @lissa6733 7 лет назад +10

      NotMostGirls Yer a wizard, Avi

    • @GeorgiaGeorgette
      @GeorgiaGeorgette 7 лет назад +1

      The Girl Who Lived You legend! :-D

    • @PhebusdesTours
      @PhebusdesTours 7 лет назад +11

      Now I'm just thinking Avi would do a great part as a young Sirius.

    • @lissa6733
      @lissa6733 7 лет назад +6

      PhebusdesTours MY MIND HAS BEEN BLOWN....it makes so much sense... he's got the hair... he's been reincarnated as Avi 😂😂

  • @thehorror2
    @thehorror2 10 лет назад +356

    Mad props for the Lord of all Basses, I can overtone a little bit, but I can only barely hold a steady note, let alone change it on the fly.

    • @mollrob000
      @mollrob000 10 лет назад +3

      i can only change between 3 pitches... though i have control of those 3 pitches lol

  • @DarrenBaileyActor
    @DarrenBaileyActor 10 лет назад +271

    I was at this show. I was worried no recording would pick up the sound of both pitches, but this turned out great. Thanks for posting! We gave him such a big standing ovation after this one. This and Kevin's cello beatbox solo were two of the major highlights of the night, for sure.

    • @TabooTalz
      @TabooTalz 10 лет назад +10

      ***** did you listen to it very closely though? He controls his overtone so that it sounds like The Lion Sleeps Tonight, and that's pretty damn impressive

    • @rez8976
      @rez8976 10 лет назад +9

      Can't you hear the melody of lion sleeps tonight? the one above the "oo" sound? it's so amazing!

    • @xxxslayerxxx666
      @xxxslayerxxx666 10 лет назад

      ***** Yeah, he started off key, and wasn't even following the melody at the beginning, then he kinda went into it correctly for like 5 seconds, and then he was all over the place....he clearly doesn't have control over his throat singing cause it's just something he learned to create effects....Kaplan is NOT a professional throat singer people, hear some real throat singing and Kaplan will look like a dork...he still has very beautiful overtones, it's impossible for anyone NOT to when they know how to make it pitch perfect (which he does) but when it comes to actually using the voice as an instrument, he hits more wrong notes than right, and he gets lost in the melody and the rhythm too easily, so it shows his lack of dedication.

    • @xxxslayerxxx666
      @xxxslayerxxx666 10 лет назад

      no, will, you need to get some perspective because this isn't some miraculous impossible tone to create, it really is easier than singing. (but it can be harder in some aspects.) I'm sorry that the truth hurts you fanboys, but he didn't do throat singing any justice at all, and he was off key, and he wasn't following the melody at all in the beginning, and then he went back to being off key on the last half, he was only in key for like barely 10 seconds....I know what I'm talking about because there's no instrument that I can't make sound amazing, plus I throat sing....if you were musically inclined even just a bit, you'd be hearing what I'm hearing, it's great, but it's pathetic to perform this when 90% of the notes were wrong....he has nice tone and nice control, but this performance shows he lacks the focus and practice to be able to perform this how it should've been performed....he's definitely NOT a professional throat singer at all, he just knows how to make those sounds that are so rare to hear nowadays, show this to Asians that are used to hearing these sounds and they will not be impressed at all by this.

    • @DarrenBaileyActor
      @DarrenBaileyActor 10 лет назад +11

      John Follmer This isn't a Tuvan throat singing competition. It's a young a cappella group who is presenting the idea of overtone singing in a concert and to an audience that wouldn't typically expect to hear it. This isn't the place for self promotion, John, especially when it's to downplay someone else's hard work. You also get further with compliments or keeping your opinions to yourself when marketing yourself than by hating on what others do. You are talented, but that's no reason to be negative. So, good luck to you in your musical adventures. I wish you lots of success.

  • @tiaz3299
    @tiaz3299 8 лет назад +126

    HOLY FUCKING SHIT AVI HOW??? OMG O.O

    • @benhavis2474
      @benhavis2474 8 лет назад

      +Tia Z It works. I can do it aswell. But I have to learn how to pitch the tones.

    • @ZyrusSmith
      @ZyrusSmith 8 лет назад +3

      +Elian Aragon Your tongue's position controls the pitch. Moving your tongue farther back in your mouth makes the pitch higher and vice versa. But you have to move it *very* little distances at a time when you're starting out.

