Voiceplay (FIRST TIME HEARING) - Moana Medley (BRITS REACTION/REVIEW)
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Oogie Boogie's Song has to be your next stop. Not only do they do character voices, but there's a moment that'll have you doubting physics. Great reaction as usual, guys!
Oh capstan…. It’s coming!
VoicePlay are basically the theater kids of the acapella sphere. But their videos are so creative and the arrangements go from great to mind blowing. You really can’t go wrong with anything from VoicePlay.
Geoff is a dragon. Layne is a master of beatboxing. Eli has so many runs and riffs. VoicePlay is worth the deep dive
Someone from work introduced me to Pentatonics. After that I got into Voiceplay and now, I feel I've been spoiled because I can sit through most of the others and not get that WOW! like I do with Voiceplay.
Anything VoicePlay I'm here for. Geoff Castellucci's bass is to melt for. Absolutely fell down the rabbit hole with them and Geoff also has his own channel that he does Low Bass covers. VoicePlay is #TheTeatreKidsOfACappella. Tony had left the group. Earl left July 2020 and J.None left June of 2021 to join the Navy. Cesar is the newest member in 2021. They can go over the top with their costumes, make-up, and sets. Geoff, Layne, and Earl have been together singing since Middle/high school.
I love Voiceplay! They are the theatre kids of A Capella music. They've done so much it's hard to choose just one. The Little Mermaid Melody, Friends on the Other Side, Queen in 5 minutes, Hoist The Colors, My Mother Told Me. All so good. Also Geoff has a lot of solo music out there. They're all just full of talent. Thank you for the great reaction!
Geoffs greatest solo is in Oogie Boogie's song. Once you hear him sing low, you are amazed at how clear and resonant his voice is, when you hear him go right up to a full tenor rock belt, you can't believe that someone who sings bass has that much range - 4.5 octaves of it.
Of all the a cappella groups, Voiceplay is by far my favorite. You have to listen to their cover of Hoist The Colours High, a pirate song from the 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean movie. They also do a fabulous rendition of Carry On My Wayward Son, If I were a Rich Man/Girl, and their Little Mermaid medley, and If you love Geoff Castallucci, their bass singer, he has his own channel where he does all of the parts solo, he is incredible.
It's pretty widely accepted that the Holy Trinity of Acapella is (in no particular order), Home Free, Voiceplay, and Pentatonix. Voiceplay is probably the most known as the more theatrical of the three groups. They are also known for the smoothness of their transitions. I always love to watch people discover this group, because I just love them so much! I've seen them 4 times now, and have met them, and in addition to being incredibly talented, they are genuinely nice, lovely guys! #Voiceplaya4Life
The best a capella group, with the best bass singer!
Most of Voiceplay's songs are created by Geoff (the bass) or Layne (beatboxer), and when Geoff is singing Eli (the bald guy) takes over as the bass
Eli (the bald guy) was doing the bass line during Geoff’s part, if you look at Eli during that part, you’ll see that
Sing by voiceplay with captions on. It's a quick showcase of everyone that's worked with them plus tim foust and geoff together at one point
You guys are headed down one of the best rabbit holes on RUclips.
They do it all - most versatile of the genre! They have something for everyone.
As a metal fan, I am surprised to find that I enjoy voiceplay immensely. The medleys are brilliant. I'm constantly playing the Oogie Boogie man as it cracks me up.... But I can't stop watching warriors - imagine dragon and hoist the colours.... They just trap my attention.. Took me a couple of listens... But now? Wow!
Oh boy. If you're just starting out on this journey, you're in for quite the ride.
Besides just the Disney stuff (which they admittedly do quite a lot of), VoicePlay can pull out the stops and do pop (Man In the Mirror, Boy Bands in 5 Minutes, Butter), rock (Carry On Wayward Son, Queen in 5 Minutes, Panic! in 4 Minutes), as well as Broadway (Wicked medley, If I Were A Rich Man/Girl, The Phantom of the Opera) and well, basically anything else that strikes their fancy. They're ridiculously versatile in terms of genres and styles, but regardless of what they do they always make it fun. You're not going to find bad choices on their channel; just pick songs you like. (although I will say, if you want to see a piece that was absolutely gobsmacking every reactor that viewed it when it came out, check out their cover of Hoist the Colours, from the Pirates of the Caribbean. It is a tour de force of an arrangement and performance. The video is pretty great as well.)
Also worth mentioning- the bass singer in this group, Geoff Castellucci, has his own solo channel, and I would highly encourage you to listen to some of his work as well. Geoff has about a 5 octave range, so he layers his own vocals singing higher harmonies on his deep bass covers. And as he arranges about half of VoicePlay's pieces, his arrangements for his own songs are just as incredible.
