DCappella

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DCappella
OriginUnited States
Genres
Years active2018–present
LabelsWalt Disney Records
Websitedcappellalive.com
Members
  • Antonio Fernandez
  • Joe Santoni
  • Morgan Keene
  • Orlando Dixon
  • RJ Woessner
  • Kalen Kelly
  • Kelly Denice Taylor
Past members

DCappella is an a cappella group formed via a national search and run by Disney Music Group featuring Disney songs.[1] The group originally consisted of Antonio Fernandez, Joe Santoni, Morgan Keene, Orlando Dixon, RJ Woessner, Shelley Regner, and Sojourner Brown: it currently consists of Fernandez, Santoni, Keene, Dixon, Woessner, Kalen Kelly, and Kelly Denice Taylor. Deke Sharon is DCappella’s co-creator, music director, arranger and producer.

History[]

DCappella was conceived in 2012 with[2] auditions starting in November 2017.[3] Then 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, baritone, 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.[4] In January 2018, a list of 14 member was released, as at the time, Disney planned for two separate touring teams within DCappella group.[5]

Disney Music released the group's first single, "Immortals" from Disney's "Big Hero 6" on April 27, 2018.[6][7] DCappella made its first appearance on American Idol's Disney Night April 29, 2018.[8] 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[9] along with ABC's first Idol winner Maddie Poppe.[10] The group's debut self titled album was released on November 16, 2018.[2]

DCappella's first tour started in Jacksonville, Florida, in January 2019 and ended two months later in Oakland, California.[1] Shelley 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, Sojourner Brown was replaced by Kelly Denice Taylor.[12]

Members[]

  • vocal percussion
    • Antonio Fernandez[1]
  • bass
  • soprano
    • Morgan Keene[1]
  • baritone
    • Orlando Dixon[1]
  • tenor
  • mezzo
  • alto
    • Sojourner Brown[1][5] (April 29, 2018-March 18, 2020)
    • Kelly Denice Taylor (March 20, 2020-)

Timeline[]

Lineup[]

Period Baritone Bass Soprano Mezzo Alto Vocal Percussionist Tenor
April 29, 2018-May 22, 2019 Orlando Dixon Joe Santoni Morgan Keene Shelley Regner Sojourner Brown Antonio Fernandez RJ Woessner
May 22, 2019-March 18, 2020 Kalen Kelly
March 20, 2020-Present Kelly Denice Taylor

Music[]

All music is composed by Michael Giacchino, except where noted, and additional music by Giacchino.

Incredibles 2: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack digital version[13] bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
33."Here Comes Elastigirl – Elastigirl's Theme"1:20
34."Chill or Be Chilled – Frozone's Theme"1:36
35."Pow! Pow! Pow! ��� Mr. Incredible's Theme"1:31
36."The Glory Days"1:39

Albums[]

All music is composed by arranged by Deke Sharon[15].

DCappella (November 16, 2018)[2][14][15]
No.TitleWriter(s)FromLength
1."Tune Up"  :37
2."The World Es Mi Familia"Germaine Franco & Adrian MolinaCoco:37
3."Friend Like Me"Howard AshmanAladdin2:19
4."How Far I'll Go"Lin-Manuel MirandaMoana2:42
5."Let it Go/Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"
Frozen2:42
6."I Wan'na Be like You (The Monkey Song)"
The Jungle Book3:50
7."You'll Be in My Heart"Phil CollinsTarzan3:09
8."When She Loved Me"Randy NewmanToy Story 23:14
9."Trashin' the Camp"Phil CollinsTarzan2:03
10."Part of Your World/
A Whole New World"		 The Little Mermaid/
Aladdin		3:16
11."Step in Time"Sherman BrothersMary Poppins2:25
12."Immortals"Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, Andy HurleyBig Hero 6[6]3:42
13."Remember Me"
Coco2:38
Japanese version (May 15, 2019)[16]
No.TitleFromLength
14."A Whole New World"Aladdin2:39
15."Beauty and the Beast"Beauty and the Beast3:59
16."Circle of Life / He lives in You"The Lion King/The Lion King II: Simba's Pride3:38
17."Under the Sea"The Little Mermaid2:53
18."Thanks to You (From Tokyo DisneySea 1st Anniversary)" 3:30
Rockin Holiday (October 25, 2019)[17]
No.TitleLength
1."Last Christmas"3:20
2."Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"1:47
3."Jingle Bell Rock"1:43
4."All I Want for Christmas Is You"3:47
5."Feliz Navidad"2:25

Singles[]