    • @aragonishtaker4318
      @aragonishtaker4318 8 лет назад +1

      Our names our very similar

    • @benhavis2474
      @benhavis2474 8 лет назад

      Aragon Ishtaker brother?? ;)

    • @Holobrine
      @Holobrine 8 лет назад +1

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtone

  • @JeffFreemanPresents
    @JeffFreemanPresents 7 лет назад +51

    I have such an embarrassing crush on this guy. Beautiful and talented. Who wouldn't swoon for that?? ;)

    • @BeaconStudentsPSA
      @BeaconStudentsPSA 7 лет назад +7

      Jeff Freeman I too have a terrible crush on Avi. I can't get enough of his voice!

  • @thomasstillwell3160
    @thomasstillwell3160 9 лет назад +23

    When he just sings bass, I've said he has one of the most phenomenal voices I've ever heard, but this is just off the chain. I've never heard a human do this so well.

  • @ethanshelley815
    @ethanshelley815 9 лет назад +384

    So he can sing a low C# and sorta whistle tone sing? What a freakin range...

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 9 лет назад +46

      It's not whistle it's overtone...

    • @chelseasd5273
      @chelseasd5273 9 лет назад +16

      sermerlin1 He is using whistle chords though. That's apart of overtone.

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 9 лет назад +4

      KittCat Whistle chords?

    • @synrvn7842
      @synrvn7842 9 лет назад +4

      sermerlin1 whistle tones are the highest notes the voice can hit some like Mariah Carey and Ariana Grande achieve that

    • @sermerlin1
      @sermerlin1 9 лет назад +6

      Jessica Cornute Yes i know what whistle tone is and how it is produced. Kittcat doesn't know what it's talking about. That's why i asked "whistle chords?".There's no such thing as whistle chords. Also whistle note is something completely different to singing in overtones.

  • @sandykurniadi9199
    @sandykurniadi9199 7 лет назад +26

    His voice (speaking and singing) melted me away, i need hugs now :)

  • @KayaShadows
    @KayaShadows 7 лет назад +20

    This is called throat singing, anyone can learn it but it takes ALOT of talent and practice to get it to this fantastic level.

  • @l.y.g.3515
    @l.y.g.3515 7 лет назад +22

    Tuvan-originated throat singing. Beautifully done.

    • @jtalbot34
      @jtalbot34 7 лет назад +1

      L.Y. G. Yep it's awesome! I love Tuvan throat singing!

  • @catzkeet4860
    @catzkeet4860 8 лет назад +71

    oh wow...can't believe I haven't seen this before. I've always been fascinated by Mongolian throat singing, but I've never seen a westerner do it with such precision. it's an easy enough technique to DO,I can produce a reasonable double tone, but controlling it to that extent takes some skill. I've always liked Avis singing but this is something else....very talented young man.

    • @that.neurodivergent
      @that.neurodivergent 7 месяцев назад +1

      I live in the PNW and there’s this guy that goes around to all the different free hot springs in the state I live in and he’s an incredible throat singer, like nothing I’ve heard in real life before. And the dude is white as fuck 😂 it’s amazing. When he’s there you don’t feel compelled to chat like you normally would, we all just sit there totally enchanted. Damn I love the PNW

    • @Theogvineofthedead
      @Theogvineofthedead 7 месяцев назад

      ​​@@that.neurodivergentyeah I lived in Seattle for 5 years and everything about the surrounding area is just beautiful.... Except for the totalitarian Marxist government but hey what can you do? 😅 The people are amazing (just avoid cap hill). But for real, Washington is probably one of the most gorgeous states in America. Where else can you drive from a coastal cliff straddled by a rain forest over breathtaking mountains and end up in the desert in half a day?
      I just wish the radical post modernists, elitist yuppie hipsters and light twirling edm k zombies didn't ruin it... I've been saying it for decades, psychedelics being illegal is so dangerous. When people delve into the depths of conciousness without guide, purpose or intention they end up fried and listless.
      And even worse they end up abusing sacred entheogens that have therapeutic benifits and have been used safely for thousands of years. The amount of people I know who do ketamine every day, rip dmt carts like it's a vape pen or eat mushrooms any chance they get without gaining anything from them is disgusting and makes those of us who advocate for, research or study them look foolish.
      Thankfully this ebb is flowing and we are getting back to reality culturally, and people are taking more seriously psychedelics immense benifit. Especially with end of life, ptsd and addiction.
      Yeah I need to stop myself, I'm rambling rather incoherently about something completely unrelated to the video I just watched and comment I responded to. I can go on about this topic for hours and have done so with much more clarity than I was just doing so imma stop and wish whoever read that a happy Tuesday ❤😅❤

  • @ShamiraJames
    @ShamiraJames 9 лет назад +39

    he is so humble and adorable like omg I am in love

  • @Moldyfries1
    @Moldyfries1 7 лет назад +238

    I literally need to scientifically know how this is possible!?

