Avi left amicably and they searched for a replacement and found Matt who is a super nice man and outstanding singer. No other changes. Kirstin changes her hair color and styles, often with wigs, and Mitch changed his hairstyle and color frequently - but keep in mind they have been doing this for 13 years, so they literally have grown up. So the early videos have Avi but anything past 2017 has Matt.
I'm so glad I caught this fresh so hopefully I can get in my 2 cents worth b4 you read the comments. I wanted to suggest their cover of GOLD... But first, please watch the original by Kiara so you can see how they can take a techno mess and upgrade with their voices what she had to do with technology. And it's just them sitting on a couch with microphones. Also, check out Home Free's cover of END OF THE ROAD by Boyz 2 Men. And I have to agree...I think PTX is the BEST although I love Home Free too.
PTX has the best harmonies hands down. Kirstin and Mitch change their looks a lot, but it is always them. This video shows Kirstin’s natural hair color. Recommend their cover of Can You Feel The Love Tonight.
Check out The Kevin Show/Kevins 5th, the Christmas Extravaganza..it’s phenomenal and shows how talented “the beat boxer” is. You also get some backstory on how he joined the group
Great reaction, K! Thanks for letting yourself become invested in PTX. They are the OG of the Acapella universe! Other acapella groups have followed them, but PTX blew up the biggest and still wears the crown! 👑 They have the deepest catalog of music: covers and originals, the most Grammy award 🏆wins and nominations, music videos with famous artists 🎤 like Dolly Parton, Jason Derillo, Toddrick Hall, and Whitney Houston, stars and co-stars of multiple TV show specials and movies 🎥, a gold star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 😎, recognized as famous stars by the music industry as a whole, more sold-out live concerts and world tours than all the other acapella groups combined, plus they have one of the largest, world-wide 🌎🌍🌏 groups of loyal fans on the planet: the Pentaholics (those who can't get enough of them)! Let the other acapella groups top that.. 😅😊😁 As a long-time member of the Pentaholics, let me thank you for your interest in our group, Pentatonix. One of our members made a video overview/history several years ago called the Beginner's Guide to Pentatonix. It answers many of the common questions that people like yourself always ask about the group when they first become interested in them. I would highly recommend that you view and react to it soon. You won't be disappointed! 😉🏆👍🔥
Thanks for the reaction. If you get a chance you should definitely try to see them in person. They sell out concerts whether it is the Hollywood Bowl or Madison Square Garden. They did a Christmas concert in 2024. I’ve been to 4 of their concerts and thought this one was their best. Nothing has been announced yet for 2025. Kirstin is 8 months pregnant, so there won’t be any new concerts for a while.
Matt has been with the group since 2017 when Avi left PTX to have more family time and pursue a solo career. He already has a couple of albums to his credit, and his music is captivating! You should check out the following "older" PTX offerings (with Avi) - "Daft Punk Medley" (Grammy award); "Radioactive" - with Lindsey Sterling; "Wizard of Aaahs" - with Todrick Hall; "Run To You" - PTX Original; "Imagine" - moving!; "Say Something" - Introduced to Kevin's celloboxing; "90's Dance Medley"; "Jolene" - with Dolly Parton (Grammy Award). More recent winners (with Matt) are "Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone"; "Shallow"; "The Prayer"; ""Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"; "Mad World"; "Kiss From A Rose"; "Havana"; "When the Party's Over". So many more greats, but this list will keep you busy for awhile!
Yes, "the new black guy" is Matt Sallee, who replaced Avi Kaplan in 2017. (Avi left amicably for personal reasons.) Matt is a bass with an incredible range, as are the entire group. Their Vevo version of "Kiss from a Rose" displays his talent, as well as "O Holy Night", if you're up to a Christmas song in January. (We Pentaholics will listen to Christmas music from PTX all year!!) I would like to recommend their original song, "Sing", which was a tribute to their followers and has a few celebrities in it as well. Some fun rapping can be found in their cover of Macklemore and Lewis' "Can't Hold Us." There's a lot to see here! Enjoy!!
Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead); Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on RUclips, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his RUclips videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet." They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on RUclips), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on RUclips, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. The 3 Grammys they’ve won include…. (1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…… (2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella…. (3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album. They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!! UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are ruclips.net/video/HrruJptmbKU/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/zTUSB4iwTII/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/e2pvITc9a3U/видео.html UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers. UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is ruclips.net/video/fqWY2EUGlgk/видео.html UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2024 Christmas Day NFL Football Game Between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. Link is ruclips.net/video/UdaeGQ-fzAM/видео.html UPDATE: They came in 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. UPDATE: The trio of Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie also appeared as guest stars in an episode of the crime drama "Bones." Scott's song, "Light in the Hallway," sung by Avi, was played as the credits rolled. UPDATE: Pentatonix was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect 2" as a Canadian a Capella group. UPDATE: Scott Hoying Featuring Säje & Tonality for Rose Without the Thorns was nominated for a grammy in 2025 for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category. Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. UPDATE…Kirsten and Ben got married 04/24/24. It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
I LOVE your Pentatonix reactions!!! They have such a vast library of music videos to choose from and they are so versatile. They have tons of Christmas music. Check out Oh Holy Night for a fantastic performance. You won't go wrong with anything you pick to react to.
