Five O'Clock Shadow

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This article is about the a cappella group; for other meanings, see five o'clock shadow.

Five O'Clock Shadow is an a cappella group from Boston, Massachusetts, existing from 1991 to 2003. The band had performed on FOX News, A&E Network, ABC, ESPN and VH-1's "breakthrough" series. They had released 4 cassettes and 5 CDs, winning many Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards. The band has become active on a part-time basis again after a period of being disbanded.

Currently, the members are:

David Stackhouse, vocals, vocal percussion, bass. As "Stack", as he is commonly known, does both the beats (vocal drums) and the vocal bass line simultaneously, he is also a "beatbass", a termed he has coined. He is also one of the few users of the specialist neck microphone known as a "thumper", by VOCOMOTION (www.vocomotion.com) that accentuates only the low frequencies below 125 Hz emitted from within his neck.
Paul Pampinella, baritone. He is also a member of jazz a cappella group Vox One and also currently teaches voice at at his alma mater, Berklee College of Music.
Dan Lennon, tenor.
Oren Malka, tenor.
Caleb Whelden, tenor.

[edit] Discography

Quintet (1995)
Buzz (1997)
So There (1999)
Misfit Toys (2000)
Wonders of the World (2001)

[edit] Former Members

Former members include

Jim Meyers, tenor, founder
Warren Tessier, baritone
Dave Harrison, tenor
Jeff Thacher, tenor, vocal percussion, now of vocal band Rockapella (www.rockapella.com)
Bill Eddy, tenor
Mike Mendyke, bass
Wes Carroll, vocal percussion, now of the San Francisco vocal band The House Jacks
Scott Harris, baritone
Mike Barnicle, tenor
Roopak Ahuja, tenor
Samrat Chakrabarti, vocal percussion