    • @PhebusdesTours
      @PhebusdesTours 7 лет назад +18

      It's actually pretty simple so learn (but horribly difficult to master though). You sing a simple note while holding the tip of your tongue on your palate, then you change the shape of your mouth. But search on RUclips, there are great videos about this.

    • @nachtkind46
      @nachtkind46 7 лет назад +27

      Using the chest resonance and lower vocal cords to make one harmonic, while using the upper vocal cords and throat to make a second, the tongue and mouth can make a third and the nasal cavity can make a fourth harmonic. Look up tuvan throat singing. there are many different styles.. my fave is khoomei

    • @jtalbot34
      @jtalbot34 7 лет назад

      Nacht Kind SAME!!

    • @nachtkind46
      @nachtkind46 7 лет назад +1

      Jennifer Talbot right on. haha.. Avi does this well though... Its really amazing...

    • @jtalbot34
      @jtalbot34 7 лет назад +1

      Nacht Kind YES he is! Have you heard the two Mongolian guys who Tuvan sing and rap? They're awesome! LOL and I hate rap but then again I know their rap is about good things and not pimpin hoes and shootings..

  • @fuldagermany
    @fuldagermany 9 лет назад +81

    He knows how to do Tibetan throat singing. He is handsome and a talented singer. Oh, yes, he is also young. If he has great health, then he has the world on a string.

    • @fayfaize6014
      @fayfaize6014 4 года назад +5

      So...where are u getting with this

  • @Sedraen
    @Sedraen 9 лет назад +35

    I've actually attempted this vocal style in the past. It's very difficult. I was never able to achieve any real control, so props to Avi for having this ability. He may be no Tuvan throat singer, but his overtone singing is a fantastic addition to the sound of Pentatonix and is pretty incredible on its own.

    • @kevincostnerofficial1
      @kevincostnerofficial1 Год назад

      We all have the ability to do anything but we still need a lot more practice to perfect them, thanks for your feedback Sedraen. #avikaplan

  • @ALLforLOVE13
    @ALLforLOVE13 7 лет назад +12

    At the beginning of the video, I felt like I was watching Scott's attempt to break out into stand-up comedy. 😅 (And, OH MY GOD, Avi is a magician!)

    • @kevincostnerofficial1
      @kevincostnerofficial1 Год назад

      Thanks dear I just hope you don’t get tire of my deep voice hahaha New music out soon #avikaplan

  • @emwhite7514
    @emwhite7514 7 лет назад +4

    ladies and gentlemen, the most talented singer you will ever encounter!! Avi Kaplan!!!!!

  • @BainneK10
    @BainneK10 7 лет назад +13

    How in the hell can he do both at the same time ?!?! MIND BLOWN!!!

    • @C.O.G.
      @C.O.G. 3 года назад

      @Garrett Keane, Avi separates the tone into it's component notes by moving his tongue back and forth.

  • @andysartz
    @andysartz 3 года назад +5

    What kind of sorcery is this?? My god, Avi will NEVER cease to amaze me. I love this man!

  • @Dongdot123
    @Dongdot123 9 лет назад +946

    I don't get people sometimes. Aren't they supposed to listen to him making that overtone magic instead of hearing a stupid clapping and wooing sounds? Fuck..

    • @Dongdot123
      @Dongdot123 9 лет назад +32

      ***** Obviously, since it's not a sports event. Isn't the singer's voice is more important than people's voices being impressed? Besides they are doing it too much.

    • @OrindaLuke
      @OrindaLuke 9 лет назад +25

      ***** this is kinda just how concerts go. to keep a crowd of that size quiet its almost impossible

    • @SONGSTICKS
      @SONGSTICKS 9 лет назад +36

      ***** The first thing I thought too!!Great that they cheer in appreciation, but polite, respectful people whoop and cheer AFTER the performance, not during !!

    • @Dongdot123
      @Dongdot123 9 лет назад +10

      SONGSTICKS Exactly, it's because he's doing a performance with his sound, it's like the equivalent people throwing a lot of confetti when the performer is dancing.

    • @SONGSTICKS
      @SONGSTICKS 9 лет назад +16

      ***** I've come across several really good performances to an American audience and found that I just can't listen to it for all the bloody crowd noise drowning them out. I can't help it, it just winds me up !!Makes me want to get up on the stage and tell them to shut the F### up !!