ELO fans should listen to their version of Mister Blue Sky. They used vocal harmonics of Earl, J None and Eli to get the guitar vocal sound spot on and it was a fantastic tribute to ELO. Earl had a unique voice in the high range that really made it possible in my view and it only needed a small amount of autotune.
They all have at least 4 octave ranges, but Geoff is more consistent at the bottom.
I love VoicePlay! The guy on the back right, Earl (high tenor) has left the group. He, Layne and Geoff founded the group together with two others in 1997 when they were still in high school (lower secondary school), so they’ve been going strong for quite some time. They participated in the Sing Off where they made friends with HomeFree. The current members are Eli Jacobsen (tenor, back left), Layne Stein (beatboxer, front left), Geoff Castellucci (bass, front right) and Cesar de la Rosa who joined them in August 2021 (so he’s not in this video). They dropped “The greatest showman medley” a couple of days ago, also featuring Rachel Potter. I highly recommend it, it’s great!
Geoff definitely has the best bass voice in acappella, without a doubt. Plus, his access to his 5 octave range is hard to beat.
Please, please react to Hoist the Colours. The Moana Medley is great, but the group takes it to a whole new level with HtC. Geoff Castellucci also does low bass covers, cloning himself as the back up singers and showing off his 5 octave range.
Their latest is a medley of songs from The Greatest Showman. A brilliant concept, very imaginative, and expertly done. VoicePlay is unique in their theatricality. It's what sets them apart. Geoff Castellucci is the bass and he's a beast. His solo covers are interesting as he clones himself to create his own backing groups, singing all the parts, as he has a range of five octaves. Eli (rhymes with jelly) is the little bald guy and used to sing in rock groups so has power, riffs and runs. Rachel is a guest singer for this one, also The Little Mermaid, and is in their latest, The Greatest Showman, and many others. I can recommend Tennessee Whisky, and Can't Help Falling in Love, if you like harmonies, and their Hoist The Colours is mind blowing. The baritone you mention I don't think I've ever heard of. Sorry. And yes, fun is a big part of what they do whatever the genre. Geoff and Tim are friends and Geoff has done arrangements for Home Free before now. There are videos trying to compare the various bass singers but for me Geoff wins hands down on smoothness of tone. As to Rachel she played Ariel the little mermaid for Disney for years. She has also appeared off Broadway in Wicked.
They always manage to top the last production they did. The greatest Showman Medley really shows off the talent of their newest member, Cesar De La Rosa, a fantastic addition to their group, just a shame it has to be at the expense of J None and his unbelievable riffs that you can hear when he does a feature with them in Friends On The Other Side.
The Greatest Showman also shows the sheer power of Rachels voice, the only person who can drown out even Eli's rock belt. An extremely beautiful woman, but don't get her angry, she could burst your eardrums if she shouts at you. :)
@@Tryst46 You're probably right there!
Great info Christine!! Thank you 🙏 we will be sure to follow up and thanks for the recommendations and background information #BPR
If you want to see VoicePlay and Home Free perform together, watch Zombies vs Hillbillies - Survivor.
Voiceplay is my favorite group - some of their videos are The Little Mermaid Medley, Hoist the Colours, If I Were a Rich Man/Girl, Superstition, - their latest is The Greatest Showman Medley. Other commenters can tell you so much more. Voiceplay is fabulous in everything they do.
VoicePlay are my favorite acapella group at the moment. One of the things that I very much love about them is that they just... you can feel how much fun they're having with each piece that they do. Their bass singer Geoff is just... amazing. He's even got his own solo channel, where he does a lot of amazing stuff. I'd suggest his House of the Rising Sun or Sixteen Tons covers as a starting point for him.
There's been some change-up from the group since this one. Earl has left the group, as has their baritone who joined after this one came out, JNone. They still have Eli, Layne, and Geoff, and they've got a new permanent fourth member (still working on filling the fifth slot), Cesar De La Rosa. But what is best about them is that they always deliver an outstanding vocal performance, regardless of whether it is the core group, or if they've got a guest singer. What's more, everyone in the group gets their chance to shine. If one person isn't featured as much in a particular song, they'll have a chance to shine in another. Just never overlook Eli. He supports very well, but when he shines, he burns.
Either way, welcome to the world of VoicePlay. It's an amazing journey.
If I my choice, I'd send you back 8 years when VoicePlay was on the Sing-Off tour and did a little number called "Road Trip". It is a combination of an acapella comedy skit and delights the viewer. He got it exactly right! Rachel is featured artist taking the place of our baritone (although before Layne (Surf Cali) became vocal percussionist he was the baritone).
Rachel has done 10 collabs with them. They wanted her to join but she was based out of California. Voiceplay is called the theatre kids. Well worth following. Geoff has his own channel and his are great.
@Jim Coogan
Thanks for the comment Jim, we have another video to VoicePlay coming soon and will be returning to them often,
Thanks for watching
I will be here if you guys continue to react to voiceplay! They are amazing! Great reaction!