Avi was their original bass; he left amicably in 2017 and Matt joined PTX. That is the only lineup change in 13 years. Scott, Mitch, and Kirsten went to high school and sang together. They tour almost constantly.
Comparing groups in the a capella genre is really difficult. They are all so unique. I just enjoy them all. Avi, the original bass, is the only person who left the group. Matt Sallee took his place. If you want to know about his history, Peter Barber on RUclips has a podcast interview with Matt that explains how he made it into the group. Somebody has already or will post their entire history on one of your reactions. It’s a really good intro to them. My favorite performances are their live ones. All the Hollywood Bowl 2022 videos are good. If you want to watch them record, try their short film, the Recording of Evergreen.
I hope you do get to see them live! They usually go on two tours a year. Summer and Christmas tours. Both are different, but really good. I go see both when they are close enough. Glad you are enjoying their music.
The Christmas tour is just really limited. But they make it to my region often on their summer tours. I got to see them in 2923 and they see phenomenal.
Mr. Kaliko, I'm loving that you're getting invested in these folks! This rabbit hole is deep and wide, And is an amazing ride (in my opinion at least). The only member swap has been Matt taking over for Avi ... Avi (reportedly) needed to focus on his family, and left in late 2017. Now, I'm going to need you to react to one of their originals, such as "Love again" or "Sing", please!
Matt, the newest member, in the white jacket, is the new bass. He took Avi’s place. Matt has good range too. I love those dissonant chords too, and Pentatonix used them a lot.
If you ever have a chance to see them in concert, GO. I saw them last year and they were phenomenal! They put on a great show, and often to at least one tour a year. Plus you get to see Kevin show off his crazy cello-boxing skills. As others have pointed out, Avi left and Matt joined. That’s the only member change they have ever had. Mitch and Kirstie just change looks pretty dramatically at times.
there is a 15 minute video called 'introduction to pentatonix' that tells how they got together and the early years. another helpful video is 'making of evergreen' that shows them recording an album in 2 weeks and you see how they arrange a song and decide who is going to sing what. they have great original music, many collabs. they can sing any genre including rap. enjoying your reactions..
the "Beginners Guide". This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. Daft Punk When you do "Daft Punk" set yourself up for a double. ruclips.net/video/3MteSlpxCpo/видео.html&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D You will think that there is post production skipping, so to disprove that you need to catch the "Private Performance" ruclips.net/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/видео.html&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D where they stand at the front of a back-stage room and sing with no mic's and captured on a fan mobile device so the sound is not 100% hence catch the official FIRST. Recording of Evergreen is ruclips.net/video/M60SKKkQLqo/видео.html&pp=ygUWcmVjb3JkaW5nIG9mIGV2ZXJncmVlbg%3D%3D.
My personal recommendation for further PTX songs: their take on „Amazing Grace“ or their take on „Havanna“! And yes, PTX imho are the most incredible acapella group for their versatility, creativity and also their live performances!
I would love for you to react to "Dancing on my own". They recorded it after Avi left the group and before Matt joined them. Kevin plays the cello in it. They are so amazing.
Their live shows feature an insane segment with Kevin beatboxing and playing the cello with ac compliment by Matt (the bass) on drums. There are recordings of this on youtube.
It is so awesome to see you doing reactions. I heard about you through Tech and been a huge fan of you both ever since. Keep your performance of Why Me on Shade 45 in my "Watch Later" just to revisit. Also glad to see you get introduced to PTX. Their stuff is absolutely amazing. Ridiculous talent. They just did the national anthem for the Ravens/Texans Christmas Day game. Definitely worth taking a look at. Kali Baby!
PTX are definitely the GOATs. Also if you get a chance to see them live, it’s absolutely a surreal experience. I’ve seen them 5 times so far. As far as I know they haven’t released any tour dates for 2025, they just finished their Christmas 2024 tour a few weeks ago and Kirstie is roughly 8 months pregnant (not sure how long of a break they plan on taking), also they all basically live in the LA area and with the fires who knows.
Pentatonix songs suggestions: **List may contain some songs you may have reacted to** Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk (GRAMMY WINNER), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of OZ), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene (GRAMMY WINNER), Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies (GRAMMY WINNER), the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch….. Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones…. During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams. SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX
Wow, a Darren reference, and Vivian too! The only other one that comes to mind is the youngest member of the Partridge Family, the little boy on drums. I am loving that you’re keeping up with Pentatonix. The original bass singer was Avi Kaplan, who exited about 2017 and now has embarked on a solo career. The heavy workload took a toll and he needed more family time. New bass singer, who joined a really short time later, is Matt Sallee, and he’s been with the group as long as Avi was now. That’s been the only change. Despite the changing hair, facial and otherwise, it’s always Kirstie and it’s always Mitch. If you watch their duet with Dolly Parton for Jolene (for which they won their third Grammy,) you’ll even see Mitch’s bald phase. Keep ‘em coming, please, I always enjoy your reactions! Peace …
Yes, both Mitch and Kirstin change they hair style a lot, the only change in the group is Avi and Matt, Avi is the beard guy with the deep voice, the base, Avi left Ptx in 2017, Matt is the new bass, and is with them since them, he is great singer too
Great reaction. Keep going down these rabbit holes of Pentatonix and Home Free. You need to check out Home Free’s cover of Boys II Men “End of the Road”.
