Voices in Your Head

Archsing: Voices in Your Head x No Comment

Lina Klak — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 19:39:00 -0600

Join us under the stars this Friday, April 28th at 7:30pm for an Archsing with our friends No Comment, who are visiting from Urbana-Champaign! We’ll be singing at Hull Gate and would love to see you there!

ICCA Semifinals Results

Katie Ko — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 19:34:00 -0600

We’re excited to announce that we placed third at this year’s ICCA Great Lakes Semifinal. Our very own Lina Klak, Joshua Park, and Makila Sims also won an award for Outstanding Choreography for the entire set. We’re so proud of them! We’re pumped for our friends Maize Mirchi who are advancing to Finals and No Comment who placed second. We cannot believe how much talent exists in the Great Lakes. We want to congratulate everyone who performed with us—Under A-Rest, The G-Men, Public Hearing, Capital Green, Amazin’ Blue, Purple Haze, and the Clef Hangers—for their impactful performances! A big thank you to Varsity Vocals and the Pabst Theatre for hosting us, and to Emily Flanders for being an incredible producer and MC. Stay tuned for what we have in store this spring…

ICCA Quarterfinals Results

Caleb Olumofin — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 16:00:00 -0700

We’re so honored to share that we placed first at our Great Lakes Quarterfinal! We were also so lucky to receive two special awards: Outstanding Arrangement (Katie Ko) and Outstanding Vocal Percussion (In Hyeok Oh), both for the entire set! Congratulations to Purple Haze, who we can’t wait to perform alongside of at Semifinals, and to the Harmelodics, The Huskie Hunks, Medusa, and Run for Cover who put on such an amazing show! We were so in awe of the talent we saw today. Finally, we want to give a big thanks to Varsity Vocals and Dekalb High School for hosting us. We’ll see you in Milwaukee for Semis!

Fall Concert feat. The Xtension Chords and Purple Haze!

Katie Ko — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:13:00 -0700

Join us in the Logan Penthouse on November 18th, at 7:30 PM for our annual Fall Concert! We will be performing some fresh repertoire alongside our friends The Xtension Chords from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Purple Haze from Northwestern University.

Archsing: ViYH, The Melodores, and The Ransom Notes!

Ben Sokolow — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 20:00:00 -0700

Join Voices in Your Head, The Ransom Notes, the The Vanderbilt Melodores this Friday, October 14th at 8:30 PM! We'll be at Hull Gate, directly across the Regenstein Library. Come out to support and enjoy a great night full of music and fun!

NEW VOICES 2022-2023!

Caleb Olumofin — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:43:21 -0600

We are so happy to announce our new members for the 2022-2023 season! Thor Thongthai Prithi Srinivasan Hannah Chen Vanessa Vaz Welcome to the Voices family! Congratulations, and thank you so much to everyone who auditioned for us this year!

"Best Friend" (opb. The Staves)

Lina Klak — Sun, 11 Sep 2022 17:31:00 -0600

Arrangement by Ellie Gilbert-Bair, Caleb Olumofin, and Katie Ko | Mix by Katie Ko and Will Cabaniss | Video by Lina Klak

ICCA Finals Results

Katie Ko — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 11:30:00 -0600

After a great trip to New York, Voices is back in Chicago! We had an absolutely amazing time performing our set at the 2022 ICCA Finals. It means everything to have been able to perform on the Town Hall stage and sing with some of the most extremely talented a cappella groups in the world. Congratulations to all the other groups who we had the privilege of performing with— shoutout to the Scattertones, Opportunes, and our Great Lakes CHAMPS Pitches & Notes, who deserve a special congrats for taking it home! We’re so grateful to look back on this 2022 ICCA season and remember all the incredible moments throughout our journey to New York— from getting the most delicious pizza, to playing basketball the day before Finals— we had so much fun and are incredibly proud to have made it this far. We’re so excited to see what the rest of this year will bring. Stay tuned!

ICCA Semifinals Results

Lina Klak — Sat, 02 Apr 2022 11:24:00 -0600

For the first time in over 4 years, Voices in Your Head is headed back to ICCA Finals! On March 19th, we placed third at the Great Lakes Semifinals at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture in Chicago, trailing behind the absolutely amazing groups, Maize Mirchi (University of Michigan) and Pitches & Notes (University of Wisconsin-Madison). In the midst of all of the incredibly talented groups, we were so lucky to place. It allowed us to have a change to submit our application for the Wildcard Round— and, shockingly, we ended up placing first! So, we're heading to New York City to represent Chicago and the Great Lakes! Thank you to everyone who has helped make this journey possible for us so far— make sure to stay tuned for more updates!

ICCA Quarterfinals Results

In Hyeok Oh — Tue, 01 Mar 2022 12:18:43 -0700

ViYH had an amazing experience competing in this past Sunday's ICCA Great Lakes Quarterfinals at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture. We are so proud to announce that we took second at our quarterfinal and will advance to the next round of the competition alongside our UChicago friends, The Ransom Notes! It was also so great to have the opportunity to share the stage with our other UChicago friends, Unaccompanied Women, and with our extended family in Wisconsin, Fundamentally Sound! Congratulations are in place for all of the groups who performed with us— you all were absolutely inspiring, and we are so grateful to have shared this experience with you! We'll see you soon, back at the Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture in Chicago!

