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You thought this blew your mind, you must see "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth (Pentatonix: A Christmas Extravaganza Livestream) 2022". Make sure to watch from the very beginning as Scott gives a nice background into how they met.
Kevin's channel: youtube.com/@kolusola "Down": ruclips.net/video/IGjg193h4Ok/видео.html "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth," a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: ruclips.net/video/DbCasvcNx78/видео.html And this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: ruclips.net/video/7m0g7xThIWs/видео.htmlsi=99F7iG5qkdgPCm43
You have to see KEVIN’s Fifth. It is a live performance with Pentatonix on their tour. Be sure to see the one where Scott introduces him by telling the story of how PTX found him. It is literally mind blowing!💕💕
@@setonhillstudios another good one would be Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Reimagined. They replace the vocals from the version that you already saw with electric cello and drums. It's the Pentatonix version of a guitar solo while they take a break from vocals in concert. ruclips.net/video/vBdljht7h_A/видео.htmlsi=-L6qMdmuVna53h0H
@@setonhillstudiosIt really is epic. I came here just to suggest Kiss From a Rose too - it’d be a nice way to transition from older PTX and where they are right now since it was their last released video.
He is also amazing in his solo song Down He sings, plays cello, beatboxes and uses loopers live He played at Carnegie Hall about age 16 He was premed at Yale and right after he graduated from Yale he joined PTX instead of going to medical School He is the most musically talented in the group A must see is their very recent Kiss from a Rose ( Live VEVO) by Pentatonix They have also paired with Lindsey Stirling for 3 songs ( Over The River, Papaoutai and Radioactive) They sometimes use instruments in PTX but you always see the instrument if they do use. The Pentwtonix rabbit hole is very talented
It’s nice to see a reactor who knows his way around string instruments. After reacting to this video you should do PTX’s live performance video of Kiss From A Rose.
As everyone said, the live VEVO Studio performance of Kiss From a Rose is a must, plus Kevin’s Fifth, live, and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Reimagined, live, are also must sees. He samples a recording of the band’s song that you just heard adding his own layered strings, plus live celloboxing with Matt joining him on drums. It’s craziness! This was filmed when he was at Yale in 2011, he has really grown as an artist over the past 13-14 years and also he looks so young! Obviously Pentatonix showing up in his life right when he was getting his pre-med degree changed the expected trajectory of his life, and we are all so happy it did. I’m sure he’d have been a wonderful doctor, but music is his calling.
I know right! A doctor would have been an amazing career but few people (if any) can do what he does musically! Thankfully he took that route! Thanks for swinging by! 😁
Enjoyed your details here. Yes!! Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Reimagined - Kevin and Matt during PTX concert intermission -- netted a standing ovation minutes long. You'll enjoy as said above. Thanks
Kevin does have his own YT channel, KO Kevin Olusola and there are several pieces available on that. Kevin's original plan ( other than playing cello, beatboxing and playing sax) was to become a doctor and work in China. To that end he learned Mandarin and several other languages, applied to Yale's Pre-Med studies and was accepted, did the courses and was about to write finals when Scott contacted him about playing with them. Kevin explained that although he'd consider joining the group for the audition at least, he was kinda busy at the moment. A couple of weeks later, Kevin contacted Scott after graduating and decided to join them for the show. Well....they won and didn't stop since, even though Sony reneged on the recording contract and left them high ad dry in California. They decided to build their own fame and used YT to post their videos of their singing. It worked!! It's really amazing and very rare that a person is so talented in so many areas that they can choose from several paths to set their life on. Kevin was lucky enough to have a chance at a complete and successful change in life goals and actually chose a great path to follow. One that we all get to enjoy as well. It's great to see a reactor to Kevin's work who actually is familiar with cellos and other stringed instruments. Thank you for the fun and informative reaction. I'm hoping there'll be many more PTX vids!! The ones with Kevin doing his thing on the cello: Say Something, Perfect, Radioactive( feat. Lindsey Stirling), Over The River ( feat. Lindsey Stirling), Papaoutai ( feat. Lindsey Stirling), Thank You (original), Dancing On My Own, Shallow.