@rice jacksonton
Thank you, we will be back with more from Voiceplay soon.
I am so delighted to see this! I adore VoicePlay and I'd love to see more of them on your channel. They are definitely the "theater kids" of a capella and they love what they do -- try their Wicked medley that just dropped, or their rendition of My Mother Told Me (Viking hymn). Oh!! And the Little Mermaid medley -- Geoff (bass) is blue. And singing Ursula. It's a pure delight.
Oogie Boogie's song and the Little Mermaid Melody by them is wonderful, too! And Hoist the Colors is amazing!
@Shi1984
Thank you, we will get to those too.
Thanks for watching
In addition to what is already said: Layne Stein is both vocal percussionist and baritone, and he was actually their original baritone at the 4:2:Five time, and their original vocal percussionist was Scott Porter (an actor by current career, last seen in Lucifer and Taking the Reins I believe).
As for two basses together - not sure if they had any collaboration with PTX but they did Zombies vs Hillbillies together with HomeFree and Tim Foust participated in Voiceplay's Just Sing.
@tatewakinew
Thank you for the comment and all the information.
We have had quite a few suggestions for "Just Sing" & Zombies vs Hillbillies, we hope to get to those soon.
Thanks for watching.
When you listen to Voiceplay, you have to keep reminding yourself that the bass and drums are done with voices. Geoff and Layne have been together since school and they can almost work together as one. So many times, I have listened and the bass/drums sound so real that I forget that it's all vocal. Geoff does a perfect bass guitar sound and in Mister Blue Sky, he even plays the air guitar for a laugh.
With Voiceplay, it's not just a song, they really enjoy and have fun doing it and it shows in their productions.
Welcome to the Voiceplay rabbit hole, many of us fell in and found ourselves unable (or unwilling) to get out.
They have changed many members over the last 20 years. Three are still the same in Geoff, Layne and Eli (Elly).
Racheal has been on about 10 times with them. You need to hear "Hoist the Colours" from pirates of the Carribean 3rd movie.
Their latest from the play/musical "Wicked" medley. Also with Racheal and Emoni Wilkins.
Eli joined In 2010.
Layne, Geoff, Earl goes back to 42five together with Scott Porter.
Scott was beatboxer and Layne baryton.
Do not remember the name on the 5th.
Dive down the rabbit hole and enjoy! Just pick anything that appeals to you and it'll be amazing. They just never miss! Geoff, the bass, and Layne, the beatboxer, arrange all of their music themselves. They do everything themselves except for the final mix. If you want to hear their insane character voices Oogie Boogie is a must--all their songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas are so funny and incredibly intricate. Geoff hasn't even touched a low note in this one. He hits his record in Halo with a B0. His signature note is a subharmonic E1 and he hits it in most songs.
There are multiple "bass battles" between avi, geoff, and tim foust. Please react to one! You guys would love it!
Exceptional talents, all. Each A cappella group has its niche and its fans. I don't know why they must be compared. Just enjoy.
@m.a. sperry
Oh we really did enjoy it very much and they seem real fun, it's hard not to make a few comparisons as we have only recently done the others, so it sort of creeps in when we give our thoughts.
But we enjoy them all to be honest.
I am so glad you did this reaction! Voiceplay is the 'theatre kids' of the three acapella groups. I think that 'Moana Medley' and 'Little Mermaid Medley' are two of the best things on the internet. Their latest stuff 'Hoist the Colors', 'Wicked Medley', 'If I were a rich man/girl', 'The Greatest Showman Medley', and 'Friends on the other side', all of these show that the acapella groups are taking their art to a whole new level... Amazing stuff! Geoff Castellucci (pronounced 'Jeff') has his own channel, and 'Blackbird' is my favorite, though 'Sixteen Tons' and 'Far over the Misty Mountains Cold' are great, and really, anything by Geoff is amazing. All of these would be great to react to, though 'Hoist the Colors' has broken many reactors. (So if you like a challenge...) Thanks for this!
I think their Greatest Showman Medley tops even Hoist the Colours. Every time they do something, it's always better than the last one and I'm wondering if they will ever reach their peak.
You know there are videos out there comparing those 3 basses and their low notes. The channel Marcello Bass has a few of them titled Bass Battle starring Avi, Geoff, and Tim, as well as a few others like Elliot Robinson (Home Free's bass before Tim), Joe Santoni (from a Disney exclusive Acapella group called DCappella), Adam Chance (Home Free's current baritone), and others
Anything Voiceplay. Geoff Castellucci is the man. But don't underestimate Eli or Layne! Do more Voiceplay, please!
Btw, I subscribed because of VP.
Ahhhh that moment people hear Geoff for the first time 😂
@Alex Amez
😂😂Oh yes..
