Acoustix
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Acoustix is a Texas-based quartet that won the 1990 International Quartet Championship of SPEBSQSA
(now Barbershop Harmony Society
, or BHS). They have all, at different times, been members of the Dallas
-based Vocal Majority
chorus.
Acoustix shot to fame in 1990 at their first SPEBSQSA International Contest appearance in San Francisco, just six months after the quartet formed. They stormed to victory in the third round, overcoming 139th Street Quartet and The Naturals to take the gold medal home.
The original bass in the quartet during their championship was Jeff Oxley, who went on to direct the Masters of Harmony
chorus from California to their fourth International Championship win in 1999. He also sang bass with the 1984 International Champion quartet The Rapscallions
and currently sings with Max Q
, the 2007 International Champion quartet.
Hailing from Dallas
, Texas
, Acoustix have remained an extremely popular quartet for the last fifteen years and have recorded several CDs
in various genres.
Also appear on:
Barbershop Harmony Society
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. , is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C...
(now Barbershop Harmony Society
Barbershop Harmony Society
The Barbershop Harmony Society, legally and historically named the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. , is the first of several organizations to promote and preserve barbershop music as an art form. Founded by Owen C...
, or BHS). They have all, at different times, been members of the Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
-based Vocal Majority
Vocal Majority
The Vocal Majority is a Dallas, Texas-based men's chorus of over 150 singers, billed as "America's Premier Pops Chorus." The VM is part of the Dallas Metro chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society...
chorus.
Acoustix shot to fame in 1990 at their first SPEBSQSA International Contest appearance in San Francisco, just six months after the quartet formed. They stormed to victory in the third round, overcoming 139th Street Quartet and The Naturals to take the gold medal home.
The original bass in the quartet during their championship was Jeff Oxley, who went on to direct the Masters of Harmony
Masters of Harmony
The Masters of Harmony are a 135-member men's barbershop chorus, based in Santa Fe Springs, California. They are the current SPEBSQSA International Chorus Champions. Founded in 1986 with a few dozen men, they rose to stardom under the tutelage of director Dr. Greg Lyne...
chorus from California to their fourth International Championship win in 1999. He also sang bass with the 1984 International Champion quartet The Rapscallions
The Rapscallions
The Rapscallions, formed just four years earlier by four Bowling Green State University students, amazed the barbershop world when they won the 1984 international quartet championship in St...
and currently sings with Max Q
Max Q (quartet)
Max Q is the barbershop quartet that won the gold medal Barbershop Harmony Society International Barbershop Quartet Contest at Denver's Pepsi Center July 7, 2007.The quartet's run for the title is featured in the 2009 feature documentary American Harmony....
, the 2007 International Champion quartet.
Hailing from Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, Acoustix have remained an extremely popular quartet for the last fifteen years and have recorded several CDs
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
in various genres.
Discography
- The New Science of Sound (CD; 1991)
- Stars & Stripes (Intersound Records; CD; 1995)
- Jazz, Jazz, Jazz (Acoustix Productions; CD; 1998)
- Cool Yule (Acoustix Productions; CD; 1999)
- O Worship the King (Acoustix Productions; CD; 2002)
Also appear on:
- Bolton Landing "LIVE" 1998, double cassetteCompact CassetteThe Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
, double CD
Trivia
- Todd Wilson is the first second-generation International Quartet Champion. His father Harlan sang baritone with the 1961 International Quartet Champions The SuntonesThe SuntonesThe Suntones are a barbershop quartet from Miami, Florida, USA and the 1961 SPEBSQSA international champions. At the time it won gold, the quartet featured Gene Cokeroft as tenor, Bob Franklin as lead, Harlan Wilson as baritone and Bill Cain as bass....
.