This
dynamic foursome has been electrifying audiences around the world
for 17 years. ACOUSTIX has appeared on CNN, NBC’s “Today
Show,” TNN’s “The Statler Brothers Show,” and
two PBS specials. At the turn of the 21st century, ACOUSTIX performed
for a global audience of 175 million viewers on "ABC 2000," hosted
by Peter Jennings. Their
most recent national television appearance was performing the
Star Spangled Banner for game six of the NBA Finals.
ACOUSTIX
has shared the stage with many talented acts, including The Mormon
Tabernacle Choir, LeAnn Rimes, The Dixie Chicks, The King’s
Singers, Mitch Miller, Isaac Stern, Pete Fountain, Victor Borge,
The Four Freshmen, The Gatlins, The Canadian Brass, The Dallas
Wind Symphony, and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.The foursome
has made close to 1000 appearances in 47 states of the USA and
six provinces of Canada. Bookings outside North America have taken
the quartet to Japan, Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary,
Germany, Australia, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Traveling to
well over 300 cities around the globe, from Carnegie Hall in New
York, Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto to Muse Arc Hall in Tokyo, ACOUSTIX
has performed in some of the greatest concert venues in the world. The
quartet has collaborated with some of the greatest vocal arrangers
in the business, including Gene Puerling, Dr. Kirby Shaw and Mervyn
Warren to name a few. ACOUSTIX
has produced five CD projects since 1991 and has appeared on another
18 audio and video releases. Their latest disc, “O Worship
The King” continues their tradition of exploring different
musical genres. Two of their releases, “Cool Yule” and “Jazz,
Jazz, Jazz”, have garnered a combined three nominations for
a CARA (Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award) in three different
categories. Cuts from their first two discs “Stars & Stripes” and “The
New Science of Sound” have been included in AMERICAN AIRLINES “in-flight” audio
programming.
Todd
Wilson, Jason January, Rick Middaugh, and Joel T. Rutherford
share a combined 100+ years of stage and studio vocal experience.
Their emphasis on entertainment has helped create a loyal group
of fans. Some of these folks have been known to fly or drive
1000+ miles to see ACOUSTIX perform live. In 2000, the
quartet received an A cappella Community Award for Favorite Barbershop
Group from the Contemporary A cappella Society of America. |
