VoiceMale

VoiceMale is an all-male a cappella group based out of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts. 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. Founded by Jonathan Berkowitz '97, Joshua Namias '97 and Samrat Chakrabarti '97.

For the Utah group, see Voice Male.

Samrat Chakrabarti, went on to serve as a music director of Hyannis Sound, founder of Jyde, and member of Five O'Clock Shadow.

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.[1]

Discography
  • Phoenix (2011) [2]
  • Suit Up. (2009) [2]
  • Where's The Album? - The EP (2008) [2]
  • Ain't Done Overnight (2006) [2]
  • Propeller (2003) [2]
  • VoiceMale (2001) [2]
  • Malestrom (1999) [2]
  • Flipside (1997) [2]

Awards
  • Included on Voices Only 2012 compilation - "Mother We Just Can't Get Enough" (2012).[3]
  • "Best Scholastic Original Song" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).[4]
  • "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Phoenix" (2012).[4]
  • Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Album" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).[5]
  • Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Phoenix" (2012).[5]
  • Included on Sing 8: Too Cubed compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2012).[6]
  • Included on BOCA 2012 compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2012).[7]
  • Included on Voices Only 2011 compilation - "Phoenix" a VoiceMale original song (2011).[8]
  • "Best Scholastic Original Song" CARA, for "Time (Bring It On)" (2010).[9]
  • Runner-up, "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Lately" (2010).[9]
  • Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Album" CARA, for "Suit Up." (2010).[10]
  • Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Where's the Love" (2010).[10]
  • Included on Sing 6 compilation - "Time (Bring It On)" a VoiceMale original song (2010).[7]
  • Included on Voices Only compilation - "Please Don't Go," a VoiceMale original song (2009).[11]
  • Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Solo" CARA - Adam Levine for "Lately" (2009).[12]
  • Nominated, "Best Male Collegiate Song" CARA, for "Where's the Love" (2009).[12]
  • Opening track of BOCA - "Where's the Love [Remix]" (2009).[13]
  • Champions, WERS All A Cappella Live at the Majestic (2008).[1]
  • Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2007).[14]
  • Nominated, "Best All-Male A Cappella Album of the Year," for "Ain't Done Overnight" (2007).[15]
  • Included on Sing 3 compilation - "Human Nature" (2006).[16]
  • Best All-Male A Cappella Album for "Propeller" (2004).[17]
  • 'Best Arrangement for "Caravan" (2004).[17]
  • Runner-up, "Best Male Collegiate Solo," for Aithan Shapira's solo on "Caravan" (2004).[17]
  • Semi-finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2003).[18]
  • Finalists, International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (2001).[19]

References
  1. "VoiceMale earns "All A Cappella Champion" title". BrandeisNOW.
  2. "Brandeis VoiceMale". www.brandeisvoicemale.com.
  3. "Voices Only 2012 - The best collegiate a cappella tracks on 2 Volumes". www.voicesonlyacappella.com.
  4. "2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  5. "2012 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  6. "Sing 8: Too Cubed Tracklist Announcement! | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  7. ""sing six: sunny side up" - Now available on CASA | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  8. "Voices Only 2011 - The best collegiate a cappella tracks on 2 CDs". www.voicesonlyacappella.com.
  9. "2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Winners | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  10. "2010 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  11. http://forum.rarb.org/viewtopic.php?p=37433&sid=b5479b568d77c4f7cf3f399d776b9857
  12. "2009 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Nominees | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  13. "BOCA & BOHSA 2018 Now Available on iTunes!". Varsity Vocals. January 11, 2018.
  14. "2007 Results". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2006-11-16.
  15. "CARA Nominees 2007 | A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society". www.casa.org.
  16. http://allforacappella.org/sing.html
  17. "A CAPPELLA ALMANAC - 2004 CARA Awards". www.ae-vocal.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28.
  18. "Brandeis' Voicemale places second in quarter finals - Arts". Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  19. "VoiceMale holds its own in battle of the sexes - Arts". Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
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