Oh hey, welcome to the Geoff Castellucci rabbithole! (His name is pronounced the same as Jeff) Geoff is indeed an amazing talent, and since you know some stuff about video production, you'll be pleasantly surprised to hear that Geoff does it ALL. He is the arranger of this piece, he sang it all, he did the initial mix (Ed Boyer does all his final mixes, as well as the final mixes for VoicePlay, the a cappella group where Geoff is the bass vocalist), the video concept, directing, filming (along with his wife Kathy, who serves as his and VoicePlay's production manger), and editing etc. And then he does the same thing 50% of the time for VoicePlay (another amazing group- easily Pentatonix's equal) I don't think you'll be disappointed by anything Geoff produces, although I would say that his cover of Bill Withers' classic "Ain't No Sunshine" is a remarkable tribute to an already amazing song, and what I consider to be one of his best solo arrangements. VoicePlay recently dropped a cover of "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica that Geoff arranged, and it is currently breaking reactors left and right, in case you're interested in how he sounds when singing in a group.

@brittreacts

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@rykerabbott3394

Жыл бұрын

@@brittreacts can you please react to wardrunas Kvitraven.

@johnbattles1002

Жыл бұрын

@@brittreacts , get a huge piece of posterboard. List all of Geoff's videos, and all the videos of his a capella group Voiceplay, Hang it on a wall. Now, take a dart, close your eyes, and toss the dart at the posterboard. Whatever title you hit will be a winner! You can't possibly go wrong with any of them when you use this "proven scientific method"! Lol! Seriously, though, they really ARE that amazing! Also, you do NOT have to do any editing, blocking, filtering with any of their material. In fact, they refreshingly welcome reactors to use their material!

Жыл бұрын

When it comes to Geoff Castellucci and Voiceplay its always fun to check in the description and see who did what on the videos. And to keep watching to the start of the Patreon list at the end for both. Sometimes there is some extras before the lists start rolling :) This man really got talent in abundance! Always fun seeing people react to Geoff's own stuff and Voiceplay :)

@Razgriz85

Жыл бұрын

He's gotta do a duet of this song with Colm McGuinness

"How does he get his voice this deep?" All natural. This was done all with chest voice, so it's all within his normal speaking voice. Only around 5 out of 1000 men have a voice this deep. But, with Geoff, he also has a highly developed upper range, too. He is truly a unicorn.... with great hair :D

@jmorrin32

Жыл бұрын

Yes but very very few of those five can sing that low and still be as smooth as Geoff, Tim and Avi

@johndeeregreen4592

Жыл бұрын

@@jmorrin32, very true... I have a deeper speaking voice and larger vocal range (lower and higher) than all 3... they will all 3 sing circles around me. Many people think that's a dig against them or a humble brag, but, no, it's more humbling to hear people like them sing like that through a wide range than anything. Geoff is my favorite singer on the planet for reason. Not a fan of PTX, but Avi solo has blown my mind, too. Tim is just Tim... he is always going to amaze.

@rykerabbott3394

Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty good at hitting high and low range as well! I’m only 16 too! And can almost go as deep as him I’m just working on trying to hit that growl note I know how they do it I’m just trying to do the same lol.

@johndeeregreen4592

Жыл бұрын

@@rykerabbott3394, just keep at it. For example, I couldn't hit a subharmonic for nothing when I first stated trying to use them... now it comes easy most days.

@KingRc72

Жыл бұрын

He has a 5 octave range..

Everyone has already said most of the important stuff so I'll just say I love seeing people make "the Geoff face"

@allisoncameron-dicker2737

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same🤣

The original was sung by Tennessee Ernie Ford, and worth a listen too.

@hengineer

Жыл бұрын

and even that was a cover.

@amypetty5013

Жыл бұрын

No, actually. Tennessee Ernie Ford made it famous in 1955, but that was a cover. The song was originally recorded by Merle Travis in 1945.

I would suggest headphones for two reasons. One, catch all the sounds, two, it stops your mike from picking up your speakers. There is some overlap. Great to see you react to Geoff.

The song was written back in the days where stores were owned my manufacturing companies. They had all these people come to work with no supplies, so workers would go to the company stores and ask for supplies on credit. Interest was so high, the debt could never be paid, and was passed down from generation to generation. The government finally did something right, and put an end to that practice.

There are three AMAZING low bass guys in the world of acapella now, and you just met one here. Geoff works with the group Voice Play (recommend Voice Play's Mr Oogie Boogie). The next is Avi Kaplan from the group Pentatonix (recommend Pentatonix's Hallelujah). And then you have Tim Foust from the group Home Free (recommend Home Free's Man of Constant Sorrow). All three of these guys do some other collaborations and solo work as well and you will fall into a rabbit hole of AMAZEMENT into their world of vocal athleticism.