My Day Will Come - Out Now!

Lina Klak — Wed, 29 Dec 2021 12:55:48 -0700

We're excited to announce that "My Day Will Come" is officially out now on all streaming platforms! “My Day Will Come” (opb. James Francies, Yebba) Solo: Hillary Yuen Arrangement: Will Cabaniss Use this link to be directed straight to it on Spotify: https://sptfy.com/76Wt/

MORE NEW VOICES 2021-2022!

Sara Dasgupta — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:24:00 -0700

We missed auditions and callbacks so much that we decided to do it again! Please give a warm welcome to our four new(est) members for the 2021-2022 season: Amber Auh Robert Chen Shama Tirukkala Elena Puente We're so excited to have you— welcome to our Voices family! Congratulations, and thank you to everyone who came to our Mid-Year Auditions.

Mid-Year Auditions!

In Hyeok Oh — Wed, 10 Nov 2021 10:24:00 -0700

CALLING ALL SINGERS AND VOCAL PERCUSSIONISTS! Voices in Your Head, one of UChicago's fabulous a cappella groups, is holding Mid-Year Auditions on November 17th, 2021 starting at 6:30 PM, and Callbacks on November 18th, 2021. You can sign up for an 8-minute Audition slot using this link: http://linktr.ee/uchicagovoices/ We'd love to sign with you at auditions and callbacks!

Fall Concert feat. Fundamentally Sound!

Katie Ko — Sat, 06 Nov 2021 03:18:00 -0600

Voices in Your Head's 2021 Fall Concert is this Saturday, November 13th! We'll have a special opening performance by our friends from the great land to the north (ie. Wisconsin), Fundamentally Sound! Sounds exciting, right? Join us at Ida Noyes Hall! We can't wait to see you there.

Archsing: Voices in Your Head x The Ransom Notes

Lina Klak — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 13:20:00 -0600

Join Voices in Your Head and The Ransom Notes this Friday, October 22nd at 7:30 PM, for both group's first performance of the year! We will be performing outside at Hull Gate, which is the entrance to the Main Quad on 57th Street, directly opposite from the Reg. Come out to support and enjoy a great night full of music and fun!

NEW VOICES 2021-2022!

Sara Dasgupta — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:00:00 -0600

We are so happy to announce our new members for the 2021-2022 season! They are: Makila Sims Ben Sokolow Caleb Olumofin Ellie Gilbert-Bair Olivia Coyle Welcome to our Voices family! Congratulations, and thank you to everyone who auditioned!

Wolves - Out Now!

Lina Klak — Mon, 27 Sep 2021 13:15:42 -0600

We're excited to announce that "Wolves" is officially out now on all streaming platforms! “Wolves” (opb. Kanye West, Sia, Vic Mensa, Lido) Solos: Theodore Bourget, Jeffrey Zhou, Summer Aslam, Lauren Torian, Hillary Yuen Arrangement: Will Cabaniss Use this link to be directed straight to it on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3F00b7e/

Save the Dates!

Lina Klak — Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:01:46 -0600

We have a long but exciting week ahead of us! First, we have our annual UChicago A Cappella Showcase - all UChicago a cappella groups, including Voices in Your Head, will be performing THIS MONDAY, 9/27, at 7:30pm in Mandel Hall. Also, we will be holding auditions for ViYH on 9/28 and 9/29, both starting at 5:00pm, at the Logan Performing Arts Center! Sign up for a 10-minute audition slot using this link: http://linktr.ee/uchicagovoices/ We hope you see you at showcase and/or auditions!

The Thrill TikTok

Katie Ko — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 15:52:00 -0600

We’re THRILLed to get this year started! See our throwback rendition of The Thrill, starring Joshua Park and Sara Dasgupta on the solo, and featuring the mixing of Katie Ko & Will Cabaniss and video magic of Lina Klak. Check it out now:

NEW VOICES 2020-2021!

Summer Aslam — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 10:31:00 -0600

We are very proud to announce our new members for the 2020-2021 season! They are: Nico Emmanuel-Henderson Lina Klak In Hyeok Oh Daniel Fecko We are so excited to have you in our Voices family! Congrats!

The Remedy Project

Natalia Rodriguez — Tue, 21 Apr 2020 14:07:00 -0600

After ICCA season came to an abrupt end, we invited singers from all over the globe to help us record an asynchronous rendition of Remedy, originally performed by the artist Son Lux. We received over 168 submissions. Thank you to everyone who lent their voices to this project — we are so grateful to be a part of this community. Go give it a listen now!