VoicePlay actually recently put out a Greatest Showman medley. The members are out of date at the time of the Moana Medley with three still remaining. Eli (pronounced El-e), is on the top left. Incredible range and has amazing versatility. He has rock-like vocals and has a beautiful baritone range as well being Tenor 2: Rachel is on the middle. She is not in VoicePlay as a full time member, and she has done 11 collabs, including four medleys, with this being one of them, with VoicePlay indeed. On the top right is Earl. He was the former tenor of the group with an effortless range. He can show off the fifth octave like it’s a day in the office and considering he looks like a lumberjack, quite surprising. They are still looking for a fifth member, specifically the high one, and Rachel is considered one of them. Layne is on the bottom left. He is still in the group and does the vocal percussion. He is an amazing beat boxer with a mix of drums and sound effects in his arsenal. And last, but certainly not least, Geoff Castellucci. A 5-octave range and the king of subharmonics. He has a solo channel as well and he is also recently releasing a new song, which is coming soon. Their baritone was J.None, who had amazing riffs and had such a good tone. They now have a new baritone in the name of Cesar de la Rosa, who has incredible tone and a funny attitude that’s very contagious. He recently joined half a year ago in July, and made his debut as a VoicePlay member in August. J.None has joined in 2017 and has left recently in 2021 to join the navy. BTW, VoicePlay was actually not founded in 2012. They are the oldest group in the big three being founded in 1997, which makes this their 25th anniversary. Your welcome for the info.
Cesar's funny attitude in Wicked Had Geoff looking at him in fear.
Voiceplay is amazing, they do a lot of Disney but they do a lot of other genres as well, I would recommend their cover of Carry on Wayward Son as a really great one, it’s probably my favorite, or another is their cover of Can’t Help Falling in Love
Told you Voiceplay is good! They are getting better with every song they release. My favourite is Hoist the colours, there is nothing like it.
@Moni Sava
Thank you for the recommendation.
We will be back with more from them soon.
Thanks for the support
They all released New videos recently.
Voiceplay....
I Can't Make You Love Me
Geoff Castellucci...
The Rains of Castamere
Both their best by far.
For warning.
Voiceplay you'll need a box of tissues.Geoff you need to be prepared. He sings in low bass except his clones.
Aren't they fun? They are really very very good! I find I'm partial to acapella.
@Lynn Soeth
They really have great fun with it and make you smile.
We will be back with more soon.
Thank you for watching,
Oogie Boogie, Hoist The Colors, Phantom of the Opera, If I Were A Rich Man/Girl, Billie Eilish, Panic! Part 1, Panic! Part 2, Queen In Five Minutes, Other Side, Mission : Jingle Bells, The Grinch, My Mother Told Me, Warriors, Daddy Sang Bass, Little Mermaid.
And oh so many more! LOL. Those are just my favorites that I listed (not in any particular order).
Geoff Castelluci, the bass, has a five octave range. He's got a solo channel of his own, too. Take a listen through some of his solo work if you really like him. His voice makes me melt every single time! He took a lot of influence from Thurl Ravenscroft as well. Some of his solo covers : 16 Tons, Misty Mountains, Monster Mash, Headless Horseman, Bare Necessities, House of the Rising Sun, etc. His channel also has audio readings and a couple of low singing tutorials on it. Note that his solo covers are not pure acapella; he layers multiple tracks of his own voice carrying all the parts and frequently has at least a basic instrumental accompaniment on his solo work.
Eli (pronounced Ell-ee), the bald guy, is an absolutely amazing tenor. He also has a massive range, and a ton of vocal agility. I LOVE listening to his voice soar.
Layne (the beatboxer/vocal percussion), also plays violin and can sing like an angel as well. He doesn't sing as much, but when he does, he just has this really sweet sounding, smoothe voice.
Cesar (not in this video), is a recent official joined member. His first video as an official member was If I Was a Rich Man/Girl, but he was in multiple others as a guest artist.
Earl left the group in July 2020. He was the high tenor, also an amazing singer and I still miss him! LOL.
J None (baritone, not in this video), left recently to join the military.
Tony left the group a while back to focus on more theatrical avenues and runs Patty Cake Productions, which is the studio where they film a lot of their videos. He was in Phantom of the Opera as the Phantom. Beautiful voice as well.
Rachael Potter is a frequent guest artist, so you'll see her name attached to a few different videos.
Layne and Geoff share doing the arrangements for the group. They basically trade off every other one (more or less). They're both wonderfully talented arrangers.
And of course the theater feel to their videos is just perfect if you like musical theater (I love it. LOL). You'll find a LOT of their videos have that theatrical production vibe with makeup, costuming, etc.
