com.mu.ni.ty

Alabama

Benjamin Dixon
bdixon@faulkner.edu
Currently Unaffiliated, Montgomery, AL
Collegiate


Alaska

Joe W. Michael
jwmichael@yahoo.com
Currently Unaffiliated, Anchorage, AK
Semipro
Four Shadow, Where Have You Been (2000)


Alabama

David Brower
bhgiant3@hotmail.com
Overtone, Mesa, AZ
High School
Arkansas Rick Lindsley
rick@freeindeed.org
Free Indeed, Bentonville, AR
Semipro


California

Elaine Chao
elaine@gotspit.com
Wicki 6, San Francisco, CA
Semipro

Joel Harris
deixis_1@hotmail.com
Speedzoo, Mountain View, CA
Beta Phive, Santa Cruz, CA
Semipro

Gary Johnson
gjohnson@season.com
Santa Cruz, CA

Jennifer Levy
jlevy@scf.usc.edu
USC Sirens, Los Angeles, CA
Collegiate

Chris Miller
ctmzeus@ugcs.caltech.edu
Ecphonema, Pasadena, CA
Collegiate

Jonathan Pilat
jonpilat@solace.stanford.edu
Hookslide, Mountain View, CA
Semipro
Stanford Harmonics, Insanity Laughs

Eugene Rocha
bnovp@yahoo.com
Boyz Nite Out, Sacramento, CA
Semipro
American Vinyl, Boyz Nite Out (2001)

Bryce Ryness
bryness@usc.edu
SoCal VoCals, Los Angeles, CA
Collegiate
SoCal VoCals, This 2 Shall Rock, 1999 (2000 BOCA Selection)

Phillip Valero
vandrpoole@aol.com
The V Basses, Cal State Fresno
Collegiate


Colorado

Mike Santos
insomniac242@hotmail.com
CSU "", Fort Collins, CO
Collegiate
Joint Sound, Joint Sound Greatest Hits
Joint Sound, You'll Love the Stuff We're Made Of

Nic Widhalm
etercion@hotmail.com
'Tangent, Fort Collins, CO
Semipro


Delaware

Alex Forte
aforte@udel.edu
Vocal Point, Newark, DE
Collegiate

Alex Urbanik
caraway@udel.edu
Vocal Point, Newark, DE
Collegiate

Phil Wood
philwood@udel.edu
Deltones, Newark, DE (University of Delaware)
Collegiate


Florida

Christopher Abramson
chiefca@aol.com
Florida State University All-Night Yahtzee, Talahassee, FL
Collegiate

Pasquale V. Palazzolo
dkdrummer1@aol.com
Dumpster Kitty, Orlando, FL
Semipro

Scott Porter
Spitz@42five.com
4:2:five, Orlando, FL
Semipro


Georgia

Dave Baumgartner
dcrulz@email.com
vocaltonic, Atlanta, GA
Semipro

Benjy Rose
benjy@livewireworld.com
Live Wire, Atlanta, GA
Semipro


Illinois

Paul Donnelly
boomsidhe@aol.com
Blind Man's Bluff, Chicago, IL
Professional
Denim, Super Saucy
Blind Man's Bluff, BMB2K

Freddie Feldman
freddie@vocomotion.com
VOCOMOTION, Evanston, IL
Owner of VOCOMOTION, Inventor of TH60 Throat Mics Dennis Maberry
rhythmspirit@hotmail.com
Springfield, IL
Rhythmic Awareness of the Strange

Semipro

Chris Plevin
c-plevin@nwu.edu
Purple Haze, Evanston, IL
Collegiate
Purple Haze, Hooray for Everything, 2000

Loren Shevitz
loren@shircago.com
Shircago, Chicago, IL
Collegiate

Sean Slayback
jrslayba@midway.uchicago.edu
Voices In Your Head, Chicago, IL (University of Chicago)
Voices In Your Head, Sesquipedalia
Collegiate

Ben Stevens
besteven@harper.uchicago.edu
University of Chicago Harmony 8, Chicago, IL
Collegiate
Harmony 8, Harmony 8: Nine

Jeff Swearington
jeff@experienceconsulting.com
Vocal Chaos, Chicago, IL
Semi-professional


Indiana

Mickey Seidenstein
mseidens@indiana.edu
Delusions of Grandeur, Bloomington, IN
Semi-Pro


Iowa

Matt Anthoney
msa@iastate.edu
The Shaggy Boys
Collegiate
The Shaggy Boys, Shagabego Groove

Mike Cyze
fifthelement@angelfire.com
The Fifth Element, Dubuque, Iowa
Semipro
The Fifth Element, Boron

Ryan "Hoagy" Hoagland
rhoag11@aol.com
Kirkwood Community College Jazz Transit, RSVP, Cedar Rapids, IA
Collegiate


Kansas

Jeff Smith
measurexmeasure@yahoo.com
measureXmeasure, Kansas City, KS
Professional
measureXmeasure, Measure By Measure (1996)
measureXmeasure, We're Back (2000)


