Some fun Geoff facts: He's never had "formal" vocal training. He started singing in school chorus - he & Layne have been friends since middle school, both singing in the chorus. Geoff first met Kathy, his wife, his freshman year in high school. Her father was his choir teacher & Kathy was a college freshmen singing in an acapella group & came to perform for the choir at her father's request. When he was just starting out, since he lives in Florida, he sang in a lot of shows in places like Universal Studio's & mostly sang tenor parts. If you watch VoicePlay's "My Mother Told Me" video, which you should because it's amazing, you'll notice most of the costumes in this video were used in that video. Geoff has quite a few other solo songs: Bear Necessities, Blackbird, High & Dry, Headless Horseman, Take Me Home Country Roads, Sixteen Tons, Saddle Up & House of the Rising Sun which just premiered a few hours ago. All of them are amazing!
Arranged, produced, filmed, performed, and edited by Geoff Castellucci Audio Mix by Ed Boyer Makeup and hair by Rick Underwood Set Design and Lighting by Pattycake Productions Costuming by Penguin Point Productions Production Manager Kathy Castellucci Filmed at Pattycake Productions Studios (Studio B)
It's a cult of GeoffX4 (or 5, in some performances). We're all in the cult, mesmerized by his talent. Seriously, what I love most about Geoff's voice isn't just the low notes (or the high notes) it's the warmth, tone and fullness he brings. Geoff has low notes that sound GORGEOUS, and that's pretty rare.
This was filmed at Pattycake Productions, using their Villains Lair set. PCP is owned by Layne Stein (VoicePlay’s vocal percussionist) and Tony Wakim (formerly VoicePlay’s baritone). You might want to check out one of their videos. Maybe start with Villain’s Lair Season one episode two, featuring the song Tough Love.
This song is from the Hobbit if you didn't know (actually, Tim Foust and Peter Hollens did a rendition of this song together) Normally he leaves the credits down in the description, there you can see where it was filmed etc. You should check out his cover of Sixteen Tons next.
@@JeffreyHackReacts No straight bass offs (yet) but Voiceplay did a fun video with all the folks they've collaborated with over the years and Tim is a very fun feature on it. It's called "Just Sing" and do watch with captions for the full experience!
Great reaction and analysis, as always! I'm glad you have had a look at one of Geoff's solo songs now. VoicePlay (in it's previous iteration as 4:2:five) was started up by Geoff, Layne, and Earl (who left over a year ago), along with Scott Porter (who is now a pretty well known actor) and a fifth member (who I don't recall at this time) around the year 2000. Yes, 21 years ago. But Geoff was singing in choirs at school from before that as well. Geoff was the bass in the group from the start I believe, but has stated that he feel's more comfortable singing in the baritone range. He has been working on his subharmonic's for almost 4 years, and says that the way he got so good, and so low, with his bass singing was lots and lots and lots of practice. This song is from the movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", and he is actually dressed up as 4 of the dwarves from the movie (from left to right: Thorin Oakinshield, Fili, Bofur, and Kili). The song lyrics were in the book but the movie put them to music. You should definitely check out more of Geoff's solo work! I think you will definitely enjoy a lot of his other songs. My recommendations would be: Blackbird, 16 Tons, High and Dry, and his new one which came out Friday at 12pm EST - House of the Rising Sun. (I added the time zone here because it actually came out 4am Saturday morning for me). Have a great day!
How? Lots of practice. He has made videos on how to sing low or very low. He's been singing since middle school, with Layne and Earl or Voiceplay. But he has worked on his bass for a long time I think, while keeping his highter notes as well. It was Tim that showed him has to the subharmonics but the smoothness of his voice is just down to him. The beat gives me the idea of trudging over those misty mountains. I"ve seen just about everything he's done, in the group and alone. Love it all. His latest, just out, is The House of the Rising Sun. bass style.
Just one correction - Tim taught Geoff the growl technique, not subharmonics. Geoff learned those from David Larson. Just want David to get his due credit there 😁
You asked if Geoff and Tim Faust have worked together. VP and HF were on the Sing-Off, season 4 together and did Zombies vs Hillbillies together. If you check the accreditation of Home Free's Elvira, you will see that it was arranged by Tim Foust, Geoff Castallucci, and Voiceplay.
There is a few other solo pieces you should check out... Blackbird, 16 Tons, House of the Rising Sun, The Headless Horseman, The Bear Necessities, Saddle Up, Take Me Home Country Roads, etc... And they are all amazing. Also if you haven't seen Voice Play - My Mother Told Me you should.