Mitch and Kirsty are chameleons like that. They like changing out their looks. The new black dude is Matt Saille, who replaced basso-profundo Avi Kaplan when he decided to go off solo.
Please please please react to Chris Stapleton "Whiskey and you" Its a slow song that really lets his voice come to its right and the lyrics are just... wow
PTX owns Christmas I think they have 7 albums now There is a video titled the transformation of Pentatonix I'll give you a lot of info information on the group. There's also 1107 fac107 107 facts about Pentatonix It may be 101It may be 101 Which also gives lots of information. As a producer you would probably really enjoy watching the Video titled making evergreen. That was their Christmas album2 years ago and they invited the cameras in To see them practiceing and then recording The Songs for the album. Pretty much you get to see their process
Oh you haven't even really gone down the rabbit hole on PTX. They took off in 2011 on The Sing-Off. You're still in their early phase. The story of how they began is a really amazing piece. Good luck on your rabbit hole
They’ve been a group since 2013 so you really gotta look at the years of the video to get an idea. They actually don’t really change their looks that much if you think about that, they’ve been around for 12 years. There’s only been one member change and that is the bass, Avi left and Matt replaced him back in 2017.
That's a 3rd great version of this song (the original of course and Disturbed's version). I only discovered this group a few months ago as well, though reaction channels like yours and Black Pegasus. I realize now that they've been big for a while, but I'm not sure where people discovered them as music is so fragmented these days. I grew up listening to radio in the 70s and 80s and now I still listen to a lot of internet radio (BBC 6 is great, though I'm in the US) but never heard Pentatonix played anywhere before I found them on RUclips.
For me Pentatonix is it they are my absolute favorites they're so good! Cause when you look at other groups like home free, and voiceplay, they're really Bot There is like a dozen of them And they usually have to bring in a female when they wanna do a different sound. Pentatonix, there's 5 of them 12345! They already have a female. And just the wall of sound that comes out of them With just 5 voices is incredible to me. I have seen them live their just amazing life. So again there's only been 1 lineup change In 2017 when the original base singer Avi Kaplan Chose to leave the group , and then they brought in matt salee. But yes Mitch and Kirsten change up their looks in just about every single video! I'm loving that you're going down this rabbit hole , I'd love , I'd love to see your reaction to some live Live performances! ruclips.net/video/7GMHqYxpnzk/видео.htmlsi=i6AOOK-xcRFwmDre
Mitch is the chameleon, both in style and voice! Kirstie right behind. I think theyre still searching for their look yet as remember they were teenagers when they started ptx. So like most teens do they evolve and learn themselves. They've just done in front of everyone. They are the most amazing acapella groupd and even home fries have tp admit without ptx hime free wouldn't have the success they have because the audience was what ptx created. But I feel they're in a different league and all the awards and fans prove, who by the way includes Simon cowell! Lmao oh and I got another entry in when they swap actors for a character. Becky in Roseanne. They made fun of it too. Lol soap operas so it every other week.
Mitch and Kirsten often look so different new fans don't realise its the same people, but it always is. The new black dude is the new base, he's been there longer than the original now though.
The „girl“ (Kirstie Maldonado) is the same -and the black hair was just a phase. The only real member swap was that the previous bass (Avi Kaplan, Jesus-type bearded guy) had to leave the group in 2017 for personal/family reasons and was replaced by the current bass singer Matt Sallee.
Avid Kaplan was the original bass singer (beard, long hair usually kept under a cap). His left after about six years because he found the pace of production and touring too draining, and because he wanted to make his own music. Matt Sallee replaced him. Avi has gone in a folk-ish direction as a solo artist; check out "Change on the Rise" and "The Last Thing I Need", but it's all good.
FYI...Avi (initial Bass) decided after 7 years that their traveling the world was too much for him, and now Matt (new bass has been with them for 7 years. The rest have been there the whole time...BUT, they all change their looks, clothes all the time. Bottom line however, is the they have truly grown in popularity and singing..THEY ARE SPECIAL !! They have over 22 MILLION (!) subscribers, and a collectively nearly 8 BILLION (!) views of all their product, which approaches about 400 videos (!). You're a very good reaction, but you will never catch up with all their output...but keep trying !! Oh btw, they have been on 5 world tours and have done nearly 200 concerts...MTV sponsored a concert where the video and audio was super-good and really shows their live uber talent...it's "2016 PopSpring Concert"...check it out !!