  • @nater1625
    @nater1625 7 лет назад +19

    "I LOVE YOU AVI" "I love you as well."

  • @PhantomQueenOne
    @PhantomQueenOne 7 лет назад +15

    Reminds me sort of the drones and chanter on a bagpipe sound, but the fact that a person can do it is amazing!

  • @fiebienietveld9299
    @fiebienietveld9299 7 лет назад +38

    His speaking voice, damn bitch. I'm kind of in love...?

  • @Baxocj
    @Baxocj 8 лет назад +90

    lol people need to stop screaming every time he talks!!! i love avi too, but let the man speak!

    • @scarletfluerr
      @scarletfluerr 7 лет назад +5

      People are just so rude.

    • @WhatsHisFace12346
      @WhatsHisFace12346 6 лет назад

      Ever see the Ellen DeGenerous show?

    • @artchic528
      @artchic528 3 года назад

      Avi: Sup!
      Fans: *die screaming their heads off*
      The rest of the group: *facepalm*

  • @galericulus9736
    @galericulus9736 6 лет назад +9

    Extraordinary performance. Combined two difficult skills together: circular breathing (in which he took in more air to keep going without having to stop) and singing a low drone with high-pitched harmonics that he somehow controlled sufficiently to produce a discernible melody. I have never heard of both these things being done together before. Players of wind instruments use the former technique to play long pieces where the score does not give them time to breathe. The other technique is often employed by the players of electronic instruments. This is very clever work for a singer.

  • @xiamarab1000
    @xiamarab1000 8 лет назад +195

    Scott, Kirsite, or Mitch cant do that.
    This would be just another singing group without the extraordinary talents of Kevin & Avi.
    I love these guys no doubt, but let's keep it real.......Kevin & Avi add the "special sauce" to PTX.

    • @HannahCalhoun_magical
      @HannahCalhoun_magical 8 лет назад +39

      +xiamara b they're the "meat and potatoes" :)

    • @lahagemo
      @lahagemo 8 лет назад +14

      Honestly, no shade, but I don't think Kirstie or Scott would've survived in the music industry on their own. Mitch has the vocal control of a goddess and even w/o singing could still survive w/ his EDM. Kevin would've been a doctor by now. And Avi I don't really know. There's a possibly that Kirstie would go back to choir and Scott could maybe get a record deal if he'd played his cards well. Anyways they need all parts of the band to stay fully functioning and that's good, because I don't want any of them to leave PTX. :)

    • @xiamarab1000
      @xiamarab1000 8 лет назад +5

      If there is an "ever after" if PTX disbanded (perish the thought but after all nothing is forever). You are pretty on point about the "after lives" of all the members except Avi. Think about him, especially (b/c I think he is the most diverse and unique member of the group - he'd most likely find a place back to where it all began - his choral background), but I'd like you to share your thoughts.

    • @lahagemo
      @lahagemo 8 лет назад

      xiamara b Yeah, I thought so too, but I don't think Avi would even want to do more choire stuff after PTX.

    • @greenhornet8262
      @greenhornet8262 6 лет назад +1

      Alice In Salt Land Avi left

  • @mydlands
    @mydlands 8 лет назад +13

    I didn't know this *could* be done with the vocal instrument. I'd heard it with strings, but voice? So amazing!

    • @nachtkind46
      @nachtkind46 7 лет назад +3

      the voice is basically a stringed instrument with a resonance chamber.

  • @sugarysweetslps592
    @sugarysweetslps592 9 лет назад +33

    Okey lemme give this a go,-deep breath- REEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRREEEEERRRWWSWWWWW -more deep breaths- REEEEEEEARRRRRRRRRREWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRREARRRRRR -breaks glass everywhere-

    • @sugarysweetslps592
      @sugarysweetslps592 9 лет назад

      REEERWERRRARWRRRR

    • @molanoesther3376
      @molanoesther3376 8 лет назад +2

      +Tom Dane I know im late but ERRER RE EERRREREEEEEEEEERREERREERRRRREESEESEREERREEEEEEREERRRRRRERRERRERRRRDERRF

    • @sugarysweetslps592
      @sugarysweetslps592 8 лет назад

      Reeerereewereeeereeeerrrewaweeweeewedssaeewweeeew

    • @sugarysweetslps592
      @sugarysweetslps592 8 лет назад

      +Eva Holcman okaii

    • @redbeaut
      @redbeaut 6 лет назад

      Sugarysweets Lps. you gon make me pee m'pants! 😂😂😂

  • @KarleneE
    @KarleneE 4 года назад +6

    I know this is 6 years + old, but I just got new headphones so I am re-listening to EVERY SINGLE PTX song and what I just heard is both clearly possible and utterly impossible at the same damn time! Avi, DAMN!