I could go on, but I'll stop there. I've over-written in the comment section as usual. 😂 I do hope you look up some of their other work, as you really can't get a good feel for what they can do as vocalists until you start going through more of their videos. They're ALL just amazingly talented and skilled, and super creative.
Enjoy the Voice Play rabbit hole. 😉
They do fun Disney and spooky stuff, but y'all should really check out Bridge Over Troubled Water or Carry On My Wayward Son and I think the more serious stuff would be more your speed
Love voiceplay 😍 Geoff is incredible, he has some solo stuff too that really shows off his range
@Tasha Chick
Thank you for the comment, we are looking forward to doing more from Voiceplay, we have another coming soon and will look at some of the Solo work also.
Thanks for watching
If you'd like to hear Geoff and Tim singing "together" you should check out their cover of "Just Sing". It's a HUGE collaboration with MANY other a capella artists. If/when you do, be sure to turn on the captions. They included information about who everyone is, as well as a few snarky remarks.
My favourite group is voice play and bass Geoff. He has is own channel. Amazing. Thanks for your reactions. Love them.
Welcome to Voiceplay! The original group 42Five was founded in 1997 by Geoff, Layne, Earl and 2 others. Their roster has changed in the last 18 months, they are currently down one member. They currently feature other artists to fill that fifth position.
I enjoyed your reaction very much and hope to see more of Voiceplay on your channel. May I recommend (for drama) Hoist the Colours, Wicked medley, Warriors. For fun - If I Were a Rich Man/Girl, Butter, Bang. For vocal beauty - Go the Distance, Carry on Wayward Son, Can't Help Falling in Love.
Others have mentioned Geoff Castellucci (the bass) single channel. He's only been doing solo work since the pandemic, so the list is not long. God Bless Ye Merry Gentlemen, even though Christmas is past, House of the Rising Sun, and Far Over the Misty Mountains Cold.
If you like this group you HAVE to do a reaction video to their Wicked Medley and their version of Hoist the Colors.
Hoist the Colors would blow your mind with the Bass and blows Avi out of the water, even as talented as Avi is.
@Jared Forcucci
More from Voiceplay coming very soon.
Thanks for the comment.
Rachel has been featured in lot of their performances. She's currently in the cast of Wicked, but covid left holes in her schedule, and she was back for the most recent drops "The Greatest Show" and "Wicked" (both are medleys.) This one was arranged by Layne. Layne and Geoff split the arranging work, roughly 50/50.
Fantastic! I agree that seeing Geoff, Tim Foust and Avi having a "bass off" would be pretty Amazing LoL
It's been done, you can find it on RUclips.
Geoff has a very smooth, resonant tone and his low bass down to a D1 is an effortless chest voice. He only goes subharmonic with notes lower than that.
Tim has more of a gruff tone, more suited to the country style music that Home Free has adopted. He actually tutored Geoff to sing low bass.
Avi is also slightly more gruff than Geoff, but a little more of a rock style bass.
@@Tryst46 Awesome! Thankyou I will look it up :)
@jenell56
We will be back with more from these guys soon and also follow up on the "Bass Off"
Thanks for watching
If you show VoicePlay fans will flock to your channel. There are no bad songs by them. If you like Rachel singing with them you should try their version of Phantom of the Opera. It is just stunning!
Thanks Christine, we were impressed and this group will feature on our channel going forward for sure, super talented and thanks for the recommendation, be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out Voiceplay releases :) thanks for watching #BPR
They're really good with their transitions. So it's a good idea to back up 5 or 10 seconds if you pause between songs. :) Yeah, you've got a lot of ear candy coming with PTX, Home Free, VoicePlay, and Voctave.
New sub, here for the a capella!! Voice Play does all styles, not just Disney. They actually have been around since before 2012. Geoff (bass), Layne (perc), and Earl (tenor 1, now gone) were in middle school together and started singing together then.
You can see Geoff and Tim together in their mutual video Survivor: Zombies vs. Hillbillies - recorded during the Sing Off period
@MiladyMacabre
That sounds interesting, we will check it out soon.
Cheers
there have been quite a few changes in the lineup over time Geoff and Layne are the original members check out a lot more of their stuff they are amazing ❤️🏴
Oogie Boogie's Song and Hoist The Colors should be high on your list. Tbh.. They rock everything.. Lol. And Geoff has some cool solo stuff.
@Andrea Oliver
Thank you for the comment.
We will be back with one of those recommendations soon and follow up with the other.
Thanks for watching
Haha that bass guy has a crazy low tone, very good performance and a heck of a lot of talent there. Fair score fellas, cheers!
@Lord Lockdowns Jukebox
With each new A cappella band we seem to find a bass that is even lower.
These guys seem good fun too.
Back with more from them soon.
I thought that was a great score and reaction. My personal favorite is Hoist the Colours, but its hard to go wrong with them. especially over the last year and a half or so.
Ely also does the bass line when Geoff is singing.
