TeKay's RARB bio

I remember my first taste of full out a cappella was listening to The Nylons "Kiss Him Goodbye" and singing along on a bus trip while I was in high school. I was hooked. I even took my nearly worn out copy of Seamless with me when I travelled to Africa and played it every day.

I've been actively involved in the a cappella world since 1990. I sang with the collegiate groups His-N-Hers and Carolina Tar Heel Voices at the UNC-Chapel Hill and with the semi-pro groups The Accidentals [of North Carolina] and hearsay during my graduate school years.

I was one of the first "ambassadors" for CASA the Contemporary A Cappella Society (formerly of America) back in the early '90s, when we were still reading the Collegiate A Cappella News and most of the people used the classified ads to hook up with others while on tour.

In my copious spare time, I am the new SING! Coordinator for the Alliance of A Cappella Initiatives. I'm FOTS#1 (that's friend of the show) and special guest for KNC 88.1's radio show All Things A Cappella on Sundays from Noon-2pm.

I was the Associate Editor of the Contemporary A Cappella News magazine for more than a decade.

I've been involved with the ICCAs since 1996. The early years were spent as a coach and emcee and I eventually became a regional producer for the South in 1998 until the Spring of 2004. I loved every minute of it. I gave up my producer role and now report from the sidelines and occassionaly judge other competitions. It was time to pass the torch! Yes, I miss it, but it was for the best. Now I focus on other aspects of the community.