ICCA Quarterfinal Recap

Katie Ko — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 15:47:15 -0700

We have just arrived home from ICCA quarterfinals, and we can safely say we’re tired but super proud of the set we were able to perform this weekend. We performed at Illinois State University on February 15, 2020, and we had the honor of placing second place overall! We were also super proud of Hillary Yuen for winning Outstanding Soloist on "My Day Will Come", our arranging team for winning Outstanding Arrangement on “O Superman”, and Natalia Rodriguez for winning Outstanding Choreography on the entire set! Can’t wait to see you at Semis!

FALL CONCERT: THE EXHIBITION

Natalia Rodriguez — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 11:09:00 -0700

The crossover of the century! Voices is partnering with Fundamentally Sound, Mosaic Whispers, and The Stereotypes in our Fall Concert at the SMART Museum. Join us on November 16 at 3pm to hear some out-of-state (and in-state) a cappella. We can’t wait to see you there!

We would like to introduce our 2019-2020 N00Bz!!!

Natalia Rodriguez — Sat, 05 Oct 2019 10:30:00 -0600

Katie Ko Sara Dasgupta Joshua Park Henry Hale Carissa Greene

20th Anniversary Concert! Kickstarter Funded!

Victor Jiao — Thu, 24 May 2018 16:24:07 -0600

Voices is having an end-of-year 20th Anniversary Concert at Logan Center next Friday, June 1st at 7pm! We'll feature several of our older hits, as well as a few songs from our 2012, 2015, 2017, and 2018 ICCA sets! In addition, you'll see us release a recorded version of Sing For Myself, one of the songs in our all-original 2018 ICCA set that took third place at ICCA Finals this past April. bit.ly/ViYH-20 In addition, our alumni's Kickstarter for recording our 2017-2018 ICCA sets is now fully funded! A HUGE thank-you to all of our supporters and fans! <3 It's still got two days left, so if you'd like to check it out and donate (or claim a reward!) check it out here: bit.ly/ViYH-EP

Start of the Year and 2017 Auditions

Kate Connors — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 23:17:02 -0600

We're so excited to be back in Hyde Park starting a new year as a group. We're particularly excited because this year is the 20th Anniversary of Voices! Be on the look out for future announcements about how we're celebrating. We'd also like to announce that our auditions system is now live! If you're looking to audition for the group, please head over to our 'Auditions' tab, see which time slots are open, and email us at voices@voicesinyourhead.org with a few options that would work for you. Also be sure to come to the A Cappella Showcase to see us perform! The show is 8:30 pm in Mandel Hall, Monday, September 25, and you can sign up for auditions at our table afterwards. See you there!

Finals!

Alexander Daibes — Tue, 07 Mar 2017 21:21:46 -0700

We had an amazing time at ICCA Finals this weekend. We took home second place last night at the ICCA 2017 Finals! We couldn't be happier. We're so proud of Will Cabaniss for his award Outstanding Arrangement for "How Deep Is Your Love." This being the first ICCA for over half the group, we couldn't have imagined getting here and we're elated. We want to give a HUGE congratulations to our friends, the Nor'Easters, for getting first place! It was so great to see our friends succeed! And also we want to give a shout out to the Scattertones for taking third! It was such a great night for a cappella! Thanks so much to all of our friends and family who came out to support, we couldn't do any of this without you!

NEW SINGLE - "Feel So Bad"

Will Cabaniss — Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:47:27 -0600

Check out "Feel So Bad," a Voices in Your Head original written by Shubha Vedula and Chris Rishel. Stay tuned for the iTunes and Spotify release of our sixth studio album, LIGHTS!

LIGHTS

Will Cabaniss — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 21:05:15 -0600

Thank you all so much for coming out to our show! We had such an amazing time singing for you one last time as this group of people. Thank you for all your love and support, we couldn't have done this without you. For those of you who have purchased a copy of the album, you can put in your access code above for the digital download. The album will be available on iTunes and Spotify at the end of the month!

#ViYHLIGHTS

Will Cabaniss — Mon, 30 May 2016 14:43:01 -0600

Our sixth studio album is LIGHTS. With 10 tracks, including 2 original songs, classics from our 2015 ICCA Finals set, and brand-new arrangements, it's the culmination of three years of work, and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you all. Below is the album's cover art, a take on the Voices Soundwave created by members Sophia Lin and Jaclyn Sattler. LIGHTS will be available for purchase exclusively at our Logan Performance Hall concert this Friday, June 3rd at 8PM, and on iTunes and Spotify at the end of June. You don't want to miss this. #ViYHLIGHTS Tickets: ticketsweb.uchicago.edu. Event: Here Can't wait to see you there!

Exciting News!

Sophia Lin — Wed, 23 Dec 2015 20:14:45 -0700

We have not one, but TWO huge surprises for you: 1. We've just released our new single, Christina Aguilera's Show Me How You Burlesque, on Soundcloud! We are also... 2. MAKING A NEW ALBUM! It's been more than 4 years since our last one, and we couldn't be more excited to share the sound of this generation of Voices with you. We are so grateful for our incredible alumni, who have put together a Kickstarter to help us make this dream come true! Please take a few minutes to listen to our single, and if you like it, check out our Kickstarter page and video as well. 2015 was an insane year for us, and we want to carry that momentum into 2016. We can't wait to share more music like this with you, and we hope you'll join us as we embark on this next journey together.

