Hot Vox is a Chicago based acappella group of seven
men who collectively have over a hundred years of studio and live performing
experience. As individuals they have performed and recorded with such luminaries
as Celine Dion, Barbara Streisand, Kenny Rogers, Gladys Knight, Luther Vandross,
Dionne Warwick, Ray Charles, Bob Hope, Lee Ann Womack, Bobby McFerrin and
Rosemary Clooney, among others. Their acappella and choral credits include
performing with and writing for Glad, Voices of Liberty (Epcot), Phil Mattson,
Robert Shaw and VoiceTrek (National Harmony Sweeps Finalists 2001). As jingle
singers in Chicago, Nashville, Orlando and New York, you have heard their
voices on radio and TV commercials representing hundreds of products like
McDonald's, Nintendo, Oldsmobile, Kellogg's and Minute Maid. As the group
HotVox, their music reflects their love for the soulful sounds of R & B
and extended jazz harmonies. A chance to hear them live is sure to be memorable!
LISTEN UP! has enjoyed entertaining
an expansive variety of audiences while continuing to elude definition for
ten years. Moshe Mann, Loren Shevitz, Chuck Finkelstein and Steve Singer
deliver an eclectic, energetic mix of Jewish and secular music and styles
- all in dynamic harmony. For ten years, this award-winning "no instruments
allowed" ensemble has been bringing their unique brand of Jewish music to
communities throughout the US and Canada. LISTEN UP! is celebrating the
release of their third recording, "Jewphoria" - a collection of popular
traditional Jewish songs flipped on their heads with humor, warmth, and
vocal pyrotechnics. "Jewphoria" has been nominated in the "best religious
album" category for the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA),
an international contest whose past winners include vocal groups such as
the Nylons, Rockapella, and Take 6. LISTEN UP! is the first Jewish-music
vocal ensemble in the history of the CARAs to be nominated in this category.
The Chicago Tribune writes, "What comes across in every moment of their
performance is an adoration for singing -- turning melodies and harmonies
on their heads to come up with something unique and full of freshness and
appeal. When redefining musical rules, it helps to be good -- and these
four are very good, lacking nothing in imagination and the ability to sell
their vision of a song."
No Limit the hottest new
vocal band out of the midwest, has been captivating audiences everywhere.
With soaring, soulful lead voices; tight harmonies; killer percussion; energetic
stage presence; exciting choreography; and contemporary, 98 Degrees/*NSYNC
looks, NO LIMIT has great audience appeal. Already being featured on regional
U.S. radio with its debut single, "All My Love," and having appeared at
schools, colleges, fairs, festivals and other public, civic and private/corporate
events, the group is currently being considered for its debut in Japan.
With a repertoire covering pop hits and original songs, there really *is*
NO LIMIT to how far this 5-man vocal band can go!
Straight No Chaser
, the Indiana University Alumni Association-sponsored men's a cappella group,
is proud and honored to be performing in Harmony Sweepstakes. SNC was founded
in 1996 and has produced 4 albums (with a 5th, titled "Thank You", to be
released at SNC's Spring Concert at the IU Auditorium on 4/27/02) while
serving as ambassadors for Indiana University. SNC has performed over 600
shows, including performances of the National Anthem at the internationally
televised 2001 Brickyard 400 NASCAR race, as well as Chicago White Sox games
and various IU sporting events. SNC has received such prestigious awards
as "Best Male Collegiate Album" (Last Call), "Best Male Collegiate Song"
(Ghost Train), 2nd place in the 1998 National Championship of Collegiate
A Cappella competition in Carnegie Hall. SNC invites you to the "Thank
You" CD Release Spring Concert on 4/27/02 at 8pm in the IU Auditorium in
Bloomington.