Singles
No.TitleWriter(s)On album (Released)Length
1."Immortals" (from Big Hero 6)Patrick Stump, Pete Wentz, Joe Trohman, Andy HurleyDCappella (April 27, 2018)3:42
2."How Far I'll Go" (from Moana)Lin-Manuel MirandaDCappella (August 10, 2018)2:42
3."Trashin' the Camp" (from Tarzan) DCappella (September 28, 2018)2:03
4."Last Christmas"George Michael(September 28, 2018)3:20
5."All I Want for Christmas Is You"Mariah Carey, Walter Afanasieff(September 28, 2018)3:47
6."Part of Your World" (from The Little Mermaid)Howard AshmanDCappella (February 15, 2019)3:01
7."Ready for This" (features JD McCrary) (August 2, 2019)1:14
8."Speechless" (from Aladdin)Pasek and Paul(September 6, 2019)3:24[18][19]
9."Circle of Life/He Lives in You" (from The Lion King/The Lion King II: Simba's Pride) (October 11, 2019)3:38
10."I See the Light" (from Tangled)Glenn Slater(November 8, 2019)3:08
11."Get'cha Head in the Game" (from High School Musical)Ray Cham; Greg Cham; Drew Seeley; David Lawrence; Faye Greenberg(December 6, 2019)2:21
12."Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat" (from The Aristocats)Floyd Huddleston; Al Rinker(January 10, 2020)2:40
13."I Just Can't Wait to Be King" (from The Lion King)Tim Rice(February 7, 2020)2:24
14."I'll Make a Man Out of You" (from Mulan (1998 film))David Zippel(February 28, 2020)3:08 Clouds Zach Sobiech November 12 2020
15."All I Want" (from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series)Olivia Rodrigo(March 27, 2020)3:02
16."I2I" (from A Goofy Movie)Patrick Deremer & Roy Freeland(April 10, 2020)2:57
17."Into the Unknown" (from Frozen II)Kristen Anderson-Lopez·Robert Lopez(April 24, 2020)2:43
18."You're Welcome (song)" (from Moana)Lin-Manuel Miranda(May 15, 2020)2:43
19."Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride" (from Lilo & Stitch)Mark Kealiʻi Hoʻomalu(June 10, 2020)2:49
20."Just Around the Riverbend/Colors of the Wind" (from Pocahontas (1995 film))Stephen Schwartz(June 19, 2020)4:35
21."Go the Distance" (from Hercules)David Zippel(September 4, 2020)2:43
22."The Nightmare Before Christmas Medley" (from The Nightmare Before Christmas)Danny Elfman(October 2, 2020)3:05

Appearances and presentations[]

Tours[]

  • Live A Cappella Concert Experience[15] (January to March 2019) US, 40 stops[2][1] in about two months with a special “Friend Like Me” Meet and Greet Experience packages[15]
  • National tour (August to September 2019) Japan, 9 stops[22]

Awards[]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
A Cappella Video Awards (AVA)
2019 "Immortals" Best Rock Video Won [23]
Outstanding Special/Visual Effects Nominated [24]
Outstanding Video Editing Nominated
Best Soundtrack Video Nominated
Best Video by a Professional Group Nominated
Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA)
2019 Deke Sharon for "Immortals" Best Professional Arrangement for a Non-Scholastic Group Won [25]
DCappella Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Debut Album Runner-up
"Immortals" Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Rock Song Runner-up
"The Glory Days" Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA) Best Soundtrack Song Runner-up

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Tuttle, Brittani (October 17, 2018). "DCappella, Disney's new a cappella group, to tour in 2019". Attractions Magazine. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "DCappella Coming to Ruth Eckerd Hall". Tampa Bay's Morning Blend. WFTS. November 12, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "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". tvgroove (in Japanese). 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2019-06-07. Translation: Interview with Disney's first a cappella group, “Dicapella”! Talking about emotional memories with Disney.
  4. ^ Alexander, Brian (December 16, 2017). "Disney Is Casting For New 7 Voice Contemporary A Cappella Group". College A Cappella. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Alexander, Brian (January 26, 2018). "Meet The 14 Members Of Disney's New A Cappella Group, "D Cappella"". College A Cappella. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Immortals - Single by DCappella on iTunes". iTunes. Walt Disney Records. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Disney Music Group's New A Cappella Group, D Cappella, Featured On "American Idol's" Disney Night" (Press release). Disney Music Group. PRnewswire. Apr 30, 2018. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
  8. ^ a b Carolyn, Lamberson (April 29, 2018). "Former Spokane actress Morgan Keene appears on 'American Idol'". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  9. ^ a b Snetiker, Marc (May 28, 2018). "Beauty and the Beast at the Hollywood Bowl". EW.com. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
  10. ^ Caulfield, Keith (May 26, 2018). "'Beauty and the Beast' in Concert at the Hollywood Bowl: 8 Animated Highlights". Billboard. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Introducing... Kalen Kelly". YouTube. DCappella. May 22, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  12. ^ @DCappellaMusic (March 20, 2020). "Hey fam!