Thanks for all the info! He is such an incredible artist! Wow! Crazy that he was going to become a doctor. Selfishly, I’m glad he went the musical route! Phenomenal!
Kiss From a Rose is only a few months old, and Kevin plays his electric cello in two different modes. Say Something is (I believe) the first PTX video where Kevin played the cello with the group. Dancing On My Own is a video that was done after Avi announced his departure, but before he actually left, and it's just the 4 of them - Kevin, Scott, Mitch, and Kirstin. Kevin plays the cello, and it's easy to imagine that the line he plays on it could easily be the bass line that Avi would be singing if he were there.
@@st4rpt_603 It's Kevin's eyes that get me, every time I watch that video. Here he is playing his cello, beatboxing at the same time, and he looks as if he might burst into tears at any minute. I'm not sure how he held it together. I wonder how many takes they needed.
Kevin was actually the first member of the group to release a side-project EP, “Renegade,” in 2015. It charted at #1 on one of Billboard’s instrumental classical music charts. The main song from that album was the title track, with a beautiful music video. He later had another EP with two friends-they called the group Triptyq, and their music was a bit jazzy in style. I really like their song “When I Fall,” (which has a video) which has Kevin singing as a duet with the group’s lead singer and rapping as well as playing cello and beatboxing. His rap there is actually personal, referring to the stress of Pentatonix’s success.
Kevin's cello in their video of " Say Something" is amazing. It sounds like the cello is saying the words to the song. Also, Kevin has a video called " Renegade" which is a piece that he wrote and performs in a desert setting . If this blew you away, Renegade will send you to the moon.
This video was how Kirstie, Scott, and Mitch found him and asked him to be on the Sing-Off. When he recorded this he was at Yale studying for his premed degree.
Thank you for the great reaction to Kevin's video. That was a very early one. He's a pretty awesome musician and entertainer. He is an even more awesome human. He has his own RUclips channel and IMO everything on it is amazing. I look forward to more reactions to Kevin's and/or Pentatonix videos.
Kevin is one of those people whose brain has 17 different sections, each of which can operate either independently or in harmony with the whole. Kevin has been playing cello since he was 6 or 8 years old, so it's all second nature to him, but it all just baffles me with amazement.
Kevin began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. Obviously, his parents realized they had a prodigy on their hands at a VERY early age.
@@setonhillstudiosYou aren't the only one late to the party; I didn't discover Pentatonix until September of 2022. That was about six months after my husband killed himself; I REALLY wish I'd been able to share Pentatonix with him.
Yes, this is the video the trio saw when they were looking for a beatboxer. The piece is named "Julie-O." It was written by Mark Summer, who is part of the Turtle Island Quartet. We didn't come up with "KO" to describe Kevin's effect on us all by ourselves; we actually borrowed it from Kevin. On his personal channel he refers to his song covers as "KOvers," and he was already referring to himself as "K.O." when he posted this. You can see it in the title card.
👉👉Kevin's last name is pronounced Olu-shu-la. or he is also known as K.O Kevin was completing his "pre-med" at YALE when Scott (tall blonde) contacted him inviting him to audition with him and his 2 childhood friends Kirstie and Mitch. They had also just recruited Avi (Ah-vee) as their bass Kevin aside from studying to be a (I believe heart surgeon) has been playing the cello since he was 6 yrs old, he also plays the sax and piano and is FLUENT in Mandarin and knows some Spanish.
@@setonhillstudios HONESTLY they ALL ARE!! Scott plays piano, is an AMAZING song writer, composer. He just wrote a Broadway play. He has a LOT of solo side projects and colabs. He has a solo EP and had also co-founded 2 groups Acapop Kids (ALL kids A capella group) (they have been on hiatus for a while but their videos are available here on RUclips) And Citizen Queen (ALL girl group, who started A capella and now fully produced) they are working on side solo stuff right now. Kirstie has been on Broadway "Kinky Boots" she has a solo EP and more stage work soon. Mitch has solo side projects I think he has an EP. Scott and Mitch also created a side duo called Superfruit. It started off as vlogs and they created a lot of music, covers, skits 2 EPs. They are no longer doing this because they are VERY BUSY Especially Scott but you should subscribe to their channel "Superfruit". Kevin has solo side projects as well Matt has some side projects, he talked about putting out more soon. Avi went solo so he has A LOT of music out (his preferred genre is FOLK). Recommending you subscribe to all their channels. PENTATONIX is the GIFT that keeps on giving!!
