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{{Short description|All-male a cappella group from Massachusetts}} |
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⚫ | '''VoiceMale''' is a masculine-centered a cappella group based out of [[Brandeis University]] in [[Waltham, Massachusetts]]. Tracks from VoiceMale albums ''Propeller'' (2003), ''Ain't Done Overnight'' (2006), and ''Where's the Album?'' (2008) have appeared on the ''Best of Collegiate A Cappella'' (BOCA) compilation albums. In 2004, VoiceMale also received the award for ''Best All-Male Album of the Year'' from the [[Contemporary A Cappella Society]] (CASA) for their work on ''Propeller''. |
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Founded by Jonathan Berkowitz '97, Joshua Namias '97 and Samrat Chakrabarti '97. |
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[[Samrat Chakrabarti]], |
[[Samrat Chakrabarti]], went on to serve as a music director of [[Hyannis Sound]], founder of Jyde, and member of [[Five O'Clock Shadow]]. |
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On March 15, 2008, VoiceMale sang at the WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic and took first place in a competition against the MIT Logarhythms and the UMass Amherst Doo-Wop Shop, winning the opportunity to open for world-renowned A Cappella group, Rockapella, at the Cutler Majestic Theater the next day.<ref> |
On March 15, 2008, VoiceMale sang at the WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic and took first place in a competition against the MIT Logarhythms and the UMass Amherst Doo-Wop Shop, winning the opportunity to open for world-renowned A Cappella group, Rockapella, at the Cutler Majestic Theater the next day.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite web|url=https://www.brandeis.eduvoicemaleaward.html/|title=VoiceMale earns "All A Cappella Champion" title|website=BrandeisNOW}}</ref> |
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== Discography == |
== Discography == |
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*''Phoenix (2011) <ref name="auto6">{{Cite web|url=https://www.brandeisvoicemale.com/|title=Brandeis VoiceMale|website=www.brandeisvoicemale.com}}</ref> |
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*''Suit Up.'' (2009) <ref name="auto6"/> |
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*''Where's The Album? - The EP'' (2008) <ref |
*''Where's The Album? - The EP'' (2008) <ref name="auto6"/> |
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*''Ain't Done Overnight'' (2006) <ref |
*''Ain't Done Overnight'' (2006) <ref name="auto6"/> |
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*''Propeller'' (2003) <ref>http://www.brandeisvoicemale.com</ref> |
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*''Propeller'' (2003) <ref name="auto6"/> |
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*''VoiceMale'' (2001) <ref name="auto6"/> |
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*''Malestrom'' (1999) <ref name="auto6"/> |
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*''Flipside'' (1997) <ref name="auto6"/> |
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== Awards == |
== Awards == |
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*Included on Voices Only 2012 compilation - "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voicesonlyacappella.com/VO/vo2012.php|title=Voices Only 2012 - The best collegiate a cappella tracks on 2 Volumes|website=www.voicesonlyacappella.com}}</ref> |
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*"Best Scholastic Original Song" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).<ref name="auto8">{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/cara2012w|title=2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org}}</ref> |
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*"Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Phoenix" (2012).<ref name="auto8"/> |
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*Nominated, "Best |
*Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Album" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/cara2012n|title=2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org}}</ref> |
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*Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).<ref name="auto1"/> |
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*Included on Sing 8: Too Cubed compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2012).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/sing8tracklist/|title=Sing 8: Too Cubed Tracklist Announcement! | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org}}</ref> |
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<ref>http://www.casa.org/node/5507</ref> |
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*Included on |
*Included on BOCA 2012 compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2012).<ref name="auto7">{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/node/5507|title="sing six: sunny side up" - Now available on CASA | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org}}</ref> |
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*Included on Voices Only 2011 compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2011).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.voicesonlyacappella.com/VO/vo2011.php|title=Voices Only 2011 - The best collegiate a cappella tracks on 2 CDs|website=www.voicesonlyacappella.com}}</ref> |
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*"Best Scholastic Original Song" CARA, for "Time (Bring It On)" (2010).<ref name="auto5">{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/cara2010w|title=2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org}}</ref> |
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*Opening track of BOCA - "Where's the Love [Remix]" (2009). <ref>http://www.varsityvocals.com/boca/</ref> |
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*Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Album" CARA, for "Suit Up." (2010).<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/cara2010n|title=2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org}}</ref> |
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*Included on Voices Only compilation - "Please Don't Go," a VoiceMale original song (2009).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://forum.rarb.org/viewtopic.php?p=37433&sid=b5479b568d77c4f7cf3f399d776b9857 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311062246/http://forums.casa.org/viewtopic.php?p=37433 | archive-date=2012-03-11 |title=Voices Only 2009 Track List Announced! | access-date=2023-12-11}}</ref> |
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*Included on Sing 3 compilation - "Human Nature" (2006). <ref>http://allforacappella.org/sing.html</ref> |
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*Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Lately" (2009).<ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|url=http://www.casa.org/node/1656|title=2009 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society|website=www.casa.org}}</ref> |
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*Best All-Male A Cappella Album for "Propeller" (2004). <ref>http://www.ae-vocal.com/media/public/files/01.htm</ref> |
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*Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Where's the Love" (2009).<ref name="auto3"/> |
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*Opening track of BOCA - "Where's the Love [Remix]" (2009).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://varsityvocals.com/boca_bohsa_2018_now_on_itunes/|title=BOCA & BOHSA 2018 Now Available on iTunes!|date=January 11, 2018|website=Varsity Vocals}}</ref> |
