Pentatonix Does Number 3

Here Comes Number 3!
Photo: Esther Kaplan

PENTATONIX SET TO RELEASE PTX VOL. 3 ON SEPTEMBER 23^rd

DIGITAL & PHYSICAL PRE-ORDERS TO LAUNCH AUGUST 12^TH

LEAD VIDEO TO PREMIERE VIA YOUTUBE THIS TUESDAY, AUGUST 12^TH AS 

GROUP’S CHANNEL ECLIPSES 6 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS AND A HALF-BILLION VIEWS

NEW PTX HOLIDAY ALBUM – THAT’S CHRISTMAS TO ME – TO BE RELEASED OCTOBER 21^ST

That's correct all you PTXers, Pentatonix is squeezing out their 3rd CD for all of their rabid fans, feel the anticipation. Oh, with another Holiday album to be released shortly after.

A side note to the sole female PTX member, Kirstie Maldonado - keep the blonde grrrrrrrl, it really compliments your features!

Vocal sensations Pentatonix are set to release their 3rd EP – PTX Vol. 3 – on September 23^rd via RCA Records.  This third installment of the group’s wildly successful EP series continues to mix global pop and indie hits with original tracks, showcasing the quintet’s eclectic taste and otherworldly talent.  The album will also include a surprise featured guest, as well as a song performed entirely in French.

PTX fans will get their first taste of the album's track list this Tuesday, August 12^th, as their iTunes and Amazon pre-order goes live with the first of 2 planned instant grat tracks, both coinciding with video releases via the PTX YouTube channel.  A teaser for both the upcoming video and album launch went live on YouTube alongside this release: (view video here).

Having recently eclipsed 6 million subscribers and 520 million cumulative views, the PTXOfficial is currently the 13th most subscribed-to music channel on YouTube, having surpassed the subscriber totals of both Avicii and Beyoncé. 

In addition to PTX Vol. 3, Pentatonix will also release a brand new holiday album – That’s Christmas To Me – on October 21^st.  The album is named for an original holiday song penned by the group, and includes a combination of classic holiday tracks, modern favorites and a one-of-a-kind holiday mash-up. 

Earlier this week, Pentatonix was featured as part of MTV’s campaign for Paramount Pictures’ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where they wrote an original Turtles-inspired track to accompany a series of promotional videos that premiered on MTV and live on the PTX YouTube channel (view the video here).  In 2015, Pentatonix will also appear in Universal Pictures’ Pitch Perfect 2, where they will play a Canadian a cappella group and rivals to the Barden Bellas.

Pentatonix consists of lead vocalists Scott Hoying (22), Kirstie Maldonado (22) and Mitch Grassi (22), vocal bass Avi Kaplan (25) and beatboxer Kevin “K.O.” Olusola (25). Since their debut in 2011, the quintet has released 3 EP’s (PTX Volume 1, PTXmas and PTX Volume 2) selling over 500,000 copies combined. 

Their most recent album – PTX Vol. 2 – debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and featured a 7-song Daft Punk medley (the track’s video has, to date, been viewed more than 85 million times). PTX Volume 2 follows PTX Volume 1 and PTXmas. Both albums originally debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart and re-entered the chart in December 2013, with the deluxe version of PTXmas leading the charge.  With the addition of new tracks “Little Drummer Boy” and “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” PTXmas has sold more than 200,000 copies and reached #1 on Billboard’s Digital Albums Chart. The video for “Little Drummer Boy” was a worldwide hit, racking up nearly 35 million views while the song landed at #13 on the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart as well as #1 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 and Holiday Digital Songs Chart.

Official Website: http://ptxofficial.com/
YouTube Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/ptxofficial?feature=results_main%20
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTXofficial

Pentatonix Go Major On You...

PTX, Nuff Said
Photo: Esther Kaplan

Congrats to my friends Pentatonix for hitting it with a major label, you guys deserve it!

RCA Records is excited to announce the signing of vocal sensations and internet phenoms Pentatonix.  Since their debut in 2011, the quintet has released 3 albums (PTX Volume 1, PTXmas and PTX Volume 2) selling over 500,000 copies combined.  Online, the Pentatonix YouTube channel boasts well over 445 million views with more than 5.6 million subscribers, is the #61 most subscribed-to channel and #16 most subscribed-to music channel. The group recently sold out their 32-date North American tour and is currently on a sold out European tour, which concludes May 18^th in Dublin, Ireland.  