  • @keslyphilip4139
    @keslyphilip4139 7 лет назад +168

    what the fuck did I just hear. there must be a flute stuck in his throat, there must be

    • @DancorM
      @DancorM 7 лет назад +4

      overtone... it is very simple to do, u only need practice... look up on youtube ''how to do overtone'' and have fun ^^

    • @nicholasf.4105
      @nicholasf.4105 7 лет назад +21

      +Daniel Corredor Mora "simple" is not a good choice of words

  • @melissamajano5987
    @melissamajano5987 9 лет назад +3

    One of the many reasons I love Avi Kaplan

  • @shaunnalewis3902
    @shaunnalewis3902 7 лет назад +11

    Omg that is amazing honestly! I've loved Avi from the beginning, what a legend!

  • @Tom-lb6xl
    @Tom-lb6xl 8 лет назад +69

    SLAYYY ME FATHER FOR ART THOU BASS

  • @wkfjskfj
    @wkfjskfj 8 лет назад +49

    I have a friend who can do this A LITTLE BIT BUT THIS IS CRAZY OMG THIS IS SO COOL

    • @sindreskjelbostad2101
      @sindreskjelbostad2101 8 лет назад +2

      Actually everyone can do it with a little bit of practice. But it takes a ton of patience and some vocal controll to get as good as avi here.

  • @NuggetEternal
    @NuggetEternal 8 лет назад +9

    I can't believe I actually got to hear him do this in person in our all-state rehearsal. I didn't see it coming, but it was amazing for all of us.

  • @aarongrafastronaaron6563
    @aarongrafastronaaron6563 7 лет назад +329

    It would've been funny if Mariah Carey was hiding in the very back

    • @shea8375
      @shea8375 7 лет назад +1

      Lmaoooo

    • @radhakrsnasbhakta5755
      @radhakrsnasbhakta5755 7 лет назад +5

      i almost spit my tea across the keyboard

    • @oliviacai5664
      @oliviacai5664 6 лет назад

      i actually spit apple juice across my keyboard

    • @annaliseph
      @annaliseph 4 года назад

      i didn’t like this cuz it’s mitch grassi not mariah carey

    • @ericarianto
      @ericarianto 4 года назад

      annasaurus its Avi

  • @deanb6489
    @deanb6489 3 года назад +1

    overtone singing is so much fun. It psychs people out!

  • @lani8594
    @lani8594 7 лет назад +12

    How the fuck, he is so fucking talented

  • @Luka-me2jg
    @Luka-me2jg 7 лет назад +30

    Avi: * in the middle of talking *
    Fan: * cuts off Avi * I love you avi!!
    Avi: * gets cut off * * still replies * I love you as well.
    Avi: * continues talking *
    😂😍😍😍

  • @JediPhoenix1976
    @JediPhoenix1976 3 года назад +7

    Scott: And I knew he was going to be in the group the second he introduced himself, cause he was like, *hi, I'm Avi.*
    And then it turns out Avi's speaking voice IS that low, and I'm cracking up while I'm rewinding it. 😄

  • @fi5h81
    @fi5h81 7 лет назад +85

    WTF ??
    What KIND OF DEMON MAGIC IS THIS !!!?? He's a sorcerer ??

    • @jtalbot34
      @jtalbot34 7 лет назад +2

      Robert Kaczor it's Tuvan throat singing which is overtone singing or singing with two note usually one whistle..

    • @hollydonnelly3909
      @hollydonnelly3909 7 лет назад +22

      YER A WIZARD AVI

    • @antoniollazi6912
      @antoniollazi6912 6 лет назад

      Robert Kaczor di

    • @artchic528
      @artchic528 3 года назад +1

      No. He’s just Avi, the man of a thousand talents!

  • @kathyf.2002
    @kathyf.2002 9 лет назад +6

    Avi, you are producing the sounds of Mongolian throat singers! We had a group from Mongolia visit North Dakota as part of an art exchange and the sounds were incredible! I managed it once, but have never been able to repeat. They are called Anda Union.

  • @magdalenakowalczyk3305
    @magdalenakowalczyk3305 10 лет назад +8

    this is out of this world! I can't pick my jaw off the floor.

