Some were dancing in their seats, some were dancing on their feet, and that proceeded to happen at every show in Latvia and every show in Estonia. And then, after the fourth song on our first show we got a standing ovation. They're probably not going to sing along, but just know that even though they're not doing that, at the end of the show they will probably give you a very enthusiastic reception, and that way you will know that they really liked what you're doing.” Um, and over here, you know, you really shouldn't expect the audiences to respond to you the way that they do to Germany, so they're probably not going to clap along. … We know that you have traveled to different parts of the world, and you've been to very wild places, like Germany. So, House Jacks, we just need to let you know that you're in Eastern Europe, and people here are very reserved. One thing that was really gratifying for me actually on this tour of, both in Latvia and Estonia, is that we were told, often very gravely, “You know. I'll take this one, too, and at least first, and then see if other guys have something to say. So I was wondering how audiences overseas reacted on this tour to the music. Yeah, I mean, I heavily associate a cappella with my time in college, and it feels very American to me, at least in that style, right not being the class tradition.
The group was founded by a guy named Deke Sharon, who was in The Beals Above at Tufts University, with three other founding members of the group, and the founding beat box was a guy named Andrew Chaikin, who was at Brown University in The Jabberwocks, a phenomenal vocal percussionist, and he was the one who really did the most beatboxing in this group at the founding and, and really sort of launched and helped to sort of gel that sound in that concept. If we have somebody who is also doing drum sounds, beat boxing, then we could actually have a pretty lean lineup and have something that sounds more like a vocal band, um than a small, a cappella ensemble.”Īnd so that was where the vision came from.
And what happened with that is that the type of arranging that was done became not so choraly derived and became sort of textual, so that there was a focus on replicating more instrumental textures, and so based upon that I was like, “Well, wait if we can sort of do textures that aren't recognizably vocal and map in people's minds, like keyboard sounds or guitar sounds, or horn sounds. Um, started having groups that were offshoots of the Glee Club or the choirs at their respective schools, and would have Octet of up to like 16 to 20 people, and the repertoire of the group evolved such that they were doing more popular stuff or jazz stuff, um that would benefit from a smaller ensemble approach than trying to get 120 people the same ‘Toxic’ and have it sound like Britney Spears. So what was your inspiration behind becoming the first rock band without instruments? Greg seems to be the person in the group who sings all of the leftover notes, so like when we're- when we all have the songs that we sing that have the melodies through this and that, and Greg is very creative and very musically adept, and so just finds all these beautiful notes and adds beauty to everything. And one thing I'd also like to just add to Greg's. I sing high tenor, um, and outside of that I also, um, record secret videos of the guys so we can post it on social media. I am an Exchange Alumni, and I'm also with The House Jacks. And in The House Jacks, I am primarily a vocal percussionist, making drum sounds on my face. I am a member of The House Jacks, and also an Exchange Alumni. I’ll pass it off to… Let's go with Tracy. I also sing in the group, The House Jacks, where I primarily sing low bass.
My name is Greg Fletcher or Gregory Fletcher, whichever you prefer.
I also arrange quite a bit and help facilitate some of the music for us. I am ExchangeAlumni, and I am also a member of The House Jacks. I am an Exchange Alumni, and in the band The House Jacks, which is an acapella band, I sing high tenor, and that's, that's most of what I do in the band on stage. There’s even a “holiday treat” at the end, courtesy of The House Jacks to you… The group leans into the texture of sounds made by the human voice, and has shared the stage with iconic artists like Ray Charles, LL Cool J, and James Brown.īut it was on their first cultural exchange when they found themselves a stone’s throw away from Russia that they had unexpected moments of pitch perfect connection and speaking to the heart through song.įrom Britney Spears to Michael Jackson, Queen, and Prāta Vētra, this is even an episode you won’t forget. As the “first rock band without instruments,” The House Jacks aren’t like an a capella group you heard in college.
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