I know you said something about Perry's proc last time, but I'm curious to hear more about it! What does "proc" mean exactly? Does it truly make em immortal? 🤔
"Proc" by itself is more of an Action than a Thing. Perry "grey procs" whenever ey start to dissociate. What it does depends on how deep into an existential struggle Perry is currently.
Ey have accidentally dragged toons into the grey through light procing, be it through a teleport or ey're standing too close to a wall. In more severe cases, toons that catch a glimpse of something "wrong" in Perry's gaze suddenly find themself awakening with a jolt in their estate, having abruptly disappeared out of thin air where they once stood. Severe cases are infrequent, but Perry has been shown to be capable of modifying the fundamental attributes of others (out of eir control what exactly the extent of this is, though. Such as accidentally turning eir best friend into a Shyster because they both passed through the Lawbot HQ doorway at the same time while Perry was undergoing high procing.)
Perry's procing also affects emself, however. Times where ey'll suddenly come to a standstill and abruptly blipping out of thin air to everyone else. While other toons simply awaken back at their estates though, Perry...
Ey don't know what this means, but ey get frozen still staring at whatever this is for a few seconds before waking back up at eir estate.
Of course, this is just one example.
The immortality on the other hand isn't caused by procing, that's just a side-effect of the corrosion ey have from being in The Grey for too long. And it's like... less true immortality, and more the fact ey can die, but ey'll just be brought back after a few minutes due to The Grey basically constantly redrawing em.
Ey remember what happens whenever ey die, it's not exactly pleasant.
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2017 Napa Valley A Cappella Extravaganza — VoicePlay live performances
VoicePlay on stage in Napa — photo by Haley Olson
Three years after their previous appearance, VoicePlay returned to northern California as the professional headliners for the annual high school and collegiate vocal festival in Yountville.
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J.None was excited to hit the road with the guys after performing with them at Disney World for the previous two months.
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When you're singing for other a cappella singers, it's hard to go wrong with a little musical theater. VoicePlay has plenty of Broadway material in their repertoire, and this was the most recent addition at the time.
Details:
title: Seasons of Love
original performers: cast of Rent (1996)
written by: Jonathan Larson
arranged by: VoicePlay & AJ Rafael
performance date: 28 January 2017
My favorite bits:
J.None's smooth timbre on the opening lines
the way they seamlessly pass the lead vocals around (But why doesn't Layne get a turn? 😞)
that momentary silence before they start the first chorus
when the rhythm section really kicks in 🥁🎸
Earl's crystal clear high tone on the second verse
that jazzy harmonized riff from Eli, J, and Earl
the layers of sound in the final chorus
such a lovely ending chord
Trivia:
As Geoff mentions in the intro, the guys had recorded this song as a collaboration with AJ Rafael in October, and the video premiered on his YouTube channel a couple weeks before this performance.
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VoicePlay refuse to be confined to any one genre of music. They've tackled everything from barbershop to hard rock, country to sea shanties, pop ballads to orchestral pieces. So why not revisit the rap hits of their youth?
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title: Aca Top 10 – Old School Rap
original songs / performers: "La-Di-Da-Di" by Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh; [0:16] "Going Back to Cali" by LL Cool J; [0:32] "Push It" by Salt-n-Pepa; [0:56] "Parents Just Don’t Understand" by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince; [1:09] "Bust A Move" by Young MC; [1:32] "It's Tricky" by Run-DMC; [1:49] "Just A Friend" by Biz Markie; [2:12] "Ice Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice; [2:21] "The Humpty Dance" by Digital Underground; [2:44] "Rapper's Delight" by the Sugarhill Gang; [3:10] "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC & Aerosmith
written by: "La-Di-Da-Di" by Douglas "Doug E. Fresh" Davis & Richard "Slick Rick" Walters; "Going Back to Cali" by Rick Rubin & James "LL Cool J" Smith; "Push It" by Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor & Ray Davies; "Parents Just Don’t Understand" by Pete Harris, Will "Fresh Prince" Smith, Jeffrey "DJ Jazzy Jeff" Townes; "Bust A Move" by Marvin "Young MC" Young, Matt Dike, & Michael Ross; "It's Tricky" by Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Doug Fieger, & Berton Averre; "Just A Friend" by Marcel "Biz Markie" Hall; "Ice Ice Baby" by Robert "Vanilla Ice" Van Winkle, Mario Johnson, Queen, & David Bowie; "The Humpty Dance" by Earl Humphrey, Gregory "Shock G" Jacobs, & George Clinton; "Rapper's Delight" by Bernard Edwards, Nile Rodgers, Sylvia Robinson, Henry "Big Bank Hank" Jackson, Michael "Wonder Mike" Wright, Guy "Master Gee" O'Brien, Curtis "Grandmaster Caz" Brown, & William Hankshaw; "Walk This Way" by Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Steven Tyler, & Joe Perry
arranged by: Geoff Castellucci
performance date: 28 January 2017
My favorite bits:
Layne kicking things off with some old school beatboxing
Earl recreating the breathy part in "Push It"
Eli handling the scratching in the back during "Parents"
the middle three busting some lowkey moves as the lyrics instruct them to do
everybody bouncing to the beat during "Tricky"
Geoff continuing the "Ice Ice Baby" bass line under "The Humpty Dance" after the other guys leave him hanging
Eli showing off some slides in "Rapper's Delight"
J's little wave in response to the "hello" in the lyrics
the record skip effect at the end of "Walk This Way"
Trivia:
The guys originally recorded this countdown live in the studio, where they could do as many takes as they wanted. It's even more impressive seeing them perform it in front of an audience.
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This video is missing the very beginning because the fan who recorded it got over-excited about them actually performing the song live. But how could they possibly resist singing the theme to one of the most beloved TV shows set in San Francisco when they were just north the city itself?
Details:
title: Everywhere You Look
original performers: Carly Rae Jepsen & Butch Walker for Fuller House (2016)
written by: Jesse Frederick, Bennett Salvay, & Jeff Franklin for Full House (1987)
arranged by: Layne Stein
performance date: 28 January 2017
My favorite bits:
the bouncy descending bass line leading into the chorus
Eli and J grooving along to their own harmonies
Earl's scooping crescendo as a transition into the second verse
the call and response of ♫ "never go away" ♫ "like the Olsen twins" ♫ 👭
that quick crisp diction of the ♫ "how do you know… " ♫ section
hearing a few audience members shout "Hey!" in time with the guys
that big coordinated descending riff at the end
Trivia:
This song was the second entry in VoicePlay's PartWork series, performed entirely by multiple versions of Earl and Layne.
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Before they flew out of San Francisco the next day, J.None took a side trip to meet up with a friend, see a bit of the city, and get some fresh air.
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Ive got WH OCs that I want to share
Perry Winkle and Lemmie Breeze!
Perry Winkle is a singer, mostly talented in operatic songs. The problem is, they have really bad social anxiety, to the point where they just can't muster the courage to talk at all. For someone so nervous, its odd that their most comforting space is on the stage.
Then there's Lemmie Breeze! A ticket booth employee for the train station! Lemmie wants to be a conductor, but has really bad motion sickness, so they simply handle the tickets. They absolutely love trains, and works hard to one day actually work inside one! Insert a frog joke right here.
Some extra doodles include
Lemmie's steam effect. When flustered, angry, or stressed, Lemmie's ears puff out steam, making train whistle noises.
Human! Perry Winkle!
Thats all I'm willing to share about them right now <3
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