The Harmonics

The Harmonics have garnered international recognition for their innovation and powerful rock sound. Over the past two decades, they have emerged as leaders in the a cappella community, and have been featured on numerous compilation albums, including BOCA, Sing, and Voices Only. In 2009, they made the transition from a cappella group to vocal rock band, bringing the room-shaking, electricized, in-your-face sound of their studio albums to the stage. Abandoning the conventions of traditional a cappella, The Harmonics strive not just to make great a cappella music, but to make great rock music.

Albums

Escape Velocity

12 Tracks
Released 2008

Escape Velocity moves fast. In their most recent album, The Harmonics have produced a seamless, unexpected, and thrilling ride that celebrates the power and potential of the human voice. Whether it's hip-hop, heavy metal, bass-thumping electronica, or vocal jazz, The Harmonics are dedicated to redefining what it means to sing a cappella. Their commitment to innovation has landed tracks on BOCA 2009, Sing IV and V, and Voices Only 2007 and 2008. One of the most critically acclaimed albums in recent a cappella history, Escape Velocity has won the 2009 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for Best Album, Best Song ("The Sound of Silence"), and Best Arrangement ("The Sound of Silence") in the mixed collegiate category.

 

	Track	Original Artist	Arranger(s)	Soloist(s)	Duration
1.	Battle Without Honor Or Humanity	Tomayasu Hotei	Bill Hare, arr. inspiration: Teresa Ingram	(none)	2:25
2.	Get Set	Taxi Ride	Jon Pilat	(none)	3:32
3.	Comfortably Numb	Pink Floyd, Scissor Sisters	Jon Pilat	(none)	3:27
4.	Cells	The Servant	Ben D'Angelo	Ryan Hopkins	4:14
5.	Dream for the Moment	Aerosmith, Eminem	Jon Pilat	Erica Lozoya	4:48
6.	Imagination	John Lennon, Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke	Charlie Forkish	Ben Lauing	3:40
7.	Soul Meets Body	Death Cab For Cutie	Mattie Sloss	Mattie Sloss, Cliff Crosland	3:58
8.	Can I Buy You a Drink	Hoobastank	Ben D'Angelo	Daniel Holbert	3:34
9.	I'm Alive	Disturbed	Daniel Holbert	Ryan Hopkins, Brittney Vasquez	4:47
10.	Rhapsody In Blue	George Gershwin	Jon Pilat	(none)	4:22
11.	Whisper	Evanescence	Ryan Hopkins, Jon Pilat	Brittney Vasquez	4:13
12.	The Sound of Silence	Simon and Garfunkel	Charlie Forkish	Kate McGrath, Erica Lozoya, Robbie Ruelas, Ben Lauing	5:43

Shadowplay

14 Tracks
Released 2005

The first completely self-recorded album from the Harmonics, Shadowplay is another award-winning release featuring an array of complex arrangements, stunning soloists, and powerful group sound. Shadowplay had tracks featured on Sing 2 and BOCA 2006, and the won the A Cappella Community Award for Favorite Scholastic Album in 2006. In the words of Kimmie Raschka of the Recorded A Cappella Review Board, "Shadowplay is brilliant. Buy it immediately."

 

	Track	Original Artist	Arranger(s)	Duration
1.	Labyrinth	Elisa	Gautam Raghavan, Jon Pilat	4:22
2.	Headstrong	Trapt	Jon Pilat	4:22
3.	Faster, Faster	Bree Sharp	Gautam Raghavan	3:54
4.	Stop Crying Your Heart Out	Oasis	Myles Morrison	4:07
5.	All The Things She Said	t.A.T.u.	Debarun Bhattacharjya	3:36
6.	Truce	Jars of Clay	Ben D'Angelo	2:55
7.	Easier To Run	Linkin Park	Jon Pilat	3:23
8.	Stuck	Stacie Orrico	Teresa Ingram	3:40
9.	Blurry	Puddle of Mudd	Jon Pilat	4:43
10.	Radio	The Corrs	Fiona Lawson	3:47
11.	Sweetest Goodbye	Maroon 5	Gautam Raghavan	4:12
12.	Breathe	Melissa Etheridge	Myles Morrison	3:12
13.	Waiting For You	Seal	Jon Pilat	3:34
14.	The Memory Remains	Metallica	Julia Hoffman	3:58

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