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| Photo cred: Mormon Newsroom here and Beyond5official here. |
"Competing against 500+ talented young men who submitted to the auditions from over 40 states and several countries around the globe, these 5 prodigies were carefully selected and constructed like a compound formula- each of their voices, personalities, and dancing abilities meshing together like a strategically-woven fabric.
The songs they sing have obvious potential to be chart-topping hits with their infectious melodies, tight harmonies, driving beats and cutting edge production." (Jellyfish PR Blog here)
The boys, Ammon, Patch, Tanner, TJ, and Zac, came together from various backgrounds after going through the audition process under the direction of music producer Tyler Castleton (here), who's no lightweight when it comes to the music industry, having co-written songs with Martina McBride, Gladys Knight, and Marie Osmond, as well as Producer Russ Dixon who is also an accomplished song-writer. (Info pulled from Jellyfish PR Blog here).
I think it's safe to say this group is in good hands.
Before I continue, check this out, and I don't mean skip over it, I mean hit that play arrow, no cheating.
In all honesty, I could stop there.
'Nuff said.
'Nuff sung?
But then again, even with the "infectious melodies, tight harmonies, and driving beats," which is certainly enough, it's so much more than that. Did you hear the layers of harmony? I get lost listening to the multiple layers of voices they weave together in every song. It's even better in person.
Would you believe that on top of that harmony and passion, is energy and enthusiasm that just explodes?
The conversation is easy, the banter frequent, and the laughter non-stop.
Until you ask them what the journey has been like so far. Then it gets quiet and in all earnestness they express that it's been "kind of crazy", "amazingly fun", and "incredibly amazing". They express that none of them knew how much hard work would go into something like this. It's a pay off in both ways, they told me; it's the best time but they're working harder than they ever have before.
I say "they" told me because the comments came from one and then another, building on each other to create one solid answer.
The unity between them is a sight to behold.
"We're closer than a married couple," Ammon joked.
I paused, thinking I ought to defend my closeness with my husband, as any good wife should, but, as they tend to do, the others jumped in and built on it. That's what you get when you live together, work together, go to the gym together, travel together, drive everywhere together (which is the only way TJ's going to get anywhere, having just turned 16 and his driver's license still in the works. "That's what I have them for," he laughs.)... and the list went on.
One has to wonder how life is handled when you have a group of five teenage boys living together under one roof, but as you listen to them talk (and laugh) about life it's easy to see that these guys are driven. They're building their dream, which in and of itself is a full time job, and then some. Most days they're putting in 12 to 15 hours of solid work, and on top of that Ammon and TJ are still in school.
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| Photo creds: @Beyond5Official Twitter |
Days off? On Saturday. But after "this," and "this." Then there's "this" in the morning.
It's paying off though. Just ask the fangirls. Five of them live in my house and are more than willing to have an excuse to tell you as much.
And they're not the only ones noticing.
In March, the group was invited to sing the National Anthem in the Senate Chambers during the legislative session on Utah's Capitol Hill.
It's paying off though. Just ask the fangirls. Five of them live in my house and are more than willing to have an excuse to tell you as much.
And they're not the only ones noticing.
In March, the group was invited to sing the National Anthem in the Senate Chambers during the legislative session on Utah's Capitol Hill.
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| Beyond 5 with Governor Herbert and Lt. Governor Cox. phot creds: Beyond 5 Official Team |
It's not all work and no play. The pranks inside the Beyond 5 house are abundant.
The favorite prank of the house?
Scaring each other. On video.
If you ask TJ about this he'll tell you that there are four pranksters, and he'll point to the others. And one, he points at himself with a grin, who's afraid to prank because the other four could beat him up. That's his claim and he's sticking to it. Apparently the squirrels are in on it as well. The B5 yard at their current home in Nashville is full of squirrels. Unsuspecting TJ took the garbage out one night and, as he lifted the lid, a squirrel sprang out at him.
The guy just can't catch a break as far as that's concerned.
I can't fail to mention that they opted for a ping pong table over a dining table. Fans learned at a VIP concert (my account of it here) in March that Tanner is the resident ping pong champion, and as such has high expectations when it comes to the treatment of the table. "I used to like ping pong," Ammon joked with a grin and a side glance at Tanner during the concert. It can't be set aside, even by Tanner, that this table must also double as their place to eat.
"We're not allowed to put anything hot on the table."
"It will bubble," Tanner defends.
"We can't spill on it."
"If we do we have to clean it right up."