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	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - Redshift [08 Dec 2007]
	Sweet Signatures (Elon University) - Coming into Focus [06 Dec 2007]
	Mixed Company (Yale University) - Dashboard Buddha [16 Nov 2007]
	Vocal Chaos - Taste the Chaos: 2006 EP [04 Nov 2007]
	Hyannis Sound - Shirt, Tie, Khaki [28 Oct 2007]
	Six13 - Encore [20 Oct 2007]
	Sapphires (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - Eve [02 Oct 2007]
	Basix - Star People [11 Sep 2007]
	The Faux Paz (University of Maryland) - Crisis Control [25 Aug 2007]
	Penn Masala (University of Pennsylvania) - Pehchaan [23 Aug 2007]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech) - Anomaly [21 Aug 2007]
	The Dynamics - Crescendo [31 Jul 2007]
	Quintessence - The Joy of Six [10 Jul 2007]
	Halogen - Depths [01 Jul 2007]
	PandemoniUM (University of Maryland) - Music To Spoon To [25 Jun 2007]
	The Colgate Resolutions - Off The Record [23 Jun 2007]
	Invisible Men - The Feast [30 May 2007]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - Quicksand [30 Apr 2007]
	Faith in Action - Faith in Action Live [21 Apr 2007]
	UGA Noteworthy (University of Georgia) - 99 Problems But A Pitch Ain't One [26 Mar 2007]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - Reverse Osmosis [01 Mar 2007]
	Dischord (University of Pennsylvania) - Loving Every Minute [25 Feb 2007]
	The Ramifications (Suffolk University) - Voices in the Attic [23 Feb 2007]
	The Zumbyes (Amherst College) - Feed the Puma [01 Feb 2007]
	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - High Tide [20 Jan 2007]
	The Octaves (The University of Richmond) - Shotgun [31 Dec 2006]
	The Pitchforks (Duke University) - Bring it Back [12 Dec 2006]
	Random Chants - Chants Encounter [09 Dec 2006]
	Testimony (Stanford University) - Accelerate [16 Nov 2006]
	Harvard LowKeys (Harvard University) - Unlocked [25 Oct 2006]
	Note-oriety (James Madison University) - Fusion [19 Oct 2006]
	m-pact - m-pact [25 Sep 2006]
	Tupelos (Wellesley College) - ROUGE [15 Sep 2006]
	Ascending Height - Turn It Up [11 Sep 2006]
	TakeNote (Clemson University) - Now That We Have Your Attention [09 Sep 2006]
	Mixed Company (Yale University) - Two Steps [26 Aug 2006]
	Fifth Element - Blacks and Blues [14 Aug 2006]
	Ransom Notes (University of Chicago) - Throw Away The Key [01 Aug 2006]
	The Back Row (Colorado College) - Unleash the Periscope [30 Jul 2006]
	Perły i Łotry (Pearls and Rascals) - Missa [12 Jul 2006]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - Side A [05 Jun 2006]
	Onoscatopoeia (University of Toronto) - From The Hart [30 May 2006]
	Johnnie Blend - Collegeville [12 Apr 2006]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - Full Coverage [10 Apr 2006]
	The BluesTones (James Madison University) - On the Rocks [08 Apr 2006]
	Pieces of 8 - Gift [31 Mar 2006]
	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - Freefall [25 Feb 2006]
	Higher Keys (Brown University) - It's Natural [01 Feb 2006]
	Octappella - Worship [31 Dec 2005]
	The Faux Paz (University of Maryland) - For Lack of a Better Word [30 Dec 2005]
	Zulal Armenian A Cappella Trio - Zulal [26 Dec 2005]
	Six13 - Six13 [26 Dec 2005]
	Sweet Signatures (Elon University) - Pitch Black [22 Dec 2005]
	The Buffalo Chips (State University of New York at Buffalo) - The Old Block (10th Anniversary Live) [07 Nov 2005]
	Ascending Height - If This Is Right [24 Oct 2005]
	Chord On Blues (University of Pennsylvania) - Afterdark [24 Sep 2005]
	Apotheosis (Texas A&M University) - A Little More Runway [12 Sep 2005]
	Basix - Christmastime [31 Aug 2005]
	The Madison Project - The Khaki Album [17 Aug 2005]
	The Octaves (The University of Richmond) - Corner Pocket [19 Jul 2005]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - The Blue Album [29 Jun 2005]
	maennerquartett schnittpunktvokal & Kvartet Vita - Weihnacht in Österreich (Christmas in Austria) - a cappella [27 Jun 2005]
	No Southern Accent (University of Florida) - Lots of Pitches [05 Jun 2005]
	Stouxingers - Everything Ain't Everything... [25 May 2005]
	Flying Pickets - Everyday [23 May 2005]
	Apes&Babes - Rå [19 Apr 2005]
	Martin Carbow - A Cappella & More [11 Feb 2005]
	TakeNote (Clemson University) - On the M60 [09 Feb 2005]
	Ball in the House - Think About It [31 Jan 2005]
	muSix - Everything We Want [24 Dec 2004]
	Dartmouth Aires (Dartmouth College) - Impaired [23 Dec 2004]
	The Princeton Singers - Old New Borrowed Blues [20 Nov 2004]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech) - Me Put On Show [18 Oct 2004]
	In The Buff (University of Colorado) - Disturbing the Quiet Enjoyment of the Home [15 Oct 2004]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - Alternate Route [05 Oct 2004]
	The UNCG Spartones (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - BULLETPROOF [20 Sep 2004]
	The Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - Songs from the Green Room [24 Aug 2004]
	Company B (Brandeis University) - Almost Legal [10 Aug 2004]
	The Idea of North - Evidence [06 Aug 2004]
	5-Alone - Good Vibrations [03 May 2004]
	The Faux Paz (University of Maryland) - We Steal Your Songs [01 May 2004]
	Quaker Notes (University of Pennsylvania) - Siren [06 Mar 2004]
	NINE - Keep On Movin' [02 Feb 2004]
	Flying Pickets - Next Generation - Live in Hamburg [16 Dec 2003]
	NINE - Miles To Go [14 Dec 2003]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - Fifty Million Reverse Osmosis Fans Can't Be Wrong [05 Dec 2003]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - All Sales Final [08 Oct 2003]
	Halogen - Halogenesis [06 Oct 2003]
	The Octaves (The University of Richmond) - This Complete Breakfast [09 Aug 2003]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Tech) - Homespun [26 Jun 2003]
	Rescue - The Difference [18 Jun 2003]
	Basix - Embodiment [28 May 2003]
	The Princeton Footnotes (Princeton University) - Purple Tides [02 Apr 2003]
	The Princeton Footnotes (Princeton University) - Footnote Jam 2000 [30 Mar 2003]
	The Real Six.Pack - Right About Now [15 Mar 2003]
	Dartmouth Aires (Dartmouth College) - Black Tie Affaire [26 Feb 2003]
	Various Artists - GASP - gabe's a cappella studio projects [28 Dec 2002]
	The Amalgamates (Tufts University) - Bamboo [14 Dec 2002]
	Brown Derbies (Brown University) - Hybrid [03 Dec 2002]
	Marcoux Corner - Buyin' Time [02 Nov 2002]
	DJ Nati - Lip Session [23 Oct 2002]
	Dartmouth Cords (Dartmouth College) - Elements of Style [06 Oct 2002]

103 total reviews