 

“We are thrilled to have Pentatonix join RCA,” says RCA President & COO Tom Corson.  “Their musicality and special vocal abilities have enabled them to create innovative original songs as well as re-create some of today’s biggest hits. Pentatonix is unique to our business and we look forward to working with them as we take their talents to new and exciting heights everywhere in the world.”

 

"We're really excited to start this new chapter of our career with RCA,” says the group. “We feel like we've found a home where we can truly develop our artistry with the best in the industry."

 

Pentatonix consists of lead vocalists Scott Hoying (22), Kirstie Maldonado (21) and Mitch Grassi (21), vocal bass Avi Kaplan (25) and beatboxer Kevin “K.O.” Olusola (25). Their most recent album PTX Volume 2 debuted at #10 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and features 3 original songs and 5 covers including a 7-song Daft Punk medley for which the video has garnered over 65 million views.  PTX Volume 2 follows PTX Volume 1 and PTXmas. Both albums originally debuted on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart and re-entered the chart in December 2013, with the deluxe version of PTXmas leading the charge. With the addition of new tracks “Little Drummer Boy” and “Go Tell It On The Mountain,” PTXmas has sold more than 200,000 copies and reached #1 on Billboard’s Digital Albums Chart. The video for “Little Drummer Boy” was a worldwide hit, racking up over 30 million views while the song landed at #13 on the Billboard Top 100 Singles Chart as well as #1 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 and Holiday Digital Songs Chart.

 

Official Website: http://ptxofficial.com/

YouTube Page: http://www.youtube.com/user/ptxofficial?feature=results_main%20

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PTXofficial

 

Pentatonix Wants To "Say Something"

Sing, Sing A Song

PTX in the middle of their sold out United States tour in support of their latest CD: "PTX Volume 2" have managed to pop out a video for their cover of A Great Big World's "Say Something" featuring
Christina Aguilera.

How do these guys do it?! Amazing!!!

Well  I sincerely hope you all  have some time where you can chill because it certainly seems like you never come up for air!

Hey Avi, Kirstie, Kevin, Scott and Mitch I'll be seeing all of you this Saturday March the 1st at The Orpheum in Los Angeles, Can't wait!

                                                                 "Say Something"

We are Pentatonix, hear us roar! http://ptxofficial.com/

You're "Crusin' For A Brusin'" - Pentatonix Hits The Beach

Want A Brusin'?

It's official I am Pentatonix Bitch! Hey and why not, they are the best thing to come along in music in a long effen time! 

So to keep my title I think it is my duty to inform you that they will be appearing in a special airing of "Teen Beach Movie" tomorrow, November 17th at 8pm on the Disney Channel.

Here is the official video for their song from it "Crusin' For A Brusin'"

You go PTX!

                                            "Crusin' For A Brusin'"

Tune in at: http://disneychannel.disney.com/

Get Bruised at: http://www.ptxofficial.com/

They're Back! "PTX Volume 2"

Art: Ken Tanabe

That's right the world's favorite acapella group unleashes their second album just in time for the Holidays, Ho, Ho, Ho....indeed!

Pentatonix Announce November 5^th Release For PTX Volume 2

Exclusive iTunes Album Pre-Order Goes Live On October 15^th  With Immediate Download Of Cover Of  The Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Hit “Can’t Hold Us”

YouTube Channel Eclipses 1.6 Million Subscribers

New YouTube Cover of Lorde’s “Royals” Reaches 8 Million Views In Less Than Two Weeks

“Evolution Of Music” Surpasses 20 Million YouTube Views

Vocal sensations Pentatonix have announced plans to release their second album – PTX Volume 2 – November 5^th, exclusively on iTunes.  The iTunes release will include the group’s cover of Swedish House Mafia hits “Save The World” and “Don’t Worry Child” as an album-only bonus track. 