  • @foadrightnow5725
    @foadrightnow5725 8 лет назад +3

    WOW! Mind blown! I had no idea Avi had such a capability! My admiration and respect for this guy just increased by an order of magnitude! Definitely a very talented and gifted individual!

  • @felixurot5311
    @felixurot5311 8 лет назад +2261

    I drew Jesus and used Avi's face as a referrence. two times

    • @Jadee95
      @Jadee95 7 лет назад +5

      Felix Urot why

    • @felixurot5311
      @felixurot5311 7 лет назад +120

      what do you mean why? they're twins

    • @hollyzeman7218
      @hollyzeman7218 7 лет назад +22

      I agree 100%!!

    • @recoveringsoul755
      @recoveringsoul755 5 лет назад +4

      The Guitarist Estes Tonnes is a good one too, people make comments on his videos like "Jesus?"

    • @jamesfilms_
      @jamesfilms_ 5 лет назад +41

      Indeed. Yesterday I told my sister that Avi was probably my favourite member of pentatonix and she's like "who's Avi". I replied with "The Jesus guy". She understood right away.

  • @marywebster4295
    @marywebster4295 10 лет назад +3

    He is so amazing. His voice is entrancing. I am captivated by it, and by his ability!

  • @247msfly
    @247msfly 10 лет назад +413

    I SWEAR HES A ALIEN

    • @Shayluv
      @Shayluv 9 лет назад +14

      Avi hasn't said anything about it yet.. but I'm pretty sure he's not human.

    • @kayleeoliva3454
      @kayleeoliva3454 9 лет назад +1

      Skippy TheWolf but we can tell :D

    • @TheChainzzzz
      @TheChainzzzz 9 лет назад +10

      Or a god ..one of the 2... But that was friggin awesome either way

    • @KenNiemmanhemindae
      @KenNiemmanhemindae 9 лет назад +2

      Skippy TheWolf He is as real as that guy that sings really high....

    • @Tqueenboss1
      @Tqueenboss1 6 лет назад

      He's not... there are tutorials on youtube to learn it yourself

  • @lukecastellan721
    @lukecastellan721 3 года назад +1

    that "I love you as well" was the best thing I've herad in a while. Amazing man.

  • @toribarron8937
    @toribarron8937 8 лет назад +11

    His voice is amazing!!!!! ❤️❤️☺️

    • @kevincostnerofficial1
      @kevincostnerofficial1 Год назад

      Thanks dear I appreciate you very much for your amazing support. #avikaplan

  • @mymusic8990
    @mymusic8990 2 года назад +3

    Amazing and what a gift. Avi you just keep on rocking.

  • @Ginniemacd
    @Ginniemacd 7 лет назад +13

    How the heck does he do that? Amazing!

    • @jtalbot34
      @jtalbot34 7 лет назад +2

      Virginia Macdonald it's called Tuvan throat singing from Mongolia.. there's some pretty awesome Tuvan singers here on RUclips..

    • @Ginniemacd
      @Ginniemacd 7 лет назад +1

      Jennifer Talbot thanks. I have never heard of it ever 😀

  • @anneward616
    @anneward616 8 лет назад +7

    awesome cantor singing what a blessing
    harmonic overtones!
    wonder was it is hours of practice and amazing teachers or a natural talent or combo of both anyway thanks Avi for sharing your talent many blessings

  • @gracie1173
    @gracie1173 7 лет назад +2

    I've been amazed by this type of singing for a while and I had no idea that Avi did it! WOW!

  • @rubyflash4
    @rubyflash4 10 лет назад +7

    OMG I CAN FINALLY HEAR IT
    It's really hard to hear, but he's so amazing!!!

    • @kevincostnerofficial1
      @kevincostnerofficial1 Год назад

      Thanks for tuning in dear I appreciate your support, new music out soon #avikaplan

  • @mikalagoodwin
    @mikalagoodwin 3 года назад +5

    He tried teaching us how to do overtone singing when he did an Acapella workshop at UTK back in January 2016 😂 some kids nailed it, some of us, not so much, but it’s so stinkin cool

    • @kevincostnerofficial1
      @kevincostnerofficial1 Год назад

      Yes those kids were really amazing you should practice a lot more you’ll get better, thanks dear 🙏#avikaplan

  • @lacibolden5884
    @lacibolden5884 9 лет назад +1

    That was beautiful. Seriously, I'm still smiling about it.

  • @TheInfiniterider
    @TheInfiniterider 7 лет назад +1

    Oh my gosh, the talent of this group, and it's individual members! There just aren't words!