Kentucky

Michael D'Elia
michaeld_elia@hotmail.com
Unaffiliated, Murray, KY
Collegiate


Maine

Jeff Sewell
jeff@6dayweek.com
6 Day Week, Portland, ME
Semipro
6 Day Week, Step Inside


Maryland

Daniel Bates
dbates@mbhs.edu
InToneNation, Silver Springs, MD
High School

Charlie Meininger
gangof6@hotmail.com
Gang of Six, Bethesda, Maryland
Semipro/High School
Gang of Six, [plus two]

Michael Reilly
mjreilly@mbhs.edu
InToneNation, Silver Springs, MD
High School

Joseph Yoon
jyoon8@hotmail.com
3 Guys Mike, Bethesda, MD
Semi-pro
JHU Vocal Chords, "Deep Fried Happy" (2000)


Massachusetts

Jacob "JBoS" Bush
jbos6@hotmail.com
Altavoz, Boston, MA
Beacon 706, Boston, MA
Brandeis University's Spur of the Moment, Zodiac Incoming (1996)
Brandeis University's Spur of the Moment, Two Flights Up (1999)
Altavoz, unnamed project (Spring 2000)
Semipro

Ben Jackson
bjackson@fas.harvard.edu
The Harvard Callbacks, Cambridge, MA (Harvard University)
Callbacks, Don't Look Down (2000)
Collegiate

Oliver Libby
libby@fas.harvard.edu
Harvard LowKeys, Cambridge, MA
Collegiate
Harvard LowKeys, Such Day (2001)

Jeremy Sacco
jeremys@trellix.com
Similar Jones, Boston, MA
Semipro

Chris Saulnier
vpsaulnier@yahoo.com
aka Pelican Groove, Boston MA
Semi-pro

Chris Tess
chris@rarb.org
Boston, MA
I can't commit to a group right now, but I'm interested in filling in when vp is needed.

Matt Wrobel
mjw@alum.dartmouth.org
Dartmouth Dodecaphonics, The Hyannis Sound, Boston, MA
Collegiate/Semipro
Dartmouth Dodecaphonics, It's That Kind of Party


Michigan

Jason Debandt
jdebandt@rc.edu
Spectrum, Rochester, MI
Collegiate

Matthew Miller
mmiller@rc.edu
Spectrum, Rochester, MI
Collegiate


Missouri

Chris Lowry
b1976@truman.edu
Truman State University True Men, Kirksville/Washington, MO


Nebraska

Heath Darveau
crazysoundvp@netscape.net
Chadron, NE
Semipro


New York

Matthew Beale
mixonic@synitech.com
Unaffiliated, Ithaca, NY
Collegiate

Warren Bloom
TheEar@bigfoot.com
A yet-unnamed sextet, New York, NY
Semipro
Doo Wa Zoo, Singsation! 1998 (1999)
The Hyannis Sound, On the Beach (1999)
The Hyannis Sound, Talk About It (1997)
Spur of the Moment, Cantaloupe (1995) Geoffrey Chadwick
roadpie4u@aol.com
Combustible Cookie Dough, Niskayuna, NY
Collegiate

John Chaneski
chaneski@aol.com
Sonar, New York, NY
Semipro

Edward Chung
ed@duwende.com
Duwende, New York, NY
Semipro
Duwende, Sister Carmencita - CD Single

Mike Dietlein
phonzie@nycap.rr.com
Combustible Cookie Dough, Niskayuna, NY
Collegiate

Derick Eng
de001h@mail.rochester.edu
Rochester Yellowjackets, Rochester, NY
Collegiate
Rochester Yellowjackets, Common Time (2000)

Stefan Kaczmarek
jkaczmar@wso.williams.edu
Good Question, Albany, NY
Collegiate

Michael Kanevsky
mk2003@cnsvax.albany.edu
Earth Tones, Albany, NY
Collegiate/Semipro
Earth Tones, Debut? We Don't Even Know You! Ian Koff
ik009j@mail.rochester.edu
University of Rochester Yellowjackets, Rochester, NY
Collegiate
University of Rochester Yellowjackets, Darwin's Gambit (2001)

David Pleasant
nowgriot1@aol.com
Riddimathon!, Brooklyn, NY
Professional

Jonathan Spring
jes141@columbia.edu
Columbia Clefhangers, High Bias, New York, NY
Collegiate
Columbia Clefhangers, "Abandoned Studio"

Mike Stevens
mls62@cornell.edu
Cornell University Key Elements, Ithaca, NY
Collegiate
The Key Elements, Prior Restraints (2001)


North Carolina

Renner Vaughn
rvaughn@email.unc.edu
UNC Clefhangers, Chapel Hill, NC
Collegiate
UNC Clefhangers, Elevation (2001)


Ohio

Maurice Harris
rice894@aol.com
Fourth Avenue, Dayton, OH
Professional
Fourth Avenue, WHY2K?, live album