You know it’s a Geoff Castellucci video when for the first minute or so, the viewer is just sitting with their jaw gaping...and during other parts too!
Tim Faust usually uses a growl technique to go ultra low. Geoff uses subharmonics, but he's expanded his chest voice range to where this was all in chest voice including that last G1. The level of control over one's vocal chords doing that must take is incredible even if one's genetics allow it to begin with.
Geoff Castellucci, or the Geofftones if you will, has done some really great songs. My favorites are Sixteen Tons, House of the Rising Son, and Monster Mash. He also does a really nice rendition of Take Me Home Country Roads with an additional Geoff.
You asked in a previous video to here Geoff’s range. What better way than to hear him accompany himself on all the parts. He does have a cover of “High and Dry” which is just Geoff and a keyboard. He teaches how to sing low on his channel. And Peter Hollens featuring Tim Foust also did a version of this song. I love both. So you could react to that as well. Or again with Home Free “Helplessly Hoping “. Thanks for your reaction
There are more VoicePlay and Homefree reactions coming to the channel very soon. I'm looking forward to High and Dry because as you said in your comment, you can hear more of Geoff's range in his solo work compared to when he's singing with VoicePlay.
Tim Foust and Geoff have similar vocal ranges. Tim's is B0-A5 and Geoff's is C#1-A5. In reality, Tim can actually sing lower; Geoff just has a richer tone vocally.
@@sceptorjax8756, according to my spectrum analyzer, Geoff has surpassed Tim. On VoicePlay's recent cover of "Enemy" Geoff drops to an F#0 for a fraction of a second and settles in at an A#0 (which is still a half-step lower than Tim's lowest note).
Check out his rendition of 16 Tons, and more of the theatrical productions VP does. Hoist the Colors was recently released and it is hauntingly beautiful. p.s. According to a comment on another page, Laine, the beat-boxer, did the violin (he and Geoff both play.)
@@JeffreyHackReacts Not quite, Geoff and Layne are the driving creative forces behind Voice Play. It is worth checking out the credits on each of the songs.
Geoff and Tim both flexing absolute insane bass. If I remember correctly geoff sings fuller at lower notes than Tim so his seems more impressive because it sounds more rich.
I had to laugh at your "cult" comment. I have no idea what religion he is, but he seems pretty well balanced to me. I think he was using Gregorian chant to emulate how he thought serious Dwarves would sing.
Some fun Geoff facts:
He's never had "formal" vocal training. He started singing in school chorus - he & Layne have been friends since middle school, both singing in the chorus.
Geoff first met Kathy, his wife, his freshman year in high school. Her father was his choir teacher & Kathy was a college freshmen singing in an acapella group & came to perform for the choir at her father's request.
When he was just starting out, since he lives in Florida, he sang in a lot of shows in places like Universal Studio's & mostly sang tenor parts.
If you watch VoicePlay's "My Mother Told Me" video, which you should because it's amazing, you'll notice most of the costumes in this video were used in that video.
Geoff has quite a few other solo songs: Bear Necessities, Blackbird, High & Dry, Headless Horseman, Take Me Home Country Roads, Sixteen Tons, Saddle Up & House of the Rising Sun which just premiered a few hours ago. All of them are amazing!
If you haven't already, listen to Geoff's version of Sixteen Tons, he sings all the harmonies himself. Also his version Blackbird is amazing.
Arranged, produced, filmed, performed, and edited by Geoff Castellucci
Audio Mix by Ed Boyer
Makeup and hair by Rick Underwood
Set Design and Lighting by Pattycake Productions
Costuming by Penguin Point Productions
Production Manager Kathy Castellucci
Filmed at Pattycake Productions Studios (Studio B)
It's a cult of GeoffX4 (or 5, in some performances). We're all in the cult, mesmerized by his talent.
Seriously, what I love most about Geoff's voice isn't just the low notes (or the high notes) it's the warmth, tone and fullness he brings. Geoff has low notes that sound GORGEOUS, and that's pretty rare.
Yep, he sings every part here.
Absolutely incredible right?!
Geoff has a new vid (came out today) House of the Rising Sun. It’s unbelievable you should def react to is asap
Geoff is wonderful, his range is absolutely crazy! You have to see his version of 'Blackbird' too, he doesn't disappoint!!
