1999 Mid-Atlantic Regional Winners: Minimum WageMinimum Wage is a sketch comedy, a cappella group that hails from New York City. They have performed at venues such as Caroline's Comedy Club, The Bottom Line, Catch a Rising Star, The Duplex and The Bitter End in the Big Apple and all over the tri-state area. They were named "outstanding Musical Comedy Act" at the BackStage Bistro awards and were also Grand Prize Winners on Americas Funniest People. Minimum Wage will be hosting the East Coast A Cappella Summit in Boston this summer and most recently they appeared on Fox TV and can be heard on Comedy Central singing the Little Donnie Foundation theme song for the Upright Citizens Brigade. 1999 Mid-Atlantic Regional: Second Place Toxic AudioToxic Audio hails from Orlando, FL, where these three men and two women perform at the Disney/MGM Studios Theme Park. This group came together to explore the human voice its ability to express ideas at the Orlando Fringe Festival in April 1998. Their unpredictable style and wide ranging musical tastes capture the attention of audiences ever since. 1999 Mid-Atlantic Regional: Third PlaceThe ChromaticsThe Chromatics are a mixed group of NASA techies from the Washington, DC area who perform pop and rock songs inspired by our modern world. They perform covers and original songs inspired by the world wide web, television, and fast food. Their AstroCappella project was well-received by audiences in California, Florida, Nevada, and our nation's Capital. Other 1999 Mid-Atlantic Regional CompetitorsBay Rum RunnersBay Rum Runners are a registered male quartet with the Alexandria chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBQSA). Their "ringing sounds from the lower latitudes leave nothing but good times in their wake. Fair GameFair Game is a five member co-ed a cappella group from the Washington, DC area, performing its own unique blend of pop, jazz, and swing. Recently heard on WHFS 99.1FM, the group amuses audiences with their sometimes zany, always "cheesy" a cappella.  Live WireLive Wire is the newest vocal rock sensation out of Atlanta, GA. These six male and one female musicians put together complex arrangements, witty banter, and epic stage shows as they thrill Atlanta radio and live audiences with their jaw-dropping musicality, contagious high energy and a pinch or three of wackiness. Not To ScaleNot To Scale is a collection of three male and three female a cappella jazz vocalists from vibrant Raleigh-Durham, NC. The group gets audiences cooing to their mellifluous tones at such events as the North Carolina Jazz Festival, the Wilmington Riverfest, and Raleigh's Artsplosure. Venus D MinorVenus D Minor, from Washington, DC, performs a variety of pop, jazz, classical and new wave songs, often with original lyrics. Formed in 1995 at the convergence of heavenly bodies, it is their fondest collective delusion that they are the galaxy's favorite female a cappella sextet. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
