Join us for a all-vocal concert you’re not going to want to miss! We’ve got three brilliant acts this year, each bringing their own distinct flavor to the show. Your All-Access Pass includes admission to the evening concert. Concert only tickets are also available.
Ackerman Grand Ballroom, UCLA*
308 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, California 90024
Duwende (Doo-WEN-day) is an award-winning a cappella band from New York City. They are best known for their fiercely original, bass-and-beatbox-driven funk/pop style of music and have headlined major a cappella festivals such as the East Coast Summit, SoJam, and AcappellaStock.
Two of Duwende’s most recent albums Radio Screaming and Collective won the 2005 and 2008 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards for Best Pop/Rock Album and Best Pop/Rock Original Song from The Contemporary A cappella Society.
In 2011, Duwende released Remember: the Music of Michael Jackson, gaining them widespread acclaim and leading them to performances for the United Nations, Sundance Film Festival, Bill Clinton Global Initiative, and the Ellen Degeneres Show.
Pentatonix, a 5-member a cappella group, began with three friends Kirstie Maldonado, Mitch Grassi, and Scott Hoying at Martin High School in Arlington, TX. Hearing of a local radio show hosting a competition to meet the cast of Glee, they arranged a trio version of “Telephone” and sent it in. Although they did not end up winning the competition, it sparked attention around their school. The group began performing around school for different events and at their final choir concert of the year. After getting positive feedback from “Telphone” on YouTube, the three decided to continue and arrange other songs for fun.
When the opportunity arose to audition for The Sing Off, they decided to add two amazing performers Avi Kaplan and Kevin Olusola to the group. Thus, Pentatonix was born! Although only together for a short time, an instant chemistry, appreciation, and friendship arose out of the five.
Pentatonix loves putting their own dance/upbeat spin on music and derives its influences from pop, dubstep, electro, and hip-hop. They look forward to their journey with each other and the opportunity to grow closer with one another while honing their craft. They can’t wait for any new opportunities that may arise from The Sing Off and are excited to be a part of the show!
The hard rockin’, cool groovin’ four man vocal revolution.
Hookslide is a high energy mix of mind blowing vocal percussion, booming bass and screaming four-part harmony that is guaranteed to knock you out. No instruments? No Problem!
Based in San Francisco, this CARA award-winning vocal group has traveled throughout the nation and has worked with groups from Kool and the Gang to Tower of Power! The group has visited cities from Anchorage to Albany and has recently performed on the Capitol Mall in Washington, DC and on stage at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
Hookslide has performed over 300 shows around the country for all kinds of corporate, festival, club, colleges, television shows and charities including Mythbusters, America Sings, The San Francisco Giants, Budweiser and Amgen International.
The group claims to sing five parts with only four members. How do they do it? Come to the show to find out!
*NOTE: Presentation of this event on the UCLA Campus does not imply or represent endorsement by UCLA or the Regents of the UC regarding content, programming, materials or associated organizations.