@Joshua-qk3yi

28 күн бұрын

Can't forget about Sam Bass he is amazing too

His version of "Ghost Riders in the Sky" is also excellent.

@allisoncameron-dicker2737

Жыл бұрын

My favourite from him😊

@Traci2000

Жыл бұрын

I was gonna recommend this too. 😃

Geoff is unfairly gorgeous being

The wide-eyed look when he drops that first Geoff-quake did not disappoint. The squint at his final low growl to finish the video made me literally laugh right out loud. Nice reaction!

you don't need to put distortion on either the video or the audio. Geoff (Jeff) and the group he sings bass with (VoicePlay) manage themselves... no label, no manager... they make their own decisions. They do claim their copyrite, but that's fair, right? They do their own arrangements, their own videos, everything. I'm guessing you are going to have lots of fun with all of Geoff's covers, and with VoicePlay too. For Geoff - you might want to listen to his cover of Ain't No Sunshine, or his most recent, a 1944 love song from the war, Till Then. For VoicePlay - if you are in the mood for humor, listen to their cover of We Don't Talk About Bruno. If you want to hear the impossible, listen to their newest, a cover of Metallica's "Nothing Else Matters." They are all about the theatrical side, but they NEVER forget to make the music beautiful.

I always have closed captions on with Geoff and Voiceplay. His are frequently humorous, and they are always descriptive. His wife, Kathy, has severe hearing loss, so he is very sensitive to people with hearing issues. You will see that in his Ain't No Sunshine. This cover is the one that introduced me to Geoff 3 years ago. From there I found Voiceplay and I have been hooked ever since. You will find that we are a very loyal and active community. One of my greatest pleasures is to see a reactor experience Geoff or Voiceplay for the first time. Subscribed in anticipation of more.

@spamhere1123

Жыл бұрын

One of the great tragedies of the universe is that Kathy is married to the man with the Golden Voice...and can't really hear him.

@barbarakennedy2667

Жыл бұрын

I am certain she can feel his voice though.

There is a phenomenon that fans like to call the 'Geoffquake'. He can go as low or lower than some other true bass singers. There are video compilations that include his vocals, called 'Bass-Off' videos, basically comparing and contrasting different vocalists' capabilities. Best of all, by all accounts Geoff happens to be a really humble guy. I love finding GOOD people who actually deserve to succeed. :)

Lovely reaction! Geoff named his clones in his cover of the Elvis song 'Way Down", using the misspellings of his name 🤣. Then in 'Ghost Riders" he added one more. You would love both. (Edited - I subscribed. looking forward to more Geoff reactions)

Britt, best comment of the year... "he sounds like Pentatonix as one person...." OMG spot on

Yes, it does take a lot of work creating a music video like this. Yet this was all done by nobody else but Geoff and his wife, filming everything in a few hours while their little son was at school. Talk about efficient use of time!

Yes as you have discovered and as others have mentioned, Geoff is a freak of nature (with great hair). You have to check out Voiceplay, especially the song they released a week ago, their acapella version of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters. Geoff arranged it and it is seriously Grammy level. Simply amazing.

The only person I have ever heard that could rival Geoff is an old singer named Thurl Ravenscroft. He did the old LP record for the Pirates of the Caribbean (60/70s) and was the original voice of Tony the Tiger! THEEEEEERE GREAT! He was an amazing talent, sadly died years ago.

It's ALWAYS delightful to watch someone react to either Geoff or Voiceplay (the a cappella group he sings bass in). 🙂🙂 Welcome to Geoff ("Jeff") Castellucci's rabbit hole... And, as it'll be a natural consequence of it, to Voiceplay's even deeper rabbit hole 😁. Geoff has a 5 octaves range, and he uses it all smoothly and (apparently) effortlessly. He also sings all the parts, plays all the characters (often, each one has different outfits and make-ups, and they even earned NAMES! 😁), makes the arrangement, the storyboard, the recording, the video editing, everything but lights (often taken care of by Eli - rhymes wit "jelly" - Jacobsen, Voiceplay's marvellous tenor) and the final mix, which is done by Ed Boyer. 🙂 You can't go wrong with either catalogue. 🙂 Just subscribed, I don't want to miss your NEXT reactions to either of them! 😅 See you next time!

I dont know if you have seen this video of his, but if not, you must. It's called Ain't No Sunshine - Bill Withers (Bass Singer Cover by Geoff Castellucci) Please watch, I cant wait to see your reaction.