Kevin and Avi Kaplan became fast friends when they were brought in to PTX. They were the late comers to the group, and Kevin was raised 7th day Adventist and Avi is Hebrew though zero religious training except for his Bar Mitsvah. Avi had written a song and asked Kevin if he would play the cello in the recording. Kevin agreed and they set up a time to meet at the studio. Kevin thought they would go over how Avi wanted it to sound. When Avi arrived, he handed Kevin his already scored for cello piece exactly the way he wanted it to sound with his song. They produced a beautiful musical video and Kevin had to do some string adjusting to make his cello to go as deeply as Avi's voice. Here is the video. Not necessarily for a reaction, but for your listening. Avi Kaplan Fields and Pier (Kaplan) ruclips.net/video/0a-IsmrwyaQ/видео.html
Thanks so much for the background info! It’s always interesting to see how a group plants their roots in the beginning of their journey and develops their sound! 😁
The RUclipsrs I enjoy following the most are ones that a experienced and skilled in what they are reacting to. I found you in the last couple of months. I enjoy your reviews. I feel like I learn something. I've been following music YT reactors for awhile. The ones who can help me learn more because they analyze music at a higher level are the ones I react to most. I've followed reaction videos for years, and I can see trends. One is someone reacts to a popular song that gets hits. And then I am bombarded with many reactors reacting to the same thing. Therefore, the reaction videos, with professional hosts, that really understand music, are the ones I follow ( Ex: Charismatic Voice, Wings of Pegasus, Doug Helverling). I will continue following your channel. I find your analysis informative, thus entertaining. I am looking forward to your next review. I would suggest the live version of "Knights in White Satan" by the Moody Blues, if you haven't heard them before. I like the studio version better, but the live version is outstanding and the best place to start. The band is playing in front of a full orchestra. If you like that, I would suggest listening to the "Days of Future Passed" vinyl. It is the best orchestral rock music I've heard. Great talent.
Thanks so much for the kind words and glad you decided to stick around with us! Yeah, there are many different styles of reactions out there today on the vast sea that is RUclips. We just try and do our thing and hope people enjoy it! Thanks for the suggestions and stopping by!
What’s really insane is that this is so old that I forgot how far he’s come. Yes, he’s classically trained and was always amazing but he is so much better now that is a little difficult to listen to.😂
The cello piece is called "Julie-O", by cellist Mark Summer of the Turtle Island String Quartet. It is famously hard to play, requiring a variety of string techniques, with percussion and pizzicato as well as jazz, country and other fiddle styles. You can find videos of Summer playing it on YT. The beat-boxing is all Kevin. He was studying a year in China when he starting experimenting with cello boxing. At this point he is back at Yale, finishing up his pre-med degree in Asian Studies but is thinking of putting a medical degree on hold and applying to Berklee College of Music to continue
True colors and Down covers by Kevin are also FIRE🔥🔥🔥i just thought I'd mention those 2 because everyone else is recommending Kevin's Fifth, lol. Kevin's Fifth is fantastic, but honestly I prefer his cover of Marian Hill's Down most....it jams.hope you get to check them out,can if just on your own time.🎶❤✌
For more celloboxing, several people have already recommended "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth," and Kevin celloboxes in most of the KOvers on his personal channel: youtube.com/@kolusola Additionally, this is a partial list of PTX songs that include celloboxing: "Dancing On My Own" "Radioactive" (featuring Lindsey Stirling) "Thank You" "Kiss From A Rose" (preferably the live Vevo performance)
@@setonhillstudios Any time. Kevin is an awesome person, a true polymath. Polymaths are the people mere geniuses look at and say, "Wow! I wish I had a mind that good." Leonardo da Vinci was a polymath, as were Isaac Asimov and Richard Feynman. After Pentatonix won _The Sing-Off_ and then lost the contract with Epic, the contract that had been their whole reason for going on _The Sing-Off_ in the first place, Kevin had options. He'd already completed his pre-med major, and had been accepted to Yale Medical School; I'm sure he could still have gone back and become a surgeon as he first intended. But he didn't. If he had it would have been the end of Pentatonix; he was essential if they were to build their win of _The Sing-Off_ into an actual career. Kevin gave up the chance to become a surgeon in order to stick with his band through the lean years, with no guarantees that they would succeed. That's true integrity. Anything I can do to increase his fan base I'm pleased to do.