Steve Newport
NOSPAMgold@neo.rr.com
The Drifters, Canton, OH
Beginner

Brad Rees
brees@tiffin.edu
Up in the Air, Tiffin, OH
Collegiate/Instructor


Oregon

Tyler Boeh
tboeh@hotmail.com
University of Oregon "On the Rocks", Eugene, OR
Collegiate
On the Rocks, Demons (2001)

Keith Prior
ninevolt@mindspring.org
Nine Volt, Portland OR
Amateur

Leonardo Silva
free_q@hotmail.com
University of Oregon "On the Rocks", Eugene, OR
Collegiate


Pennsylvania

Adam Brophy
brophya@etown.edu
Phalanx, Elizabethtown, PA (Elizabethtown College)
Phalanx Goodfellas
Collegiate

Kevin Chupka
kevin.chupka@villanova.edu
The Villanova Spires, Villanova, PA and Chatham, NJ
Collegiate

Russell Kaplan
rmk@andrew.cmu.edu, rowlf817@aol.com
Carnegie Mellon Sound Bytes, Pittsburgh, PA
Collegiate

Shawn Pearce
drumrboy@lazerlink.com
PSU Pennharmonics
Collegiate/Semipro
PSU Dreamers, It's Still Rock and Roll..., 1998


Rhode Island

Tricia Bowman
pbowma02@providence.edu
Providence College Anaclastic, Providence, RI
Collegiate Neal Ferreira
nferre02@providence.edu
Providence College Special Guest, Providence, RI
Collegiate
PC Special Guest, Feature Presentation


Tennessee

Tom Douglass
thomas.f.douglass@vanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt Dodecaphonics, Nashville, TN
Collegiate
Dodecaphonics, Separate Checks (2001)

Steven Toney
steven@alldayeveryday.org
twentyfourseven, Nashville, TN
Professional


Vermont

Joe Antonioli
vtvocals@together.net
Unaffiliated/Coaching, Burlington, VT
Professional
Sex, Drugs and A Cappella, UVM Topats (1993)
On TAP, UVM Topats (1996)
Applaud When Necessary, Vermont's Own Class Act (1997)
Random Association, Random Association (1999)
Random Samples, Random Association (2001)

Rich Redmond
rich@randomassociation.com
Random Association, Burlington, VT
Semipro
Random Association, Random Association


Virginia

Evan Edwards
evwahoo@aol.com
UVA Hullabahoos, Virginia
Collegiate

Jared Irish
jairish@vt.edu
Juxtaposition, Blaksburg, Virginia (Virginia Tech)
Mixed Emotions, different shades of naked (2000)
Juxtaposition, Juxtaposition (2000)
Collegiate

Hi-woon David Kang
hkang@vt.edu
Juxtaposition, Juxtaposition, Juxtaposition (2000)
Collegiate

Zach Walker
zwalker@vt.edu
Juxtaposition, Blaksburg, Virginia (Virginia Tech)
Collegiate


Washington

Jim Castaneda
mouth_music@hotmail.com
Kickshaw, Seattle, WA
Professional
Kickshaw, Superstar

Danny Figgins
vendora@earthlink.net
Kickshaw, Seattle, WA
Professional
Kickshaw, Superstar

Alex Galang
alex.galang@lightmail.com
Currently unaffiliated, Bellevue, WA
Semipro

Blake Lewis
bshorty311@msn.com
Kickshaw, Seattle, WA
Professional

Brian Kirkness
s_voodoo6969@yahoo.com
Rapid Pulse, Seattle, WA
Semipro

Jake Moulton
moutharama@yahoo.com
m-pact!, Seattle, WA
Professional
Kickshaw, Superstar

Dan Schumacher
toshoe@hotmail.com
Kickshaw, Seattle, WA
Professional


Wisconsin

Tom Anderson
anderstw@uwec.edu
UWEC Fifth Element, Eu Claire, WI
Collegiate Eric Pantano
ericpantano@home.com
Semipro


Brazil

Cicero Melo
melocicero@hotmail.com
bOmBaNdO, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Semi-professional


Denmark

Lars Orhoj
loe@mail.tele.dk
Group 7
Denmark
Semipro
Group 7, Songs (2000)


Germany

Indra Tedjasukmana
vp@streetnix.zzn.com
South of Germany
High School


Kobe, Japan

Kazz
babyboo@rock.sannet.ne.jp
Baby Boo, Kobe, Japan
Professional


Korea

Zio a.k.a. "Freaky Fadah"
mczio@hanmail.net
Seoul, South Korea
Semi-pro

Saskatchewan, Canada

BJ Harris
bj@streetnix.com
Streetnix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Professional
Streetnix, Listen, (1993, re-released 1998)
Streetnix, Time Permitting (1995)
Streetnix, The Lost Tapes (1998)
Streetnix, Ignition (1998)

Corey Slutsky
corey@streetnix.com
Streetnix, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Professional
University of Michigan GMEN, "They Might be GMEN"
University of Michigan Kol HaKavod - "Kol Cuts"

Portugal

Mário Rodrigues (Rithman)
rithman@iol.pt
Unattached, Mem-Martins, Portugal
Semi-pro

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