Mitch & Scott had a duo called "Superfruit". Please react to Superfruit's "Empire Medley" & "Hip Hop Goes Broadway, part 1 & 2". Most reactors do part 1 & 2 together. Requesting these PTX reactions: "Pop Spring 2016". It's an event Japan puts on. They do 3 original PTX songs and "The Evolution of Michael Jackson ". They also have an official video of it, but the "Pop Spring" version has a little bit of choreography. It's a little longer, but well worth it. Also, when you feel you're ready, please react to "Pentatonix - Aha!, Singapore, The Star Vista". PTX is the best A'Capella group because 1. They tackle & conquer all genres, 2. They have 3 Grammys (4 nominations). 4. The only A'Capella group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Matt Sailee replaced Avi Kaplan as bass in 2017. Avi left amicably for personal reasons. He has gone solo, performing more in a folk/country vein. He has his own YT channel. Mitch and Kirsti are chameleons and often change their looks.
Would like to see you react to Too Great by Rustage or Jurassic by DPS. Curious what you think about that side of rap. If you're open to power metal, FullMoon by Sonata Arctica is an absolute classic. Can't go wrong with that last one.
MA productions of THE KEVIN SHOW Kevin's fifth with Scott introducing Kevin will blow your mind Kevin is the beatboxer who also plays the cello and beatboxes at the same time it is amazing also do KISS FROM A ROSE WHICH they do live and as for Christmas there is O HOLY NIGHT O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL and so many more it could take you a year to get to all of them and you must see them do the Sing Off which is where it all started
I know this is old and you'll probably never acknowledge it, but I had to stop it to make this comment. I laughed my a** off when I heard you make the when they switch the Viv comment.
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Avi left amicably and they searched for a replacement and found Matt who is a super nice man and outstanding singer. No other changes. Kirstin changes her hair color and styles, often with wigs, and Mitch changed his hairstyle and color frequently - but keep in mind they have been doing this for 13 years, so they literally have grown up. So the early videos have Avi but anything past 2017 has Matt.
Left amicably…..but didn’t stay that way apparently……which is very sad
Their cover of Imagine by John Lennon is absolutely stunning and their cover of Kiss From a Rose by Seal is one of my fav covers ever
I'm so glad I caught this fresh so hopefully I can get in my 2 cents worth b4 you read the comments. I wanted to suggest their cover of GOLD... But first, please watch the original by Kiara so you can see how they can take a techno mess and upgrade with their voices what she had to do with technology. And it's just them sitting on a couch with microphones. Also, check out Home Free's cover of END OF THE ROAD by Boyz 2 Men. And I have to agree...I think PTX is the BEST although I love Home Free too.
'Gold' is one of my favourites by Pentatonix, it's totally awesome. I listen to on repeat at times!!!
I ABSOLUTELY AGREE with this recommendation! 👍 💖
PTX has the best harmonies hands down. Kirstin and Mitch change their looks a lot, but it is always them. This video shows Kirstin’s natural hair color.
Recommend their cover of Can You Feel The Love Tonight.
Their cover of "Mad World" is unforgettable.
Yes!! I second that one!
90’s medley mix is a must!! It will get you dancing!
PTX are the GOATs of acapella.
You should react to Todrick Hall and Pentatonix, Wizard of Ahhhs. Great
Absolutely! Kirstin is remarkable in musicals, drama! She was in Kinky Boots-Broadway.
Thank you for covering pentatonix. They are my favorites. Please continue to react to their songs. They have tons of good ones.
Pentatonix is Christmas, you are so right!!!
Check out The Kevin Show/Kevins 5th, the Christmas Extravaganza..it’s phenomenal and shows how talented “the beat boxer” is. You also get some backstory on how he joined the group
Highly recommend "Beginners guide to Pentatonix" on RUclips and "The Recording of Evergreen" which is a BTS of them recording an album
Great reaction, K! Thanks for letting yourself become invested in PTX. They are the OG of the Acapella universe! Other acapella groups have followed them, but PTX blew up the biggest and still wears the crown! 👑 They have the deepest catalog of music: covers and originals, the most Grammy award 🏆wins and nominations, music videos with famous artists 🎤 like Dolly Parton, Jason Derillo, Toddrick Hall, and Whitney Houston, stars and co-stars of multiple TV show specials and movies 🎥, a gold star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame 😎, recognized as famous stars by the music industry as a whole, more sold-out live concerts and world tours than all the other acapella groups combined, plus they have one of the largest, world-wide 🌎🌍🌏 groups of loyal fans on the planet: the Pentaholics (those who can't get enough of them)! Let the other acapella groups top that.. 😅😊😁
As a long-time member of the Pentaholics, let me thank you for your interest in our group, Pentatonix. One of our members made a video overview/history several years ago called the Beginner's Guide to Pentatonix. It answers many of the common questions that people like yourself always ask about the group when they first become interested in them. I would highly recommend that you view and react to it soon. You won't be disappointed! 😉🏆👍🔥
PTX, The ultimate, in a capella ! They forged the way to modern a capella like no other.
Thanks for the reaction. If you get a chance you should definitely try to see them in person. They sell out concerts whether it is the Hollywood Bowl or Madison Square Garden. They did a Christmas concert in 2024. I’ve been to 4 of their concerts and thought this one was their best. Nothing has been announced yet for 2025. Kirstin is 8 months pregnant, so there won’t be any new concerts for a while.
