You do not ever have to worry about them covering a song and not killing it! In fact, most of the time they upgrade it.

This was a live performance done in one take, recorded by VEVO. Scott(the blonde) also takes over for the bass(Matt) when Matt gets a chance to sing. They all have huge singing ranges. Love Pentatonix! Enjoyed your reaction. Please do more Ptx reactions.

Don't want to blow your mind but the Beatboxer is playing the Cello...like at the same time, its called "Cello-boxing" and named for him. That's K.O., or Kevin btw. They killed this! PTX never misses on an upgrade of a song...no worries!

First, Kevin Olousala (KO) is the beatboxer. When he plays the cello he beatboxes simultaneously and calls it “celloboxing”. And yes, he sings. The second singer is Scott Hoying but he isn’t the lead, PTX doesn’t have a lead singer. The third solo was Matt Sallee who joined the group in 2017 after the departure of Avi Kaplin. Matt is the bass but backed up by Scott when Matt has a solo. The first solo was done by Mitch Grassi and be careful or you will get “Mitch slapped” due to his high range and angelic voice. The female is Kirsten Maldonado (Kirsty, sounds like thirsty) and she is phenomenal. So to boil it down…PTX is THE standard for a capello music. They don’t do covers, they do upgrades. Enjoy the ride and pick any PTX song they are all perfect. Even live.

Kevin is a master at beat boxing & playing cello..."celloboxing". Also plays sax...multi lingual...sings tenor...

Kevin does celloboxing. He beat boxes while playing the cello. He created it. This was Live!

@bfly5990

7 ай бұрын

Kevin is so talented it really is hard to describe Genius level talent

Did you hear me? I was sitting here yelling at the screen, "The cello player is the beatboxer! He's doing it live right now!" Kevin is incredible.

I swear everyone in this group has a 3 or 4 octave range. It's amazing.

It''s an electric carbon fiber cello. Subbed for more PTX. The Pentaholics will show up. Their cover of Hallelujah has 720 million views and they have 20 million subs, 3 Grammys nominated for the 5th time.

Kev is playing the Electric Cello and beatboxing at the same time. God knows how. Kev is amazing. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

PTX does not do covers. They do upgrades! Having followed this group for about a decade, this shows how much they have matured.

Bohemian Rhapsody. Took them 5 years to perfect it before they released it. You will not be disappointed.

Kevin is not your average human. Play pro cello, beatbox the same time and a amazing singer. He created "cello boxing". By the way, this was LIFE. Greetings from South Africa

They're currently up for another Grammy. It's for last year's Christmas album, Holidays Around the World. They so deserve it & it would be Matt's first one!!!! Also, they are in the new Eddie Murphy Christmas movie, Candy Cane Lane!!!

At an early age, Kevin began learning piano, cello and saxophone. He performed at Carnegie Hall twice as soloist on the cello and saxophone and has appeared on NPR’s “From The Top." After finishing high school at Phillips Academy Andover, Kevin enrolled in Yale University where he was a pre-med and majored in East Asian Studies. He spent 18 months in Beijing becoming fluent in Chinese as a part of his Yale fellowship. While in college, Kevin began developing his “celloboxing” skills and in 2009 won second place in the “Celebrate and Collaborate with Yo-Yo Ma” international competition. (From Kevin's Wik page)

You're going down that rabbit hole... It's a one way trip!

This is a live performance. When Scott (the tall blond guy comes in with that belt, watch Kirstin and Mitch (mustache) behind him both reach for their ear pieces at the same time to adjust the volume. Been watching and really enjoying your Ren reactions and now you are reacting to PTX! Just subbed. PTX is an all time favorite of mine. They don't do any song in studio that they can't perform live on stage. Their lives are often better than their recorded versions and their covers are upgrades. Saw them in concert this last summer. They are mind melting!

This is live and Kevin is beatboxing/playing cello/singing. 😊

Kevin the one on the cello is the beat boxer.

They've done concerts, radio performances (BBC1) and some tv there in the uk. On the tv showclips that are on KZread, Seal was a guest along with Pentatonix. It was called "Sunday Brunch". Seal seemed very attentive and impressed with their performances on the show. I imagine he would be proud of their version.

The cello player is not only an accomplished cello player, but also their beatboxer. He was doing the beatboxing AT THE SAME TIME.. he was performing what he pinned as "cello-boxing". That is Kevin Olusola (KO). Please note that at any time instruments are used.. you can plainly see them.

they don't do covers.. they do "upgrades!!" :). keep heading down the rabbit hole. it's a fun one- they are up for their 5th grammy nomination.. 4 grammys and a star on hollywood blvd!