Voices in Your Head Presents: Sweater Weather

Jaclyn Sattler — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 11:24:00 -0700

Before the nights become too cold to bear, come treat yourself to cozy hot cocoa, sweet treats, and festive beats, courtesy of Voices in Your Head! We are hosting two fall shows on December 5th in the Logan Penthouse. We hope to see you there -- and don't forget to wear your favorite holiday sweater! Two shows are at 7:30pm, and 9pm. Tickets can be bought in person or online at ticketsweb.uchicago.edu.

Heroes Listen Released!

Jaclyn Sattler — Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:08:00 -0600

Listen up! Our newest single, Heroes Listen, has just dropped. This track is one of the most personal songs we've performed yet, and we are so excited to share it with you! Our choral-style mashup of Alesso and Tove Lo's "Heroes (We Could Be)" and David Guetta and John Legend's "Listen" is available for free listening on Soundcloud; and for purchase on iTunes, and Loudr. The main theme throughout the song: "We could be heroes, as long as we remember to listen to one another," feels really poignant to us, and we believe it will resonate with others who hear the track as well! Our profound thanks go out to Chris Rishel for arranging, recording, editing, and mixing; Bill Hare for mastering, and Benjy Rose and Jaclyn Sattler for cover art creation and design.

Three new Voices! Congrats!

Victor Jiao — Sun, 18 Oct 2015 11:55:40 -0600

We are very proud to announce our three new members for the 2015-2016 season! They are: Ben Abbas Theodore Bourget Ire Olagbami Welcome to Voices in Your Head! Thanks to everyone who auditioned!

Auditions 2015-16

Victor Jiao — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 00:01:50 -0600

We are holding auditions for the 2015-16 school year! Auditions will be held in Cobb Hall, Room 409 on September 29th and Room 112 on September 30th. You can sign up for auditions either by emailing us directly, or by coming to the Fall A Cappella Showcase on Monday, September 28th, and signing up with us after we perform. Check our auditions page to find an open audition slot. If you have any questions, please take a look at our Auditions FAQ. If you can't find the answer to your question there, feel free to drop us an email at voices@voicesinyourhead.org!

BACK FROM ICCA FINALS!

Rebekah Sugarman — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:36:29 -0600

As we get settled back in Chicago after a crazy weekend in NYC, we are so excited to announce that we won 2nd Place at the 2015 ICCA Finals at the Beacon Theatre! We are incredibly proud of our superstar Shubha Vedula for winning Outstanding Soloist yet again and showing us all "how to burlesque." Huge congratulations go out to our friends in The SoCal Vocals for winning 1st Place, to our friends in The G-Men for taking home 3rd Place, and to every group that we competed alongside this weekend. Check out the video of our whole set, which includes Show Me How You Burlesque, Heroes Listen, and Bang My Head! We are so grateful for the support from our friends, family, the University of Chicago, and the entire a cappella community. And we'd like to extend a special shoutout to all the groups from our home region of the Midwest, who have been so incredibly supportive throughout our ICCA journey this year!

ICCA Semifinal results...

Will Cabaniss — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 01:21:20 -0600

Voices in Your Head is headed back to ICCA Finals! We placed first at the Midwest Semifinals this weekend at Washington University in St. Louis, and are so excited to head on to New York City for the final round. Special congratulations go out to Shubha Vedula on her award for Outstanding Soloist and to Ana Isabel Martinez, Jaclyn Sattler, and Tyler Neenan on their award for Outstanding Choreography. It was an amazing weekend of a cappella, and we’re honored to be in the company of such incredible talent in the Midwest. We’re extremely proud of our close friends in Fundamentally Sound and No Comment whose groups placed second and third. Finals will be held at the Beacon Theater on April 18th. Thank you to everyone who has helped make this journey possible for us so far. We’ll see you in New York!

RARB Single of the Year!

Rebekah Sugarman — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 15:36:13 -0700

We are absolutely thrilled to have the honor of being in A Cappella Review Board's Picks of 2014 ! Our newest single, Burn, was selected as RARB's Single of the Year!!!! If you still haven't checked it out, you can listen on YouTube for free(see the link below)- we hope you will also feel "destroyed with the beauty there". We are also so grateful to RARB for picking our prog-rock original, Life of the Mind, as a Track of the Year - AND awarding our EP The Singles: In My Mind an honorable mention for Album of the Year. We're so blessed to be a part of this amazing group of artists - among them our close friends Run For Cover, featured for their amazing single "Ghosts"! We owe a huge, huge thank you to all the members of RARB - especially Jonathan Minkoff, Kimberly Sailor, TeKay, Rob Dietz, and Nicholas Wright - for their incredibly kind words about our music this year. We can't wait to bring you more! Burn, is available both as a single on iTunes and on Youtube !

New Single!

