Elie Landau's RARB bio

Blame The King's Singers. My mom was their agent in North America for a long time and I was hooked on a cappella from an early age. All sorts of musical activities at Penn followed -- theatrical, technical, a cappellogical -- then 6 years and 2 CDs with Beat'achon.

I make my living as an Associate General Manager for Broadway shows: right now, that means "Nice Work If You Can Get It" with Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara, "Dead Accounts" with Katie Holmes, several international productions of "The Addams Family", the forthcoming play "Lucky Guy" written by Nora Ephron and starring Tom Hanks, and a number of other plays and musicals in various stages of development.

I'm also a founding partner of an independent film and theatrical production company called Ergo Entertainment, and we've co-produced some Broadway ("Speed-the-Plow", "You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush" and the Tony-winning "Long Day's Journey Into Night" to name a few), some off-Broadway, and some films (most notably, the award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary film "Paper Clips").

In whatever spare time is left (sometimes none), I moonlight as a conductor for regional theatre productions - favorites include West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof and my all-time fave (to conduct) City of Angels -- and help out as an emergency fill-in for a few local choruses.

And now I have the chance to share my a cappella opinions with the world. Oh, the pressure! Well, whether you agree or disagree with me, thanks for "listening".

Reviews by Elie Landau

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	Octopodes (Johns Hopkins University) - Code Blue [17 May 2013]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - BATTLE [14 May 2013]
	The Virginia Gentlemen (University of Virginia) - Guys in Ties [16 Apr 2013]
	Bear Necessities (Brown University) - Eat The Beach [22 Mar 2013]
	Brown'sTones (Brown University) - The F Word [08 Mar 2013]
	The Y-Studs - Take Me Home [05 Mar 2013]
	Bathtub Dogs (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) - Yao Lissen [22 Jan 2013]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - Low Key [30 Dec 2012]
	Low Key (James Madison University) - Self-Titled [28 Dec 2012]
	Tar Heel Voices (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Keepin' It Low Key [25 Dec 2012]
	A Cappella Records - The A Cappella Guide to Lady Gaga [21 Dec 2012]
	Out of the Dawg House (Butler University) - Unsupervised [11 Dec 2012]
	Shir Appeal (Tufts University) - Electric Peal [26 Oct 2012]
	'Round Midnight - New York State Of Mind [23 Oct 2012]
	Mixed Company (Yale University) - 7/10 Split [05 Oct 2012]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - House Rules [31 Aug 2012]
	Mosaic Whispers (Washington University in St. Louis) - Page 9 [28 Aug 2012]
	Brown Derbies (Brown University) - Nice Guys, Better Guests [14 Aug 2012]
	Low Key (James Madison University) - Keychange [03 Jul 2012]
	The Accidentals (University of Georgia) - A Gentleman's Game [26 Jun 2012]
	Penn Masala (University of Pennsylvania) - Panoramic [19 Jun 2012]
	Rock4 - Because [08 Jun 2012]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - BAM [25 May 2012]
	Tizmoret (Queens College) - Transitory [08 May 2012]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - Pulse [04 May 2012]
	The A Cappella Group (Cypress Lake High School) - Matching Voices [24 Apr 2012]
	Out of the Blue (Yale University) - 16 Edgewood [22 Mar 2012]
