Toxic Audio
Toxic Audio | |
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| Also known as | Vox Audio |
| Origin | Orlando, Florida, USA |
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| Years active | 1998–present |
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| Website | http://www.voxaudiogroup.com/ |
Toxic Audio (known as Vox Audio outside the Orlando area) is a five-person
Toxic Audio is popular for their dynamic and humorous performances, which often include audience participation. They are also adept at
The group consists of five primary singers:
- Michelle Mailhot-Valines, soprano. Her specialty is scat singing.
- Shalisa James, alto. Her specialty is in knowing the exact lyrics to a vast number of songs.
- Paul Sperrazza, tenor. He does beatboxing and is known as the "human beat box" who imitates percussion.
- Jeremy James, baritone. He is skilled at rapping.
- René Ruiz, bass, the founder and original director of the group.
Other singers have been substituted on rare occasion.
John Valines III is the group's technical director and audio engineer.
The group's New York show, Loud Mouth, earned them the 2004 Drama Desk Award.
As of September 2005 the group performed at the
Toxic Audio performed the song "Electric Blues" at the Hair Actor's Benefit Fund Concert in NYC
Critical notices
Writing in the New York Times, Lawrence Van Gelder complimented and criticised the group:
"The voices of the five versatile and appealing singers are aided and abetted by an assortment of microphones as they work they [sic] way through numbers like Autumn Leaves, Dream a Little Dream, Paperback Writer, Thriller, Lean on Me and television theme songs. The selection is sure-fire, the presentation is frequently clever, and the cast is talented. But at bottom Toxic Audio in Loudmouth is the musical equivalent of a one-joke comedy."[1]
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References
- ^ Lawrence Van Gelder (May 3, 2004). "Fooling Audience Ears With Some Golden Oldies". New York Times.
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