Rebekah Sugarman — Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:26:49 -0600

Our newest song, Burn, is now available both as a single and on Youtube for your listening pleasure! For those of you who enjoyed our covers of We Found Love and Bad Moon Rising (feat. Avi Kaplan from Pentatonix), our rendition of Ellie Goulding’s electropop hit is yet another creative re-envisioning of a song you already know and love. Ranging from breathlessly ethereal to fiercely uptempo, Burn captures every stage between the kindling of embers and a full-grown, roaring flame. Arranged, recorded, and edited by Chris Rishel, and mixed and mastered by Bill Hare with album artwork by Chloe Atchue-Mamlet, Jaclyn Sattler, and Chris Rishel, Burn is Voices’ most versatile track yet!

Burn (opb. Ellie Goulding)

If you enjoy the track, we encourage you to support us by sharing this video or purchasing our single online! Burn is available on both iTunes and Loudr. Play it loud and get loco ‘til the lights out!

Welcome New Voices!

Rebekah Sugarman — Tue, 07 Oct 2014 20:35:00 -0600

We are very proud to announce our six new members for the 2014-2015 season! They are: Kevin Zhao Piper Hill Shubha Vedula Jae Seo Victor Jiao Will Cabaniss We are so excited to have you! Welcome to Voices in Your Head! Thanks so much to everyone who auditioned. Can't wait for an amazing year!

Summer Lovin' - Had Us a Blast

Jaclyn Sattler — Mon, 07 Jul 2014 20:21:00 -0600

SHE SAID YES! We are so honored to have sung for a wedding proposal in Millennium Park! Many thanks to The Heart Bandits who invited us to be a part of a truly special moment. Of course, we have to give a shout out to Kari Wei who arranged for us a heartwarming rendition of Marry You and to Nick Sidoran whose solo gave Bruno Mars a run for his money. With the help of Coach House Pictures we can share this moment with you. We send our warmest wishes and congratulations Morgan and Mari. May you have a lifetime of happiness filled with laughter and song :)

Public Service Announcement: SURPRISE EP!!

Jaclyn Sattler — Fri, 23 May 2014 13:21:00 -0600

Yep, you read that right. We could not be more excited to announce the release of The Singles: In My Mind, a fresh, new compilation combining all our recent singles into one album (with a few extra surprises). Among the surprises is an added bonus track, our previously unreleased original samba, Suena Así! And--as if that weren't enough--for arranging nerds and karaoke lovers alike, the full EP includes instrumental (sans solo) versions of each track so you can jam along with us. Oh, and did we mention that it's only $5?! 9 songs. $5. (Less if you buy it on iTunes right about now - they're having a sale! Don't say we didn't warn you.) Snag your copy on Loudr or iTunes!

Best of...Best of College A Cappella

Jaclyn Sattler — Wed, 16 Apr 2014 16:39:00 -0600

Wow. We couldn't be more honored to see We Found Love featured on Best of BOCA!! A million thank you's to Varsity Vocals - we're thrilled to be among so many talented groups whose work has made its mark on the past 20 years of a cappella! Check it out! You can buy the track on iTunes and Loudr, or purchase the whole album here.

Updates on Updates - ICCA 2014

Jaclyn Sattler — Sun, 06 Apr 2014 12:32:00 -0600

Voices in Your Head had a fantastic experience competing in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella this season. We were so proud to take second at our quarterfinal and advance to the next round of the competition alongside our friends in Northwestern's Purple Haze. It was even more exhilarating to have the opportunity to share the semifinal stage with our UChicago crush, Run For Cover! Special congratulations are in order to Ana Isabel Martinez, Tyler Neenan, and Jaclyn Sattler for taking home the Outstanding Choreography award at our quarterfinal - as well as our beatboxing bamf Kevin Qian, who won Outstanding Vocal Percussion at both quarters AND semis! We also want to give a shout-out to our friends in Fundamentally Sound for their killer performance and our buddies in Bare Naked Statues, who will be reppin' the Midwest at finals in NYC; best of luck, guys! Last but not least, we'd like to send our undying gratitude to Chris Rishel for not only arranging an incredible set but also being our rock throughout this process. Man, we couldn't have done this without you :)

Voices Only 2014!!

Jaclyn Sattler — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 21:04:09 -0600

We are incredibly excited to announce that our original, Suena Así (written and arranged by Ivan Pyzow - who also happens to be the soloist!) was selected to appear on Voices Only 2014! We want to thank Voices Only A Cappella for this honor and congratulate our many insanely talented friends who are also featured! You can find the whole album on iTunes here.

Voices in Your BOCA 2014!

Allegra Kuney — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 20:51:29 -0700

We're really thrilled that our newest single, Bad Moon Rising, has been selected for this year's Best of Collegiate A Cappella compilation. Thanks to Varsity Vocals for honoring us again this year, and everyone who helped produce the track, especially Avi Kaplan of Pentatonix for providing guest vocals. If you haven't yet, check out and download the track on iTunes or Loudr, or get the whole BOCA album here.