Yes, this is the right video. And just think, he’s 13 years better at it now! I’m subscribing for more PTX and KO. And btw, his surname is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable, ‘o LUS ola’.
Kevin is an amazing musician. That's what Scott Hoying and Ben Bram saw in this video that made them really want to have him for Pentatonix. It wasn't just that he was a good beat boxer, it was that he was a great musician. He also plays sax. A fun (and equally mind-blowing) watch is from when he appeared on the PBS program "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall" when he was 17, playing saxophone, and did a short beat box also ruclips.net/video/cg-WQl3YCVY/видео.html.
Kevin has his own RUclips channel, Kevin Olusola -- KO, where he has a variety of musical experiments. Cello pieces, classical and pop arrangements, solo and with other musicians. Also celloboxing, live looping, singing, etc. and some autobiographical videos. One of my favorites is his arrangement of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" -- ruclips.net/video/nyYG70aM9Fw/видео.html
Kevin's interpretation of Julie-O does NOT end that abruptly - and the finish is worth finding. See "Kevin Olusola - "Julie-O" Spaulding Sessions" I don't know where you found the one you first saw - correct performance of PTX introduction, but incomplete as first uploaded.
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I thought I knew what cello boxing would be like going into it, but it was so much better!
You thought this blew your mind, you must see "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth (Pentatonix: A Christmas Extravaganza Livestream) 2022". Make sure to watch from the very beginning as Scott gives a nice background into how they met.
Thanks so much! Can’t wait to continue down this amazing rabbit hole! Have a great day!
I agree. It is a must see. It is a live performance and Scott, one of his band members pay tribute to him with some great stories.
Yes! Yes! Yes! The Kevin Show!!!
I agree! Also "Down" on his channel.
Kevin's channel: youtube.com/@kolusola
"Down": ruclips.net/video/IGjg193h4Ok/видео.html
"The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth," a live feed from a concert they gave in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kevin's home town: ruclips.net/video/DbCasvcNx78/видео.html
And this is the very special performance of "Kevin's Fifth" (without "The Kevin Show") from Kevin's birthday in 2022: ruclips.net/video/7m0g7xThIWs/видео.htmlsi=99F7iG5qkdgPCm43
You have to see KEVIN’s Fifth. It is a live performance with Pentatonix on their tour. Be sure to see the one where Scott introduces him by telling the story of how PTX found him. It is literally mind blowing!💕💕
Awesome, can’t wait to check it out!
Kevin also plays sax and played in Yale Philharmonic orchestra and at Carnegie!?
You should check out their cover of Kiss from a Rose. He shreds his electric cello.
I bet that’s EPIC! Thanks for the suggestion!
@@setonhillstudios another good one would be Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Reimagined. They replace the vocals from the version that you already saw with electric cello and drums. It's the Pentatonix version of a guitar solo while they take a break from vocals in concert.
ruclips.net/video/vBdljht7h_A/видео.htmlsi=-L6qMdmuVna53h0H
@@setonhillstudiosIt really is epic. I came here just to suggest Kiss From a Rose too - it’d be a nice way to transition from older PTX and where they are right now since it was their last released video.
@@heidi_d Thanks for the suggestion! We will add it to the list! Crazy talented and can’t wait to hear more for sure!