Watch “Save The World / Don’t Worry Child” Here: http://bit.ly/SHMCptx

Additionally, iTunes is hosting a presale for the album (starting October 15^th), with an immediate download of the band’s version of the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hit “Can’t Hold Us.”  PTX Volume 2 is released by Madison Gate Records. 

Watch “Can’t Hold Us” Here: http://bit.ly/CHPTX

PTX Volume 2 follows the group’s two 2012 Madison Gate Records Releases – PTX Volume 1 and PTXmas – both debuting on Billboard’s Top 200 and selling more than 100,000 albums to date.  The new release will feature 8 brand new tracks, including 3 original songs, 4 covers and a modern twist on the classic “Hit The Road Jack.”

“Pentatonix does it again with PTX Volume 2,” says Madison Gate Records executive Shelly Bunge.   “With a collection of covers and original songs, the album showcases exactly why Pentatonix is the number one a cappella recording artist in the country.  We couldn’t be happier to be part of this project.”

Look, It's Pentatonix!
Photo: Brandon Lyon

Online, Pentatonix’s YouTube channel boasts over 140 million views, buoyed by more than 1.6 Million subscribers, and is one of the Top 100 most subscribed-to music channels. The group also has more than 490,000 Facebook fans and nearly 135,000 Twitter followers.  The band’s latest video release, a cover of Lorde’s #1 hit “Royals,” has garnered more than 8 million views in its first 2 weeks and is the most-viewed YouTube cover of the New Zealand star’s highly-duplicated indie anthem. 

Watch “Royals” Here: http://bit.ly/RoyalsPTX

Additionally, the group’s a cappella opus – “Evolution Of Music” – has now eclipsed 20 million YouTube views, after gathering nearly 5.5 million in its first week. The video spans 1,000 years of music in just 4 minutes, includes some of the most popular songs from the last dozen centuries and has been featured by The Huffington Post, Mashable and the Yahoo! homepage.

Watch “Evolution Of Music” Here: http://bit.ly/EvolutionPTX

Pentatonix have appeared on countless television shows, including the American Music Awards red carpet show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Larry King Now, and have been chosen to appear in an upcoming episode of the new season of “Sesame Street,” which will air on February 7, 2014.

Stuff your stocking with PTX Volume 2 at: http://www.ptxofficial.com/home

Pentatonix: The Ceiling Can't Hold Them

Pentatonix preparing for World Domination

"Here we go back, this is the moment

Tonight is the night, well fight till its over

So we put our hands up like the ceiling can't hold us"

- Macklemore

The ceiling certainly can't hold Pentatnoix, thus this is the prefect song to kick off their latest EP "PTX Volume 2".

Yes, that's right after taking a trip to Macklemore's "Thrift Shop" the PTX gang kick it again with another song by the Rap God "Can't Hold Us".

With their huge success in the United States the gang is currently embarking on a European takeover as well.

Yes everyone, PTX is in the process of dominating the world, no the ceiling can't hold these guys!

                                                             "Can't Hold Us" Video

Get dominated PTX Style at: http://www.ptxofficial.com/

Turning European? Here are the tours dates: http://www.ptxofficial.com/tour

What Do May Flowers Bring? Pentatonix

PENTATONIX GOES VIRAL…AGAIN

“EVOLUTION OF MUSIC” REACHES 7 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS

IN ITS FIRST WEEK

COVER OF IMAGINE DRAGONS’ “RADIOACTIVE”

(WITH LINDSEY STIRLING) SOARS TO 12 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS & DEBUTS IN ITUNES’ TOP 100

YOUTUBE CHANNEL SURPASSES 70 MILLION VIEWS WITH OVER 800 THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS

2013 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR CONTINUES THROUGH MAY

Vocal sensations and winners of season 3 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” Pentatonix have had a whirlwind week with their latest YouTube video – “Evolution Of Music” – garnering nearly 7 million in the 6 days since its debut.  The video spans 1000 years of music in just 4 minutes, featuring some of the most popular songs from the last dozen centuries, and has been featured by The Huffington Post, Ryan Seacrest, Mashable and even got some radio love from New York City’s Z100. 

Additionally, “Oh Holy Night,” the Christmas classic and standout track from PTX’s 2012 Christmas EP, was featured on last week’s episode of NBC’s Community. 