  • @bloodsling
    @bloodsling 7 лет назад +6

    holy f**kbeans I didn't know he could do Tuvan throat singing as well..what an amazing talent

  • @deusexmachina1421
    @deusexmachina1421 8 лет назад +13

    there's a term for that vocal technique. it is used by Tibetan monks and takes years to learn. Avi didn't just master it, he managed to produce different pitches as well. that's something MAJOR!

    • @GhostCrowGamer
      @GhostCrowGamer 8 лет назад +1

      aka throat singing... and some other term to it too, but monks use Chanting... not the same...

    • @giovannibortoluzzi1384
      @giovannibortoluzzi1384 8 лет назад +1

      search for tuvan sygyt

    • @C.O.G.
      @C.O.G. 3 года назад +1

      @@GhostCrowGamer, the other term, which is used in music theory, is polyphonic overtone singing.

    • @GhostCrowGamer
      @GhostCrowGamer 3 года назад

      @@C.O.G. I agree with your statement Thank you.

  • @awkwardukulele6077
    @awkwardukulele6077 4 года назад +2

    Hey there, I just wanted to mention that I started trying this out as soon as it came out in 2014. It’s 2020 now, and I only just started being able to consistently make the overtones loud enough to hear clearly. This only reinforces my belief that this man is secretly an alien with more talent than any one person could reasonably hope for. Much love and respect, sequoia man!🤩

  • @reginabillings1526
    @reginabillings1526 7 лет назад

    A friend put me on to Pantatonix. I'm so glad he did. I was just saddened to learn that Avi is leaving. But you must follow your dreams. Good luck and God bless. R.B. In Colorado.

  • @aceshirai6207
    @aceshirai6207 3 года назад +3

    His Khoomei is great! Altai Mountains and Mongolian Steppe throat singing style yasss \m/

  • @otelia3532
    @otelia3532 8 лет назад +11

    AVI IS SERIOUSLY SO FUCKING COOL

  • @sarahhanna9595
    @sarahhanna9595 7 лет назад +1

    This is one of the best overtone singing I've heard.

  • @a2rhombus2
    @a2rhombus2 7 лет назад +2

    I taught myself overtone singing, but his are so strong and controllable... incredible

  • @Arylynna
    @Arylynna 10 лет назад +4

    Mind=blown!!!!!!!!!!! Avi (well, all of Pentatonix) is amazing! My god I have goosebumps!

  • @ForANightingale
    @ForANightingale 10 лет назад +66

    tbh i'm a girl and i would kill to be a bass, but at least i get to be an alto! that's fun too.

    • @TheMentalZero
      @TheMentalZero 10 лет назад +26

      As a bass, I salute you, lady bass.

    • @laural6511
      @laural6511 9 лет назад +9

      ***** LOL i was a "paid tenor" in a church choir when I was in college, even though I'm a woman. Lady tenors are made of awesome and win :)

    • @sydneyreynolds3624
      @sydneyreynolds3624 9 лет назад +5

      I'm a girl and I'm a tenor (:

    • @Ghyxurl
      @Ghyxurl 9 лет назад +5

      I'm a male alto people say I sing like a girl all the time

    • @C.O.G.
      @C.O.G. 3 года назад

      Well, I'm a female baratone (comfortable voice range: C2-F3), but I would love to be a bass singer, too.

  • @lokikokesch9306
    @lokikokesch9306 4 года назад +2

    His voice is so deeeeep! I'm wheezing

  • @kathieholland4176
    @kathieholland4176 2 года назад +1

    I really miss Avi from the group. Maybe one day he can come back, but I still love you all.

  • @andrewwiggin4801
    @andrewwiggin4801 7 лет назад +109

    my ovaries popped when he said "I love you as well."
    plot twist: I am a male

  • @TheCoolmoon43
    @TheCoolmoon43 7 лет назад +152

    how in the? what in the?! how the? what!! what! did i just hear!? wtf!?

    • @Melissa-wx4lu
      @Melissa-wx4lu 7 лет назад +21

      Tuvan throat singing. Easy to learn, difficult to master. Normally used in prayer and meditative chanting. I'm surprised he can control that high tone so well.