He is also amazing in his solo song Down He sings, plays cello, beatboxes and uses loopers live He played at Carnegie Hall about age 16 He was premed at Yale and right after he graduated from Yale he joined PTX instead of going to medical School He is the most musically talented in the group
A must see is their very recent Kiss from a Rose ( Live VEVO) by Pentatonix They have also paired with Lindsey Stirling for 3 songs ( Over The River, Papaoutai and Radioactive) They sometimes use instruments in PTX but you always see the instrument if they do use. The Pentwtonix rabbit hole is very talented
Awesome, thanks for the suggestions!
He also plays the saxophone, this I believe was what Scott saw when looking for 5th member for the TV show!
It’s nice to see a reactor who knows his way around string instruments. After reacting to this video you should do PTX’s live performance video of Kiss From A Rose.
Thanks so much! We got quite a few requests for that one! Definitely ready to check out more very soon! Have a great day!
As everyone said, the live VEVO Studio performance of Kiss From a Rose is a must, plus Kevin’s Fifth, live, and Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Reimagined, live, are also must sees. He samples a recording of the band’s song that you just heard adding his own layered strings, plus live celloboxing with Matt joining him on drums. It’s craziness! This was filmed when he was at Yale in 2011, he has really grown as an artist over the past 13-14 years and also he looks so young! Obviously Pentatonix showing up in his life right when he was getting his pre-med degree changed the expected trajectory of his life, and we are all so happy it did. I’m sure he’d have been a wonderful doctor, but music is his calling.
I know right! A doctor would have been an amazing career but few people (if any) can do what he does musically! Thankfully he took that route! Thanks for swinging by! 😁
Enjoyed your details here. Yes!! Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy Reimagined - Kevin and Matt during PTX concert intermission -- netted a standing ovation minutes long. You'll enjoy as said above. Thanks
Kevin does have his own YT channel, KO Kevin Olusola and there are several pieces available on that.
Kevin's original plan ( other than playing cello, beatboxing and playing sax) was to become a doctor and work in China. To that end he learned Mandarin and several other languages, applied to Yale's Pre-Med studies and was accepted, did the courses and was about to write finals when Scott contacted him about playing with them. Kevin explained that although he'd consider joining the group for the audition at least, he was kinda busy at the moment. A couple of weeks later, Kevin contacted Scott after graduating and decided to join them for the show. Well....they won and didn't stop since, even though Sony reneged on the recording contract and left them high ad dry in California. They decided to build their own fame and used YT to post their videos of their singing. It worked!!
It's really amazing and very rare that a person is so talented in so many areas that they can choose from several paths to set their life on. Kevin was lucky enough to have a chance at a complete and successful change in life goals and actually chose a great path to follow. One that we all get to enjoy as well.
It's great to see a reactor to Kevin's work who actually is familiar with cellos and other stringed instruments. Thank you for the fun and informative reaction. I'm hoping there'll be many more PTX vids!!
The ones with Kevin doing his thing on the cello:
Say Something, Perfect, Radioactive( feat. Lindsey Stirling), Over The River ( feat. Lindsey Stirling), Papaoutai ( feat. Lindsey Stirling), Thank You (original), Dancing On My Own, Shallow.
Thanks for all the info! He is such an incredible artist! Wow! Crazy that he was going to become a doctor. Selfishly, I’m glad he went the musical route! Phenomenal!
Kiss From a Rose is only a few months old, and Kevin plays his electric cello in two different modes. Say Something is (I believe) the first PTX video where Kevin played the cello with the group. Dancing On My Own is a video that was done after Avi announced his departure, but before he actually left, and it's just the 4 of them - Kevin, Scott, Mitch, and Kirstin. Kevin plays the cello, and it's easy to imagine that the line he plays on it could easily be the bass line that Avi would be singing if he were there.
Awesome! Gotta add those to the list! Appreciate it! 👍🏻
That cello line on Dancing On My Own never fails to get me.
@@st4rpt_603 It's Kevin's eyes that get me, every time I watch that video. Here he is playing his cello, beatboxing at the same time, and he looks as if he might burst into tears at any minute. I'm not sure how he held it together. I wonder how many takes they needed.
