Voices in Your Head

Voices in Your Head
Voices in Your Head Logo (Black)
Background information
Origin University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres A Cappella
Years active 1998 – present
Labels A Cappella Records
Website http://voicesinyourhead.org/

Voices in Your Head is a student-run, co-ed a cappella group from the University of Chicago. Founded in 1998, the group consists of both undergraduate and graduate students whose studies range from Economics to Music to MD/PhD programs. Voices arranges all of its own music, spanning several genres. Its unique repertoire includes original pieces, as well as an eclectic mix of pop, R&B, rock, and alternative music. Voices competes annually in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA), and travels nationally for a cappella festivals and tours.

History

Voices in Your Head was formed in the fall of 1998. Amanda founded the group because she realized there were no 'funky' performance organizations at the University of Chicago.[1] They released their first live album, Sesquipedalia, in 2000, their first studio album, On Point, in 2002, and their second studio album, ‘’Songs for Padded Rooms,’’ in 2005.

‘'Note To Self'," released on May 23, 2008, received a strong Recorded A Cappella Review Board review[2] and contained a track (“Magic”) selected for the 2008 edition of the international a cappella compilation, Voices Only.[3] Noted author Nick Hornby also included "Magic" from Note To Self in his 2008 playlist for the New York Times.[4]

On February 17, 2009, Ben Folds announced that "Magic" would appear on his 2009 album Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!, calling it "a hell of a cool place to live for three and a half minutes".[5] NBC Washington[6] commented on the group's contribution, "Magic," saying "the arrangement is so different from the original that the song is a completely unique artifact–which should be the goal of any group, a cappella or otherwise, when attempting a cover." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly,[7] Ben Folds commented: "There’s a group from the University of Chicago called Voices in Your Head that sings 'Magic' on the record, and to me they’re in a different league from the rest of the groups." As part of the tour to support the album release, Voices in Your Head performed live with Ben Folds on March 19, 2009 in Milwaukee, WI at the Eagles Ballroom.

That year, Voices In Your Head competed for the first time in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella,[8] a competition featuring groups from all over the country and overseas. In 2011, Voices finished third at their Midwest Quarterfinal; in 2012, they came in first at both the quarterfinal and the semifinal, progressing to ICCA finals in New York City, where they finished fourth overall. In addition, they competed in the inaugural Boston Sings collegiate competition, where they came in first.[9]

The group's newest album, I Used to Live Alone, was released on May 21, 2011, and marked Voices' emergence into the national a cappella scene. Several tracks met critical acclaim in the a cappella community up to a year before its release: the tracks "I'd Like To," "Boomerang" and "Sharp" were all selected for national a cappella compilation albums.[10][11][12][13] "Boomerang" was also the winner of the 2011 CARA (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award) in the category of Best Scholastic Original. After its release, the album received positive reviews from the Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB), and was selected as one of RARB's picks of the year. In 2012, "I Used To Live Alone" was nominated for five CARA awards, winning Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement (Chris Rishel, for "I'd Like To") and runner up places for Best Mixed Collegiate Album, Song, and Solo.

Voices returned to ICCA competition in 2014, falling short at the Midwest semifinal after placing second at the quarterfinal stage. The next year, however, after finishing first at their Midwest quarterfinal and semifinal, the group returned to Finals. The 2015 ICCA Finals, held on April 18 at New York City's Beacon Theatre, saw Voices finish 2nd to the University of Southern California's SoCal VoCals.

