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VoiceMale is an all-male a cappella group based out of Brandeis University
in Waltham, MA. Tracks from VoiceMale albums Propeller (2003), Ain't Done Overnight (2006), and Where's the Album? (2008) have appeared on the Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) compilation albums. In 2004, VoiceMale also received the award for Best All-Male Album of the Year from the Contemporary A Cappella Society
(CASA) for their work on Propeller.
Samrat Chakrabarti
, '97, was a member of VoiceMale; he went on to serve as a music director of Hyannis Sound, founder of Jyde, and member of Five O'Clock Shadow
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On March 15, 2008, VoiceMale sang at the WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic and took first place in a competition against the MIT Logarhythms and the UMass Amherst Doo-Wop Shop, winning the opportunity to open for world-renowned A Cappella group, Rockapella, at the Cutler Majestic Theater the next day.
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is an American private research university with a liberal arts focus. It is located in the southwestern corner of Waltham, Massachusetts, nine miles west of Boston. The University has an enrollment of approximately 3,200 undergraduate and 2,100 graduate students. In 2011, it...
in Waltham, MA. Tracks from VoiceMale albums Propeller (2003), Ain't Done Overnight (2006), and Where's the Album? (2008) have appeared on the Best of Collegiate A Cappella (BOCA) compilation albums. In 2004, VoiceMale also received the award for Best All-Male Album of the Year from the Contemporary A Cappella Society
Contemporary A Cappella Society
The Contemporary A Cappella Society , or CASA, is a 501 charitable organization dedicated to fostering and promoting a cappella music of all styles around the world. CASA was cofounded in 1991 by Deke Sharon by incorporating the first a cappella directory, The List, founded in 1988 & distributed...
(CASA) for their work on Propeller.
Samrat Chakrabarti
Samrat Chakrabarti
Samrat Chakrabarti is a British-American actor and musician of Indian descent.-Early life:Born in London, England to immigrant parents from Kolkata, India, he performed in Indian community functions in Boston, Massachusetts, where he was exposed to music, poetry and the plays of Rabindranath...
, '97, was a member of VoiceMale; he went on to serve as a music director of Hyannis Sound, founder of Jyde, and member of Five O'Clock Shadow
Five O'Clock Shadow
Five O'Clock Shadow is an a cappella group from Boston, Massachusetts, that has been in existence since 1991. The band has performed on FOX News, A&E Network, ABC, ESPN and VH-1's "breakthrough" series. They have released 4 cassettes and 5 CDs, winning many Contemporary A cappella Recording...
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On March 15, 2008, VoiceMale sang at the WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic and took first place in a competition against the MIT Logarhythms and the UMass Amherst Doo-Wop Shop, winning the opportunity to open for world-renowned A Cappella group, Rockapella, at the Cutler Majestic Theater the next day.
Discography
- "Phoenix" (2011)
- Suit Up. (2009)
- Where's The Album? - The EP (2008)
- Ain't Done Overnight (2006)
- Propeller (2003)
- VoiceMale (2001)
- Malestrom (1999)
- Flipside (1997)
Awards
- "Best Scholastic Original Song" CARA, for "Time (Bring It On)" (2010).
- Runner-up, "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Lately" (2010).
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Album" CARA, for "Suit Up." (2010).
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Where's the Love" (2010).
- Included on Sing 6 compilation - "Time (Bring It On)" a VoiceMale original song (2010).
- Included on Voices Only compilation - "Please Don't Go," a VoiceMale original song (2009).
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Lately" (2009).
- Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Where's the Love" (2009).
- Opening track of BOCA - "Where's the Love [Remix]" (2009).
- Champions, WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic (2008).
- Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2007).
- Nominated, "Best All-Male A Cappella Album of the Year," for "Ain't Done Overnight" (2007).
- Included on Sing 3 compilation - "Human Nature" (2006).
- Best All-Male A Cappella Album for "Propeller" (2004).
- 'Best Arrangement for "Caravan" (2004).
- Runner-up, "Best Male Collegiate Solo," for Aithan Shapira's solo on "Caravan" (2004).
- Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2003).
- Finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2001).