Voices in Your Head

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Voices in Your Head
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Background information
Origin University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres A Cappella
Years active1998 – present
LabelsA Cappella Records
Website voicesinyourhead.org

Voices in Your Head is a student-run a cappella group from the University of Chicago who aim to "push the bounds of contemporary a cappella." Founded in 1998, the group has consisted of both undergraduate and graduate students whose studies range from Economics to Music to MD/PhD programs. Its unique repertoire includes original pieces, as well as an eclectic mix of pop, R&B, rock, and alternative music. Voices competes regularly in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) and releases studio recordings of their arrangements.

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History

1998–2008

Voices in Your Head was formed in the fall of 1998 by members who realized there were no 'funky' performance organizations at the University of Chicago. [1] They released their first live album, Sesquipedalia, in 2000, their first studio album, On Point, in 2002, and their second studio album, Songs for Padded Rooms, in 2005.

2008–2014

Note To Self, their third studio album which was released on May 23, 2008, received a strong Recorded A Cappella Review Board review [2] and contained a track ("Magic") selected for the 2008 edition of the international a cappella compilation, Voices Only. [3] Noted author Nick Hornby also included "Magic" from Note To Self in his 2008 playlist for the New York Times. [4]

On February 17, 2009, Ben Folds announced that "Magic" would appear on his 2009 album Ben Folds Presents: University A Cappella!, calling it "a hell of a cool place to live for three and a half minutes." NBC Washington commented on the group's contribution, "Magic," saying "the arrangement is so different from the original that the song is a completely unique artifact–which should be the goal of any group, a cappella or otherwise, when attempting a cover." In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Ben Folds commented: "There’s a group from the University of Chicago called Voices in Your Head that sings 'Magic' on the record, and to me they’re in a different league from the rest of the groups." As part of the tour to support the album release, Voices in Your Head performed live with Ben Folds on March 19, 2009, in Milwaukee, WI at the Eagles Ballroom.

That same year, Voices competed for the first time in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella [5] for the first time. In 2011, Voices finished third at their Midwest Quarterfinal; in 2012, they came in first at both the Quarterfinal and the Semifinal, progressing to ICCA finals in New York City, where they finished fourth overall. In addition, they competed in the inaugural Boston Sings collegiate competition, where they placed first. [6]

The group's next album, I Used to Live Alone, was released on May 21, 2011, and marked Voices' emergence into the national a cappella scene. Several tracks met critical acclaim in the a cappella community up to a year before its release: the tracks "I'd Like To," "Boomerang," and "Sharp" were all selected for national a cappella compilation albums. "Boomerang" also won “Best Scholastic Original” in the 2011 CARA (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards). The album received positive reviews from the Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB), [7] and was selected as one of RARB's picks of the year. [8] In 2012, "I Used To Live Alone" was nominated for five CARAs, winning Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement (Chris Rishel, for "I'd Like To") and runner up places for Best Mixed Collegiate Album, Song, and Solo. [9]

2014–2020

Voices returned to ICCA competition in 2014, falling short at the Midwest Semifinal after placing second at the Quarterfinal stage. The next year, however, after finishing first at their Midwest Quarterfinal and Semifinal, the group returned to Finals. The 2015 ICCA Finals, held on April 18 at New York City's Beacon Theatre, saw Voices finish 2nd to the University of Southern California's SoCal VoCals, as well as win Outstanding Soloist at Finals (Shubha Vedula).

The group took 2016 to tour in California and on the East Coast, where they performed for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at a White House holiday party. 2016 also saw the group complete LIGHTS, its sixth studio album, which was released in July of that year. LIGHTS would go on to win CARAs for Best Mixed Collegiate Album and Best Collegiate Original Song (Shubha Vedula and Chris Rishel, for "Feel So Bad"). [10]

Voices competed in ICCA again in 2017, this time in the Great Lakes region. After placing first at their Quarterfinal and Semifinal, the group again advanced to Finals. At the Beacon Theatre, Voices finished 2nd to the Northeastern University Nor'easters on April 22, 2017, and won the award for Outstanding Arrangement for “How Deep is Your Love” (Will Cabaniss). [11]

2018 marked the 20th Anniversary of the founding of Voices in Your Head. To celebrate, they competed in ICCA with an entirely original set, being the first group to ever do so. The group advanced to Finals once again, placing first and winning Outstanding Arrangement at both their Quarterfinal and their Semifinal. Voices placed 3rd at Finals, behind The SoCal VoCals of University of Southern California and Upper Structure of Berklee College of Music. [11] The final event of the year, their 20th Anniversary Concert, reunited all alumni to celebrate the group's growth.