KO does some crazy looping like on "DOWN"
Kevin was actually the first member of the group to release a side-project EP, “Renegade,” in 2015. It charted at #1 on one of Billboard’s instrumental classical music charts. The main song from that album was the title track, with a beautiful music video. He later had another EP with two friends-they called the group Triptyq, and their music was a bit jazzy in style. I really like their song “When I Fall,” (which has a video) which has Kevin singing as a duet with the group’s lead singer and rapping as well as playing cello and beatboxing. His rap there is actually personal, referring to the stress of Pentatonix’s success.
Oh wow! I bet that’s super cool. Appreciate the info. I definitely have to check out that EP! Thanks!
Kevin's cello in their video of " Say Something" is amazing. It sounds like the cello is saying the words to the song. Also, Kevin has a video called " Renegade" which is a piece that he wrote and performs in a desert setting . If this blew you away, Renegade will send you to the moon.
Awesome! Can’t wait to hear it!
He cello-boxes in a couple of my favorites: 'Say Something' & 'A Kiss From A Rose'. Highly recommend both! Shallow is another good one.
This video was how Kirstie, Scott, and Mitch found him and asked him to be on the Sing-Off. When he recorded this he was at Yale studying for his premed degree.
That’s awesome, I thought this was the one!
I forgot to mention is that Kevin has played saxophone at 'carnige Hall as a teen. Look up his video.
Oh wow! What an honor! Definitely need to check that out. Thanks so much!
Thank you for the great reaction to Kevin's video. That was a very early one. He's a pretty awesome musician and entertainer. He is an even more awesome human. He has his own RUclips channel and IMO everything on it is amazing. I look forward to more reactions to Kevin's and/or Pentatonix videos.
Thanks so much! More to come from both of them for sure! Incredibly talented artists!
Kevin is one of those people whose brain has 17 different sections, each of which can operate either independently or in harmony with the whole. Kevin has been playing cello since he was 6 or 8 years old, so it's all second nature to him, but it all just baffles me with amazement.
It is wild to witness! The level of independence he has is unreal! So glad I found his talent, even if I was late to the party!
Kevin began piano lessons at age 4, cello at age 6, and alto saxophone at age 10. Obviously, his parents realized they had a prodigy on their hands at a VERY early age.
@@setonhillstudiosYou aren't the only one late to the party; I didn't discover Pentatonix until September of 2022. That was about six months after my husband killed himself; I REALLY wish I'd been able to share Pentatonix with him.
@@margretrosenberg420 I am so sorry for your loss! Hopefully you can find some healing through music! Have a blessed day!
@@setonhillstudios Thank you. It has been quite therapeutic listening to Pentatonix.
Yes, this is the video the trio saw when they were looking for a beatboxer. The piece is named "Julie-O." It was written by Mark Summer, who is part of the Turtle Island Quartet.
We didn't come up with "KO" to describe Kevin's effect on us all by ourselves; we actually borrowed it from Kevin. On his personal channel he refers to his song covers as "KOvers," and he was already referring to himself as "K.O." when he posted this. You can see it in the title card.
Gotcha, thanks for the heads up and the info!
Kevin is amazing.
I forgot, for present day KO, try PTX's live cover of "Kiss From A Rose" - they've evolved.
Sweet, thanks again!
👉👉Kevin's last name is pronounced Olu-shu-la. or he is also known as K.O
Kevin was completing his "pre-med" at YALE when Scott (tall blonde) contacted him inviting him to audition with him and his 2 childhood friends Kirstie and Mitch. They had also just recruited Avi (Ah-vee) as their bass
Kevin aside from studying to be a (I believe heart surgeon) has been playing the cello since he was 6 yrs old, he also plays the sax and piano and is FLUENT in Mandarin and knows some Spanish.
Incredible! He’s crazy talented!
@@setonhillstudios HONESTLY they ALL ARE!!
Scott plays piano, is an AMAZING song writer, composer. He just wrote a Broadway play. He has a LOT of solo side projects and colabs.