    • @AndrewBateman
      @AndrewBateman 7 лет назад +1

      Tuvan throat singing? That is intriguing, I must learn this immediately

    • @travispogue6135
      @travispogue6135 6 лет назад

      I know right...how tha fuck...lol

    • @PandaParade
      @PandaParade 5 лет назад

      It's called polyphonic singing, it's not too hard to learn! Just look up some tutorials

  • @torifehr3940
    @torifehr3940 7 лет назад +1

    I actually can't. What the heck? Avi is amazing!!🖤👌🏼

  • @debrosellas3730
    @debrosellas3730 7 лет назад +1

    amazing ! i heard 3voices and its gives me goose bumps ! thumbs up for avi 👍👌😊❤

  • @lauraelise434
    @lauraelise434 7 лет назад +3

    OMFG! I freaking love avi's voice😍😍😍😍😍 and avi😂

  • @a868278
    @a868278 8 лет назад +14

    omg his voice

  • @zephey3249
    @zephey3249 4 года назад +2

    Before i started watching i got an ad about throat singing 👌

  • @raymaseacat2685
    @raymaseacat2685 7 лет назад +1

    Avi has the best voice I have ever heard. He sings "Ring of fire" with Home free and it is unbelievable ! Good Luck and hope to hear you again soon

  • @bromixsr
    @bromixsr 10 лет назад +219

    Not hard to do, most of us produce overtones at one time or another as they are just a part of the sounds we make. Now that kind of control, that takes some time and dedication.

    • @MusicalMe1011
      @MusicalMe1011 9 лет назад +23

      Man! I was always told that people can't sing two notes at a time :/ Had I known it was possible, I would have tried to practice it or something.

    • @jamesl7709
      @jamesl7709 9 лет назад +12

      Anna Marie Nieves Everything is possible when it comes to music. If you can imagine it, somewhere and somewhen, someone has done it. Now we have the ability to record it so that others can hear those audible wonders. Rejoice in what your voices can do!

    • @MusicalMe1011
      @MusicalMe1011 9 лет назад +6

      It's just cool. I personally only ever remember producing 2 sounds when I was sick once. I was never able to do it again

    • @semproser19
      @semproser19 9 лет назад

      ***** Oh that bit is easy, just no one ever does it. Move down one note and you change down one key.

    • @johnpark3079
      @johnpark3079 9 лет назад +4

      ***** Not the first as far as I know. There are monks in Tibet who dedicate their lives to overtone singing, they practice years to perfect the art. It's originated form Tibet actually.

  • @hevillepeacefoot8647
    @hevillepeacefoot8647 4 года назад +3

    Person: you’re breath taking
    Avi: YOU’RE ALL BREATH TAKING

  • @luannapierce2544
    @luannapierce2544 7 лет назад +2

    Avi's voice makes my heart beat race and calms me at the same time. Awesome. His demonstrative enthusiasm in the videos does show off the the special aspects of his personality as well. The whole group is awesome, each of the five have their own special gifts and together they move hearts and minds, lift spirits and just plain entertain. Awesome how they use their gifts and talents and never forget their fans. and yes, Avi... am subscribed. .. :)

    • @kevincostnerofficial1
      @kevincostnerofficial1 Год назад

      Thank you so much Lunna I’m glad you enjoyed it as much as we do thanks for your comment. #avikaplan

  • @tlawrence3749
    @tlawrence3749 7 лет назад

    Been a fan since i first heard you and the quatrotronix now but know that i do respect your decision and that whoever fills your spot got some huge boots to fill...love ya man

  • @nellekx
    @nellekx 10 лет назад +955

    I actually think he might be Jesus

    • @HailG3
      @HailG3 10 лет назад +19

      I can see it. Now I'm never getting rid of this thought, am I? Thanks, now every time I'll look at him, I'll be like "oh, hey, Jesus!"

    • @TheJediGerman
      @TheJediGerman 10 лет назад

      Nah steve aoki is jesus

    • @nerezza6517
      @nerezza6517 10 лет назад +4

      James Bondage Morgan freeman is not happy with you now

    • @sillymiwa
      @sillymiwa 9 лет назад +7

      ***** Jesus was born Jewish...

    • @jamesmcnaughton4070
      @jamesmcnaughton4070 9 лет назад +20

      MiwaSchwa And Avi was born awesome.

  • @themikestephens33
    @themikestephens33 10 лет назад +59

    I was like -.- he ain'td king anything and then I caught it and I was like O.o holy shaaaiiitttt!!

    • @teammmx
      @teammmx 9 лет назад +1

      Me too!! lmao

  • @muzzlevelocity4397
    @muzzlevelocity4397 3 года назад

    When I first heard Avi Kaplan overtone sing, I had no idea that such a thing was possible. It is amazing to find something humans are capable of, of which I had no idea. Simply amazing!

  • @elizabetharthur4314
    @elizabetharthur4314 8 лет назад +1

    This is the most awesome overtoning I've ever heard. I can occasionally do a double tone, but this is amazing!