VoicePlay is more like musical theatre. They really get into the characters they perform. The "Oogie Boogie Song", "Phantom of the Opera" and "Hoist the Colours High" are just examples of it. I really love everything they do, and I can't just pick one. Take your time, look at their channel, they are really awesome!
The group was formed in 1997 (not 2012), with original members Earl (high tenor), Geoff (bass) and Layne (beatboxer). Eli (2nd tenor, bald guy) joined in 2010. At the time they did Moana they only had 4 members, because the baritone spot (Tony Wakim, 2011-2016) wasn't covered until 2018, when J None joined them. There's been another couple of changes, but I already confused you enough, right? More next time 😊
Looking forward to many VoicePlay and Geoff Castellucci reactions from you!
Is this your first encounter with VoicePlay? If so, you are in for a treat. They indeed do Disney songs, and lots of other stuff. Check out their version of Oogie Boogie Song (Nightmare Before Christmas), If I Were a Rich Man/Girl (Fiddler on the Roof), My Mother Told Me (Vikings), The Greatest Showman Medley just came out. The amazing bass Geoff Castellucci also has his own channel. The band has lost and gained members. Earl Elkins (right side upper row) has since left and Cesar De La Rosa is the newest addition (amazing voice). They have many regular guests. Rachel is a one and fits so well, many think (me included) that she should be made a member in full standing. Please review more VoicePlay and Goeff Castellucci videos. I'll be waiting. 🌺
Great comment, thanks.. yes that was the first!! Thanks for the list always good to have recommendations so much appreciated! Thanks for watching #BPR
Hoist Colours is a must!
@Patricia Wilson
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We will get on to that one soon.
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To answer the questions who's the bassist bass . It's split between Tim and Geoff . For a long while Tim hit one note lower and Geoff hit one note higher however with a recent new song and some fo Geoff's bass tutorials Geoff hits the same low notes as tim but hits higher notes than Tim . There both good friends and Tim actually taught Geoff alot fo tips tricks ect including Tim's famous growl notes which Geoff had never heard before hearing Tim . Geoff has his owne special bass trick called subharmonics which is a form of throat singing (2 notes sung at once) as the name suggest SUB-harmonics it's harmonising with bass notes to produce a low note . The members of the groupe can be a little confusing because there have been a few changes . There are only 3 constant members in voiceplay being Layne Geoff and Eli (pronounced Ellie) the other male in the video earl left around 2020 . A amazing black baritone called j none joined after this song had released but then later also left not too much longer after earl. Then a brilliant man called Cesar joined and is the fourth current member of the groupe . There are only four members as of current . Before all of this though during and a while after the singoff they had a member called Tony . Tony was the last time they had five members I believe . Ever since it's always been four members and a feature or just the four. During the sing off they had six members being earl Eli Layne Geoff Tony and a female they had specifically for the sing off called honey who also appears in there video /voiceplay Vs home free : survivor (zombies Vs hillbillies) where home free and voiceplay do have a singing battle . This performance was made because they never got to do it on the sing off . Rob Tim and Chris from home free have all made appearances on voiceplay be it for full songs or just for quick parts . Rachel is often seen as the fifth/sub-member as she is in a massive amount of voiceplay videos . The most common question is when is Rachel just gonna join voiceplay? . She's in 3/5ths of the songs . Infact she's been the the most recent 2 voiceplay videos .
We'd all love a bass-off of Geoff, Tim, and Avi. One day! They're all friends, after all.
Avi's lowest chest voice note is G1, lowest professionally recorded note for a song is an E1 growl, which is his lowest yet.
Tim's lowest chest note is F#1 (a semitone lower), lowest professional note is a C1 growl, and lowest unofficial note is a C0 growl at a concert... where he blew out a speaker, haha!
Geoff's lowest chest note is a D1, lowest professional note is a B0 subharmonic, and lowest unofficial note is C0 in chest fry in his video on how to sing low.
Other good contenders:
Marwan from The Bass Gang was the 2nd person (after Geoff) to sing a B0 professionally in a song... at only 17 years of age! His voice has a couple decades to fully mature, so he's going to break records... and subwoofers!
Elliott Robinson (former bass in Home Free) can sing a B0 in chest but only did so in a TikTok where he glided down his range, so it's unofficial. I'm unsure what his lowest professionally sung note is. (He is sadly under rated!)
The true master was the late JD Sumner, bass singer for Elvis, with a chest note G0. RIP, bass grandpa!
Avi, Tim, and Geoff each have such different voices, it's impossible to pick a favorite. Avi's voice is so beautiful, it doesn't matter than he rarely uses vocal techniques to go lower than his modal voice. Tim has that Southern twang that makes his chest voice sound light and fun, but then he growls like a hellhound. Geoff has a darker tone overall, a mastery of character voices from his time working at Universal Studios, and his use of subharmonics makes his lows sound more powerful. Subs are more "voiced" than what you can achieve with growl. However, he humbly admits that B0 and C1 are extremely hard for him, whereas Tim can growl a G0 pretty much on command.
