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 involved actively 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.

I've relocated to Memphis, TN to work at a big fundraising organization for a well-respected Children's research hospital. After living in North Carolina for 37 years, this is going to be great adventure. The move also means that I've now joined a Contemporary A Capella League group called DeltaCappella. The guys are awesome.

Currently, I am one of the producers of the mega-fantastic SOJAM! and as a producer of CASA's sing series. Previously, I served on the Board of Directors for the Alliance of A Cappella Initiatives as a jack-of-all-trades and the Executive Producer of the Sing series of recordings. 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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	Fermata Town - Hold That Thought [26 Mar 2013]
	Sympathetic Vibrations (Georgia Institute of Technology) - Seriously. [01 Mar 2013]
	Tangled Up In Blue (University of Wisconsin - Madison) - The Mixtape [22 Feb 2013]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) - Young at Eight [25 Jan 2013]
	The Madison Project (James Madison University) - Headrush [04 Jan 2013]
	TakeNote (Clemson University) - Voices of the Valley [31 Dec 2012]
	Note-oriety (James Madison University) - I'll Never Say [26 Dec 2012]
	A Cappella Records - The A Cappella Guide to Lady Gaga [21 Dec 2012]
	The Sil'hooettes (University of Virginia) - Playing With Lightning [14 Dec 2012]
	Another Round (Indiana University) - Two For The Show [16 Nov 2012]
	Shir Appeal (Tufts University) - Electric Peal [26 Oct 2012]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Playing with Fire [16 Oct 2012]
	Not Too Sharp (University of New Hampshire) - May Contain Nuts [21 Sep 2012]
	Basix - Hjemmebane [07 Sep 2012]
	The Persuasions - Persuasions of the Dead [04 Sep 2012]
	Brown Derbies (Brown University) - Nice Guys, Better Guests [14 Aug 2012]
	Dartmouth Aires (Dartmouth College) - Fresh Aire [29 Jun 2012]
	Fifth Element (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) - Runaway [22 Jun 2012]
	MIT Muses (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Elevator Muse-ic [01 Jun 2012]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - BAM [25 May 2012]
	muSix - fhainkost [22 May 2012]
	The Chordials (Cornell University) - Pulse [04 May 2012]
	Academical Village People (University of Virginia) - Pillow Talk [26 Mar 2012]
	Plead the Fifth (Wake Forest University) - Standing Room Only [19 Mar 2012]
	After Dark (Washington University in St. Louis) - Aftermath [12 Mar 2012]
	Six13 - Zmanim [30 Jan 2012]
	UPenn Shabbatones (University of Pennsylvania) - Shabbaholics [09 Jan 2012]
	The Colgate Resolutions - Monday Night Club [05 Jan 2012]
	Eclipse - It's Christmas Time [16 Dec 2011]
	The UVM Top Cats - Lacking Supervision [28 Oct 2011]
	Dischord (University of Pennsylvania) - Baltimore Ave [07 Sep 2011]
	The Pitchforks (Duke University) - All In [13 Aug 2011]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - The Cops Come at Midnight [06 Aug 2011]
	Sweet Signatures (Elon University) - Love Affair [03 Aug 2011]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - A Fifth [07 Jul 2011]
	PandemoniUM (University of Maryland) - Momentum [01 Jul 2011]
	The Octaves (University of Richmond) - More Love Faster [13 Jun 2011]
	PennYo (University of Pennsylvania) - Extra Spicy [30 May 2011]
	Not Too Sharp (University of New Hampshire) - Shifting Gears [24 May 2011]
	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - Childish Thing [14 May 2011]
	The Ransom Notes (University of Texas at Austin) - Out of Nowhere [13 Apr 2011]
	Fleur-de-Lisa - The Unworn Necklace [29 Mar 2011]
	The Irrationals - Done Waiting [14 Mar 2011]
	Manginah (Brandeis University) - Notes in the Wall [17 Feb 2011]
	Sapphires (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - Tempest [29 Nov 2010]
