Thespotlight

We hear from the Men In Drag about challenging gender conventions, the role of recording, and more. Recorded in 2019.

Listen Up, the Chicago-based pro group, talks about their music, their founding, and the relationship between music and Judaism. Recorded in 2019.

The Duke Pitchforks talk about their history on the Duke campus and their future, and sing some songs.

Tone Def talks about the role of service in their art, preparing for a first album, and more.

The CMU Treblemakers talk about their recruitment and audition processes, choosing their rep, and much more.

Parkside Range talks about starting an a cappella community on campus, growing as a new group - and they sing some tunes!

Deke talks about the start and ramp-up of DCappella, publishing so prolifically, and resurrecting dormant arrangements.

Upper Room talks about a cappella in a smaller college community, and spills the beans on just where that "Upper Room" really is.

The women of Epiphony talk about the role of music in the Charlotte community, balancing the demands of the group with their work and families, and more.

DaCadence sings some songs and shares some stories about their background and their future plans.

Cardinal Rule talks about their ramp-up as a fairly new group (founded in 2014), how they determine their focus points - and they sing us some tunes!

Early in 2019, we invited the University of Tennessee at Knoxville VOLT into our mobile studio to talk about their journey and sing for us.

Early in 2019, we talked with the Jacksonville HS Natural State of Mind from Arkansas, about growing a high school a cappella culture, their journey, and more.

Late in 2018, we talked with post-collegiate group Ember, about their recent activities - and heard some new songs from their rep!

In this interview and performance from 2018, we talk with Sigma'cappella about their origins, their ICCA experiences, and where they want to go from here.

With their win at the AcaOpen finals in New York in 2018, Iris cemented their place in a cappella history after just a short time. Our session with them that year discusses their origins, stylistic choices - and showcases some live tunes!

HIVE is, in short, a super-group of a cappella. Bringing together vocal musicians with impressive history, the group sounds great and has fun doing it. In this 2018 session, they sang live and shared stories of their development and growth.

We were pleased to invite ShockWave from Rutgers University into our Spotlight mobile studio in 2018, to hear how they're evolving after 15 years - and hear them sing.

Business Casual is a fun group that, despite having gone through some personnel changes over its history, has always sounded great. In recent years, they've gotten more recognition, winning national awards and releasing great music. In 2018, we talked with them about their journey, and heard their award-winning live music.

While in the Boston area in 2018, Acaville's own Rachael guest-hosted #TheSpotlight, recording live music from the Northeastern Pitch, Please!, then sitting down for a live chat with Olivia from the group.