Well now you've done it! You've fallen down the Geoff Castellucci rabbit hole... His version of way down is hilarious, ain't no sunshine will break your heart, Shenandoah is just beautiful and bare necessities will make you petition for Jungle book to be remade with Geoff..... Then of course, as others have mentioned, there is Voiceplay... Their new release nothing else matters( which was arranged by Geoff) seems to be breaking some reactors at the moment... Oogie boogie song will show Geoff going from baritone to tenor and drop to subterranean in seconds... Tennessey whisky is harmonised so beautiful, I can't make you love me will have you reaching for tissues... Subscribing in anticipation. ❤🇬🇧

1:18 "This is a beautiful human" -- you're delightful. Subbed

Thanks for your expertise. Always nice to hear from a professional

You should check out the version by Tennessee Ernie Ford. It’s amazing. I’ve listened to Tennessee’s version of it for many years and kept hoping one of the current deep singers (Trace Adkins, Geoff Castellucci and others like them) would cover it. Finally someone did.

@unclejack123

3 ай бұрын

Ernie Ford released this song in 1955

@bidwell13

3 ай бұрын

@@unclejack123 yeah my grandfather told me when he first heard the song how it reminded him of his dad who worked in the coal mines.

Geoff is amazing. You will love checking out his solo work and the work of the acapella group he is part of, VoicePlay. They are all very talented performers.

His 'Riders in the Sky' is f'in AMAZING.

Welcome to the Geoff (Jeff) rabbit hole! And hopefully the VoicePlay one too. That's the acapella group where he's the bass singer, and they are amazing!

I can tell from the amazed look on your face that you are going to need to hear more of this. Isnt it crazy how clear his voice is at such low placement in his register. To see more you can watch anything from the acapella group Voiceplay. They have been around for years and you will be amazed. You cant go wrong with anything they have done but Ding Dong that was released just around halloween is just crazy good. thx for this great reaction.

He's part of the a capella group Voiceplay. Geoff has a range of 5 octaves. Check The Headless Horseman by Geoff, you won't be disappointed.

You really need to go down this rabbit hole. Ain't No Sunshine will blow your mind!

I knew you would fall for this guy , he's a fortunate guy

Geoff is a beast, definitely worth checking out some more of him. He’s the bass from Voiceplay if you enjoy acapella music.

A beautiful human! Yess!!

Geoff Misty Mountains Cold is pure chef kiss 😁

It is always fun to watch someone discover Geoff. Since you like him may I suggest a few songs to check out by him? I would recommend Misty Mountains Cold from the Hobbit movie, The Headless Horseman, and either Ain't No Sunshine or Blackbird. If you want to see him with his group, Voiceplay, Hoist the Colors and The Dragonborne Comes are good ones. Loved your reaction.

1997, Orlando FL a group of high school friends came together to create an acapella group then known as 4:2:Five (renamed VoicePlay). Founding members of the group were Mykal Kilgore (high tenor), Layne Stein (baritone), Earl Elkins Jr. (tenor), Geoff Castellucci (bass), and Scott Porter (vocal percussion). In 2000, they earned a win as "Best Pop Group" in Ed McMahon's Next Big Star contest. Kilgore left the group in 1999, and Porter in 2003 to pursue acting [Starred as Jason Street Friday Night Lights; law firm investigator Blake Calamar The Good Wife; George Tucker Hart of Dixie; Mayor Paul Randolph Ginny and Georgia; Casey Hughes soap opera As the World Turns]. He trained Layne to be his replacement beatboxer. The rest is history as Layne became a good beatboxer. He also does a lot of the musical arrangements. Members performed individually in shows at Disney & Universal on/off. I guess because of this, tend to be known as more theatrical compared to other acapella groups. Timing is everything as they competed on The Sing-Off alongside Home Free. Top groups can kill chances choosing wrong song, version or focus on wrong member. That's what happened. They ended up being 6th while Home Free won. During this competitive time and the tour, they became friends. Geoff arranged a few songs, one being Elvira, and Robb has appeared in a few in a few of their videos. During Covid stuck at home, I believe Geoff came up with the 4 man 'him'. Layne did some arrangements & both did the setup of the videos. Geoff's (Jeff aka) wife is a former singer & can do makeup & helps fill in (Monster Mash screamer). I'm not 100% sure, but I think you'll really like his "Ain't No Sunshine". Want to see sexy? That's it.

if you want to hear his full range I highly recommend Voiceplay OOGIE BOOGIE'S SONG !!