A bass-off would boils down to what sort of bass you like. As a musician, I like the musical quality of subharmonics more than growl. I like that he can voice the notes that way (like the ending of "Way On Down") as opposed to a non-lyrical growl deep in the throat. It's a personal preference, though.
Try Queen in 5 Minutes; Carry on my Wayward Son; Wicked; or the Bones. Pretty much anything they do!
Voiceplay is the absolute best! Geoff and Layne do most of the arrangements for the group. Geoff has a 5 octave range and does low bass covers on his own channel, that you should absolutely check out! Layne is a percussion MACHINE and runs Pattycake Productions with former member Tony Wakim. Eli is the master of riffs and runs. The newest member Caesar, has a beautiful voice. This video is awesome and still, probably wouldn't even be in my top 10 favorites from Voiceplay. Their more recent videos are just incredible! I highly recommend their Wicked medley, Hoist the Colors, The Little Mermaid Medley, Carry on my Wayward Son, The Greatest Showman Medley, Friends on the Other Side, and Man in the Mirror, just to name a few. Some of my favorite older ones are Just Sing, Warriors, True Colors, Oogie Boogie Song, Boy Bands in 5 Minutes, and their Queen in 5 minutes Medleys. There are just so many great ones to choose from, you can't go wrong with anything Voiceplay! Keep going down the Voiceplay rabbit hole and you may end up with more subs than you know what to do with! LOL
They've also collaborated with Home Free/ individual members of Home Free, several times. They are all in Zombies vs Hillbillies doing a cover of Survivor. Geoff did the arrangement for HF's cover of Elvira featuring the Oak Ridge Boys. Rob from HF is in their Top 10 Movie Themes video, Tim is in their Just Sing video, and Chris Rupp, one of the founders of HF is in their video for Top 10 bro country songs video. They competed against each other on the Sing Off, the year that Home Free won. They are all friends and have helped each other over the years.
Geoff has done arrangements for Home Free in the past.
Welcome to the world of VoicePlay, home of the impossible. Everything they do is incredible. VoicePlay is much more theatrical than other groups (Queen in 5 Minutes is must!). They just released The Greatest Showman Medley in New Years Day but my personal recommendations are Carry On My Wayward Son, Daddy Sang Bass, the Halo Theme song, and Oogie Boogie Song.
Now on to Geoff Castellucci and his solo channel (same name). 16 Tons, Misty Mountains Cold, The Headless Horseman, his latest is God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen for Christmas. He has a new one coming out soon and I can't wait.
Great fun, and ideal for Disney movies like Moana. They have certainly found their niche, so good luck to them. Great movie btw, loved it.
Please check out their hoist the colours.
If you like the basses: Tim, Geoff and avi you should react to the bass battle.
Another accapella group you should check out is Voctave. Try the Disney Princess Medley to start with and go from there. Anything they do is awesome !
@Rondy Thurlow
Thank you for the comment, we have had this group requested a few times now and will be sure to look them up soon.
Thanks for watching.
The Little Mermaid Medley is even better, and the Wicked Medley (a Broadway show) is a masterpiece. And Hoist the Colours (from Pirates of the Caribbean) is EPIC... it actually broke several reactors when it came out.
Avi and Faust don’t have the money moments. He has range I am selling my soul for.
Try Hoist the colors from pirates of the caribbean that Voiceplay did.
Geoff is what we all want to be.
Voice play was actually on the same season of the sing of as home free
I can hit some low but the fact Geoff can get to those highs is insane. Like 4 octave?
First time watching you guys, and I had a blast. I'm a big fan of Voiceplay, and honestly you can't go wrong if you wanna listen to another of their songs.
Like I said, new here, I don't know what kinda stuff you guys like, but here's my personal opinion.
If you guys wanna go with more Disney, the Little Mermaid Medley, or the Oggie Boogie Song from Nightmare before Christmas are good choices.
If you wanna get your brains melted, I'd suggest Hoist the Colours(it's even spelled the British way), or their new Wicked medley, which took Geoff, like, 4 years to arrange.
If you wanted more medleys, I'd suggest Queen in 5 minutes, Boy Bands in 5 minutes, or Billie Eilish in 3 minutes.
If you asked me my personal favorites, it would have to be If I was a rich man/girl from Fiddler on the Roof, and Bang!, those two are so catchy.
Honestly as much as I enjoy this Medley, and it was bomb at the time, Voiceplay has improved so much since.
As some others have mentioned, Geoff has a solo channel, which is also fantastic. If you wanted to check that out, I'd be delighted, and suggest starting with 16 Tons, Blackbird or House of the Rising Sun.