Pentatonix also recently teamed up with dubstep violinist Lindsey Stirling on a cover of Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive.”  The video has a combined 12 million cumulative YouTube views and the single, now available via iTunes, debuted in its top 100.  

PTX & Lindsey Stirling

This follows the success of the group’s previous offerings, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” which surpassed the six million-view mark, an *NSYNC medley and a Swedish House Mafia mash-up.  All of the arrangements are performed on the group’s current tour, which continues through May.   

On top of their live performance  and YouTube release schedules, Pentatonix are also arranging and recording PTX Vol 2,  planned for an early Summer release.

           

After winning the most recent season of NBC’s “The Sing Off,” Pentatonix enjoyed a whirlwind of success in 2012.  

They released 2 EP’s – PTX Vol 1 & PTXmas – twice debuting on Billboard’s Top 200 and selling a combined 100,000 albums and counting.  Their television appearances included The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, The Katie Couric Show, The Talk, The American Music Awards Red Carpet Show and VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live!  They have been regularly featured by RyanSeacrest.com and Perez Hilton.  The Philadelphia Inquirer reviewed their fall tour and said:

No strictly vocal act sounds more ecstatic in triumph than Pentatonix… Euphoric best describes the joyful, self-described “futuristic a cappella” quintet who played before a wildly enthusiastic Philly audience.

Pentatonix are taking instrument-free music far beyond anyone’s wildest expectations.  Named after the world’s most widely recognized five-note musical scale, this vocal quintet has transformed one of pop music’s purest and most soulful expressions into an exciting future, filled with limitless sonic possibility.  Pairing their intricate arrangements with cleverly re-imagined pop songs, Pentatonix have quickly cultivated a sound and style that is entirely unique and undeniably infectious. 

Just a year old, the Pentatonix YouTube channel boasts over 70 million views, buoyed by more than 800,000 subscribers.  The group also has more than 290,000 Facebook fans and nearly 85,000 twitter followers.

It's a PTX World At:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/PTXofficial

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix

PTX Official: http://www.ptx-official.com/



Remaining 2013 TOUR DATES

May 2013

2                      Wilma                                            Missoula, MT

4                      Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID

5                      Crystal Ballroom                        Portland, OR

7                      Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA

9                      Vogue Theatre                             Vancouver, BC

11                    Showbox SODO                           Seattle, WA

PTX = Pentatonix

Photo: Tim Cruz

Pentatonix, the season 3 winners of the NBC a cappella singing competition series, "The Sing Off", have  released their debut EP, “PTX Volume 1”.  Described by Rollingstone.com to be “impossibly full sound,” the five-member band, named for the world’s most widely recognized five-note musical scale, is comprised of lead vocalists Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying and Kirstie Maldonado with vocal bass by Avi Kaplan and beatboxer Kevin Olusola, each who arrange all their own music using only their vocals as instruments.

Well let's beat box it with and get down in the PTX with Scott Hoying and Avi Kaplan, word!

MS: You guys are amazing! What inspired you to use your voices as instruments?

PTX: We were all in choir and we all love vocal music, it's organic, it comes from yourself, it's such an amazing feeling to perform it for other people. Kevin loves all types of music he came up with the beat boxing and it worked out perfectly.

MS: Most people never think to use their voices for anything other than singing.

PTX: Yeah, totally.

MS: I really love your guys mash-up of Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me" and Katy Perry's "Wide Awake".

PTX: We all listened to both songs and thought about which parts we really loved out of each song. Then we just put it together, and made sure all of the words worked with the melody. We really liked the feel of the Justin Bieber song so we kept the words, and we loved the chorus for the Katy Perry song, it was a very organic process.

MS: It's Amazing that you guys all found each other.

PTX: Yeah, it is really crazy that we all did find each other, it was obviously meant to be.

MS: When it happens organically it is meant, there's no way in your wildest dreams...

PTX: It's so crazy.

MS: You guys were on "The Sing Off" and that's where you met, I am assuming that was a good springboard for you.

PTX: Just to have millions of people watching you every week, the thing that was great about the show is it really was real, it represented you in the way you really are.

Give me a P, give me a T and an X - get yourself some "PTX Volume 1"

http://www.ptx-official.com/