Eli and Geoff seem to be on a reciprocal - the lower Geoff gets, the higher Eli ROCKS. He's up belting in Whitney territory whenever he pleases now. In an entirely maniacal way...
J None was formerly in VoicePlay but is currently about 2 years in on a 5-year stint in the US Navy as part of one of their musical units. He still guests with VoicePlay when he gets leave. Many of us are hoping VoicePlay is holding that 5th spot open for him.
You are correct J-None was with Navy Band Northwest Passage based out of Silverdale, WA until recently. He is in the process of transferring to a unit in Washington D.C. He hasnt told me which unit yet.
Voiceplay is the best! They are completely independent, no label, no manager. They have complete artistic control of their work. Geoff (bass) and Layne (beatbox) do most of the arrangements, usually taking turns month to month. This one was Layne, Nothing Else Matters was Geoff. They don't get the attention or publicity that other groups get, but they love what they do and they've been doing it for a long time. Geoff and Layne are the last remaining members of the group formed in 1997. Eli does the lighting and special effects and designed all of the visuals in this one. I subscribed as soon as I saw your first reaction to them. Geoff started a solo channel at the start of the pandemic when tours and live shows were cancelled. His two most recent are Sound of Silence and Man of Constant Sorrows. I hope you'll get to his stuff, too!
9/10 times where you have Geoff going off the rails with the low notes, it was Layne that did the arrangements; Geoff usually tries to focus attention to the others and gives himself easier notes.
@@ingiford175 yeah Layne did mention that he likes to push Geoff out of his comfort zone more often than he does himself. That's why Geoff's "crazy" notes are usually in Layne's arrangements, like My Mother Told Me and Halo.
They do NOT mess around with this one, aye? They really pull out the bag of tricks and they always just keep topping themselves. Love these guys. Great reaction!
You can't go wrong on Voiceplay. They own the deed to any Halloween, theater, or video game song. Pentatonix does throw some bars. They have a great cover of Can't Hold Us.
VoicePlay can always be counted on to surprise us when it comes to their arrangements. The rarely do a song where it goes exactly the way I expect, and I absolutely love that about them!! Their creativity is off the charts! And yeah, that low note in the beginning was a B0 that he held for 15 freaking seconds. He did it again towards the end of the rap section too. Total beast!
This one really gets you pumped doesnt it 😂 and yeah J none was the one with the rap, he also does that in their version of Superstition. Geoff hit and held that b0 subharmonic for about 15 seconds at the beginning! Looking forward to more vp reactions! 💜
Subbed hoping for more VoicePlay! And maybe some Geoff Castellucci's (the bass) solo work? VP Favorites are: Warriors, Hoist the Colours (EPIC), Queen in 5 Minutes and so many more. Geoff has incredible covers of Way Down, Ain't No Sunshine, House of the Rising Sun, and most recently Man of Constant Sorrow.
That was one of Layne's arrangements, he's the beatboxer. He and Geoff, the bass, pretty much take it in turns to arrange their songs, Then whoever did the arranging and story board outline will do the film and sound editing. That's as I understand it anyway. And I really believe they are unique among a capella groups.
its mind blowing to think about this but i wanna put it somewhere just so more ppl actually realize it. geoff has the same amount of range as dimash but on the other end of the scale. mans got over 4 octives worth of range and hes got subharmonics as well. i cant get over how much this goes underappreciated cuz we are all stunned by his sound lol
B0, he does 3 here. J None used to be a full member before the US Navy recruited him for his vocal talents. He's now been there 2yr of 5. When he left he said he'd be back and the first year he took the lead for Friends on the Other Side, Jan he had a place in VoicePlay's Nothing Else Matters, and now this one. They do a version of Tennessee Whiskey that's really fit to listen to. Geoff (bass) and Layne (vocal perc) alternate between the two of them for arrangements, pre-mix audio, staging, design, costuming, makeup unless it's elaborate like this one and the bring in one of the Disney gurus to do it. Geoff did Nothing Else Matters, Layne did this one. Eli (rhymes with jelly) rock tenor does the lighting, computer screens and backgrounds. Cesar is the most recent member and Geoff says he brings the coffee and keeps them young. They lost Earl, one of the founding members of 25 yrs ago. They have been down a person since J None went to the Navy but they have contacts and have taken advantage of that to diversify what they are doing.