This was filmed at Pattycake Productions, using their Villains Lair set. PCP is owned by Layne Stein (VoicePlay’s vocal percussionist) and Tony Wakim (formerly VoicePlay’s baritone). You might want to check out one of their videos. Maybe start with Villain’s Lair Season one episode two, featuring the song Tough Love.
This song is from the Hobbit if you didn't know (actually, Tim Foust and Peter Hollens did a rendition of this song together) Normally he leaves the credits down in the description, there you can see where it was filmed etc.
You should check out his cover of Sixteen Tons next.
Geoff's voice is so soothing. It's like rum ice cream!
Haha right?! Do you know if he and Tim Foust did an arrangement together?
@@JeffreyHackReacts No straight bass offs (yet) but Voiceplay did a fun video with all the folks they've collaborated with over the years and Tim is a very fun feature on it. It's called "Just Sing" and do watch with captions for the full experience!
@@JeffreyHackReacts Home Free's arrangement of Elvira was done by Geoff and Tim.
Geoff's Way Down is a lot of fun. 🎉
Great reaction and analysis, as always! I'm glad you have had a look at one of Geoff's solo songs now.
VoicePlay (in it's previous iteration as 4:2:five) was started up by Geoff, Layne, and Earl (who left over a year ago), along with Scott Porter (who is now a pretty well known actor) and a fifth member (who I don't recall at this time) around the year 2000. Yes, 21 years ago. But Geoff was singing in choirs at school from before that as well.
Geoff was the bass in the group from the start I believe, but has stated that he feel's more comfortable singing in the baritone range. He has been working on his subharmonic's for almost 4 years, and says that the way he got so good, and so low, with his bass singing was lots and lots and lots of practice.
This song is from the movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey", and he is actually dressed up as 4 of the dwarves from the movie (from left to right: Thorin Oakinshield, Fili, Bofur, and Kili). The song lyrics were in the book but the movie put them to music.
You should definitely check out more of Geoff's solo work! I think you will definitely enjoy a lot of his other songs. My recommendations would be: Blackbird, 16 Tons, High and Dry, and his new one which came out Friday at 12pm EST - House of the Rising Sun. (I added the time zone here because it actually came out 4am Saturday morning for me).
Have a great day!
i *thought* that two of those were Fili and Kili! i figured another was Thorin, but couldn't work out who the last was. Thanks!
Great reaction. Geoff just dropped a new one. House of the Rising sun.
Thanks for watching! Geoff seems to cover all the classic hits!
Awesome, thank you! Please react to Voiceplay's versions of My Shot 💜. Kiss is also a must! You are amazing, I love your analysis!
I hope you can react to VoicePlay's My Mother Told Me next to keep this ambiance of ancient misty mountains.
How? Lots of practice. He has made videos on how to sing low or very low. He's been singing since middle school, with Layne and Earl or Voiceplay. But he has worked on his bass for a long time I think, while keeping his highter notes as well. It was Tim that showed him has to the subharmonics but the smoothness of his voice is just down to him. The beat gives me the idea of trudging over those misty mountains. I"ve seen just about everything he's done, in the group and alone. Love it all. His latest, just out, is The House of the Rising Sun. bass style.
Just one correction - Tim taught Geoff the growl technique, not subharmonics. Geoff learned those from David Larson. Just want David to get his due credit there 😁
@@maeco7 Ah my mistake. Thanks for that.
You asked if Geoff and Tim Faust have worked together. VP and HF were on the Sing-Off, season 4 together and did Zombies vs Hillbillies together. If you check the accreditation of Home Free's Elvira, you will see that it was arranged by Tim Foust, Geoff Castallucci, and Voiceplay.
He’s still in VOICEPLAY!
Yes he is! And is doing an outstanding job!
Sixteen tons and Headless horseman both done by Geoff Castellucci, you should listen to them they are great. 👍🍻😁
Sounds fun and interesting!
There is a few other solo pieces you should check out... Blackbird, 16 Tons, House of the Rising Sun, The Headless Horseman, The Bear Necessities, Saddle Up, Take Me Home Country Roads, etc... And they are all amazing. Also if you haven't seen Voice Play - My Mother Told Me you should.
You know it’s a Geoff Castellucci video when for the first minute or so, the viewer is just sitting with their jaw gaping...and during other parts too!
😂😂Yes indeed!
Or my favorite, 30 seconds in saying "wow that is a low note"...
Geoff has a few videos on singing very low, check em out !!
I definitely will! Thanks for letting me know!