@samsinger5135

Жыл бұрын

agree... if one thinks this is his basement... we need to give them the true Geoff anvil and watch them cartoonish drop about 3 to 5 sub-basements

@steveeverett1736

Жыл бұрын

@@samsinger5135 in that case I would include The Headless Horseman, where he steps it down at the end of the song and his Misty Mountains from LOTR and for fun perhaps Geoff and the 4 Jephs doing Way Down

You will love his cover of Ain't No Sunshine.

Thank you . One more special song added to the library

He sounds like pentatonics. I love the analogy.

Fantastic reaction glad you found Geoff he is amazing have a at him with voice play have fun love and respect from the UK 👍👍👍👍👍👍🌟😀😀 amazing 👍

Home Free-man of constant sorrow

LOL, Geoff is special. Peace, Love!!

thank you for your reaction . always refreshing to watch your site .

He was professional Broadway singer and he has a lot of expirience. Аnd yes, his band Voiceplay like Pentatonix

Geoff (pronounced "Jeff") has a long series of songs. I recommend his cover of Elvis Presley's Way Down! It is pure fun! Thank you for your reaction!

You simply can't make a mistake listening to ANYTHING that includes Geoff! He's steadily adding to the list of these layered solo videos, so if you want an encore, try his version of the Elvis song "Way Down" ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/enxn2MNumpy4ebA.html ). For many years, Geoff's been the bass in the 5-man a cappella group VoicePlay. Sooner or later, every reactor experiences VP's cover of "Oogie Boogie's Song" ( kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5aszbGnpN2Yg6Q.html ) from the animated movie "Nightmare Before Christmas."

@nightthornkvala94132

Жыл бұрын

VoicePlay also has This is Halloween and What's This? from the same movie.

@jamescurfman3284

Жыл бұрын

@@nightthornkvala94132 And 'Kidnap the Sandy-claws'.

Yeah, he has my dream hair too.

🤣🤣🤣you're reaction at the end is classic 👏👏👏 I agree totally

❤❤❤ Finally, after 122 video's leading up to this one . I get to the video were l 1st met u. Watching ur reactions has been fun and amazing. Since l 1st started watching u, my brother and best friend have started watching u and when l hear them talking about ur latest reactions l have to " shushhh" them . Reminded them I'm working my way up the ladder. At my current rate with this being our busy season.. l should be caught up in 2 to 3 weeks ❤.. love ur energy 🎉🎉🎉

💙💙💙🎼💙💙💙 Haa Haa . Great ... Geoff ( Jeff ) is the bass singer from Voiceplay -- they are a top notch acupella group. I suggest you dig into them.

You gotta check out his cover of misty mountains. It is phenomenal

This amazing band is the base singer of an awesome a-capella group called voiceplay. I'd definitly recommend you to their covers. I personalöy like their version of "Running uo that hill" or their "Little Mermaid" Medley.

Love watching first time viewers of Geoff singing! Welcome to his amazing world of bass singing and video productions! Thanks for your insightful comments on the latter.

Loved your reaction. Very informative. Thank you, this was great.

first time watching you and . solid reaction for sure. truly see what he does. well done.

Could you please react to “ this is Halloween” performed by VoicePlay? That’s actually Geoff’s Acappella group. The visuals and the bass in it is really good!

@stevep2380

Жыл бұрын

Hoist the colours is also a must watch.

@staceymenheart8353

Жыл бұрын

Not sure if you’re a fan of Nightmare before Christmas. But if you are, you’ll definitely not be disappointed! 😊

I think I'm getting introduced to a new page. This guy is awesome!

Geoff is a major player and founder of the a Capella group VoicePlay.

"He just sang us underneath the basement, y'all." Funny you should say that, one of the first times that he sang a super low note for VoicePlay (the ending note of his part in their video of "Oogie Boogie's Song" from 'The Nightmare Before Christmas', they winkingly put 'subterranean' besides the closed caption lyrics. They don't do it all the time, but for lots of videos it is super fun to have the captions on to see what commentary they add to it in addition to the lyrics. Yeah, the immediate hook is 'How does anyone sing that low?', and then it becomes, 'How can anyone who can sing that low also sing that high?' And it's one thing for him to record himself separately for different tracks where he's singing in the deep bass end as the lead and then in the backing tracks where he is singing in the baritone and tenor range. It's another thing entirely when you hear him seemingly effortlessly go all over the octaves in the solo lines. One reactor (who is operatically trained) specifically commented on the part where he does just that in this very song (Sixteen Tons) when he sings 'Can't no high toned woman make me walk the line!' that "He tosses off that line, going from very high to very low in a single phrase likes it's nothing, and I assure you, as someone who has spent years in the rigorous vocal training, that is not NOTHING!" I hope you continue to check out Geoff's individual videos along with his work with VoicePlay. Thanks for also recognizing his work in the production aspect. I find one of the best perks of being a patron of both Geoff and VoicePlay is to get to see their 'Behind The Scenes' videos of how they plan and film all of their amazing videos.