	Plead the Fifth (Wake Forest University) - Standing Room Only [19 Mar 2012]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - The Rush [23 Feb 2012]
	After Eight (Cornell University) - Mint Condition [06 Feb 2012]
	John K. Brown - Unplugged [02 Feb 2012]
	Extreme Measures (University of Connecticut) - Generation EX [16 Jan 2012]
	The Colgate Resolutions - Monday Night Club [05 Jan 2012]
	The Davidson Generals - Decorated [21 Dec 2011]
	Rajaton - Tarinoita [18 Oct 2011]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - Life is a Chaiway [14 Oct 2011]
	Maybe6ix - Maybe6ix [23 Aug 2011]
	Rhythm & Blue (Duke University) - House on Fire [21 Aug 2011]
	The Virginia Gentlemen (University of Virginia) - Rugby Road [20 Jul 2011]
	Eight Beat Measure (Rochester Institute of Technology) - No Safety Nets [18 Jul 2011]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - A Fifth [07 Jul 2011]
	Cadence - Speak Easy [17 Jun 2011]
	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - Childish Thing [14 May 2011]
	Brown Sugar (Northwestern University) - Cubed [20 Apr 2011]
	Out of the Dawg House (Butler University) - Open Bar [31 Mar 2011]
	John K. Brown - bOObOOm [25 Mar 2011]
	Freshman Fifteen (Northwestern University) - Welcome To The Paradise Lounge [13 Jan 2011]
	Out of the Blue (Yale University) - Getting Wise [15 Dec 2010]
	Octopodes (Johns Hopkins University) - Blackout [20 Oct 2010]
	A Completely Different Note (University of Connecticut) - Blazin' [18 Sep 2010]
	Xtension Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Shameless Plug [14 Sep 2010]
	Martin Carbow - O du funkige [29 Jul 2010]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Full Swing [30 Jun 2010]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - Shake the Poet [28 Jun 2010]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - New Wave [26 Jun 2010]
	Dicks & Janes (University of Michigan) - Acousticophilia [01 May 2010]
	The Yale Spizzwinks(?) (Yale University) - Cause For Alarm [27 Mar 2010]
	None Of The Above (NOTA) (Pennsylvania State University) - Natural Consequences [20 Mar 2010]
	SoCal VoCals (University of Southern California) - Unanimous [17 Mar 2010]
	Basix - Diversity [07 Mar 2010]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - Yours Truly [06 Feb 2010]
	Banana Boat - A Little A Cappella: Polish-Irish Harmony [17 Jan 2010]
	Mixed Company (Yale University) - The Purple Album [15 Jan 2010]
	The Stanford Mendicants (Stanford University) - Roses In My Hand [31 Dec 2009]
	Firedrill! - ...Sings Without Music, Vol. 2 [28 Dec 2009]
	Men in Drag (University of Chicago) - No Pants, No Problem [11 Dec 2009]
	Higher Keys (Brown University) - Lock it Up [30 Oct 2009]
	Tizmoret (Queens College) - Sounds in My Head [28 Oct 2009]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - You Can't Spell Rock Without RO [22 Oct 2009]
	The Beelzebubs (Tufts University) - Play The Game [13 Oct 2009]
	The Faux Paz (University of Maryland) - Busy Work [01 Oct 2009]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Twist [23 Sep 2009]
	Apes & Babes - Planet of apes&babes [21 Sep 2009]
	Penn Masala (University of Pennsylvania) - On Detours [15 Sep 2009]
	The Illinois Rip Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Skinker Blvd [05 Sep 2009]
	Bear Necessities (Brown University) - Teaches of Peaches [14 Aug 2009]
	Cartoon Johnny - Power Up [03 Aug 2009]
	Eleventh Hour (Kettering Fairmont High School) - evolution [15 Jul 2009]
	Kol Ish - Before Eve [02 May 2009]
	Bathtub Dogs (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) - Studio 354 [27 Mar 2009]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - Smash [11 Feb 2009]
