DCappella explained

DCappella
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Origin:United States
Years Active:2018–2023
Label:Walt Disney Records
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DCappella was an a cappella group formed via a national search and run by Disney Music Group featuring Disney songs. The group originally consisted of Antonio Fernandez, Joe Santoni, Morgan Keene, Orlando Dixon, RJ Woessner, Shelley Regner, and Sojourner Brown: Kalen Kelly and Kelly Denice Taylor joined the group after Regner and Brown left. Deke Sharon was DCappella’s co-creator, music director, arranger and producer.

History

DCappella was conceived in 2012 with[1] auditions starting in November 2017.[2] Then it was announced in December 2017 as being formed by Disney Music Group through a nationwide search for talent run by Deke Sharon. Plans at the time was for a seven member group, soprano, mezzo, alto, tenor, high baritone, low bass and vocal percussionist. On April 29, 2018, the seven members were confirmed to be Newsies star Morgan Keene as the soprano, Pitch Perfect star Shelley Regner as the mezzo, Tony Awards performer Sojourner Brown as the alto, Saturday Night Live performer RJ Woessner as the tenor, The Voice finalist Orlando Dixon as the baritone, Hunkapella member Joe Santoni as the bass, and American Music Machine member Antonio Fernandez as the vocal percussionist.[3] In January 2018, a list of 14 member was released, as at the time, Disney planned for two separate touring teams within DCappella group.[4]

Disney Music released the group's first single, "Immortals" from Disney's "Big Hero 6" on April 27, 2018.[5] [6] DCappella made its first appearance on American Idol's Disney Night April 29, 2018.[7] The group gave its first concert performance over Memorial Day weekend 2018 as the opening act to Disney's Beauty and the Beast Live in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl[8] along with ABC's first Idol winner Maddie Poppe.[9] The group's debut self titled album was released on November 16, 2018.[1]

DCappella's first tour started in Jacksonville, Florida, in January 2019 and ended two months later in Oakland, California.[10] Regner was replaced as mezzo by Kalen Kelly in May 2019.[11] On October 25, 2019, they released their first holiday album called Rockin Holiday. In March 2020, Brown was replaced by Kelly Denice Taylor.[12] Taylor left the group on May 9, 2022[13] and Woessner left on February 20, 2023. The group officially disbanded on June 3, 2023.

Members

Lineup

PeriodBaritoneBassSopranoMezzoAltoVocal PercussionistTenor
April 29, 2018 – May 22, 2019Orlando DixonJoe SantoniMorgan KeeneShelley RegnerSojourner BrownAntonio Fernandez RJ Woessner
May 22, 2019 – March 18, 2020Kalen Kelly
March 20, 2020 – May 9, 2022Kelly Denice Taylor

Music

Albums

All music are arranged by Deke Sharon

Singles

*The lead vocals in these songs are sung by Antonio Fernandez. RJ Woessner takes the vocal percussionist role in these cases.

Appearances and presentations

Tours

Awards

|-!colspan="5" align="center"| A Cappella Video Awards (AVA)|-|rowspan=5| 2019|rowspan=5| "Immortals"| Best Rock Video| |[17] |-| Outstanding Special/Visual Effects| |rowspan=4| [18] |-| Outstanding Video Editing| |-|Best Soundtrack Video| |-| Best Video by a Professional Group| |-!colspan="5" align="center"| Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA)|-|rowspan=4| 2019| Deke Sharon for "Immortals"| Best Professional Arrangement for a Non-Scholastic Group| |rowspan=4| [19] |-| DCappella| Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Debut Album| |-| "Immortals"| Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Rock Song| |-| "The Glory Days"| Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Soundtrack Song|

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: DCappella Coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall . August 20, 2019 . Tampa Bay's Morning Blend . WFTS . November 12, 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: ディズニーが送り出す初のアカペラ・グループ「ディカペラ」にインタビュー! ディズニー作品との感動的な思い出を語る. 2019-06-06. tvgroove. ja. 2019-06-07. Translation: Interview with Disney's first a cappella group, “Dicapella”! Talking about emotional memories with Disney.
  3. News: Alexander . Brian . Disney Is Casting For New 7 Voice Contemporary A Cappella Group . August 20, 2019 . College A Cappella . December 16, 2017 . en . March 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330142341/https://www.collegeaca.com/content/disney-is-casting-for-new-7-voice-contemporary-a-cappella-group . dead .
  4. News: Alexander . Brian . Meet The 14 Members Of Disney's New A Cappella Group, "D Cappella" . August 20, 2019 . College A Cappella . January 26, 2018 . en . March 30, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190330205404/https://www.collegeaca.com/content/meet-the-14-members-of-disneys-new-a-cappella-group-d-cappella . dead .
  5. Web site: Immortals - Single by DCappella on iTunes . iTunes . Walt Disney Records . September 4, 2019 . en-us.
  6. . Disney Music Group's New A Cappella Group, D Cappella, Featured On "American Idol's" Disney Night . Disney Music Group . PRnewswire . Apr 30, 2018 . 2019-09-04.
  7. News: Carolyn . Lamberson . Former Spokane actress Morgan Keene appears on 'American Idol' . August 20, 2019 . The Spokesman-Review . April 29, 2018.
  8. News: Snetiker . Marc . Beauty and the Beast at the Hollywood Bowl . August 20, 2019 . EW.com . May 28, 2018 . en.
  9. Caulfield . Keith . 'Beauty and the Beast' in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl: 8 Animated Highlights . October 22, 2018 . Billboard . May 26, 2018.
  10. News: Tuttle . Brittani . DCappella, Disney's new a cappella group, to tour in 2019 . August 20, 2019 . Attractions Magazine . October 17, 2018.
  11. Web site: Introducing... Kalen Kelly . YouTube . DCappella . May 22, 2019 . September 4, 2019 . en.
  12. DCappellaMusic . 1241031749506867203 . Hey fam! . March 20, 2020.
  13. DCappellaMusic . 1523698444048945152 . It's bittersweet for us to announce that @ItsKellyDenice will be leaving #DCappella. As sad as it is for us to say goodbye, we are so proud of the amazing opportunity she has to join the cast of Six on tour. . May 9, 2022 . May 10, 2022.
  14. DCappella . Apr 28, 2018 . DCappella - Disney Medley (Official Video) . video . September 4, 2019 . Disney Records .
  15. Web site: 'Pitch Perfect' Vocal Arranger, Deke Sharon, Brings TOTAL VOCAL Back To Carnegie Hall. BroadwayWorld.com . March 13, 2019 . March 25, 2019.
  16. Web site: スケジュール&チケット|ディズニー・アカペラ・コンサート「ディカペラ」|イベント・ライブ|ディズニー|Disney.jp|. ディズニー公式. 2019-06-07. 2019-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190607171605/https://www.disney.co.jp/eventlive/dcappella/ticket.html. dead. Translation: Disney a cappella concert “Dicapella”.
  17. Web site: 2018/19 A Cappella Video Award Winners A Cappella Music - The Contemporary A Cappella Society . www.casa.org . The Contemporary A Cappella Society . September 10, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190823200606/http://www.casa.org/ava2019w . August 23, 2019 . dead .
  18. Web site: 2019 A Cappella Video Award Nominees - A Cappella Music. The Contemporary A Cappella Society. Casa.org. 15 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190715111640/http://www.casa.org/ava2019n. 15 July 2019. dead.
  19. Web site: 2019 Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award Results - A Cappella Music. The Contemporary A Cappella Society. Casa.org. 15 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190416192631/http://www.casa.org/cara2019w. 16 April 2019. dead.