More Geoff .... More Geoff .... More Geoff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Personally, Shenandoah is my favorite!!! Geoff is the bass for the group Voiceplay! If you want to really hear his range listen to the Oogie Boogie Song from The Nightmare Before Christmas. They have lots of great covers!!!

There is soo much more!! You must do more of him and VoicePlay!!

Tennessee Ernie Ford original artist. One of my parents’s singers. I grew up listening to him. I was maybe was 7/8 when I first heard this song. He does TEF (another bass) proud.

im so happy this Beautiful woman found some great music, and share her joy with us!

Or 'Headless Horseman' or 'Misty Mountain'......both (and everything He does) is bloody awsome

Uh oh. Acapella rabbithole found. My favorite one, is Homefree's homage to End of the Road. Uh oh.

Love him in his group "Voiceplay."

the original writer and singer of this song was Tennesee Ernie Ford

Great singer.

I luv your reaction, but the truth if my reaction, i luv your smile. I wish you luv and prosperity 😁

This is creativity at its best.

This dude is massively talented

Geoff Castelluci has master the technic of what's called Sub-Harmonics. Hardly anyone can do it.But it is NOT mixed it is all his own voice.

You will definitely want to check out his "Ain't No Sunshine"!

For a great example of his amazing range, do a reaction to his cover of "Blackbird". Great reaction. Thank you.

Frick yes! love this dude!

This song was written and first recorded by Merle Travis in 1946 and is about coal miners. The line in the song “another day older and deeper in debt” came from a letter his brother John wrote. And the line in the song “I can’t die because I owe my soul the company store” came from Merle’s Dad. In remote coal mining areas the company would build stores or a store with food and clothing for their employees where the miners were given “scripts” to buy what they needed. When cars became more prevalent it gave the miners more of an opportunity to travel farther and go to different stores and the company stores soon faded into history. The most popular version of this song was recorded by Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1956 and that recording is actually in the Library of Congress. You should listen to it.

Geoff is the bass with the a capella group VoicePlay. Check out their version of "The Oogie Boogie Song". You want low notes, this has 'em.

Priceless reaction!

Love your reaction!!! I just discovered him. He's absolutely in a class of his own. His talent is so extraordinary that he should be some kind of superstar!!!

I'd call it Basso Profundo... Wow.

You should check out his Acapella group Voice Play

Love your work Britt

Oh sweetie,you gotta hear him with voice play covering Oogie boogie man to really experience his range!

May I surgest as your next Geoff "solo" video to do "Misty Mountain Cold" and a good bridge to Voiceplay would be either "Oogi Boogi" or their latest "Nothing Else Matters". 🙂

I hope this just begins your adventures with Geoff and VoicePlay. There’s no recovering once you start.

Thanks for the lecture.

The original sound or singer of this song that I knew was when my dad played Tennessee Ernie Ford or something like that, he sang sixteen..

This is an old song performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford back in the 60s...Great song...Great cover...

Welcome to the rabbit hole of Acapella....Good Luck!!!

When you were suprised by how deep his voice was all i could think was it goes waaay deeper

Great reaction Geoff is part of a capella group call voiceplay Please react to new Voiceplay cover, it s voiceplay Metallica Nothing else matters please 🥺🙏🙏

He has several great Halloween themed covers, i would recommend them all

I'm Impressed with Britt Reacts, you are a very thorough, excellent reaction child of the arts I definitely enjoyed it.

In checking your list, I don't see any Voiceplay. Geoff, as others have probably already mentioned, is their bass singer. They are basically the "theater kids" of a capella, where Pentatonix are the "popular kids" and Home Free are the country boys (although HF does a wide variety of styles).

Loved your reaction. Welcome to the Geoff castellucci rabbit hole. You’ll wanna listen to all his stuff his band voiceplay is also phenomenal and you’ll wanna check out all of their stuff as well

16 tons is originally Tennessee Ernie Ford who was one of the best bass of the 1960s.

If you love production how about taking a look at his Acapella group. Most start with the Oggie Boggie song. But, recently released was 'the Mountain Mountain King'

You should listen to him singing Far Over The Misty Mountains Cold. The end is amazing!

The original recording was by Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1955..