	After Hours (University of Rochester) - The Buffet of Kings [08 Jan 2009]
	The Octaves (University of Richmond) - Original Copy [17 Dec 2008]
	Freshman Fifteen (Northwestern University) - The Green Album [24 Nov 2008]
	Talisman (Stanford University) - The Quick Day is Done [22 Nov 2008]
	Ithacappella (Ithaca College) - Before You Go [19 Oct 2008]
	The UNCG Spartones (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - Not the Same [15 Oct 2008]
	Sympathetic Vibrations (Georgia Institute of Technology) - AfterShock [12 Oct 2008]
	Stanford Counterpoint (Stanford University) - Belladonna [10 Oct 2008]
	Neri Per Caso - Angoli Diversi [08 Oct 2008]
	The Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - On The Record [16 Aug 2008]
	Awaken A Cappella (University of California, Los Angeles) - Life's a Beach [07 Aug 2008]
	Grains of Time (North Carolina State University) - Goin' Down Singin' [03 Aug 2008]
	Akafist - The Russian Male Chamber Choir - Masterpieces of Orthodox Spirituality III [01 Aug 2008]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - The Teal Album [21 Jul 2008]
	Starving Artists (Brandeis University) - Midnight Snack [15 Jul 2008]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - The Green Room [08 Jul 2008]
	A Completely Different Note (University of Connecticut) - Mixed Nuts [18 Jun 2008]
	Rajaton - Maa [29 Dec 2007]
	T Minus 5 - Road Trip [01 Dec 2007]
	Kol Sasson (University of Maryland) - U-Phonius [21 Nov 2007]
	Xtension Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Creative Outlet [12 Oct 2007]
	Vote For Pedro - Cocktail Napkin [10 Oct 2007]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Don't Try This In Heels [04 Oct 2007]
	Tar Heel Voices (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Would You? [22 Sep 2007]
	Basix - Star People [11 Sep 2007]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) - Anomaly [21 Aug 2007]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Time Out [12 Aug 2007]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - Arrival [08 Aug 2007]
	2PRAISE - Join 2 Sing [15 Jul 2007]
	Mosaic Whispers (Washington University in St. Louis) - Behind Bars [03 Jul 2007]
	Transit - Transit [27 Jun 2007]
	Shircago - Shircago [21 Jun 2007]
	Rajaton - Out Of Bounds [03 Jun 2007]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Natural [19 May 2007]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - Shades of Red [15 Apr 2007]
	Realtime - Ain't That A Kick [31 Mar 2007]
	Vocal Six - International [05 Mar 2007]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - Reverse Osmosis [01 Mar 2007]
	The Ramifications (Suffolk University) - Voices in the Attic [23 Feb 2007]
	Manginah (Brandeis University) - Yo Backwards [04 Feb 2007]
	The Zumbyes - Feed the Puma [01 Feb 2007]
	The Achordants (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Polluted with Style [30 Jan 2007]
	Bathtub Dogs (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) - Outloud [16 Jan 2007]
	The Octaves (University of Richmond) - Shotgun [31 Dec 2006]
	InToneNation (Montgomery Blair High School) - Will Sing For Pants [30 Nov 2006]
	The Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Downstairs [18 Nov 2006]
	Rhythm & Blue (Duke University) - With the Windows Down [02 Nov 2006]
	The Stanford Mendicants (Stanford University) - Beggar's Dozen [21 Oct 2006]
	The Davidson Generals - Alpha Kappa Pella [13 Oct 2006]
	Mighty Echoes - A Cappella Cool [05 Oct 2006]
	The Midnight Ramblers (University of Rochester) - Transistor Radio [23 Sep 2006]
	The Doo-Wop Shop - Black Friday [11 Aug 2006]
	Navi Redd - Voices [15 Jul 2006]