Or, y'know you could react to everything and I'd never leave RUclips to do something productive with my life. Regardless, I'll stay tuned with you guys. ❤
@Lyxla Rachel
Hey to you and thanks for the fab comment.
We do have a new reaction to VoicePlay coming very soon, sadly not one of the ones on your list this time.
But stay tuned as we will try and work through all your suggestions soon as we really enjoyed this.
Thanks for watching.
Voiceplay are excellent listening to, you should check out My Mother Told Me, and their Pirates of the Caribbean song Hoist the Colours, also whilst you are listening to acapella you should check out Voctave
@Jason Gibbins
Thank you for all the information and recommendations.
We have been asked to check out Voctave as well, so we will get on to those soon.
Cheers
They sing great, especially the inimitable Jeff Castellucci!Thanks friends, great reaction!👏👏👏🇷🇺
@Pavel Suvorov◼
We will follow up with more from Jeff soon.
Thanks as always
Voiceplay has gone through a lot of member changes over the years.
@toodlescae
Thank you for the comment, we will be returning to Voiceplay very soon and will try to get up to speed with all their their history.
Thanks for watching.
to see home free and voiceplay look up zombies v hillbillies also check out just sing which vp did for charity which has loads of people they have collaborated with be sure to put on the subtitles cos it tells you who everyone is
Geoff is incredible ♥️ They all are
Hi guys, I’m late today, I love voice play, I think the A cappella groups today are amazing, nothing like the barber shop singers of yesteryear. I hope you will next do voctave the great movie medley next time your kind enough to an A cappella group. This was so much fun, thank you so much for sharing this video 🤗🤗🤗
@Elaine Howard
Yes, you were a little late to this one, we were getting worried that you had maybe overdone the Toblerone!!
They were great fun and we will return to these again soon and hope to get to your request soon.
Watching again I noticed your mention of them being originally 42 5 but it's actually 4 2 5, (4 to 5?) not sure but maybe a group of four becoming five. I can only assume that the baritone you mention is mentioned on an old website as he hasn't been part of the group for a long time. As I said previously I haven't even heard of him.
@Christine Stromberg
Hello Christine and thank you for the comment.
What I meant to say was thea the group were originally named "42Five" and changed their name to "VoicePlay"
This is from the wiki website, which is not always accurate, but other searches state they were called "42Five" in High School and would eventually become "voiceplay"
"Based in Orlando, FL, VoicePlay (formerly 42Five) performs their own incredible brand of entertainment across the country and around the world."
Hope that helps and thank you for watching.
@@BritPopsReact Sure I think those don't make it clear, which Scott Porter does in his outro on their HALO theme. :)
you guys should checkout the bass battle 2020, Avi vs Tim vs Geoff! its incredible.
You need to do some of Geoff's sole stuff. Knock your socks off!!!!
Subscribed due to your VP reaction. I really hope you continue down the road into Voice Plays World. You won't be disappointed. You might want to check out Survivor. It is Voice Play versus Home Free. 😁 Oh and they are far from a barbershop group. Check out any of their non Disney things to see their range. I honestly believe there isn't anything they can't do.
Thanks for subscribing:) we certainly will be doing more Voiceplay in the near future for sure :) thanks for the recommendation and comments. #BPR
keep with them you'll learn that Geoff is the best and VP.....Tim Faust is the only rival and they are friends......Rachel needs to be added ........10/10
Voice play. They are very good. 👍👍. I’m noticing the base tones between these different a Capella groups. There may be technicals words to describe the different types. I only know Basso Profondo which is Avi Kaplan. His deep, warm, chocolatey velvety base speaking and singing voice that makes you feel, oooohhh! 😍🥰😍. Then there is Matt Sallee deep, warm and chocolatey. Oh yes! 😍. Tim Foust and Geoff Castellucci don’t get me so much when they sing but definately when they speak. 😁👍. I do love me some Bass. Yes, I do! 😅. Voiceplay, It’s an 8.6 from me too. 🙂👍
Ely (bald) is the baritone.
I would also suggest Geoffs solo stuff.....enjoy the journey
Cheers
I think they were formed in 1997.
What. Geoff is a god.
Geoff is probably the lowest of all the bass singers. They have had team ups with Tim and Home Free with their videos Survivor zombies vs hillbillies and Just Sing. Just Sing is a great introduction to VoicePlay because with the captions on, it gives you information on the band, former members and collaborators. You more than likely will do a bunch more.
Listen to the latest - Skyrim Theme "the dragonborn comes" It is a feature with Omar Cadona
Actually Voiceplay started in 1997
I'll give your performance a 3.2 on a scale of 1 to 10.
@guypithecus the 1st
OK, fair enough and what was wrong with our performance to only get 3.2?
We appreciate constructive criticism.