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*Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2003). <ref>http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2003/02/04/Arts/Brandeis.Voicemale.Places.Second.In.Quarter.Finals-359412.shtml</ref> |
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*Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2007).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/2007results.shtml |title=2007 Results |access-date=2006-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217185331/http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/2007results.shtml |archive-date=2007-12-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*Included on Sing 3 compilation - "Human Nature" (2006).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://allforacappella.org/sing.html| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216064225/http://allforacappella.org/sing.html | archive-date=2006-02-16 | title=Sing! | access-date=2023-12-11}}</ref> |
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*Best All-Male A Cappella Album for "Propeller" (2004).<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ae-vocal.com/media/public/files/01.htm |title=A CAPPELLA ALMANAC - 2004 CARA Awards |website=www.ae-vocal.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928022141/http://www.ae-vocal.com/media/public/files/01.htm |archive-date=2007-09-28}}</ref> |
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*Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2003).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2003/02/04/Arts/Brandeis.Voicemale.Places.Second.In.Quarter.Finals-359412.shtml |title=Brandeis' Voicemale places second in quarter finals - Arts |access-date=2009-06-19 |archive-date=2010-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330024736/http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2003/02/04/Arts/Brandeis.Voicemale.Places.Second.In.Quarter.Finals-359412.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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*Finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2001).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2003/02/25/Arts/Voicemale.Holds.Its.Own.In.Battle.Of.The.Sexes-378310.shtml |title=VoiceMale holds its own in battle of the sexes - Arts |access-date=2009-06-19 |archive-date=2010-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330024154/http://media.www.thejusticeonline.com/media/storage/paper573/news/2003/02/25/Arts/Voicemale.Holds.Its.Own.In.Battle.Of.The.Sexes-378310.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* {{Citation|last=Stevenson |first=Rachel |title=SPECIAL EVENT REPORT: WERS PRESENTS ALL A CAPPELLA LIVE AT THE MAJESTIC |url=http://www.wers.org/allacappella/articles/?id=798 |accessdate=2009-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513202129/http://www.wers.org/allacappella/articles/?id=798 |archivedate=May 13, 2008 | ref = none}} |
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| last = Stevenson |
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| first = Rachel |
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| title = SPECIAL EVENT REPORT: WERS PRESENTS ALL A CAPPELLA LIVE AT THE MAJESTIC |
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| url=http://www.wers.org/allacappella/articles/?id=798 |
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| accessdate = 2009-01-23 |
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| format = {{Dead link|date=May 2009}}}} |
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| last = Meyer |
| last = Meyer |
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| first = Jon |
| first = Jon |
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| title = Special Event Report: WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic |
| title = Special Event Report: WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic |
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| url=http://www.wers.org/articles/?id=362 |
| url=http://www.wers.org/articles/?id=362 |
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| accessdate = 2006-11-16 |
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| title = Samrat Chakrabarti's IMDB profile |
| title = Samrat Chakrabarti's IMDB profile |
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| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1589782/ |
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| accessdate = 2006-11-16 |
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| last =Altman |
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| first =Sean |
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| author-link =Sean Altman |
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| title =Sean Altman is JEWMONGOUS |
| title =Sean Altman is JEWMONGOUS |
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| date =November 9 |
| date =November 9, 2007 |
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| year =2007 |
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| url =http://www.jewmongous.com/gigs.php?oldyear=2007 |
| url =http://www.jewmongous.com/gigs.php?oldyear=2007 |
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| accessdate = 2006-11-16 |
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|publisher = Varsity Vocals |
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|title = International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, Results for 2007 |
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|year = 2007 |
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| title =International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, Results for 2007 |
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|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071217185331/http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/2007results.shtml |
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| title =International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, Results for 2003 |
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| url =http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/2003results.shtml |
| url =http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/2003results.shtml |
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| accessdate = 2006-11-16 |
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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060519064034/http://www.varsityvocals.com/icca/2003results.shtml <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |
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*[http://www.casa.org Contemporary A Cappella Society (of America)] |
*[http://www.casa.org Contemporary A Cappella Society (of America)] |
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*[http://suchow.io/ Jordan Suchow (music director)] |
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[[Category:Brandeis University]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 27 February 2024
VoiceMale is a masculine-centered a cappella group based out of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. Tracks from VoiceMale albums Propeller (2003), Ain't Done Overnight (2006), and Where's the Album? (2008) have appeared on the Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) compilation albums. In 2004, VoiceMale also received the award for Best All-Male Album of the Year from the Contemporary A Cappella Society (CASA) for their work on Propeller. Founded by Jonathan Berkowitz '97, Joshua Namias '97 and Samrat Chakrabarti '97.