Matt has been with the group since 2017 when Avi left PTX to have more family time and pursue a solo career. He already has a couple of albums to his credit, and his music is captivating! You should check out the following "older" PTX offerings (with Avi) - "Daft Punk Medley" (Grammy award); "Radioactive" - with Lindsey Sterling; "Wizard of Aaahs" - with Todrick Hall; "Run To You" - PTX Original; "Imagine" - moving!; "Say Something" - Introduced to Kevin's celloboxing; "90's Dance Medley"; "Jolene" - with Dolly Parton (Grammy Award). More recent winners (with Matt) are "Amazing Grace/My Chains Are Gone"; "Shallow"; "The Prayer"; ""Can You Feel the Love Tonight?"; "Mad World"; "Kiss From A Rose"; "Havana"; "When the Party's Over". So many more greats, but this list will keep you busy for awhile!
All winners... for Imagine make sure to use the studio version for the message in the song...
Way to go Kriss. Hope you continue to enjoy PTX.
Yes, "the new black guy" is Matt Sallee, who replaced Avi Kaplan in 2017. (Avi left amicably for personal reasons.) Matt is a bass with an incredible range, as are the entire group. Their Vevo version of "Kiss from a Rose" displays his talent, as well as "O Holy Night", if you're up to a Christmas song in January. (We Pentaholics will listen to Christmas music from PTX all year!!) I would like to recommend their original song, "Sing", which was a tribute to their followers and has a few celebrities in it as well. Some fun rapping can be found in their cover of Macklemore and Lewis' "Can't Hold Us." There's a lot to see here! Enjoy!!
Agree with all of this!!
Mary, did you know - Pentatonix
Pentatonix History…..composed by Alan Freeman updated by Perry Stevenson
They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that.
The founding members are:-
Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead);
Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”.
Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease);
Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and
Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese).
Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on RUclips, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings.
Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma.
While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition.
They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his RUclips videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing".
Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours!
Oh, yes, the name. Pentatonix is named for the pentatonic scale, which has five (penta) tones just as Pentatonix has five (Penta) singers. In other words, it's a fancier way of saying they're now "The Quintet."
They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on RUclips), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building.
But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an acappella group could sell records.
Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on RUclips, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live.
Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers.
But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label.
They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys.
Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry.
Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group.
If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently.
After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre.
Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/
Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work.
Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place.
The 3 Grammys they’ve won include….
(1)Daft Punk for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella……
(2)Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella….
(3) Jolene w/Dolly Parton for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album “Evergreen” for Best Traditional Vocal Album.
They were also nominated for a 5th Grammy award for their album “Holidays Around The World” for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. THEY ARE THE ONLY ACAPELLA GROUP WITH A STAR!!!!
UPDATE: Pentatonix has also done 9 intros for Thursday Night Football based on their original song “sing”. Links for 3 of them are ruclips.net/video/HrruJptmbKU/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/zTUSB4iwTII/видео.html and ruclips.net/video/e2pvITc9a3U/видео.html
UPDATE: Pentatonix has done a cameo appearance in the new movie “Candy Cane Lane” starring Eddie Murphy. They are the carolers.
UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2023 College Football National Championship game. Link is ruclips.net/video/fqWY2EUGlgk/видео.html
UPDATE: Pentatonix sang the National Anthem at the 2024 Christmas Day NFL Football Game Between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans. Link is ruclips.net/video/UdaeGQ-fzAM/видео.html
UPDATE: They came in 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23.
UPDATE: The trio of Scott, Mitch, and Kirstie also appeared as guest stars in an episode of the crime drama "Bones." Scott's song, "Light in the Hallway," sung by Avi, was played as the credits rolled.
UPDATE: Pentatonix was featured in the movie "Pitch Perfect 2" as a Canadian a Capella group.
UPDATE: Scott Hoying Featuring Säje & Tonality for Rose Without the Thorns was nominated for a grammy in 2025 for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella category.
Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. UPDATE…Kirsten and Ben got married 04/24/24.
It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
Things you need to know because if you get these wrong “Pentaholics” will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha Ha!!
1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used auto-tune as an effect - so they had to.
2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album.
3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.
I LOVE your Pentatonix reactions!!! They have such a vast library of music videos to choose from and they are so versatile. They have tons of Christmas music. Check out Oh Holy Night for a fantastic performance. You won't go wrong with anything you pick to react to.
Avi was their original bass; he left amicably in 2017 and Matt joined PTX. That is the only lineup change in 13 years. Scott, Mitch, and Kirsten went to high school and sang together. They tour almost constantly.
Their cover of 'Gold' by Kiiara will blow your mind, please react to it!! It's an absolute treasure, Avi was still with them when they recorded it.
Comparing groups in the a capella genre is really difficult. They are all so unique. I just enjoy them all.
Avi, the original bass, is the only person who left the group. Matt Sallee took his place. If you want to know about his history, Peter Barber on RUclips has a podcast interview with Matt that explains how he made it into the group.
Somebody has already or will post their entire history on one of your reactions. It’s a really good intro to them.
My favorite performances are their live ones. All the Hollywood Bowl 2022 videos are good. If you want to watch them record, try their short film, the Recording of Evergreen.
this, also matt met avi at an event after joining ptx and get some tips. so aviously he get the greenlight from our lovely hip profundo
she sings like a angel 😆😆😆😆
I like you singing along. 90% of ptx enjoyers are good singers themselves. Their tours are like mega choirs. You'd love it!!