Tim Faust usually uses a growl technique to go ultra low. Geoff uses subharmonics, but he's expanded his chest voice range to where this was all in chest voice including that last G1. The level of control over one's vocal chords doing that must take is incredible even if one's genetics allow it to begin with.
Haha right?? Interesting to learn about their different vocal techniques allowing them to hit those low notes.
I’d love to see you react to more of Geoff’s solo stuff
There's a new Geoff reaction coming very soon!
@@JeffreyHackReacts Awesome! Looking forward to it 😊
Geoff Castellucci, or the Geofftones if you will, has done some really great songs. My favorites are Sixteen Tons, House of the Rising Son, and Monster Mash. He also does a really nice rendition of Take Me Home Country Roads with an additional Geoff.
Geoff has quite a few out the. Voiceplay is my favorite . I love their playfully way of their videos
Yes! VoicePlay's music videos have a style I really vibe with. Mainly because of their musical theatre reenactments
please do home free’s sea shanty medley next!🤩
On his own channel, Geoff has a couple of tutorials on how to sing LOW.....enjoy.
I might have to react to some of those and provide my own thoughts too 😉 Thanks for the information!
You asked in a previous video to here Geoff’s range. What better way than to hear him accompany himself on all the parts. He does have a cover of “High and Dry” which is just Geoff and a keyboard. He teaches how to sing low on his channel. And Peter Hollens featuring Tim Foust also did a version of this song. I love both. So you could react to that as well. Or again with Home Free “Helplessly Hoping “. Thanks for your reaction
There are more VoicePlay and Homefree reactions coming to the channel very soon. I'm looking forward to High and Dry because as you said in your comment, you can hear more of Geoff's range in his solo work compared to when he's singing with VoicePlay.
Tim Foust and Geoff have similar vocal ranges. Tim's is B0-A5 and Geoff's is C#1-A5. In reality, Tim can actually sing lower; Geoff just has a richer tone vocally.
Now they have the same vocal range
@@sceptorjax8756, according to my spectrum analyzer, Geoff has surpassed Tim. On VoicePlay's recent cover of "Enemy" Geoff drops to an F#0 for a fraction of a second and settles in at an A#0 (which is still a half-step lower than Tim's lowest note).
Check out his rendition of 16 Tons, and more of the theatrical productions VP does. Hoist the Colors was recently released and it is hauntingly beautiful.
p.s. According to a comment on another page, Laine, the beat-boxer, did the violin (he and Geoff both play.)
Geoff, Laine (beatboxer) and Earl (formerly of VP) sang together in high school. So, they were the nucleus of the original Voice Play.
So I've heard! If anything, Geoff is like the heart and soul of VoicePlay.
@@JeffreyHackReacts Not quite, Geoff and Layne are the driving creative forces behind Voice Play. It is worth checking out the credits on each of the songs.
If you go to Geoff’s channel, HE will tell you how he does it!
Interesting! I'll definitely look for the video.
when you talked about the harmonies and said "we have bass, baratone and tanner ish", more like bass, bass and bass.
Check out his other "solo" work - can’t really call it solo when he sings 4-5 parts.
That would be Sixteen Tons. And just 2-3 days ago he premiered House of the Rising Son, another Geoffx4.
Geoff thanks Tim for teaching him the growl technique.
Wow! A very amusing skill to have!
you need to watch his videos on how to use sub harmonics
The style / genre reflects medieval castle times in Europe, but more especially England (rather than cult).
I know. Calling the sound "cult-like" was just my humor. I loved the medieval style of the arrangement!
Geoff is the cult Daddy and we are mearly unworthy XD
Geoff and Tim both flexing absolute insane bass. If I remember correctly geoff sings fuller at lower notes than Tim so his seems more impressive because it sounds more rich.
*G1 times 3 in this one!*
Pretty crazy huh?
I swear the camera’s getting closer to your face lol
It's the vibration from Geoff's singing that's moving the camera 😂
he's a circus freak with that range
Haha right?!
@@JeffreyHackReacts to get that low he is relaxed and not forcing that sound. also lots of practice for breath control
React to Avi Kaplan's Change On the Rise. Then you truly feel part of a cult!
😂😂 Looking forward to the experience.
I had to laugh at your "cult" comment. I have no idea what religion he is, but he seems pretty well balanced to me. I think he was using Gregorian chant to emulate how he thought serious Dwarves would sing.
I thought at least someone would find that funny 😂