Viral video revives college vocal act Straight No Chaser

Special for the AJC 
Friday, December 17, 2010
“It’s just the 10 of us, 10 mikes, that’s it,” vocalist Walter Chase said in a recent phone interview. “Even on the album, what might sound like a drum machine, that’s all vocal percussion that has been engineered.
“That stems from our main vocal percussion guys, Tyler Trepp, Seggie Isho, Dave Roberts, myself and Randy Stine,” Chase said. “Tyler specifically. ... On our holiday set he does the sound of a sleigh bell; it’s uncanny how well he can imitate things. Seggie does amazing drums, like old-school beat box. ... You almost forget that somebody’s over there drumming with his mouth. It sounds like you’ve got a rhythm section behind you.”
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Note: This article also appeared November 4, 2010 at a separate link, under the title "Straight No Chaser performs in Rancho Mirage": http://www.inlandsocal.com/iguide/music/music-headlines/20101104-straight-no-chaser-performs-in-rancho-mirage.ece

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