I hope you do get to see them live! They usually go on two tours a year. Summer and Christmas tours. Both are different, but really good. I go see both when they are close enough. Glad you are enjoying their music.
The Christmas tour is just really limited. But they make it to my region often on their summer tours. I got to see them in 2923 and they see phenomenal.
They tour every Christmas season and typically do some kind of tour in the summer. It's definitely worth seeing.
Sound of silence is one of those sounds done by some awesome singers; my favorite is from Disturbed.
Check out Bohemian Rhapsody and O Holy Night, Kiss from a rose, The Prayer. Amazing!
I LOVE IT WHEN YOU SING KRIZZ! Fire reaction! Love watching folks discover this amazing group 🔥🔥🔥
Mr. Kaliko,
I'm loving that you're getting invested in these folks! This rabbit hole is deep and wide, And is an amazing ride (in my opinion at least).
The only member swap has been Matt taking over for Avi ... Avi (reportedly) needed to focus on his family, and left in late 2017.
Now, I'm going to need you to react to one of their originals, such as "Love again" or "Sing", please!
Matt, the newest member, in the white jacket, is the new bass. He took Avi’s place. Matt has good range too. I love those dissonant chords too, and Pentatonix used them a lot.
If you ever have a chance to see them in concert, GO. I saw them last year and they were phenomenal! They put on a great show, and often to at least one tour a year. Plus you get to see Kevin show off his crazy cello-boxing skills. As others have pointed out, Avi left and Matt joined. That’s the only member change they have ever had. Mitch and Kirstie just change looks pretty dramatically at times.
there is a 15 minute video called 'introduction to pentatonix' that tells how they got together and the early years. another helpful video is 'making of evergreen' that shows them recording an album in 2 weeks and you see how they arrange a song and decide who is going to sing what. they have great original music, many collabs. they can sing any genre including rap. enjoying your reactions..
the "Beginners Guide". This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch ruclips.net/video/lDxIfwfCmQE/видео.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D.
Daft Punk
When you do "Daft Punk" set yourself up for a double. ruclips.net/video/3MteSlpxCpo/видео.html&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D You will think that there is post production skipping, so to disprove that you need to catch the "Private Performance" ruclips.net/video/tw4YCsHXKgI/видео.html&pp=ygUUZGFmdCBwdW5rIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D where they stand at the front of a back-stage room and sing with no mic's and captured on a fan mobile device so the sound is not 100% hence catch the official FIRST.
Recording of Evergreen is ruclips.net/video/M60SKKkQLqo/видео.html&pp=ygUWcmVjb3JkaW5nIG9mIGV2ZXJncmVlbg%3D%3D.
Yes but it really needs to be updated 😂
@@lauriep2018 Go on then!! :)
PTX are the gold standard!
Lol...I remember the Bewitched switch. They and Home Free are the best acapella in my opinion. Peace, Love!!
I've seen them in concert - they're indescribable! Please get tickets if you ever get a chance!
Got ya Krizz ❣️
I learned the words to this song, and others, from Pentatonix 🤗
They are crazy live. They are.
PTX gets all my love❤❤❤❤❤❤
You HAVE to react to “aha live at Singapore” by pentatonix!
My personal recommendation for further PTX songs: their take on „Amazing Grace“ or their take on „Havanna“! And yes, PTX imho are the most incredible acapella group for their versatility, creativity and also their live performances!
I would love for you to react to "Dancing on my own". They recorded it after Avi left the group and before Matt joined them. Kevin plays the cello in it. They are so amazing.
Their live shows feature an insane segment with Kevin beatboxing and playing the cello with ac compliment by Matt (the bass) on drums. There are recordings of this on youtube.
Avi left he had the beard and did bass and brought in Matt who is also amazing! Avi is a solo artist now.
PTX GOAT
It is so awesome to see you doing reactions. I heard about you through Tech and been a huge fan of you both ever since. Keep your performance of Why Me on Shade 45 in my "Watch Later" just to revisit. Also glad to see you get introduced to PTX. Their stuff is absolutely amazing. Ridiculous talent. They just did the national anthem for the Ravens/Texans Christmas Day game. Definitely worth taking a look at. Kali Baby!
Check out their Amazing Grace cover w/Matt and their cover of Kiara's Gold w/Avi
PTX are definitely the GOATs. Also if you get a chance to see them live, it’s absolutely a surreal experience. I’ve seen them 5 times so far. As far as I know they haven’t released any tour dates for 2025, they just finished their Christmas 2024 tour a few weeks ago and Kirstie is roughly 8 months pregnant (not sure how long of a break they plan on taking), also they all basically live in the LA area and with the fires who knows.