Voices released their seventh studio album Begin Again in 2019, which featured their 2017 and 2018 ICCA sets. Begin Again was selected as RARB's Album of the Year in 2019 [12] and Album of the Decade in 2020, [13] with "Between Us" being selected as the 2019 Track of the Year. [14] Begin Again also went on to win 6 CARAs, [15] while songs "Between Us,” "How Long,” and “Part of Me” were featured on Voices Only 2019, [16] BOCA (Best of College A Cappella) 2019, [17] and Voices Only 2020, [18] respectively. It received a perfect score of 5 in its RARB review, and was called “one of the most original a cappella recordings of the past decade.” [19]

Wanting to explore different creative avenues for a cappella sets, the group took to the National A Cappella Convention (NACC) stage for the first time in 2019, placing as a runner-up behind The Nor’easters of Northeastern University and alongside the Green Tones of the University of North Texas. They also won an award for Outstanding Scene Painting.

Voices returned to ICCA in 2020, placing second at the Great Lakes Quarterfinal and taking home awards for Outstanding Arrangement, Outstanding Choreography (Natalia Rodriguez), and Outstanding Soloist (Hillary Yuen). [11] Sadly, the competition was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic before the group could advance to the Great Lakes Semifinal. In the face of ICCA being canceled, Voices organized “The Remedy Project”, welcoming all ICCA and ICHSA competitors to lend their voices to create an international a cappella collaboration. [20] The project, an asynchronous rendition of “Remedy,” originally performed by Son Lux, received over 168 submissions and showcased the love competitors hold for each other and the music they create.

2021–Present

In 2021, Voices welcomed 9 new members and set out to compete in ICCA, despite the fact that the majority of the group had never sung with each other in-person before. After placing second at their Quarterfinal and third at their Semifinal, the group won the Wildcard round [11] and advanced to the 2022 ICCA Finals at the Town Hall in New York City [11] for the fifth time in the group's history. This same year, their newly released single “Wolves” won 3 CARAs [21] and was featured on BOCA 2022. [22] “My Day Will Come”, released shortly after, was featured on Voices Only 2022, [23] BOCA 2023, [24] and selected as RARB's Single of the Year. [25]

Voices returned to compete in ICCA in 2023, receiving first place at the Great Lakes Quarterfinal. Here, the group took home special awards for Outstanding Arrangement and Outstanding Vocal Percussion for the entire set (Katie Ko and In Hyeok Oh, respectively). The group continued to the Great Lakes Semifinal, securing third place while also earning recognition for Outstanding Choreography for the entire set (Lina Klak, Joshua Park, Makila Sims). [26]

2023 also marked Voices’ 25th anniversary, celebrated with an anniversary concert. This memorable event served as a tribute to the group's evolution, featuring beloved songs from various eras, in addition to solo performances by alumni of the group. In recognition of the group's recent achievements, the current members performed their acclaimed 2023 ICCA set and debuted three new arrangements, including a new song, “Now I’m Listening”, written to honor Voices’ legacy by alum Will Cabaniss. The concert brought together a wide range of alumni, including some of the group's founding members, to celebrate the origins of Voices and its continued growth over the past 25 years.