Awards

2016 BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella)[14] BOCA 2016 "Heroes Listen"
2015 BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella)[15] BOCA 2015 "Burn"
ICCA Finals Overall 1st Runner Up
Outstanding Soloist Winner, Shubha Vedula
ICCA Midwest Semifinals Overall 1st Place
Outstanding Soloist Winner, Shubha Vedula
Outstanding Choreography Winner, Ana Isabel Martinez, Tyler Neenan, & Jaclyn Sattler
ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal Overall 1st Place
Outstanding Soloist Winner, Shubha Vedula
Outstanding Arrangement Winner, Voices in Your Head for "Bang My Head"
Outstanding Vocal Percussion Winner, Kevin Qian & Thomas Seo
Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) Best Mixed Collegiate Song 1st Runner up, "Burn"
Best Original Song by a Scholastic Group Nominated, Ivan Pyzow for "Suena Asi"
Best Professional Arrangement for a Scholastic Group Winner, Chris Rishel for "Burn"
2014 BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella)[15] Best of BOCA: The First 20 Years "We Found Love"
BOCA 2014 "Bad Moon Rising"
Sing Sing 11: One Louder "Burn"
Voices Only Voices Only 2014[16] "Suena Así"
ICCA Midwest Semifinal[17] Outstanding Vocal Percussion Winner, Kevin Qian
ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal[17] Overall 1st Runner-Up
Outstanding Choreography Winner, Ana Isabel Martinez, Tyler Neenan, & Jaclyn Sattler
Outstanding Vocal Percussion Winner, Kevin Qian
2013 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs)[18][19] Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement Winner, Chris Rishel for "We Found Love"
Best Mixed Collegiate Song Winner, "We Found Love"
Best Scholastic Original Song Nominated, Chris Rishel and Brianne Holland for "Life of the Mind"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella)[15] BOCA 2013 "We Found Love"
Voices Only Voices Only 2013[20] "We Found Love"
A Cappella Community Awards (ACAs)[21][22] Favorite Collegiate Album Runner-Up, I Used to Live Alone
Favorite Competition Set Runner-Up, 2012 ICCA Finals
Favorite Mixed Collegiate Group Runner-Up
Favorite Music Video Runner-Up, "Titanium (song)"
Favorite Arranger Nominated, Chris Rishel
Favorite Original Song Nominated, "Life of the Mind"
Favorite Songwriter Nominated, Chris Rishel
2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs)[23][24] Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement Winner, Chris Rishel, "I'd Like To"
Best Mixed Collegiate Album Runner-Up, I Used to Live Alone
Best Mixed Collegiate Song Runner-Up, "I'd Like To" (opb Corinne Bailey Rae)
Best Mixed Collegiate Solo Runner-Up, Elspeth Michaels, "I'd Like To"
Best Scholastic Original Nominated, Chris Rishel & Zachary Madden, "Sharp" (opb Voices in Your Head)
Sing Sing 9: Supernovem[25] "We Found Love"
Voices Only Voices Only 2012[26] "Titanium"
ICCA Finals Overall 4th Place
ICCA Midwest Semifinal[27] Overall 1st Place
Outstanding Arrangement Winner, Chris Rishel
Outstanding Choreography Winner, Alex Gilewicz and Ryan Bober
ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal[28] Overall 1st Place
Outstanding Arrangement Winner, Chris Rishel, "We Found Love" (opb Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris) & "Titanium" (opb David Guetta feat. Sia)
Outstanding Choreography Winner, Alex Gilewicz and Ryan Bober
Boston Sings (BOSS) Collegiate Competition[29] Overall 1st Place
2011 CARAs[30] Best Scholastic Original Winner, Chris Rishel & Elspeth Michaels, "Boomerang"
RARB (Recorded A Cappella Review Board) Picks of the Year[31] Album of the Year I Used to Live Alone
Song of the Year "Boomerang"
Song of the Year "I'd Like To"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella)[15] BOCA 2011 "I'd Like To"
Sing Sing 8: Too Cubed[32] "Sharp"
ACAs[33] Favorite Mixed Collegiate Group Nominated
Favorite Female Vocalist Nominated, Elspeth Michaels
Favorite Original A Cappella Song Nominated, "Boomerang" (opb Voices in Your Head)
ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal[34] Overall 2nd Runner-Up
Outstanding Arrangement Winner, Chris Rishel, "Break Your Heart" (opb Taio Cruz)
2010 Sing Sing 7: Lucky[35] "Boomerang"
Voices Only Voices Only 2010[36] "I'd Like To"
2009 Ben Folds Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella[5] "Magic"
Voices Only Voices Only 2009[37] "Supermassive Black Hole" (opb Muse)
2008 Voices Only Voices Only 2008[38] "Magic" (opb Ben Folds Five)

References

  1. ↑ http://voicesinyourhead.org/?p=acappella/profile&id;=28
  2. ↑ RARB review of Note To Self
  3. ↑ Voices Only 2008 Official Website
  4. ↑ Nick Hornby's 2008 Playlist
  5. 1 2 Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!
  6. ↑ NBC Washington review
  7. ↑ Entertainment Weekly interview
  8. ↑ ICCA 2010 Midwest lineup
  9. ↑ BOSS 2012 Competition results
  10. ↑ Voices Only Official Website
  11. ↑ Sing 7 track list announcement
  12. ↑ Sing Compilation official website
  13. ↑ Sing 8 track list announcement
  14. ↑ BOCA Albums
  15. 1 2 3 4 BOCA Albums
  16. ↑ Voices Only 2014
  17. 1 2 2014 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Results
  18. ↑ 2013 CARA winners
  19. ↑ 2013 CARA nominees
  20. ↑ Voices Only 2013
  21. ↑ 2013 ACA winners
  22. ↑ 2013 ACA nominees
  23. ↑ 2012 CARA winners
  24. ↑ 2012 CARA nominees
  25. ↑ Sing 9: Supernovem Tracklist Announcement
  26. ↑ Voices Only 2012
  27. ↑ ICCA 2012 Results
  28. ↑ 2012 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Results
  29. ↑ Boston Sings
  30. ↑ 2011 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners
  31. ↑ RARB Picks of '11
  32. ↑ Sing 8: Too Cubed Tracklist Announcement
  33. ↑ 2011 A Cappella Community Awards Nominees
  34. ↑ 2011 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Results
  35. ↑ Sing 7: Lucky Tracklist
  36. ↑ Voices Only 2010
  37. ↑ Voices Only 2009
  38. ↑ Voices Only 2008

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