Samrat Chakrabarti, went on to serve as a music director of Hyannis Sound, founder of Jyde, and member of Five O'Clock Shadow.
On March 15, 2008, VoiceMale sang at the WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic and took first place in a competition against the MIT Logarhythms and the UMass Amherst Doo-Wop Shop, winning the opportunity to open for world-renowned A Cappella group, Rockapella, at the Cutler Majestic Theater the next day.[1]
Discography
[edit]- Phoenix (2011) [2]
- Suit Up. (2009) [2]
- Where's The Album? - The EP (2008) [2]
- Ain't Done Overnight (2006) [2]
- Propeller (2003) [2]
- VoiceMale (2001) [2]
- Malestrom (1999) [2]
- Flipside (1997) [2]
Awards
[edit]- Included on Voices Only 2012 compilation - "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" (2012).[3]
- "Best Scholastic Original Song" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).[4]
- "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Phoenix" (2012).[4]
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Album" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).[5]
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).[5]
- Included on Sing 8: Too Cubed compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2012).[6]
- Included on BOCA 2012 compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2012).[7]
- Included on Voices Only 2011 compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2011).[8]
- "Best Scholastic Original Song" CARA, for "Time (Bring It On)" (2010).[9]
- Runner-up, "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Lately" (2010).[9]
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Album" CARA, for "Suit Up." (2010).[10]
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Where's the Love" (2010).[10]
- Included on Sing 6 compilation - "Time (Bring It On)" a VoiceMale original song (2010).[7]
- Included on Voices Only compilation - "Please Don't Go," a VoiceMale original song (2009).[11]
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Lately" (2009).[12]
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Where's the Love" (2009).[12]
- Opening track of BOCA - "Where's the Love [Remix]" (2009).[13]
- Champions, WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic (2008).[1]
- Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2007).[14]
- Nominated, "Best All-Male A Cappella Album of the Year," for "Ain't Done Overnight" (2007).[15]
- Included on Sing 3 compilation - "Human Nature" (2006).[16]
- Best All-Male A Cappella Album for "Propeller" (2004).[17]
- 'Best Arrangement for "Caravan" (2004).[17]
- Runner-up, "Best Male Collegiate Solo," for Aithan Shapira's solo on "Caravan" (2004).[17]
- Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2003).[18]
- Finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2001).[19]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "VoiceMale earns "All A Cappella Champion" title". BrandeisNOW.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Brandeis VoiceMale". www.brandeisvoicemale.com.
- ^ "Voices Only 2012 - The best collegiate a cappella tracks on 2 Volumes". www.voicesonlyacappella.com.
- ^ a b "2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ a b "2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ "Sing 8: Too Cubed Tracklist Announcement! | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ a b ""sing six: sunny side up" - Now available on CASA | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ "Voices Only 2011 - The best collegiate a cappella tracks on 2 CDs". www.voicesonlyacappella.com.
- ^ a b "2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ a b "2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ "Voices Only 2009 Track List Announced!". Archived from the original on 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ a b "2009 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ "BOCA & BOHSA 2018 Now Available on iTunes!". Varsity Vocals. January 11, 2018.
- ^ "2007 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
- ^ "CARA Nominees 2007 | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
- ^ "Sing!". Archived from the original on 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ a b c "A CAPPELLA ALMANAC - 2004 CARA Awards". www.ae-vocal.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Brandeis' Voicemale places second in quarter finals - Arts". Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- ^ "VoiceMale holds its own in battle of the sexes - Arts". Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
- Stevenson, Rachel, SPECIAL EVENT REPORT: WERS PRESENTS ALL A CAPPELLA LIVE AT THE MAJESTIC, archived from the original on May 13, 2008, retrieved 2009-01-23
- Meyer, Jon, Special Event Report: WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic, retrieved 2006-11-16
- Samrat Chakrabarti's IMDB profile, retrieved 2006-11-16
- Altman, Sean (November 9, 2007), Sean Altman is JEWMONGOUS, retrieved 2006-11-16
- International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, Results for 2007, Varsity Vocals, 2007, archived from the original on 2007-12-17, retrieved 2006-11-16
- International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella, Results for 2003, Varsity Vocals, 2003, archived from the original on 2006-05-19, retrieved 2006-11-16