LOVE PTX!! Glad you enjoy the group! They have some really good ones you should review. If you need a short list of some of their excellent covers, let me know 😁 Bless up 💙

Kevin the beat boxer is also a Classically trained Cellist. He is renowned for his Cello Boxing. Also this is a live studio performance.

All live Dude! React to more. You won't be disappointed!

Welcome to PTX, I subbed for more of your PTX reactions.

Kevin plays cello, beatboxes and sings...

Kirstie - All right boys...voices and cello up, Mitch - LoOove remains - MiniMitchSlap Scott - Blue Eyed Soul Dragon Drive-by Matt - Renames song 'Falsetto from a Bass' Kevin - "Hold my bow".. "BaaaaBYY!!!!".... Note all of the members except Kevin just might have a greater connection with this song than they know....we would have to ask their parents. This was some serious baby making music in the 90s....

I just subbed in hopes of more Pentatonix reactions! You haven't even scratched the surface of their ranges and abilities! Enjoy! 💖

Just subscribed. Loved your reaction. I look forward to watching you go down the PTX rabbit hole. Would love for you to react to a Christmas song by PTX. Their upgrade of Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy won them a Grammy! You won't be disappointed!

Awesome... Thank you! I love this song!!

LIVE!! This is 100% live performance... Hurry up & watch more of them! ❤ You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch should be next!

They also worked for five yrs before they did Bohemian Rhapsody and even Brian May said enjoy on his site its wonderful

Watch Kevin's Fifth to see the beatboxer in his element.

Great reaction! FIRE! This was done in one take - LIVE - no overlaying! Try freakin talented peeps!!!!

Pentatonix can even make you like songs you didn't used to like ♥

TIP OF THE ICEBURG!😅 DIVE ON IN AND THE PENTAHOLICS WILL COME!❤

Love them!!! Anything live is UH-Mazing. I'll stay for this! Evolution of Music. Evolution of Michael Jackson. So many more!!!

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Superb for sure!

Great reaction! I’ve watched this video and reactions to it an embarrassing amount of times…it’s sooo good! This was LIVE, if you go back and watch again you will see Kevin (the guy playing the cello) is beatboxing at the same time, no overlay. New sub ☺️

They are so awesome. I listen to them every day. You will love them. Please keep reacting to them.

Beautiful reaction 😊

The cello player is Kevin..the beat boxer LOL..Check out a live performance from a few months back, get a little backstory about Kevin and listen to "The Kevin Show: Kevin's 5th...FIRE!..He is an outstanding young man! ( look for it under PTX The Kevin Show......)

They never disappoint! I really hope you continue down this rabbit hole, I subscribed for more Pentatonix reactions!

Great reaction! Each member had their moment and together it was amazing. Mitch, Scott, Matt, Kirstie and then Kevin finished with the KO. I knew you were going in deep when you said among the best covers you had seen Before Kevin had played. Subbing for more PTX. Lots give great band info so I will give you some song options I like. Covers: Say Somthing, New Rules x Are You That Somebody?, Amazing Grace, Imagine, Sound of Silence, Problem, No, Daft Punk, Can’t Hold Us, Papaoutai, Perfect, Dancing on my Own, Mad World. Originals: Love Again, Sing, Be My Eyes, Please Santa Please ( brand new), Thank You, Coffee in Bed, Can’t Sleep Love, Water, Run To You. Christmas: Little Drummer Boy, Oh Come All Ye Faithful, 12 Days of Christmas, Last Christmas. They Rule Christmas and everything they create is wonderful.

Kevin was doing the beat boxing and the electric chello.

Performed live. 😊

Subbed for more PTX reactions.

Sorry this is so long. One thing to remember is that 3 members have a 5 octave range, I don't know about Kevin, because he doesn't sing that much (I do prefer his normal tenor voice to his falsetto, but what do I know), that leaves Mitch, our boy Mitch has at least a 6.5 octave, and probably more, but he refuses to let others know his true top or bottom note. Part of that is he's afraid he'll hurt his voice, which I can understand. There has only been one personal change that was in 2017, Avi Kaplan the bass singer left for various reasons, and Matt Salee came on board. The face most people make when they hear Mitch's voice is called a Mitch Slap. their record company is stupid when it comes to copyright issues. But most reactors I have heard from (about 25-30 or so) have found they copyright the video more than the audio, so if you will make the video more transparent, or blacked out and place some text over it (your name, Pentatonix, “covered with text for copyright”, a logo just anything, and then pause now and then to talk, it will help to keep from getting blocked. With their label and YT nothing is guaranteed, but from what the other reactors have said, this things create an 80%-90% improvement, at least you meet all the written rules, unless the reviewer is having a bad day. Loved your energy, and personality, subbed for more PTX. Ever heard of Daft Punk? Daft Punk Official kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZYGox7WloNupoNI.html Live 2022 kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2yEvJmYe7CtfZc.html Private kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqtou6WseLuxl6w.html

Thank you for your reaction to Pentatonix. My favorite group. They sound just as good live.

