The Pulse

Covering the All American Awaaz Contest was an incredible experience! Rachael had the chance to sit down with University of Miami's premier fusion a cappella group, Tufaan, and learn more about their music and their participation in the A3. Tune in to learn more yourself!

You can find out more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/UMiami.Tufaan.

A Cappella University was an amazing coming together of great talents, including Inverse Vocals, the Michigan-based sextet! Rachael had a chance to speak with this incredible group about their time at Aca U and about their preparations for the Aca Open. Check out what they had to say!

You can learn more about the group here: https://www.facebook.com/inversevocals.

Rachael flew out to Wisconsin last March to cover the 2019 Port Washington Acapocalypse festival. She was thrilled to sit down with Ladies Knight, an all-female high school group from Oak Creek High School.

To learn more about the group, reach out to their director, Sam Wulterkens, whose contact information can be found at https://www.ocfsd.org/oak-creek-high-school/staff-directory?utf8=%E2%9C%93&const_search_group_ids=&const_search_role_ids=&const_search_keyword=&const_search_first_name=sam&const_search_last_name=wulterkens.

Alex Sheafor, owner of Audio Max Production, has been mixing sound for a cappella groups for years, starting off with GET Vocal Point, and expanding into other groups in the Midwest and beyond! Learn about how he found himself in this niche market and what an incredible sound engineer can do for an a cappella group!

Learn more about Alex at https://www.facebook.com/alex.sheafor and more about Audio Max Production at https://audiomaxproduction.com.

Rachael interviews the Augsburg University's co-ed a cappella group, Convocadence, at the 2019 Twin Cities A Cappella Festival.

Learn more about the group on their Instagram site: https://www.instagram.com/convocadence/.

Rachael interviews the Lakeville North High School group, the Now and Then Singers, at the 2019 Twin Cities A Cappella Festival.

Learn more about the group on their website: https://www.lnhspanthers.com/nowandthensingers.

As part of covering Bend 2018, Rachael sat down and spoke to high school group Barlow Sound, from Sam Barlow High School in Gresham, OR. Take a listen to what this group is all about!

Learn more about the group here: https://www.gresham.k12.or.us/Page/5516.

As part of covering Bend 2018, Rachael sat down and spoke to gender inclusive collegiate group, Mind the Gap, from University of Oregon. Take a listen to what this group is all about!

Learn more about the group here: https://uomtg.com.

Ring The Rafters is an a cappella quartet that sings barbershop, doo woop, classic, traditional and modern songs. Originally formed on November 30, 2011, Rachael ran into this group in Doylestown, PA over the summer and was so enamored of them, she thought you all needed to become enamored too!

Learn more about Ring the Rafters at: https://www.facebook.com/ringtherafters.

At the 2019 Chelmsford Aca-Pocalypse, Rachael had the pleasure of sitting down with Luminescence, the all-female contemporary a cappella group out of Marblehead High School.

Learn more about Luminescence at: https://www.facebook.com/Luminescence-85281607866.