When i heard that Low tone I just broke out in laughter, its crazy good and it lent a beautiful cadence to the whole song excellent reaction as ever sir, your ear to ear grin is very infectious.
From left to right in the “outdoor” scene: Layne (beatboxer), Cesar (baritone/tenor), J None (former member, rapper extraordinaire), Eli (tenor, rock god), and Geoff (bass).
VoicePlay is my favorite of the acapella groups. PTX is too... serious and "over polished" for my tastes (as much as they are highly skilled), and... I don't really care for a lot of country music. VoicePlay is really the theater kids of the acapella world, and a huge part of what I love about them is that you can just... feel how much fun they are having at every moment when they are on screen. That just makes it so much easier to be right there with them, having an absolute blast. But what really does it is that their "having fun" doesn't come at the expense of giving world-class performances. There's not a single weak link in the group. They even get phenomenal performances out of the featured guest artists every time. They are able to build so much synergy, giving every member their well-deserved chances to shine.
Me too …to all of that. PTX is insanely skilled, but I just don’t get feels. VP can make me laugh or cry or cheer…or in this case…want to find a sword and bash stuff. I like Home Free when they go more pop, but I’m not so keen on hard core country. Drake, are you a patreon yet? There’s so much fun there; it’s worth every penny.
Some other good songs for you would be their cover of Metallica Nothing Else Matters, Kansas Carry On Wayward Son Imagine Dragon Warriors and the prequel to this My Mother Told Me.
If you like this video I suggest maybe you go watch boys plays Metallica cover. Nothing? Else matters. I think you enjoy and I hope to see more great videos
Thanks Josh! That was actually the very first VP song I reacted to. Check out my playlist section, so you can see what’s been done so far. Cheers! 🤘🏽😎🤘🏽
So Voiceplay typically has their main 4 members then bring in a fifth. Currently the lineup is Geoff (Bass) Layne (Vocal Percussion, Cesar (Low Tenor), Eli-Rock God (High Tenor). J-None (Baritone, Rap) was the fourth member for a while until he joined the US NAVY but he comes home to record often. Cesar took his spot in the group.
This is actually the follow up to My Mother Told Me and they are wearing the same face makeup and some of the same costume parts. The robe Cesar (2nd from left) is wearing is the same one Jose Rosario Jr. wore in MMTM.
The song is actually written and composed by Miracle of Sound. It is an original song inspired by Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Cesare is a sweetheart, a total teddy bear but he went full berserker mode for this. Arrangements are alternated between Geoff and Layne , sometimes they collaborate. Eli has started playing with the lighting.
Eli and Geoff seem to be on a reciprocal - the lower Geoff gets, the higher Eli ROCKS. He's up belting in Whitney territory whenever he pleases now. In an entirely maniacal way...
J None was formerly in VoicePlay but is currently about 2 years in on a 5-year stint in the US Navy as part of one of their musical units. He still guests with VoicePlay when he gets leave. Many of us are hoping VoicePlay is holding that 5th spot open for him.
He's still part of VP just serving active duty in the Navy, he has said he will be back full time when he's finished in the Navy.
@@tiffymcconkey this makes me happy to hear.
You are correct J-None was with Navy Band Northwest Passage based out of Silverdale, WA until recently. He is in the process of transferring to a unit in Washington D.C. He hasnt told me which unit yet.
3 years then voiceplay will be completed again
PLEASE do more VP reactions!
Voiceplay is the best! They are completely independent, no label, no manager. They have complete artistic control of their work. Geoff (bass) and Layne (beatbox) do most of the arrangements, usually taking turns month to month. This one was Layne, Nothing Else Matters was Geoff. They don't get the attention or publicity that other groups get, but they love what they do and they've been doing it for a long time. Geoff and Layne are the last remaining members of the group formed in 1997.