"It gets sticky," Tanner persists.
"We can't put anything on it unless it's on top of a napkin."
Tanner's holding his ground on this one.
Work and play, the goals of these boys are simple and straight forward. They didn't even hesitate when I asked, listing off easily:
Write songs.
Create amazing, positive music.
Do their best not to sacrifice their spirituality or their standards.
Continue being as healthy as they can with their eating and exercise.
Keep relationships with their families strong. The boys call or email home daily.
Hold weekly meetings to make sure they're on the same page not only with finances, but their social media as well.
Hold regular "Honest Planet" sessions as a group where they can discuss whatever they need to freely, with open minds, and without judgments from each other.
"It's more about putting good music out there than what we can get for ourselves," TJ said, as the others nodded in agreement, "It's all of us, not just the five of us but the whole team working and building together to put good music out."
Their desire to leave their mark on the world and make it a brighter place is apparent.
"It doesn't matter what the number of CD's sold is, or the number of performances done," Ammon replied, adding to TJ's statement, "It's what we learned through all of this that's going to be important."
Zac adds, "We'll be useless to society if all we can do is perform when we're done with all of this. We need to be able to do more than that."
All you have to do is look at the wake they leave behind them to know they're sincere in this. They began their careers with a service tour in Asia where they delivered thousands of books to youth groups and performed concerts in eight countries, all free of charge. They put actions behind those words.
The favorite prank of the house?
Scaring each other. On video.
If you ask TJ about this he'll tell you that there are four pranksters, and he'll point to the others. And one, he points at himself with a grin, who's afraid to prank because the other four could beat him up. That's his claim and he's sticking to it. Apparently the squirrels are in on it as well. The B5 yard at their current home in Nashville is full of squirrels. Unsuspecting TJ took the garbage out one night and, as he lifted the lid, a squirrel sprang out at him.
The guy just can't catch a break as far as that's concerned.
I can't fail to mention that they opted for a ping pong table over a dining table. Fans learned at a VIP concert (my account of it here) in March that Tanner is the resident ping pong champion, and as such has high expectations when it comes to the treatment of the table. "I used to like ping pong," Ammon joked with a grin and a side glance at Tanner during the concert. It can't be set aside, even by Tanner, that this table must also double as their place to eat.
"We're not allowed to put anything hot on the table."
"It will bubble," Tanner defends.
"We can't spill on it."
"If we do we have to clean it right up."
"It gets sticky," Tanner persists.
"We can't put anything on it unless it's on top of a napkin."
Tanner's holding his ground on this one.
Work and play, the goals of these boys are simple and straight forward. They didn't even hesitate when I asked, listing off easily:
Write songs.
Create amazing, positive music.
Do their best not to sacrifice their spirituality or their standards.
Continue being as healthy as they can with their eating and exercise.
Keep relationships with their families strong. The boys call or email home daily.
Hold weekly meetings to make sure they're on the same page not only with finances, but their social media as well.
Hold regular "Honest Planet" sessions as a group where they can discuss whatever they need to freely, with open minds, and without judgments from each other.
"It's more about putting good music out there than what we can get for ourselves," TJ said, as the others nodded in agreement, "It's all of us, not just the five of us but the whole team working and building together to put good music out."
Their desire to leave their mark on the world and make it a brighter place is apparent.
"It doesn't matter what the number of CD's sold is, or the number of performances done," Ammon replied, adding to TJ's statement, "It's what we learned through all of this that's going to be important."
Zac adds, "We'll be useless to society if all we can do is perform when we're done with all of this. We need to be able to do more than that."
All you have to do is look at the wake they leave behind them to know they're sincere in this. They began their careers with a service tour in Asia where they delivered thousands of books to youth groups and performed concerts in eight countries, all free of charge. They put actions behind those words.
On May 2nd Beyond 5 will be performing a concert in Odgen, Utah.
I want all of you to take the opportunity to see these guys in action, so Beyond 5 is letting me do a give away for a 4 pack of concert tickets, as well as the Beyond 5 CD.
Three winners will be chosen.
What do you have to do?
Follow. And share. It couldn't be easier.
The give away is open until Wednesday, April 30th at midnight.
I want all of you to take the opportunity to see these guys in action, so Beyond 5 is letting me do a give away for a 4 pack of concert tickets, as well as the Beyond 5 CD.
Three winners will be chosen.
What do you have to do?
Follow. And share. It couldn't be easier.
The give away is open until Wednesday, April 30th at midnight.
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Winners will be notified by email.
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