He has a solo EP and had also co-founded 2 groups Acapop Kids (ALL kids A capella group) (they have been on hiatus for a while but their videos are available here on RUclips)
And Citizen Queen (ALL girl group, who started A capella and now fully produced) they are working on side solo stuff right now.
Kirstie has been on Broadway "Kinky Boots" she has a solo EP and more stage work soon.
Mitch has solo side projects I think he has an EP. Scott and Mitch also created a side duo called Superfruit. It started off as vlogs and they created a lot of music, covers, skits 2 EPs. They are no longer doing this because they are VERY BUSY Especially Scott but you should subscribe to their channel "Superfruit".
Kevin has solo side projects as well
Matt has some side projects, he talked about putting out more soon.
Avi went solo so he has A LOT of music out (his preferred genre is FOLK).
Recommending you subscribe to all their channels.
PENTATONIX is the GIFT that keeps on giving!!
Kevin and Avi Kaplan became fast friends when they were brought in to PTX.
They were the late comers to the group, and Kevin was raised 7th day Adventist and Avi is Hebrew though zero religious training except for his Bar Mitsvah.
Avi had written a song and asked Kevin if he would play the cello in the recording.
Kevin agreed and they set up a time to meet at the studio. Kevin thought they would go over how Avi wanted it to sound. When Avi arrived, he handed Kevin his already scored for cello piece exactly the way he wanted it to sound with his song.
They produced a beautiful musical video and Kevin had to do some string adjusting to make his cello to go as deeply as Avi's voice.
Here is the video. Not necessarily for a reaction, but for your listening.
Avi Kaplan
Fields and Pier (Kaplan)
ruclips.net/video/0a-IsmrwyaQ/видео.html
Avi is playing the guitar.
Both men superior musicians.
Thanks so much for the background info! It’s always interesting to see how a group plants their roots in the beginning of their journey and develops their sound! 😁
Recommend KO’s cover of Down.
Thanks so much for the recommendation! Can’t wait to hear more from him!
The RUclipsrs I enjoy following the most are ones that a experienced and skilled in what they are reacting to. I found you in the last couple of months. I enjoy your reviews. I feel like I learn something. I've been following music YT reactors for awhile. The ones who can help me learn more because they analyze music at a higher level are the ones I react to most. I've followed reaction videos for years, and I can see trends. One is someone reacts to a popular song that gets hits. And then I am bombarded with many reactors reacting to the same thing. Therefore, the reaction videos, with professional hosts, that really understand music, are the ones I follow ( Ex: Charismatic Voice, Wings of Pegasus, Doug Helverling).
I will continue following your channel. I find your analysis informative, thus entertaining. I am looking forward to your next review. I would suggest the live version of "Knights in White Satan" by the Moody Blues, if you haven't heard them before. I like the studio version better, but the live version is outstanding and the best place to start. The band is playing in front of a full orchestra. If you like that, I would suggest listening to the "Days of Future Passed" vinyl. It is the best orchestral rock music I've heard. Great talent.
Thanks so much for the kind words and glad you decided to stick around with us! Yeah, there are many different styles of reactions out there today on the vast sea that is RUclips. We just try and do our thing and hope people enjoy it! Thanks for the suggestions and stopping by!
What’s really insane is that this is so old that I forgot how far he’s come. Yes, he’s classically trained and was always amazing but he is so much better now that is a little difficult to listen to.😂
That’s really cool to see the progression of his artistry! If he was this good then I can’t wait to check out more of his stuff now! Amazing!
The cello piece is called "Julie-O", by cellist Mark Summer of the Turtle Island String Quartet. It is famously hard to play, requiring a variety of string techniques, with percussion and pizzicato as well as jazz, country and other fiddle styles. You can find videos of Summer playing it on YT. The beat-boxing is all Kevin. He was studying a year in China when he starting experimenting with cello boxing. At this point he is back at Yale, finishing up his pre-med degree in Asian Studies but is thinking of putting a medical degree on hold and applying to Berklee College of Music to continue
Awesome, thanks for all the info and backstory!
Btw he was premed at Yale when he started celloboxing
That’s wild! Glad he chose to go the music route though!
