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Written by Amy E. Malkoff   
Sunday, 16 July 2006
Vocal Spectrum
Vocal Spectrum
Vocal percussion can be distinctly heard at the beginning of the new TV ad for Dairy Queen Blizzards. The ad features somewhat scary animated lips beatboxing.

In brilliant writer Paul Theroux's newest book (fiction), "Blinding Light", the Princeton Tigertones (referred to as the "Tiger Tones") entertain at a Martha's Vineyard party and sing 4 songs for a prestigious guest list, including Bill clinton (pg 160-161). 

The newest Cirque Du Soleil show in Vegas, "Love", features music of the Beatles and opens with a recording of the Beatles singing a cappella. http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/CirqueDuSoleil/en/showstickets/love/intro/intro.htm

Vocal Spectrum won were named champions in the Barbershop Harmony Society's international competition that took place in Indianapolis from July 3-9

Toxic Audio will appear at The Colorado Festival of World Theatre (July 20-30), which will bring together emerging and established artists from around the world. The festival will feature seven shows with 33 performances on five stages in Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. http://www.cfwt.org

Beatboxer Kid Lucky tells us that (beatboxing collective) Nu Voices' NYU performance is being shown on Fuse on Demand (digital cable) in a program called "Chocolate Lobster". See www.myspace.com/fuseondemand for more. It will also soon be released on www.beatboxerent.net

Have your own tidbit that the a cappella world needs to know? Send to editor@casa.org. Potential full-length story ideas always welcome as well!

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