Eli does the lighting and special effects and designed all of the visuals in this one.
I subscribed as soon as I saw your first reaction to them.
Geoff started a solo channel at the start of the pandemic when tours and live shows were cancelled. His two most recent are Sound of Silence and Man of Constant Sorrows. I hope you'll get to his stuff, too!
9/10 times where you have Geoff going off the rails with the low notes, it was Layne that did the arrangements; Geoff usually tries to focus attention to the others and gives himself easier notes.
@@ingiford175 yeah Layne did mention that he likes to push Geoff out of his comfort zone more often than he does himself. That's why Geoff's "crazy" notes are usually in Layne's arrangements, like My Mother Told Me and Halo.
@@tomoonhk Or the long sustained in Valhalla's calling.
The beatboxer arranged this one. He and the bass switch off arranging their music.
They do NOT mess around with this one, aye? They really pull out the bag of tricks and they always just keep topping themselves. Love these guys. Great reaction!
Valhalla Calling is a follow-up to My Mother Told Me.
Most of the same characters with the same tattoos/tribal marks.
You need to listen to their version of The Dragonborn comes Skyrim. It too, is epic!
You can't go wrong on Voiceplay. They own the deed to any Halloween, theater, or video game song.
Pentatonix does throw some bars.
They have a great cover of Can't Hold Us.
Pentatonix is a 😴 compared to Voiceplay. Everyone seems so damn static in comparison.
Geoff Castalucci the bass has his own channel and just released a Low bass cover of "Man Of Constant Sorrow".
VoicePlay can always be counted on to surprise us when it comes to their arrangements. The rarely do a song where it goes exactly the way I expect, and I absolutely love that about them!! Their creativity is off the charts!
And yeah, that low note in the beginning was a B0 that he held for 15 freaking seconds. He did it again towards the end of the rap section too. Total beast!
This one really gets you pumped doesnt it 😂 and yeah J none was the one with the rap, he also does that in their version of Superstition. Geoff hit and held that b0 subharmonic for about 15 seconds at the beginning! Looking forward to more vp reactions! 💜
Subbed hoping for more VoicePlay! And maybe some Geoff Castellucci's (the bass) solo work? VP Favorites are: Warriors, Hoist the Colours (EPIC), Queen in 5 Minutes and so many more. Geoff has incredible covers of Way Down, Ain't No Sunshine, House of the Rising Sun, and most recently Man of Constant Sorrow.
Thank you so much!! And promise, more VoicePlay coming VERY soon 😉✌🏼
Geoff sustained a B0 for 15 secs at the beginning.
That was one of Layne's arrangements, he's the beatboxer. He and Geoff, the bass, pretty much take it in turns to arrange their songs, Then whoever did the arranging and story board outline will do the film and sound editing. That's as I understand it anyway. And I really believe they are unique among a capella groups.
its mind blowing to think about this but i wanna put it somewhere just so more ppl actually realize it. geoff has the same amount of range as dimash but on the other end of the scale. mans got over 4 octives worth of range and hes got subharmonics as well. i cant get over how much this goes underappreciated cuz we are all stunned by his sound lol
B0, he does 3 here. J None used to be a full member before the US Navy recruited him for his vocal talents. He's now been there 2yr of 5. When he left he said he'd be back and the first year he took the lead for Friends on the Other Side, Jan he had a place in VoicePlay's Nothing Else Matters, and now this one. They do a version of Tennessee Whiskey that's really fit to listen to. Geoff (bass) and Layne (vocal perc) alternate between the two of them for arrangements, pre-mix audio, staging, design, costuming, makeup unless it's elaborate like this one and the bring in one of the Disney gurus to do it. Geoff did Nothing Else Matters, Layne did this one. Eli (rhymes with jelly) rock tenor does the lighting, computer screens and backgrounds. Cesar is the most recent member and Geoff says he brings the coffee and keeps them young. They lost Earl, one of the founding members of 25 yrs ago. They have been down a person since J None went to the Navy but they have contacts and have taken advantage of that to diversify what they are doing.