True colors and Down covers by Kevin are also FIRE🔥🔥🔥i just thought I'd mention those 2 because everyone else is recommending Kevin's Fifth, lol. Kevin's Fifth is fantastic, but honestly I prefer his cover of Marian Hill's Down most....it jams.hope you get to check them out,can if just on your own time.🎶❤✌
Awesome, thanks for the suggestions!
Definitely check out DOWN and Sign of the Times..Kevin just playing in his studio LOL
He sings. too! Perfect pitch. You should react to his cover of Down.
What can’t this man do?! 🤣 Unreal! Thanks for the suggestion!
For more celloboxing, several people have already recommended "The Kevin Show/Kevin's Fifth," and Kevin celloboxes in most of the KOvers on his personal channel: youtube.com/@kolusola
Additionally, this is a partial list of PTX songs that include celloboxing:
"Dancing On My Own"
"Radioactive" (featuring Lindsey Stirling)
"Thank You"
"Kiss From A Rose" (preferably the live Vevo performance)
Awesome, thanks for the suggestions!
@@setonhillstudios Any time. Kevin is an awesome person, a true polymath. Polymaths are the people mere geniuses look at and say, "Wow! I wish I had a mind that good." Leonardo da Vinci was a polymath, as were Isaac Asimov and Richard Feynman.
After Pentatonix won _The Sing-Off_ and then lost the contract with Epic, the contract that had been their whole reason for going on _The Sing-Off_ in the first place, Kevin had options. He'd already completed his pre-med major, and had been accepted to Yale Medical School; I'm sure he could still have gone back and become a surgeon as he first intended. But he didn't. If he had it would have been the end of Pentatonix; he was essential if they were to build their win of _The Sing-Off_ into an actual career. Kevin gave up the chance to become a surgeon in order to stick with his band through the lean years, with no guarantees that they would succeed. That's true integrity. Anything I can do to increase his fan base I'm pleased to do.
Yes, this is the right video. And just think, he’s 13 years better at it now! I’m subscribing for more PTX and KO. And btw, his surname is pronounced with the accent on the second syllable, ‘o LUS ola’.
Gotcha, thanks for the heads up I’m terrible with pronunciations 🤣
Please check ‘I am giving up on you’ by Pentatonix
Kevin is an amazing musician. That's what Scott Hoying and Ben Bram saw in this video that made them really want to have him for Pentatonix. It wasn't just that he was a good beat boxer, it was that he was a great musician. He also plays sax. A fun (and equally mind-blowing) watch is from when he appeared on the PBS program "From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall" when he was 17, playing saxophone, and did a short beat box also ruclips.net/video/cg-WQl3YCVY/видео.html.
Awesome, thanks for that link!
I recommend his video renegade
Appreciate the suggestion! 😁
@@setonhillstudios, it really is incredible.
Kevin has his own RUclips channel, Kevin Olusola -- KO, where he has a variety of musical experiments. Cello pieces, classical and pop arrangements, solo and with other musicians. Also celloboxing, live looping, singing, etc. and some autobiographical videos. One of my favorites is his arrangement of Sam Smith's "Stay With Me" -- ruclips.net/video/nyYG70aM9Fw/видео.html
Awesome! Thanks for the info and suggestion!
Kevin's interpretation of Julie-O does NOT end that abruptly - and the finish is worth finding. See "Kevin Olusola - "Julie-O" Spaulding Sessions" I don't know where you found the one you first saw - correct performance of PTX introduction, but incomplete as first uploaded.
Ah ok, I’ll have to look around and try to find the original then!
Check out Kevin's Fifth for more and newer content.
Awesome, thanks for the heads up!
"The Kevin Show" - LIVE: ruclips.net/video/DbCasvcNx78/видео.html
Thanks for the suggestion!
I you really want to hear KO go off, try his version of "Down" - way better than this one.
Awesome, thanks for the suggestion!
He cello-boxes in two of my favorites: 'Say Something', and 'A Kiss From A Rose'. Highly recommend both! Shallow is another good one.
Good to know!