Wait for it...

Pentatonix They won The Sing Off in 2011. They made a guest starring appearance on America′s Got Talent as non−competitors a couple of years after that. The founding members are:- Scott Hoying (tall blond guy, natural baritone but has an impressive five−to−six octave range, can go all the way up to high tenor and down to bass, sings the bass lines when the usual bass singer takes the lead); Kirstin "Kirstie" (Rhymes with "Thirsty") Maldonado (the only female member, natural mezzo soprano, but can go down to low alto and as high as upper soprano, also can sing in whistle notes that are off the scale); For a time in 2018 between the group’s tours, had the female lead on Broadway in the production of “Kinky Boots”. Mitch Grassi (a true contra−tenor, can hit high notes in his chest voice with ease and go WAY higher in his falsetto, also with ease); Avriel "Avi" Kaplan (dark beard and long hair), true basso profundo, trained as an opera singer, also can go up into the tenor range; and Kevin "KO" Olusola (beatboxer extraordinaire, also is a world−class cellist who plays cello on some of their songs, has a beautiful high tenor voice and gets occasional lead vocal solos as well, graduated pre−med from Yale and speaks several languages including Mandarin Chinese). Kirstie, Scott & Mitch grew up together in Arlington, Texas, and began performing together as children in local youth musical theater. They ended up in high school together and performed in the choir. While there, they formed an a cappella group called The Trio which had several performance videos go viral on KZread, most notably a cover of Lady Gaga′s "Telephone". The three of them are best friends and consider themselves to be almost siblings. Scott & Kirstie (who were a class year ahead of Mitch) both graduated high school in 2010 and went their separate ways to different colleges, Scott at USC and Kirstie at Oklahoma. While at USC, Scott joined a USC−based a cappella group called the SoCal VoCals, where he met alumnus Ben Bram, who was now an arranger and vocal coach for the NBC TV show The Sing Off, an a cappella competition show. Ben convinced Scott to get The Trio to audition for the show. The three reunited (Mitch had to skip high school graduation ceremonies to go) in Los Angeles for the audition. They found out that the rules had changed, so they needed at least five members to audition. Ben put them together with Avi (a native of Visalia, California), who he knew from Avi′s performing days at Mount San Antonio College in California. They found Kevin (from Kentucky) through one of his KZread videos that had gone viral featuring him playing the cello and beatboxing at the same time, a talent that Kevin coined as "Cello−Boxing". Kevin arrived in Los Angeles literally the day before the audition! Scott came up with the name "Pentatonix" after the pentatonic scale. They performed a re−arrangement of "The Telephone" for the audition and passed, despite having been together as a five−piece group for less that 24 hours! They won The Sing Off that season (all of the performances are available on KZread), in which they received a substantial cash prize AND a record contract with Epic Records. They pooled their prize winnings together and all moved to Los Angeles, and all got apartments right next door to each other in the same building. But just a week later, Epic dropped them because the marketing people didn′t think an a cappella group could sell records. Instead of giving up, they were determined and began recording their own songs on KZread, hiring Ben Bram as their producer and arranger. These usually consisted of the five of them sitting on a couch and performing cover songs live. Several of the videos went viral, and Sony (the parent company of Epic) decided to give them another chance by placing them on one of their smaller labels, Madison Gate. They released two secular EPs and one Christmas EP on Madison Gate, all of which were strong sellers. But when their cover of a medley of songs by Daft Punk not only went super−viral, but also won them their first Grammy, they were promoted all the way up to RCA Records, Sony′s top label. They began writing and producing their own songs in addition to their covers, began putting out a Christmas album just about annually (which has become their best−selling genre), and have had multi−platinum album sales, sold−out world tours, and have won two additional Grammys. Avi began getting burned out with all of the touring and heavy recording schedule, was suffering from anxiety and personal problems, and learned that his mother had been diagnosed with cancer in 2017. He announced he was departing from the group and taking some time away from the music industry. Matt Sallee (from Baltimore) joined them in September 2017. He did only become official when they renewed their RCA contract in February 2018, but he recorded with them in September as a featured artist and went on their Christmas tour as a featured artist, as well. When he attended the audition for the group, he had already mastered the Bass part for most if not all their past catalogue. He was successful and has proved that he fits in well with the group. If you think there have been other changes to the line up - look again. This is the ONLY change. Kirstie and Mitch are like chameleons and change looks frequently. It is an often debated subject among the Pentaholics as to just how soon we introduce the "Beginners Guide" as we don't want to overdo the introduction. This is a compilation of snips of a whole load of songs which PTX have released. It highlights each member with some of their solos and then a brief history in video. It is quite long - 14+ minutes and is a little dated now (Feb 2020) but is a good watch kzread.info/dash/bejne/nnisq8iwlqbTgag.html&pp=ygUdYmVnaW5uZXJzIGd1aWRlIHRvIHBlbnRhdG9uaXg%3D. After a year away from music, Avi has now returned as a phenomenal solo artist in the Folk/Americana/Roots genre. Ben Bram has been in charge of their production, including arranging and directing from the beginning. He is often referred to as the sixth member. Scott and Kevin are major players in the arrangements, but every member contributes. A good watch is "The Recording of Evergreen" where a camera was invited into the studio for the second week of recording/ Also, all members are songwriters for both Pentatonix and their own solo work. Ed Boyer who mixes everything of theirs (even the HWB Livestream) is the one who pulled Ben Bram into the sing off in the first place. They have Grammy wins for Daft Punk Medley, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, and Jolene featuring Dolly Parton. They were nominated for a 4th Grammy for their album Evergreen, but didn't win. Another nomination for Holidays Around the World album in the 2024 list! Kirstie became a new mum which caused a pause in touring after their Evergreen Christmas tour 2021. Mid March 2023 Kirstie has announced that she is engaged to Ben Hausdorff, their videographer. No dates YET! They have a star on the Hollywood walk of fame installed in February 2023. They are the only a capella group with a star! They came 3rd in the 2023 Masked Singer performing as "California Rolls" being unmasked in May 23. Things you need to know because if you get these wrong Pentaholics will come after you with pitch forks and torches! Ha Ha!! 1- There is NO Auto-Tune; what you hear is actually what they sing. They really are that good. One exception is the 90's Dance Medley where Cher used autotune as an effect - so they had to. 2- What produces everything that you hear in the video, you see in the official video. If there is an instrument used in the music, you see it on screen. In the 2022 Christmas album, there are some instruments not featured throughout the album. 3- They never release something on video they can’t reproduce with the exact same quality live on-stage.