Pentatonix songs suggestions:
**List may contain some songs you may have reacted to**
Some Covers are: Hallelujah, The Sound of Silence, Daft Punk (GRAMMY WINNER), God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Cheerleader (OMI Cover), 12 Days Of Christmas, Cruisin For a Bruisin, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, O Come All Ye Faithful, 90’s Dance Medley, Bohemian Rhapsody, Mad World, Wizard of Ahhhs (a montage of several modern songs made to tell the classic story of wizard of OZ), Radioactive, Problem, Say Something, Kiss From a Rose (live vevo), Jolene (GRAMMY WINNER), Royals, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies (GRAMMY WINNER), the Prayer, You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch…..
Some Originals are: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Coffee in Bed, Happy Now, Run to You, A Little Space, Never Gonna Cry Again, The Lucky Ones….
During the pandemic they released an album called “At Home”. It was recorded entirely at their own homes separately on Zoom then sent to the studio to be put together….songs include… Blinding Lights, Home, When the Party’s Over, Break My Heart, Dreams.
SO MANY MORE…. TOO MANY TO LIST, BUT THIS IS A GOOD START. ENJOY YOUR JOURNEY TO THE RABBIT HOLE KNOWN AS… PENTATONIX
Wow, a Darren reference, and Vivian too! The only other one that comes to mind is the youngest member of the Partridge Family, the little boy on drums. I am loving that you’re keeping up with Pentatonix. The original bass singer was Avi Kaplan, who exited about 2017 and now has embarked on a solo career. The heavy workload took a toll and he needed more family time. New bass singer, who joined a really short time later, is Matt Sallee, and he’s been with the group as long as Avi was now. That’s been the only change. Despite the changing hair, facial and otherwise, it’s always Kirstie and it’s always Mitch. If you watch their duet with Dolly Parton for Jolene (for which they won their third Grammy,) you’ll even see Mitch’s bald phase. Keep ‘em coming, please, I always enjoy your reactions! Peace …
Kirstie and Mitch (counter-tenor) are your basic chameleons. Avi Kaplan, original bass, left in 2017 for personal health reasons.
PTX is TOP TIER ❣️
#PTX #HOMEFREE #VOICEPLAY #THEBASSGANG
They are doing Disturbs version that is the best I have ever seen. It gives me goose pimples and makes me cry.
Yes, both Mitch and Kirstin change they hair style a lot, the only change in the group is Avi and Matt, Avi is the beard guy with the deep voice, the base, Avi left Ptx in 2017, Matt is the new bass, and is with them since them, he is great singer too
Check out their cover of "Gold" and "Daft Punk", their first Grammy Win.
Gold is a must!
He already watched Daft Punk
Amazing performance
Avi left the group in 2017, and Matt joined them the same year.
Great reaction. Keep going down these rabbit holes of Pentatonix and Home Free. You need to check out Home Free’s cover of Boys II Men “End of the Road”.
THERE'S NO CHOOSING, THEY'RE ALL FANTASTIC!😄CHECK OUT HOME FREE'S 'DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR' ADAM (BEAT BOXER) ARRANGED IT
It is the most beautiful version of that song that I have ever heard.
You should check out their covers of Imagine and New Rules
Mitch and Kirsty are chameleons like that. They like changing out their looks. The new black dude is Matt Saille, who replaced basso-profundo Avi Kaplan when he decided to go off solo.
Please please please react to Chris Stapleton "Whiskey and you"
Its a slow song that really lets his voice come to its right and the lyrics are just... wow
Amazing!
PTX owns Christmas I think they have 7 albums now There is a video titled the transformation of Pentatonix I'll give you a lot of info information on the group. There's also 1107 fac107 107 facts about Pentatonix It may be 101It may be 101 Which also gives lots of information. As a producer you would probably really enjoy watching the Video titled making evergreen. That was their Christmas album2 years ago and they invited the cameras in To see them practiceing and then recording The Songs for the album. Pretty much you get to see their process
Pentatonix is the best!!
Have you heard the original 1965 Simon and Garfinkel version?
I think the lyrics are still relevant today.
Oh you haven't even really gone down the rabbit hole on PTX. They took off in 2011 on The Sing-Off. You're still in their early phase. The story of how they began is a really amazing piece. Good luck on your rabbit hole
Great reaction. Check out Can't Hold Us. Crazy stuff!
Please try "Take me home country roads" by Home Free 🔥 both groups are equally talented 👌
They’ve been a group since 2013 so you really gotta look at the years of the video to get an idea. They actually don’t really change their looks that much if you think about that, they’ve been around for 12 years. There’s only been one member change and that is the bass, Avi left and Matt replaced him back in 2017.
Pentatonix formed in 2011 to compete on the TV show "The sing Off".
I think you would really enjoy oh holy night, kiss from a rose and the kevin show/ kevins 5th (both in 1 video, long but worth it)
That's a 3rd great version of this song (the original of course and Disturbed's version). I only discovered this group a few months ago as well, though reaction channels like yours and Black Pegasus. I realize now that they've been big for a while, but I'm not sure where people discovered them as music is so fragmented these days. I grew up listening to radio in the 70s and 80s and now I still listen to a lot of internet radio (BBC 6 is great, though I'm in the US) but never heard Pentatonix played anywhere before I found them on RUclips.
Gotta jump into some Sleep Token soon, Amazing instrumentals, probably the biggest rising rock band the last couple years.
Mitch and Kirstie are chameleons!