Awards

2024Los Angeles A Cappella Festival (LAAF) Scholastic CompetitionOverall1st Place
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Ellie Gilbert-Bair for the entire set
Outstanding SoloistWinner, Cilcan Pierce for "You and You"
Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) [27] Best Mixed Collegiate EPRunner-Up, Voices in Your Head for World We Created
Best Mixed Collegiate SongRunner-Up, "World We Created" from World We Created
Best Electronic/Experimental SongRunner-Up, "Snakeskin" from World We Created
Best Mixed Collegiate ArrangementNominated, Katie Ko for "World We Created"
Best Mixed Collegiate Lead VocalNominated, Lina Klak and Ben Sokolow for "World We Created"
Best Original Song by a Non-Scholastic ComposerNominated, Will Cabaniss and Carly Wood for "Now I'm Listening"
A Cappella Video Awards (AVAs) [28] Outstanding Live VideoNominated, Lina Klak, Katie Ko, and Will Cabaniss for "2023 ICCA Set"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [29] BOCA 2024"Now I'm Listening"
2023ICCA Great Lakes SemifinalOverall3rd Place
Outstanding ChoreographyWinner, Lina Klak, Joshua Park, and Makila Sims for the entire set
ICCA Great Lakes QuarterfinalOverall1st Place
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Katie Ko for the entire set
Outstanding Vocal PercussionWinner, In Hyeok Oh for the entire set
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [30] BOCA 2023"My Day Will Come"
2022ICCA FinalsOverallFinalist
ICCA Wild Card [31] Overall1st Place
ICCA Great Lakes SemifinalOverall3rd Place
ICCA Great Lakes QuarterfinalOverall1st Runner-Up
Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) [32] Best Electronic/Experimental SongWinner, Voices in Your Head for "Wolves"
Best Mixed Collegiate ArrangementWinner, Will Cabaniss for "Wolves"
Best Mixed Collegiate SongWinner, Voices in Your Head for "Wolves"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [33] BOCA 2022"Wolves"
RARB (Recorded A Cappella Review Board) Picks of the Year [34] Single of the Year"My Day Will Come"
Voices Only [23] Voices Only 2022"My Day Will Come"
2020Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) [35] Best Electronic/Experimental SongWinner, Voices in Your Head for "Between Us"
Best Original Song by a Scholastic GroupWinner, Will Cabaniss and Kate Connors for "Between Us"
Best Pop AlbumWinner, Voices in Your Head for Begin Again
Best Mixed Collegiate AlbumWinner, Voices in Your Head for Begin Again
Best Mixed Collegiate SongRunner-Up, "Between Us" from Begin Again
Best Mixed Collegiate ArrangementRunner-Up, Will Cabaniss for "Between Us"
RARB (Recorded A Cappella Review Board) Picks of the Decade [36] Single"Burn" (2014)
AlbumBegin Again (2019)
ICCA Great Lakes QuarterfinalOverall1st Runner-Up
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Voices in Your Head for "O Superman"
Outstanding ChoreographyWinner, Natalia Rodriguez for the entire set
Outstanding SoloistWinner, Hillary Yuen for "My Day Will Come"
Voices Only [37] Voices Only 2020"Part of Me"
2019NACC (The National A Cappella Convention) [38] Overall1st Runner-Up
RARB (Recorded A Cappella Review Board) Picks of the Year [39] Album of the YearBegin Again
Track of the Year"Between Us"
Single of the Year"Sing for Myself"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [40] BOCA 2019"How Long"
Voices Only [41] Voices Only 2019, Vol. 1"Between Us"
2018ICCA Finals [42] Overall3rd Place
ICCA Great Lakes SemifinalOverall1st Place
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Will Cabaniss for "Sing for Myself"
ICCA Great Lakes QuarterfinalOverall1st Place
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Will Cabaniss for "How Long"
2017ICCA Finals [42] Overall1st Runner-Up
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Will Cabaniss for "How Deep Is Your Love"
ICCA Great Lakes SemifinalOverall1st Place
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Will Cabaniss for the entire set
ICCA Great Lakes QuarterfinalOverall1st Place
Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) [43] Best Mixed Collegiate AlbumWinner, Voices in Your Head for "LIGHTS"
Best Original Song by a Scholastic GroupWinner, Shubha Vedula and Chris Rishel for "Feel So Bad"
Best Mixed Collegiate SongNominated, Voices in Your Head for "Bang My Head"
Best Professional Arrangement for a Scholastic GroupRunner-Up, Chris Rishel for "Feel So Bad"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [44] BOCA 2017"Show Me How You Burlesque"
SingSing 13: Superstition"Feel So Bad"
2016Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) [45] Best Mixed Collegiate Solo1st Runner Up, Shubha Vedula for "Show Me How You Burlesque"
Best Professional Arrangement for a Scholastic Group1st Runner Up, Chris Rishel for "Heroes Listen"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [44] BOCA 2016"Heroes Listen"