If u want to watch how good Kevin is at beatboxing , watch Daft Punk Medley.

If you can find "Kevins Fifth" treat yourself. His version of Beethovens 5th on cello and MAD beatboxing...no words my new friend❤

Always the upgrade...

I can point you to some bomb ass covers.

As you see in the description, this is actually a live performance. Not to say they don't have a sound engineer working with them...

@Gwennedd

7 ай бұрын

They'd have about the same as they do when on stage. IOW...a bit but not much, no Melodyne, just attention to volume and reverb...stuff like that

@joebarnhart4460

7 ай бұрын

I think the violin hits and a small bit of percussion were added to spice the track. I’ve watched Kevin closely and I don’t see him trigger the string hits. He’s mostly providing a solid bass line to augment Matt.

You should really hear them cover Creep

Kevin on the chello

Of course it’s a vocal group so everybody can sing.

PTX doesn't do covers... They do upgrades!

I love you señor! Remember that kids are watching. You could not wait till the song was over to take a hit? Not cool señor.… Anyway... Love your reactions! Thank you!❤

Please do more PTX.

Playing the cello while beatboxing = Celloboxing! And Kevin Olusola invented it!! And in case nobody else said it yet, PTX doesn't do covers... They do Upgrades!! 😅

PTX don’t do covers. They do UPGRADE. ❤❤❤❤❤

booboolu KO does all the sounds himself and they are the best of the best can't wait until u really get into their covers and their own songs

Check out billie eilish doing bad by MJ

This is a live performance.

They don’t do covers, they upgrade them

Kevin is the Ultimate Beatboxer/ my favorite member of the band. If you enjoyed his Beatboxing, I have a KZread video suggestion! Its 17+ minutes long if you want the story of how "The Trio"...Scott, tall blonde, Mitch first singer and Kirstie the chick, foind Kevin for the competition show "The Sing-Off". Only if youre truly interested in the most brilliant Beatboxer.

This is a live performance 😅😅😅

A 10 year old would know that’s a cello.