	Voice Of Praise - Deliverance [18 Jun 2006]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - Drop It Like It's Treif [07 Jun 2006]
	Cosmos - Ticu un viss/ I believe and that`s it [28 May 2006]
	Dicks & Janes (University of Michigan) - See Dick. See Jane. CD. [26 May 2006]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - takeoff [22 May 2006]
	The Dear Abbeys (Boston University) - Abbeys Road [20 May 2006]
	Twisted Measure (Elon University) - Lawful Piracy [09 May 2006]
	Rajaton - Kevät [02 May 2006]
	Resonance (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Left on Red [24 Apr 2006]
	The BluesTones (James Madison University) - On the Rocks [08 Apr 2006]
	CASA - Sing 2: Eclectic Boogaloo [01 Mar 2006]
	The New Blue (Yale University) - Since 1969 [31 Dec 2005]
	Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - Your Mom [29 Dec 2005]
	The Yale Spizzwinks(?) (Yale University) - Simply Put [28 Dec 2005]
	Cosmos - Pa un par (On And About) [09 Dec 2005]
	Cadence - Twenty For One [14 Nov 2005]
	Hyannis Sound - Route 6 [02 Nov 2005]
	The Earth Tones (University at Albany, SUNY) - Maybe We Shouldn't [28 Oct 2005]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - The Third Chapter [21 Oct 2005]
	Michigan Jake - How Rhythm Was Born [07 Oct 2005]
	Clef Hangers (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Facing Clarence [29 Sep 2005]
	Chord On Blues (University of Pennsylvania) - Afterdark [24 Sep 2005]
	Basix - Christmastime [31 Aug 2005]
	The Octaves (University of Richmond) - Corner Pocket [19 Jul 2005]
	Four Shadow - Four [09 Jul 2005]
	maennerquartett schnittpunktvokal & Kvartet Vita - Weihnacht in Österreich (Christmas in Austria) - a cappella [27 Jun 2005]
	Voice Of Praise - Resting In His Grace [25 Jun 2005]
	Banana Boat - Banana Boat ... Swiatecznie [21 Jun 2005]
	4:2:Five - Unstoppable [17 Jun 2005]
	Fleet Street Singers (Stanford University) - Fleet Street [14 Jun 2005]
	Flying Pickets - Everyday [23 May 2005]
	Realtime - Four Brothers [14 Mar 2005]
	Rock4 - Crazy English Summer [06 Mar 2005]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Headcase [13 Feb 2005]
	Martin Carbow - A Cappella & More [11 Feb 2005]
	Counterparts (University of Pennsylvania) - Counterparts [04 Feb 2005]
	The Loreleis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) - Take a Big Whiff! [25 Jan 2005]
	T Minus 5 - Purity [22 Nov 2004]
	Twisted Measure (Elon University) - Barefoot & Beautiful [16 Nov 2004]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) - Me Put On Show [18 Oct 2004]
	The Stanford Mendicants (Stanford University) - Mendication [11 Oct 2004]
	The Class Notes (Cornell University) - Unfolded [07 Oct 2004]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Soundproof [24 Sep 2004]
	Big Bing Theory (Gonzaga University) - Songs from the Green Room [24 Aug 2004]
	CASA - Sing - A Vocal Explosion [05 Jun 2004]
	Mosaic Whispers (Washington University in St. Louis) - Defrosted [05 May 2004]
	Rajaton - Joulu [20 Mar 2004]
	Mass Transit (New York University) - Mass Transit [14 Mar 2004]
	Awaken A Cappella (University of California, Los Angeles) - Dysfunktional Family Album [26 Dec 2003]
	NINE - Miles To Go [14 Dec 2003]
	No Strings Attached (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - One Night Stand [10 Nov 2003]
	Fourth Avenue - Scrapbook [07 Nov 2003]
	The Dear Abbeys (Boston University) - Not Too ShAbbey [19 Oct 2003]
	Wolfgang - Tailgate Special [13 Sep 2003]
	Ithacappella (Ithaca College) - Left On Gravel [11 Sep 2003]
	The House Jacks - Unbroken [16 Aug 2003]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) - Homespun [26 Jun 2003]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - OTR [07 Jun 2003]