	Last Call (Cornell University) - Flair [10 Nov 2010]
	Ac-Rock - Ridin' The Storm Out [04 Sep 2010]
	The Rusty Pipes (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) - Cantavimus [07 Aug 2010]
	Martin Carbow - O du funkige [29 Jul 2010]
	Marcoux Corner - Tinsel [17 Jul 2010]
	Jackson Jills (Tufts University) - Full Swing [30 Jun 2010]
	Lumen Valo - Requiem [05 Jun 2010]
	Take Note Acapella - Take Note Acapella [29 Mar 2010]
	Basix - Diversity [07 Mar 2010]
	TakeNote (Clemson University) - Life's a Pitch [22 Feb 2010]
	No Better Cause - Sanctuary [08 Feb 2010]
	Mixed Company (Yale University) - The Purple Album [15 Jan 2010]
	Firedrill! - ...Sings Without Music, Vol. 2 [28 Dec 2009]
	UPenn Shabbatones (University of Pennsylvania) - Friday Night Lights [20 Nov 2009]
	The Mello Divas (Berkeley Preparatory School) - Splattered [03 Nov 2009]
	Reverse Osmosis (University of Southern California) - You Can't Spell Rock Without RO [22 Oct 2009]
	Suade - Home Brew [20 Oct 2009]
	The Wicked Pitches - Think Twice [11 Oct 2009]
	No Strings Attached - No Strings Attached [09 Oct 2009]
	PandemoniUM (University of Maryland) - PandemoniUM [11 Sep 2009]
	Rescue - Before the Throne [10 Aug 2009]
	UGA Noteworthy (University of Georgia) - That's What She Said... [17 Jul 2009]
	Onoscatopoeia (University of Toronto) - The EH List [11 Jul 2009]
	Six13 - Yesh Chadash [25 May 2009]
	Fifth Element (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) - Quintessence [23 May 2009]
	Dischord (University of Pennsylvania) - Shake It Up [28 Apr 2009]
	muSix - Heute wie neu [14 Apr 2009]
	Stony Brook High C's - Changing Tides [27 Jan 2009]
	Lilli Lewis - Out from Yonder [22 Jan 2009]
	After Hours (University of Rochester) - The Buffet of Kings [08 Jan 2009]
	Logarhythms (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) - Give Us Back Our Spyplane! [29 Dec 2008]
	The Pitchforks (Duke University) - Disconcert [20 Dec 2008]
	The Octaves (University of Richmond) - Original Copy [17 Dec 2008]
	UPenn Shabbatones (University of Pennsylvania) - From Philly With Love [28 Oct 2008]
	The UNCG Spartones (University of North Carolina at Greensboro) - Not the Same [15 Oct 2008]
	The Madison Project (James Madison University) - Late Night Drive-Thru [26 Sep 2008]
	The Dynamics - Love Games [09 Aug 2008]
	Dartmouth Aires (Dartmouth College) - Extraordinaire [30 Jul 2008]
	On the Rocks (University of Oregon) - The Green Room [08 Jul 2008]
	The BluesTones (James Madison University) - No Apologies [03 Jul 2008]
	Note-oriety (James Madison University) - Bettin' High [26 Jun 2008]
	Stouxingers - ...Nothing Is Real [30 May 2008]
	The Ghost Files - New Folder [28 May 2008]
	Penny Loafers (University of Pennsylvania) - Prophets & Pawns [14 May 2008]
	Not Too Sharp (University of New Hampshire) - Not Too Sharp [23 Mar 2008]
	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 Polytechnic Institute) - 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 - Feed the Puma [01 Feb 2007]
	Out of the Blue (Oxford University) - High Tide [20 Jan 2007]
	The Octaves (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]
	The 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 (University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire) - 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 (University at Buffalo, SUNY) - 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 (James Madison University) - The Khaki Album [17 Aug 2005]
	The Octaves (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 Polytechnic Institute) - 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]
	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 (University of Richmond) - This Complete Breakfast [09 Aug 2003]
	Juxtaposition (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) - 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]

192 total reviews