Glad you enjoyed. I love the acapella groups, but VoicePlay are my favourite. They are unbelievably good. I look forward to seeing more reactions.
When i heard that Low tone I just broke out in laughter, its crazy good and it lent a beautiful cadence to the whole song excellent reaction as ever sir, your ear to ear grin is very infectious.
From left to right in the “outdoor” scene: Layne (beatboxer), Cesar (baritone/tenor), J None (former member, rapper extraordinaire), Eli (tenor, rock god), and Geoff (bass).
YYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!! One of the very few reactors who catch Geoff's B0 at the beginning of the song. Thank you
VoicePlay is my favorite of the acapella groups. PTX is too... serious and "over polished" for my tastes (as much as they are highly skilled), and... I don't really care for a lot of country music. VoicePlay is really the theater kids of the acapella world, and a huge part of what I love about them is that you can just... feel how much fun they are having at every moment when they are on screen. That just makes it so much easier to be right there with them, having an absolute blast. But what really does it is that their "having fun" doesn't come at the expense of giving world-class performances. There's not a single weak link in the group. They even get phenomenal performances out of the featured guest artists every time. They are able to build so much synergy, giving every member their well-deserved chances to shine.
Me too …to all of that. PTX is insanely skilled, but I just don’t get feels. VP can make me laugh or cry or cheer…or in this case…want to find a sword and bash stuff.
I like Home Free when they go more pop, but I’m not so keen on hard core country.
Drake, are you a patreon yet? There’s so much fun there; it’s worth every penny.
Some other good songs for you would be their cover of Metallica Nothing Else Matters, Kansas Carry On Wayward Son Imagine Dragon Warriors and the prequel to this My Mother Told Me.
If you like this video I suggest maybe you go watch boys plays Metallica cover. Nothing? Else matters. I think you enjoy and I hope to see more great videos
Thanks Josh! That was actually the very first VP song I reacted to. Check out my playlist section, so you can see what’s been done so far. Cheers!
🤘🏽😎🤘🏽
check out hoist the colors/in the halls of the mountain King/Queen in 5 minutes/Halo
Agreed
J None has done a couple other rap bits in previous videos of theirs.
Like Tim in Home Free, I think Geoff (the bass) also has an amazing 5 (or more) octave range! Thanks for the smile that I needed this afternoon!
He WAS 4 notes shy of 6 octaves...but that was before B0.
Avi, Tim, and Geoff are the Bass God's
So Voiceplay typically has their main 4 members then bring in a fifth. Currently the lineup is Geoff (Bass) Layne (Vocal Percussion, Cesar (Low Tenor), Eli-Rock God (High Tenor). J-None (Baritone, Rap) was the fourth member for a while until he joined the US NAVY but he comes home to record often. Cesar took his spot in the group.
you really need to check out Zombies vs Hillbillies, its by VoicePlay and Home Free
The did one that was before this called My Mother Told Me Jay None was the one that did the Rap as said hope you do some more Of VoicePlay and Geoff
@ 4:55 :D I LOVE this pattern from the beatboxer right here...
You should try oogie boogie song…by voiceplay….
I love dat they mixd it whit Rap and Tekno
You should listen to Oogie Boogie Man and see the low vocal man’s range
Vocal play is ok I prefer the original by Gavin Dunne aka Miracle of Sound on RUclips check his stuff out
Thanks for the tip!
This is actually the follow up to My Mother Told Me and they are wearing the same face makeup and some of the same costume parts. The robe Cesar (2nd from left) is wearing is the same one Jose Rosario Jr. wore in MMTM.
The song is actually written and composed by Miracle of Sound. It is an original song inspired by Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Cesare is a sweetheart, a total teddy bear but he went full berserker mode for this. Arrangements are alternated between Geoff and Layne , sometimes they collaborate. Eli has started playing with the lighting.
Oogie boogie!
Damn I didn't knew this Song yet, wow they rock it!
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Awesome reaction to an epic song and video.
Let's go.