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Forecast has been together for several years, through some personnel changes, and has emerged as a harmonic force, competing well in both the Barbershop Harmony Society circles and at the Harmony Sweepstakes. Hear about their experiences, and their songs that got them 2nd place in the country!

The Pace University FREQUENCY has only been together as a group for two years, and in that time has advanced to the ICCA semifinals twice, all while figuring out their routines, processes, rituals, and vibe. We talk about it all on this episode - and catch some of their tunes live!

Rachael sat down with NACC 2019 champions, The Nor'easters at the Chelmsford Aca-Pocalypse festival this past winter to talk about their participation in festivals like Aca-Pocalypse and what's next for the group! Check out The Nor'easters at https://www.nunoreasters.com.

Danielle Withers of Afro Blue joins Deke and Dietz to talk about her path from The Sing-Off to performing with some of the biggest artists in the world, including The Killers, Demi Lovato, and Ariana Grande. Segments: Muted trumpet sound tutorial with Deke, and arranger's corner with Ben Bram on his arrangement of Pentatonix's "Can't Help Falling In Love."  Counterpoint: Should you move to a major...

Vocal quartet RESOLVE hasn't been together all that long, but in that time, they've already started building an impressive reputation with their music. On the afternoon of the National Harmony Sweepstakes Finals (which they won!), we talked with them about their journey and how they're developing their sound. Plus, in our mobile studio, they share their buttery, smooth sound on some music!

In late April 2019, we spent time with the Mixtapes of NYU again - it had been a few years, and it was great to catch up again. This time, they talked about how their sound is evolving, and how they're making plans for a new year with very little turnover. Plus, they sing some songs in our mobile studio!

Rachael covered the All-American Awaaz finals in April 2019 and had a chance to sit down with members from University of Maryland's Anokha. Check the group out at https://www.facebook.com/AnokhaUMD/ Check out All-American Awaaz at https://www.facebook.com/allamericanawaaz/

This week, Brian and John sit down with Chris Harrison of ARORA to talk about his career, unique ways of music-making, and life on the road. It's a really, really fun time.

Fresh from BOSS, Lisa gives us an overview of her presentation on Emotional Intelligence in Leadership!

While at the Harmony Sweepstakes finals, we spent time with the gentlemen of Drive, a barbershop quartet that covers all kinds of music. We talk about replacing a member of an existing quartet, the differences between competing in a barbershop contest vs. the Sweeps, and how they're changing they way they record their music. Plus, some tunes!

While at the Annual Northwest A Cappella Festival, we spent an hour with Willamette University's Headband. In our interview, they talked about charting a new course for the group and re-entering the competitive a cappella world. They also sang some tunes in our mobile studio - and revealed which collegiate group is their role model!

Rachael had the chance to sit down with 5am A Cappella, a ten member group from the greater Milwaukee area, while in Port Washington, WI at the end of March 2019, covering Acapocalypse. Check out the group here: https://www.facebook.com/5amACappella/

Final Melody, a post-collegiate group from the Chicago area, spent time with Rachael late in 2018, talking about their experiences with America's Got Talent, the Harmony Sweepstakes, and growing a group after college. They also share some tunes. (Note that there were some audio issues with the recording of this session; we cleaned them up a bit, but you'll still notice. We apologize!)

Blue Light Special is one of fairly few community/junior college a cappella groups in the US. In this session of #TheSpotlight, we talk with them about developing their reputation across the region, setting up new structures and policies, and growing a group on a community college campus. Plus, they sing some tunes!

A cappella veteran, and Grammy winning producer Bill Hare joins Deke and Dietz to talk about how he got his start recording a cappella, his years of collaboration with The House Jacks, and how messing around in the studio led to recorded a cappella as we know it today. Segments: Sound Tutorial with Jo Vinson of Musae. Counterpoint: Can long-distance groups be successful? Original Song: "Isn't It G...

Rachael caught up with Evan Taylor Jones and Andrew “Berko” Berkowitz from Six Appeal, based in Minneapolis at the Twin Cities A Cappella Festival at the end of January 2019. Check out the group here: http://sixappealvocalband.com.

Recently as a part of the Annual Northwest A Cappella Festival (ANWAF), we sat down once again with the University of Oregon Mind The Gap. It had been a few years, and we caught up about their new membership and sound, what they've got planned for the year ahead, and a failed bake sale. Plus, they sing several tunes in our mobile studio!

After an amazing night of high school a cappella, The Thursdays placed third at the ICHSA finals this year. The next day, they say down with us, singing their set in our mobile studio, talking about their journey this year, and how this year's experience was different than those in the past.

We had a great time talking with HOWL and hearing their new rep. We discussed how their experiences with HOWL evolved as they grew their families, and they revealed an exciting new direction for the group!

While we were in New York for the 2019 ICCA and ICHSA finals, we spent time with Oak Creek HS Knight Club out of Wisconsin. They sang their set, and talked about the role of competition over the last several years, how they've evolved, and what's ahead.

Home Free baritone, and former Streetcorner Symphony bass, Adam Chance joins Deke and Dietz to share his perspective as a former aca-outsider who has gone on to sing with two of the most popular groups of all time! As with most things, it all started in choir... Segments: Arranger's corner with Clare Wheeler of The Swingle Singers, and Tales from the Road with VJ Rosales. Counterpoint: Awards in a...

Our mobile studio goes to some odd places - hotel rooms, meeting rooms, classrooms - and, in this case, a very small dressing room. Fortunately, consummate professionals The Real Group took it in stride, and talked with us about their work over the decades. Interspersed are some of the songs from their live performance the night before at BOSS 2019.

In this episode, we talk with New Manchester HS InToneNation about their road back to the ICHSA finals, how they experience festivals and competitions differently, and what they take away from this year's experience. Plus, hear their ICHSA national-award-winning set, performed in our mobile studio!

Nick Girard, of The House Jacks fame, joins Talkappella today to talk about his illustrious a cappella career!

This week's guest is the original vocal percussionist for the House Jacks, and live looper extraordinaire, Kid Beyond! Kid joins Deke and Dietz to talk about the process of developing vocal percussion as we know it today, what it was like evolving into a solo act, and what the evolution of modern a cappella has looked like to someone who was there at the beginning! Segments: In honor of ICCA/ICHSA...