Winter Tour 2k13

Jaclyn Sattler — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 13:21:00 -0700

Twas the day after tour, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; Altogether we slept through at least ten alarms Far too tired to transport our legs or our arms The children were nestled all snug in their beds (Or a couch. Or a floor! "We're not picky," they said) But we had to return the rental car by noon So we were forced to say our goodbyes rather soon There would be no more singing, nor dance, nor VP Nor holiday carols, nor random harmonies No more six hour drives nor McDonald's for dinner But despite all the setbacks, this tour was a winner Because we knew that every day would be a blast And though our tour has ended, the music will last Thanks to all our new friends - and their families, too None of this would have been possible without you Now we're all headed home on foot, car, train, or flight Until 2014, we will be out of sight In the meantime, in order to end this just right: "Happy holidays to all, and to all a good night!" Thank you Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin for your warm welcomes and packed auditoriums. During our whirlwind of a week we performed at high schools, were tourists in our own city, and, unsurprisingly, spontaneously burst out into song...along with other shenanigans. Check out our Facebook page and our twitter (@uchicagovoices) for updates on our adventure!

Six New Voices

Peter Smagacz — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 21:24:21 -0600

We are very proud to announce our six new members for the 2013-2014 season! They are: Rurik Baumrin Thomas Choi David Gosz Sophia Lin Thomas McLees Rebekah Sugarman Welcome to Voices in Your Head! Thanks to everyone who auditioned!

Bad Moon Rising

Peter Smagacz — Tue, 01 Oct 2013 05:59:34 -0600

Our newest song, Bad Moon Rising, is now available as a single! This reinterpretation of the deceivingly lighthearted rock classic OPB Creedence Clearwater Revival was arranged, recorded, and edited by Chris Rishel, mixed and mastered by Bill Hare, with album artwork by Chloe Atchue-Mamlet. This track is also featuring Pentatonix member Avi Kaplan who adds his own chilling touches to the mix. The single is available for purchase through Loudr and iTunes.

ACA Nominations!

Peter Smagacz — Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:25:08 -0600

This past week, the 2013 A Cappella Community Award (ACA) nominations were announced. We are so excited that Voices in Your Head has been nominated for 8 ACAs! They are: Favorite Mixed Collegiate Group Favorite Collegiate Album: I Used to Live Alone Favorite Songwriter: Chris Rishel Favorite Arranger: Chris Rishel Favorite Competition Set: ICCA Finals 2012 Favorite Original A Cappella Song: Life of the Mind Favorite Music Video: Titanium Favorite Twitter Account: @uchicagovoices Thank you so much to CASA and the nominators for this huge honor. Congratulations to everyone who was nominated, and remember to vote.

2013 CARAs!

Allegra Kuney — Sun, 12 May 2013 19:32:41 -0600

Voices took home two Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards this year. Our song We Found Love won both Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement (Chris Rishel) and Best Mixed Collegiate Song. Thanks to CASA and everyone involved in the making of the track!

Three New Voices (and two semi-new ones)!

Kevin Qian — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:54:49 -0700

We are thrilled to announce three new members of Voices in Your Head! Please give a warm welcome to: Jaclyn Sattler Sean Gasiorowski Peter Smagacz Thanks to everyone who came to Mid-Year Auditions! Decisions were difficult to make, and we encourage everyone to come out again in the fall. Also, as if there weren't enough good news already, Voices would like to welcome BACK our two old(er) members Zach Denkensohn and Mike Glista. Welcome back fellas, hope you still remember how to sing!

2013 CARA Nominations!

Kevin Qian — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:46:42 -0700

Voices is extremely honored to have been nominated for three Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards for Best Scholastic Original ("Life of the Mind"), Best Mixed Collegiate Song ("We Found Love"), and Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement ("We Found Love"). Congrats to our very own Chris Rishel and Brianne Holland for their outstanding work. We'd like to thank everyone who has supported us and helped us with these tracks!

"Life of the Mind" released

Brianne Holland — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:14:00 -0700

Happy New Year, everyone! We're pleased to release to the world: "Life of the Mind," the first original from our upcoming double-EP! With music/arrangement/solo by Chris Rishel, lyrics by Brianne Holland, mix by Ed Boyer, and master by Earle Holder, we're literally rocking in the new year, and we can't wait to see what 2013 holds! FOR A LIMITED TIME: If you like what you hear, share the video via this Facebook post (make sure when you share it, it says "via Voices in Your Head", and that the post is set to public, so that we can keep track of everyone!), and we'll send you a FREE download of the track when it's released through A Cappella Records/iTunes/Amazon/etc next month.

BOCA 2013 and an original single to cap off an amazing year!

Brianne Holland — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 00:30:18 -0700

"We Found Love" has been selected to appear on the 2013 edition of national compilation album, Best of Collegiate A Cappella (you can check out the full track list, featuring our friends the Nor'Easters, Men in Drag, Fundamentally Sound, and many more, here)! Thank you so much to Varsity Vocals for the honor, and of course to Ed Boyer and Dave Sperandio (of diovoce) for working on the track. We're thrilled, and so thankful for the holiday gift. Happy holidays, everyone! 2012 has truly been an incredible year for us, and we can't express how grateful we are for all the amazing opportunities and people we've encountered along the way. We're going to cap it all off with the release of our original song, "Life of the Mind," to be released just before the end of the year - stay tuned!

