Vocal Coach Reacts to Voiceplay - Oogie Boogie | WOW! They were...

Spooky season is here!!!! And we’re going all the way in. Enjoy as this vocal coach reacts to Voiceplay - Oogie Boogie's Song! Learn how to rock an acapella cover after this singing teacher breakdowns the style and technique of Voiceplay
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[kellywilliams]

Geoff has a 5 octave range. The last note was a subharmonic. He is great with subharmonics. He can project clearly in his low range the best of any other bassist I have heard.

[ChrisHaar]

Geoff can definitely get power and volume in his sub harmonic range.

[joshuaspinney]

Y’all need to watch some of Geoffs solo stuff, because he doesn’t have “studio help” that’s all his voice. You can hear him knock out those notes live.

[CrimFerret]

No tech help, he can hit down to a B0 with his subharmonics and down to a F1 in full chest voice. Other than amplifying the volume, that's it.

[NeckCS]

At the end there you said you'd love to hear him do it live, well guess what? He has, and its posted on youtube! He is definitely a sight to behold. Geoff is not only my favorite singer in Acapella, but all of music.

[lkreinmiller-author]

Geoff is the first to admit he can go low but he isn’t a loud singer. People who know music say he has a 5 octave range. I take their word for it because I don’t know music. I just know VoicePlay is amazing.

[janetdw]

Immediatrly after Layne says "to add a little spice", Geoff does a deep bass run.

[glennjanot]

Few reactors notice how low the base riffs of Layne are in his beatboxing

[tracyz]

On Geoff’s solo channel he has videos explaining how to sing lower which have techniques and such. You can also find his two solo Halloween efforts “Headless Horseman” and “Monster Mash” (a new release). You will also hear the backup “Geoff’s” as he harmonizes with himself. VoicePlay has some other Halloween offerings, too, like “This is Halloween” and “What’s this”. Thanks for your reaction

[huldradraco]

Geoff's range is from B0 to A5, so pretty insane :) the only studio help he has to hit those low notes, is amplifying the volume as notes that low are barely audible and need some extra volume to blend proper in with the volume of the rest of the song. he uses a mix of chest voice, fry notes, growl notes and subharmonics for the low notes.
seems like a lot of people took the "he needs studio help for that note" as a "he can't hit that note without studio help" when you clearly specified it was for volume. and yes, Geoff has said many times that he needs his mic turned up very high during his performances, because bass notes that low are by nature very low in volume. we all know he can hit those live, even during live streams, but they aren't loud enough for a performance without really loud volume. the bass notes a little higher up though are quite booming :D

[gilliandrysdale]

you should listen to their queen in 5 minutes and also check out Geoff’s cover of blackbird to hear his range

[danielnewey]

There's a live version it's pretty raw but still sounds spot on and he definitely projects that last sub just fine

[SeliahK]

Yeeeeah. Look up some of the live Voiceplay vids here on YouTube. You'll get to see him do that completely live. LOL.

He uses subharmonics when he feels he needs them. If you're really curious, go check Geoff Castellucci's own YouTube channel. He actually has three video tutorials posted where he explains how he gets down into those ranges. He's also very open about usage of microphones and where his voice can go with and without a microphone.

But yes, he has done this live. They've actually performed Oogie Boogie live as well. The man has a five octave range, and considers himself a baritone with a bass range, no matter how many of us consider him a bass with a baritone reach. LOL!

That said, though, if you look up his own channel and give his tutorial vids a look/listen, you'll find his natural, casual speaking voice is way down in the basement already. ;)

If you want another really good demonstration of Geoff's range, check out Voiceplay's cover "If I Were A Rich Man/Girl." They had Ashley Diane on as a guest, and OMG, between her and Geoff, and Cesar and Eli and Layne just... it's an awesome piece with a completely different feel from this one. Really a cool piece of work they did there.

Also Geoff's solo covers of Bare Necessities, House of the Rising Sun, and Monster Mash are wonderful, too. He did a cover of 16 Tons as well, and I never get tired of listening to that man sing. 🤣

Him, Avi Kaplan, and Tim Faust are all AMAZING low singers. All of them bring so much talent and skill to the table.

The big guy here in this video doing the really high vocal fry character voice is Earl. He left the group about a year ago-ish. He is an amazing high tenor, too, as is Eli. Eli's voice is so freaking versatile, I love it when they give him the space to just soar with it.

Layne is super talented also. He does beat boxing/vocal percussion, he's outstanding on the violin and has such an angelic voice when he actually sings. He and Geoff both do arrangements for VP as well. And I believe Layne does some work with Patty Cake Productions also.

A few other VP vids I can think off right off the cuff here.. Billie Eilish, Panic! in 4 Minutes Part 1, Panic in 4 Minutes Part 2, Queen in 5 Minutes, Here Comes Halloween, Kidnap the Sandy Claws, My Mother Told Me, Hoist the Colors, Mission: Jingle Bells...

There's a few to get you started. ;)

Anyway. :) That's probably way more information than you ever wanted. But yes, Geoff can reach the basement, then take out the floor with a vocal sledgehammer and go lower. LOL. He acknowledges the limits of how far his voice can reach off-mic, but frankly, even off-mic he has a hell of a strong reach for his range.

Definitely give his video tuts a listen if you're curious about how he does it. Incidentally, those tuts can be beneficial to women, too. I'm a female with a contralto range, and the basic techniques he goes over have actually helped me as well. We all have to work within the limits of what our own instrument can produce, but the techniques can be applied up or down the ranges just fine.

Or maybe I'm just a weird geek who loves learning new techniques and is just weird enough to have to try it anyway. LOL.

Anyhow. That's all I'll say. I'm sure I've over-written in the comments section again like I always do. 😂

Enjoy looking into both his own channel and the Voiceplay group channel. They are, along with Home Free and Pentatonix, right at the top of their game. I love all three groups.

[christinestromberg]

Geoff has made videos on How to sing low, or very low. He shares his techniques for anyone interested. And yes, he does have to get up close but he can do it live now too. He gets very low in The House of the Rising Sun, and he made a live version for his patrons (of which I am one) so we know he can do it live.

[Broomrider]

Sandy Claws is Geoff's brother-in-law. He's has hit that E1 it live.

[camctrail]

Geoff has videos on his own channel (Geoff Castellucci) on how he sings super low. You should react to "how to sing really low, a short tutorial"

[mnkybl]

I can’t wait til you do the Moana medley by voice play!!!

[RyunaRin]

You totally need to react to Geoff singing Misty Mountain! It's all him and it gives me absolute chills between the harmonies and how deep he goes. He's incredible and Voice Play as a whole are all amazing.

[fredschneideratemybaby]

Geoff just released a Monster Mash cover you need to check out and my personal favourite Voiceplay song that doesn't get reacted to enough is a cover of We're Good by Dua Lipa, you should look into those