	Basix - Embodiment [28 May 2003]
	Xtension Chords (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) - Rollin' Up the Sleeves [26 Apr 2003]
	Rajaton - Sanat [12 Mar 2003]
	Coco's Lunch - A Whole New Way of Getting Dressed [02 Mar 2003]
	Chicago A Cappella - Holidays A Cappella Live [22 Feb 2003]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - After Shock [24 Dec 2002]
	The Stanford Mendicants (Stanford University) - Best Laid Plans [23 Dec 2002]
	The Conn Artists - First Offense [05 Dec 2002]
	Blue Jupiter - Ear Candy [22 Nov 2002]
	Urban Voices - The Gang [29 Oct 2002]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - Made From The Best Jews on Earth [24 Sep 2002]
	Fourth Avenue - 100% [21 Sep 2002]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Superlogs [22 Aug 2002]
	The Virginia Gentlemen (University of Virginia) - Turning [07 Aug 2002]
	The 18 Wheelers (The Wheeler School) - Here We Go [05 Aug 2002]
	Brown'sTones (Brown University) - Femme Vox [03 Aug 2002]
	Dicks & Janes (University of Michigan) - Show-N-Tell [29 Jun 2002]
	Yellowjackets (University of Rochester) - Darwin's Gambit [23 Jun 2002]
	Rajaton - Boundless [17 Jun 2002]
	Awaken A Cappella (University of California, Los Angeles) - Pitch-Slapped [07 Jun 2002]
	No Limit - No Limit [04 May 2002]
	SoVoSó - Bridges [23 Apr 2002]
	Mosaic Whispers (Washington University in St. Louis) - Against The Grain [14 Mar 2002]
	Aural Pleasure (Emory University) - Lend an Ear [29 Dec 2001]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - Flair [25 Dec 2001]
	Basix - The Grass [11 Dec 2001]
	Tonic Sol-Fa - Style [29 Nov 2001]
	Cadence - Frost-Free [22 Sep 2001]
	Academical Village People (University of Virginia) - Gracias, Por Favor! [22 Aug 2001]
	Melodious Thunk (Northwestern University) - Ye Olde THUNKe CDe [05 Aug 2001]
	The House Jacks - Drive [13 Jul 2001]
	VoiceMale (Brandeis University) - VoiceMale [25 Jun 2001]
	The Harvard Din & Tonics (Harvard University) - Freshly Squeezed [27 May 2001]
	The Amateurs (Washington University in St. Louis) - Tonic Fifth [13 May 2001]
	Dweelja Doobap - We Did It! [16 Apr 2001]
	Fourth Avenue - Why2K? [24 Mar 2001]
	The Stanford Mendicants (Stanford University) - Room To Grow [23 Mar 2001]
	The Virginia Gentlemen (University of Virginia) - Bizarro World [22 Mar 2001]
	Mary Schmary - Hidden Agenda Items [07 Mar 2001]
	The Hullabahoos (University of Virginia) - 8ch [20 Feb 2001]
	Voice Male - Hooked [29 Jan 2001]
	Tuxedo Junction - Tuxedo Junction [30 Dec 2000]
	The Douglas Frank Chorale - The A Cappella Singer [30 Dec 2000]
	Various Artists - Barbershop's Best [30 Dec 2000]
	Four Shadow - Where Have You Been [30 Dec 2000]
	The Bostonians (Boston College) - Quarter Past Nine [30 Dec 2000]
	Kaskeset (Binghamton University, SUNY) - Shir Pleasure [07 Dec 2000]
	Mixed Company (Stanford University) - The Other Side of Blue [03 Dec 2000]
	A Cappella Angels - An A Cappella Christmas [30 Nov 2000]
	Troy State University Stallmen (Troy University) - The Stallmen [22 Nov 2000]
	Mosaic Whispers (Washington University in St. Louis) - Throw Your Pennies at Someone Else [19 Nov 2000]
	Gregorian Chant Schola of St. Meinrad Archabbey - Gregorian Chant for Advent & Christmas [17 Oct 2000]
	Talisman (Stanford University) - Shine [02 Oct 2000]
	Various Artists - Voices Only Christmas [18 Sep 2000]
	SoVoSó - Truth and Other Stories [05 Aug 2000]
	SoVoSó - World Jazz A Cappella [25 Jun 2000]
	Now & Then - Starlight Serenade presents Now & Then [25 May 2000]
	From the Edge - Pub Night in South Central Czechoslovakia [07 Apr 2000]

250 total reviews