Seven New Voices!

Allegra Kuney — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:56:15 -0600

We are proud to announce our seven new members for the 2012-2013 school year! They are: Emily Benjamin David DeVries Lauren Fish Ana Isabel Martinez Tyler Neenan Nick Sidoran Kari Wei Welcome to Voices in Your Head! Thanks to everybody who tried out!

Callbacks 2012!

Allegra Kuney — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 05:52:31 -0600

Voices in Your Head would like to thank everyone who came out to audition for the 2011-2012 season. We heard a lot of fantastic singers, and after lengthy consideration, we would like to call back the following people for our next round of auditions: Simone Aldredge
Emily Benjamin
Krysten Bray
Ben Call
Elisabeth Del Toro
David DeVries
Lauren Fish
Sean Gasiorowski
Ana Martinez
Tyler Neenan
Riley Paul
Ana Paz
Ahon Sarkar
Jaclyn Sattler
Nick Sidoran
Maria Vitieri
Tyler Walker
Kari Wei
Congratulations to those called back! If you weren't called back, please realize that it is very hard for us to pick just a few names from such a large audition pool. Some of our current members weren't accepted on their first try either, so please consider auditioning again next year!

2012 Auditions!

Allegra Kuney — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:24:38 -0600

We are holding auditions for the 2012-2013 school year! Auditions will be held on October 2nd and 3rd in Cobb Hall. You can sign up for auditions either by emailing us directly, or by coming to the Showcase on Monday, October 1st, and signing up with us after we perform. Check our auditions page to find an open audition slot, and don't forget to peruse the Auditions FAQ!

Voices Only 2012

Allegra Kuney — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 23:19:31 -0600

We are happy to announce that our single Titanium was selected to be on Voices Only 2012! A huge thanks to Corey Slutsky and the folks at Voices Only for the honor. For more information about Voices Only, and to get your own copy of the compilation, click here. Titanium is the fourth Voices in Your Head track to be selected for Voices Only; We're excited to be featured among some of our aca-friends like Oregon On the Rocks, Tufts sQ!, Brandeis VoiceMale, Northeastern University Nor'Easters, and the Michigan G-Men. Happy listening, and don't forget, the music video for Titanium is coming your way soon!

We Found Love

Allegra Kuney — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 11:19:54 -0600

Our newest song, We Found Love, is now available as a single! The track, OPB Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris), was arranged and edited by Chris Rishel, mixed by Ed Boyer and mastered by Dave Sperandio, with album artwork by Rasha El Mouatassim Bih. We Found Love, along with Titanium, won Voices the Outstanding Arrangement award at ICCA quarterfinals and semifinals. The single is available for purchase through A Cappella Records and iTunes.

New single release: TITANIUM!

Allegra Kuney — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:13:54 -0600

Voices' newest song, Titanium, is now available as a single through A Cappella Records. You can purchase it through ACR's website or on iTunes. You may recognize the song, OPB David Guetta feat. Sia, as part of our award-winning ICCA and BOSS sets. It also won Chris Rishel the best arrangement award at our ICCA quarterfinal and semifinal. Stay tuned for the music video, which will be coming out this summer!

ICCA Finals!

Brianne Holland — Wed, 02 May 2012 11:43:28 -0600

After a whirlwind weekend in New York City at ICCA Finals, where we placed fourth overall, Voices has settled back into Chicago. A huge, heartfelt thank you to all of our friends, families, and fans who supported us along the road to ICCAs. We're incredibly grateful for the opportunity, and so thankful to Varsity Vocals for providing us with an event we'll never forget. Congratulations to all of the other groups who competed on their amazing work! Check out our Finals set here, and our Semifinals set (with slightly better camera angle and picture quality) here! And visit our blog to get a behind-the-scenes look at our month!

Voices: Like a BOSS

Allegra Kuney — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:37:39 -0600

This weekend, Voices and Men In Drag traveled to Boston to compete and participate in the first ever Boston Sings a cappella festival at MIT. The weekend yielded several exciting accomplishments for Voices: we won the collegiate competition, which gave us the opportunity to open for the BOSS professional showcase, take a masterclass with Cadence, and record with pro talent. Voices was also successful at the CARA awards on Friday night: Chris Rishel won for best mixed arrangement, and we placed runner-up in three other categories: best mixed album, song (for I'd Like To) and solo (Elspeth Michaels for "I'd Like To"). Congratulations to all!

ICCA Semifinal Results...

Allegra Kuney — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:49:25 -0600

Voices in Your Head came in first place at the ICCA Midwest Semifinal this weekend. We are so honored and excited to go to finals at the Town Hall in New York (and you can get tickets here). We are especially proud of Alex Gilewicz and Ryan Bober for their Outstanding Choreography award, and Chris Rishel for winning Outstanding Arrangement. Congratulations to the amazing Dicks and Janes and G-Men for winning runners-up!

