The Pulse

We are kicking off our special on the release of the Voices Only 2020 volumes by speaking with Voices Only Productions' own Corey Slutsky! Tune in to hear how Corey put together this year's compilation from a record-breaking number of entries and included more original tunes than ever before!

Check out the entire list here: http://www.voicesonlyacappella.com/VO/vo2020.php

When the Edinburgh Fringe Festival closed due to the Coronavirus, The Bristol Suspensions got to work! The group created an online Fringe Fest for the month of August, culminating in the release of 3 brand new special releases: their Lower Voices High School Musical medley, their Upper Voices Movie medley, and their rendition of The Weather, originally performed by Lawrence.

You can check out the group's YouTube channel and watch the videos of these songs here: https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBristolSuspensions or you can buy the single for The Weather in iTunes or listen in Spotify!

Rachael sat down with the team for the UK Virtual A Cappella Collective, who saw an opportunity when the Edinburgh Fringe festival was cancelled to provide a virtual space for UK collegiate a cappella groups to connect. Learn how the whole thing came together and get a sneak peek at the audio from the mass collaboration between 19 UK a cappella groups in a medley of famous tunes.

And tune in to Facebook Live on Sunday August 30th for a massive watch party for all the videos from the participating groups, which will culminate in the release of that mass collaboration!

Learn more about the collective here: https://www.facebook.com/ukvacfringe.

Join the Twitch channel here: https://www.twitch.tv/ukvac.

Donate to the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief fund here: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/ukvac2020

You had questions, we sought answers! On this episode of The Pulse, Rachael sits down with the team at Upstaged, the organization behind the new virtual collegiate a cappella competition. With the final bracket announcement coming, learn more about the whos, the whats, the whys, and the hows.

Aaron Jensen joins us for The Pulse to talk about Countermeasure's latest project - one with *gasp* instruments! Countermeasure joined forces with some of the most talented and award-winning instrumentalists to join their sound as a solo "voice" with songs nearly all composed by Jensen. We get to dig into album concept, inspiration, process, and more.

Cape Harmony is Cape Cod’s all female a cappella group, comprised of 10 talented young women from all over the nation who come to Cape Cod during the summer to make music for its residents and visitors.

The pandemic have upended our traditional summer plans, but for Cape Harmony, the show must go on! Tonight on The Pulse we learn more about how this iconic summer group is facing the challenge with grace and joy.

Established in 2015, Mezzo is a all-female a cappella group that has been performing all over the New York tri-state area. They pride themselves on cool arrangements of contemporary tunes, as well as reinventions of classic hits. Rachael sits down with the group to talk about their recently released album, Woman Like Me!

To learn more about Mezzo, check out their website at www.mezzonyc.com or follow them on social media @mezzonyc!

Amanda Cornaglia steps in for Rachael to showcase a conversation with the incredible Bill Hare, the world’s most awarded individual Contemporary A Cappella producer, including over 70 appearances on BOCA, over 100 CARA nominations, over 40 albums in the RARB "Picks of the Year" lists, and 13 "DeeBee" awards since 1987 in the Vocal Jazz category from Downbeat Magazine!

Learn more about Bill Hare here: https://www.billhareacappella.com/home.html.

A rebroadcast from the 2019 Twin Cities A Cappella Festival with all-male group Geoff and all-female group Midori, from Hopkins High School!

Learn more about the group here: https://courseweb.hopkinsschools.org/course/view.php?id=675.

A rebroadcast from the 2019 Twin Cities A Cappella Festival with mixed high school group, Encore!

Learn more about the group here: https://lshschoirs.org.