Avi with the beard left and Matt joined them.
For me Pentatonix is it they are my absolute favorites they're so good! Cause when you look at other groups like home free, and voiceplay, they're really Bot There is like a dozen of them And they usually have to bring in a female when they wanna do a different sound. Pentatonix, there's 5 of them 12345! They already have a female. And just the wall of sound that comes out of them With just 5 voices is incredible to me. I have seen them live their just amazing life.
So again there's only been 1 lineup change In 2017 when the original base singer Avi Kaplan Chose to leave the group , and then they brought in matt salee. But yes Mitch and Kirsten change up their looks in just about every single video!
I'm loving that you're going down this rabbit hole , I'd love , I'd love to see your reaction to some live Live performances!
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Mitch is the chameleon, both in style and voice! Kirstie right behind. I think theyre still searching for their look yet as remember they were teenagers when they started ptx. So like most teens do they evolve and learn themselves. They've just done in front of everyone. They are the most amazing acapella groupd and even home fries have tp admit without ptx hime free wouldn't have the success they have because the audience was what ptx created. But I feel they're in a different league and all the awards and fans prove, who by the way includes Simon cowell! Lmao oh and I got another entry in when they swap actors for a character. Becky in Roseanne. They made fun of it too. Lol soap operas so it every other week.
Mitch and Kirsten often look so different new fans don't realise its the same people, but it always is.
The new black dude is the new base, he's been there longer than the original now though.
The „girl“ (Kirstie Maldonado) is the same -and the black hair was just a phase. The only real member swap was that the previous bass (Avi Kaplan, Jesus-type bearded guy) had to leave the group in 2017 for personal/family reasons and was replaced by the current bass singer Matt Sallee.
Avid Kaplan was the original bass singer (beard, long hair usually kept under a cap). His left after about six years because he found the pace of production and touring too draining, and because he wanted to make his own music. Matt Sallee replaced him. Avi has gone in a folk-ish direction as a solo artist; check out "Change on the Rise" and "The Last Thing I Need", but it's all good.
You need to do a react to Distured's "Sound of Silence" now...
If you'd like to hear another version of this from a stellar bass guy, check out Geoff Castelluci's version.
If you like this, watch the version from Disturbed. It's intense
You should listen with headphones. Really.
The Dooo also does a cover of this as well. I know you are liking the Dooo. Check it out.
If you like harmony, check out Home Free’s Helplessly Hoping.
FYI...Avi (initial Bass) decided after 7 years that their traveling the world was too much for him, and now Matt (new bass has been with them for 7 years. The rest have been there the whole time...BUT, they all change their looks, clothes all the time. Bottom line however, is the they have truly grown in popularity and singing..THEY ARE SPECIAL !!
They have over 22 MILLION (!) subscribers, and a collectively nearly 8 BILLION (!) views of all their product, which approaches about 400 videos (!). You're a very good reaction, but you will never catch up with all their output...but keep trying !! Oh btw, they have been on 5 world tours and have done nearly 200 concerts...MTV sponsored a concert where the video and audio was super-good and really shows their live uber talent...it's "2016 PopSpring Concert"...check it out !!
Mitch & Scott had a duo called "Superfruit". Please react to Superfruit's "Empire Medley" & "Hip Hop Goes Broadway, part 1 & 2". Most reactors do part 1 & 2 together.
Requesting these PTX reactions:
"Pop Spring 2016". It's an event Japan puts on. They do 3 original PTX songs and "The Evolution of Michael Jackson ". They also have an official video of it, but the "Pop Spring" version has a little bit of choreography. It's a little longer, but well worth it. Also, when you feel you're ready, please react to "Pentatonix - Aha!, Singapore, The Star Vista".
PTX is the best A'Capella group because 1. They tackle & conquer all genres,
2. They have 3 Grammys (4 nominations). 4. The only A'Capella group to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
the old Vivian switch lol
Matt Sailee replaced Avi Kaplan as bass in 2017. Avi left amicably for personal reasons. He has gone solo, performing more in a folk/country vein. He has his own YT channel. Mitch and Kirsti are chameleons and often change their looks.
Would like to see you react to Too Great by Rustage or Jurassic by DPS. Curious what you think about that side of rap. If you're open to power metal, FullMoon by Sonata Arctica is an absolute classic. Can't go wrong with that last one.
Check out The Making of Evergreen. It’s a bit longer but gives you the flavor of how they put their songs together. You’ll love it.
Hi I recomend you Bohemian Rapsody an their ‘90’s Dance medley
Pls react to Home Free-Man of constant sorrow
MA productions of THE KEVIN SHOW Kevin's fifth with Scott introducing Kevin will blow your mind Kevin is the beatboxer who also plays the cello and beatboxes at the same time it is amazing also do KISS FROM A ROSE WHICH they do live and as for Christmas there is O HOLY NIGHT O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL and so many more it could take you a year to get to all of them and you must see them do the Sing Off which is where it all started
I know this is old and you'll probably never acknowledge it, but I had to stop it to make this comment. I laughed my a** off when I heard you make the when they switch the Viv comment.
Can we get a Polyphia reaction from this guy