Voices to Compete at BOSS

Allegra Kuney — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 23:40:59 -0600

Voices in Your Head has been selected to compete at Boston Sings A Cappella Festival (BOSS) this April. We are so excited to travel to Boston with our friends and co-competitors Men in Drag for a weekend of workshops, concerts, parties and FIERCE COMPETITION. We will also be getting all gussied up for the red carpet (That's right! Red carpet!), as the 2012 CARAs will also be presented live at BOSS. We can't wait!

ICCA Quarterfinal Results...

Allegra Kuney — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:25:56 -0700

Voices in Your Head is so proud to announce that we won first place at our ICCA quarterfinal yesterday! Special congratulations are due to Chris Rishel for taking home the Outstanding Arrangement award for both We Found Love and Titanium; and to Alex Gilewicz and Ryan Bober for winning Outstanding Choreography. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us get to this amazing moment, and all our fans who came out to DeKalb to support us. Also, congratulations to first runner-up The Xtension Chords: we'll see you guys at Semifinals!

CARA Nominations!

Allegra Kuney — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:30:34 -0700

This week, the 2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (CARA) nominations were announced. We are proud to announce that Voices in Your Head has been nominated for 5 CARAs! They are: Best Mixed Collegiate Album: I Used to Live Alone Best Scholastic Original Song: Chris Rishel & Zachary Madden for Sharp Best Mixed Collegiate Song: I'd Like To Best Mixed Collegiate Solo: Elspeth Michaels forI'd Like To Best Mixed Collegiate Arrangement: Chris Rishel for I'd Like To Thank you so much to CASA and the nominators for this huge honor.

I Used to Live Alone in HD!

Allegra Kuney — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:52:38 -0700

We are proud to announce that our album I Used to Live Alone is now available through A Cappella Records' HD store. The ACR HD bundle comes with the album (in sparkly HD), full color digital booklet, 11 "instrumental" tracks, concept album details, lyrics for every track, and lots of other goodies. It's also only $9.99 when you buy in HD from the A Cappella Records website (that's cheaper than the regular AND deluxe versions on iTunes).

Bon Voyage, Voices

Allegra Kuney — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:32:49 -0700

We are so excited to announce the start of our East Coast Winter Break Tour, a first-ever for Voices. We'll be hitting up Ithaca, Boston and finally New York, singing with some amazing collegiate groups: Brandeis Voicemale, Cornell Last Call, Ithacapella, The MIT Chorallaries, and Tufts sQ!. We'll be capping off our week-long tour with a performance in Times Square with The Red States. Along the way, we'll also be performing at high schools, connecting with alumni, and generally bonding as a ~~cult~~group. Check out our events page for dates and details of gigs, and make sure to keep an eye on our blog and our twitter (@uchicagovoices) for updates on tour shenanigans!

Voices on Sing 8!

Allegra Kuney — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:34:04 -0600

Our original song, Sharp, has been chosen by The Contemporary A Cappella Society (CASA) for their newest compilation album, Sing 8: Too Cubed. We are so honored to be chosen again (from a record number of submissions, AND as only one of three scholastic originals!) after last year's appearance of Boomerang on Sing 7. The album will be available on iTunes or a-cappella.com starting November 14th, but in the meantime... "Sharp" is now available for listening on YouTube! Sharp (Full Track) Now you, too, can sing along to what CASA has dubbed the "Best. Syllables. Ever." Enjoy! You can also listen to "Sharp" and much more on our latest album, I Used To Live Alone (available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon, or uBazaar).

RARB Review of I Used to Live Alone

Brianne Holland — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:11:45 -0600

Earlier today, the Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB) released a very positive review of our latest album, I Used to Live Alone (available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon, or uBazaar). We are thrilled to have been given an overall score of 4.7 (on a 5pt scale), and are so grateful to the reviewers (Jonathan Minkoff, Robert Dietz, and Nick Anderson-Frey) for their kind words. We're glad you enjoyed the album, and are already working on our next project - stay posted! In the meantime, you can check out the reviews here: Here are some of our favorite snippets from the reviews: "[Voices in Your Head] has become one of the fastest rising stars in collegiate a cappella... Any college group that finds itself simply imitating covers will have its world opened up with a few listens to Voices' relentless creativity." --Jonathan Minkoff "From the sleek concept of the jacket art, to the thoughtful execution of its original material, there is no question that we're being treated to something with vision." --Robert Dietz "I Used to Live Alone is a supremely professional effort from Voices in Your Head, a talented and ambitious collegiate group... The album is polished, with Voices in Your Head exhibiting the most consistent group sound I've heard in a collegiate a cappella group since the Tufts Beelzebubs on Code Red... A cappella is gradually becoming cooler and cooler, and it appears that Voices in Your Head is at the forefront of this movement." --Nick Anderson-Frey