Competition Group Sound Checks
Moderators
Sound Engineer, Chairman, The Vocal Company
Dave Longo is a connector, a talent curator, and a boundary pusher. Since his time as a vocalist in the Northern Highlands Regional High School’s Highlands Voices and RIT’s Eight Beat Measure, Dave has amassed an impressive array of accomplishments. His work can regularly be found...
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Artists CR
Alexis Paxton, director
Cardinal Rule is the contemporary a cappella group for the University of Louisville. They were formed in January 2014, and have attended the Kettering National A Cappella Festival and Voices in Harmony since the 2015-16 school year. They regularly perform...
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Attending Groups
Drew Wheaton, director
1856 is an exhilarating group of Louisville Male High School musicians devoted to singing a cappella. The group started in early 2016 with rehearsals once a week after school, and has continued its strong devotion and passion for singing together. Directed...
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Courtney Sturgill, directorA440 is a mixed a cappella group from Shelby County High School made up of 10-12th graders. They rehearse at 7:40 in the morning two - three times a week. In 2014 and 2015, A440 took home the "Best Use of Movement" award from Voices in Harmony. This year...
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Jenny Rogers, director
Armonia A Cappella from Dobyns-Bennett HS , Kingsport Tennessee, began in the fall of 2013 with a group of 12 students who wanted to start a band that sounded like Pentatonix. Eight rehearsals later, Armonia made their first debut on stage at the Kettering...
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Justin Romney, director
Dragon Beat is from South Oldham High School located in Crestwood, KY. It is a class during the school day and rehearses for 55 minutes each day. They have been in existence for 3 years, but this is the fourth year that SOHS has participated in Voices...
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Alexis Paxton, director
Founded in 2013, Bulldog Beats is Louisville Male High School’s first-established contemporary a cappella group. They have performed at several a cappella festivals, as well as numerous community events including We Day Louisville, the JCPS Idea Festival...
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Leigh Anderson, director
Formation comes from Mt.Vernon High School in Fortville, IN, and they started this school year in August 2016. With so many talented female vocalists, it was time to add an all-girls group to the Mt. Vernon a cappella docket. They rehearse after school...
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Lori Knapke, director
E Major, from Eastern High School in Louisville, KY, was established in the fall of 2014. They rehearse once a week after school, and placed 2nd at Voices in Harmony in 2015. That same year, they also performed with Rachel Platten at Fourth Street Live...
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Patty Denmark, director
Duly Noted is an all-female A cappella band from Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport, TN. The band began as an after school group, and met twice a week throughout the 2015-16 school year. During that year they performed in Lexington, KY at Voices in...
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Leigh Anderson, director
Locked Out hails from Mt. Vernon High School in Fortville, IN, which is just East of Indianapolis. They were formed in 2014, and have performed a variety of music, from Alicia Keys to MKTO to Train, and are always looking to expand their repertoire choices...
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Nick Johnson, director
Take Two is a contemporary a cappella group from Lexington, KY. They are from Tates Creek High School and meet twice a week after school. All students in Take Two are required to sing in TC's top choral ensemble during the school day. The singers just recently...
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Sponsors
Recording, Live Sound, Arranging, Join the #TVCFam
If you're looking to take your a cappella group to the next level, you need to talk to AJ at TVC about how you can join the #TVCFam. She can work with you on recording projects, advanced live sound shows, arranging, music videos, and all the additional advice and resources you'll...
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