Voices OnlyVoices Only 2016"Feel So Bad"
2015ICCA Finals [42] Overall1st Runner Up
Outstanding SoloistWinner, Shubha Vedula
ICCA Midwest SemifinalsOverall1st Place
Outstanding SoloistWinner, Shubha Vedula
Outstanding ChoreographyWinner, Ana Isabel Martinez, Tyler Neenan, & Jaclyn Sattler
ICCA Midwest QuarterfinalOverall1st Place
Outstanding SoloistWinner, Shubha Vedula
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Voices in Your Head for "Bang My Head"
Outstanding Vocal PercussionWinner, Kevin Qian & Thomas Seo
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [44] BOCA 2015"Burn"
Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs)Best Mixed Collegiate Song1st Runner up, "Burn"
Best Original Song by a Scholastic GroupNominated, Ivan Pyzow for "Suena Asi"
Best Professional Arrangement for a Scholastic GroupWinner, Chris Rishel for "Burn"
2014BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [44] Best of BOCA: The First 20 Years"We Found Love"
BOCA 2014"Bad Moon Rising"
SingSing 11: One Louder"Burn"
Voices OnlyVoices Only 2014 [46] "Suena Así"
ICCA Midwest Semifinal [47] Outstanding Vocal PercussionWinner, Kevin Qian
ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal [47] Overall1st Runner-Up
Outstanding ChoreographyWinner, Ana Isabel Martinez, Tyler Neenan, & Jaclyn Sattler
Outstanding Vocal PercussionWinner, Kevin Qian
2013Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) [48] [49] Best Mixed Collegiate ArrangementWinner, Chris Rishel for "We Found Love"
Best Mixed Collegiate SongWinner, "We Found Love"
Best Scholastic Original SongNominated, Chris Rishel and Brianne Holland for "Life of the Mind"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [44] BOCA 2013"We Found Love"
Voices OnlyVoices Only 2013 [50] "We Found Love"
A Cappella Community Awards (ACAs) [51] [52] Favorite Collegiate AlbumRunner-Up, I Used to Live Alone
Favorite Competition SetRunner-Up, 2012 ICCA Finals
Favorite Mixed Collegiate GroupRunner-Up
Favorite Music VideoRunner-Up, "Titanium (song)"
Favorite ArrangerNominated, Chris Rishel
Favorite Original SongNominated, "Life of the Mind"
Favorite SongwriterNominated, Chris Rishel
2012Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs) [53] [54] Best Mixed Collegiate ArrangementWinner, Chris Rishel, "I'd Like To"
Best Mixed Collegiate AlbumRunner-Up, I Used to Live Alone
Best Mixed Collegiate SongRunner-Up, "I'd Like To" (opb Corinne Bailey Rae)
Best Mixed Collegiate SoloRunner-Up, Elspeth Michaels, "I'd Like To"
Best Scholastic OriginalNominated, Chris Rishel & Zachary Madden, "Sharp" (opb Voices in Your Head)
SingSing 9: Supernovem [55] "We Found Love"
Voices OnlyVoices Only 2012 [56] "Titanium"
ICCA FinalsOverall4th Place
ICCA Midwest Semifinal [57] Overall1st Place
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Chris Rishel
Outstanding ChoreographyWinner, Alex Gilewicz and Ryan Bober
ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal [58] Overall1st Place
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Chris Rishel, "We Found Love" (opb Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris) & "Titanium" (opb David Guetta feat. Sia)
Outstanding ChoreographyWinner, Alex Gilewicz and Ryan Bober
Boston Sings (BOSS) Collegiate Competition [59] Overall1st Place
2011CARAs [60] Best Scholastic OriginalWinner, Chris Rishel & Elspeth Michaels, "Boomerang"
RARB (Recorded A Cappella Review Board) Picks of the Year [61] Album of the YearI Used to Live Alone
Song of the Year"Boomerang"
Song of the Year"I'd Like To"
BOCA (Best of Collegiate A Cappella) [44] BOCA 2011"I'd Like To"
SingSing 8: Too Cubed [62] "Sharp"
ACAs [63] Favorite Mixed Collegiate GroupNominated
Favorite Female VocalistNominated, Elspeth Michaels
Favorite Original A Cappella SongNominated, "Boomerang" (opb Voices in Your Head)
ICCA Midwest Quarterfinal [64] Overall2nd Runner-Up
Outstanding ArrangementWinner, Chris Rishel, "Break Your Heart" (opb Taio Cruz)
2010SingSing 7: Lucky [65] "Boomerang"
Voices OnlyVoices Only 2010 [66] "I'd Like To"
2009Ben FoldsBen Folds Presents: University A Cappella [67] "Magic"
Voices OnlyVoices Only 2009 [68] "Supermassive Black Hole" (opb Muse)
2008Voices OnlyVoices Only 2008 [69] "Magic" (opb Ben Folds Five)

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  49. ↑ Archived 2013-03-07 at the Wayback Machine 2013 CARA nominees
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  51. ↑ 2013 ACA winners
  52. ↑ 2013 ACA nominees
  53. ↑ 2012 CARA winners
  54. ↑ 2012 CARA nominees
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  63. ↑ 2011 A Cappella Community Awards Nominees
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  65. ↑ Sing 7: Lucky Track list
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  69. ↑ Voices Only 2008
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