Hyannis Sound Alumni

Music Director at Old Rochester Regional High School in Mattapoisett. Got married a few years ago, and now have two young sons, Johan and Vincent. I no longer have time for anything else.

Hearing our recordings of the Christmas Tree Shops jingle played on the radio and television. That's when I knew we had "made it"!!

Living and working in Los Angeles as a filmmaker.

My 21st birthday

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I continue to try to keep up with three growing and really active kids and the financial planning practice which I launched in 2004. Recent highlights include experiencing the thrill (and nerves) of watching my kids at ages 15, 11, and 8 STOMP OUT the high alpine bowls of Breckenridge and Vail ski resorts in April, 2019, celebrating 12 years of marriage to my amazing wife Sara, and franchising my business in 2016.

Don and Bonnie Woodland were among our most influential and loyal fans over the age of 25 back in 1994 when it all began. I remember their support and the relationship that began between a bunch of well-meaning knuckleheads and the kindest and sweetest family you will ever meet as one of the most special and lasting memories from the earliest years.

Celebrating 5 year wedding anniversary at the end of August. Lead roles in two feature films coming out this year - Puppies for Xmas, a sweet holiday movie and a paranormal thriller called The Dawn.

Opening for the Mamas and the Papas at Barnstable County Fair in front of 5000 people.

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I've recently taken on a new career path, I'm training to be a plumber. If you know me, this is quite the change. I'm learning a lot and trying to remember what I learn. I'm still singing a cappella with Five O'Clock Shadow based in Boston. I have 1 son, Griffin, who is 17 months and a daughter on the way at the end of August. It's been crazy trying to get the house ready for the new baby. Still married, coming up on 7 years. Hope to see some familiar faces on the Cape.

I think my favorite was singing in the aisles of a local grocery store back in '94. We were part of a promotional stunt along with a guy in a chicken suit who would wander around and pop up unexpectedly.

Click here to check out his a cappella group Five O’Clock Shadow.

I direct two wonderful adult community Rock choirs in Albany NY and Saratoga NY called Rock Voices with a combined membership of more than 140 people. I am also still married with two incredible daughters.

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I live in Zürich, Switzerland with my wife and son (born 2011), and work as a freelance web designer.

One night, a few of us slept over on Nantucket. We went night swimming and that was the first I saw bioluminescence in the water. That was cool.

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I’ve been teaching various flavors of music in the NYC DOE for 15 years or so, the last ten in elementary-school general music and concert band. In 2019 I’ll be teaching musical theater for my 17th summer at the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts on L.I. Samantha and I welcomed Amelia into the world in 2012, and Jacob in 2015. I do the occasional voiceover gig, and play piano at services at my synagogue.

In the middle of the summer of ‘97, when I was musical director, I went away for three days for a wedding, and when I returned the group had learned Samrat’s amazing arrangement of “Dancing Nancies” entirely from verbal cues written on a paper plate. It was then that I realized this group was going to go next-level, and every show I’ve attended as an alum since has been an exercise in wondering how I ever qualified to be in this group.

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Raising my 3 kids and playing in two new bands.

Outer beach lobster bakes.

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Finished filming as touring piano player for Rayna James character (played by Connie Britton) on ABC/CMT "Nashville". Adopted 2 little girls. Now a music teacher at a local elementary school here in East Nashville.

So many amazing memories, and it's funny how the favorite ones that immediately come to mind have nothing to do with performances or singing. Instead, they are all random, fun events that happened during the craziness of 10 guys living in a house together trying to sing for a living. Jason Taylor and I getting into a silent eating contest at Captain Parker's after noticing we happened to have ordered the same meal...trying to scare Wrobel by "falling" on his car hood in the theatre parking lot after watching "Blair Witch Project" - only to look up and realize I fell on the wrong car as some stranger stared at me from the driver's seat...beach runs with LeBlanc and JT...so, so many more.

I live in Zimbabwe where I direct humanitarian assistance programs. I'm here with my wife and two daughters. On the side I'm in a little band with some friends that is sure to rise to a level of fame that will blow your mind...or maybe just get us a second gig. Either way...

Dusk, right before a show. Any show. That feeling of anticipation, of knowing something special was about to happen.

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My wife (Sharon) and I have a daughter as of February 7th, 2019. Her name is Eva, and she is going to be a superstar at something. :)

One of my favorite memories is a show that we performed in Orleans (I think?) in 2004 where we were without the infamous Micah Christian. Despite that, we opened the 2nd set that night with "September" by EW&F, and in Micah's place, we decided to place a white oscillating fan on stage where he would sing the solo. We sang the song, playing off of the fan, and even let it talk after the song was over. I'm sure that there were plenty of folks who didn't understand what they were seeing or hearing, but of course, it didn't matter.

I spent the last year on the road singing all over the US, and finished my MM at Florida State. In summer 2019 I’ll be teaching at the Hawaii Performing Arts Festival before moving with my wife, Marah, to Madison, Wisconsin, where I start my doctorate in the fall at the University of Wisconsin. I’m also in the process of finishing my first book, which will be released in 2020 on Routledge.

All these years later, it’s still reunion shows and watching the sunrise on the beach in Sandwich after the final show at the end of my first summer (2001).

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Living, working, and gallivanting around NYC!

Trivial Pursuit Nights (I'm the question-asker!)

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We just welcomed our 4th kid to our family this past January. As for work, I've been at Facebook for almost a decade, most recently working on sales operations for some of our businesses.

Living in Hudson Massachusetts with my beautiful wife Lauren and my 19-month-old son Zachary. I’m working as an orthopedics/trauma/biological sales associate in Worcester county supporting surgeons in and out of the OR.

It was my first summer out of the sound. I was working at my desk in Natick, knowing I made the worst decision of my life only singing for two summers. Out of the blue I get a call from Andy Delong. He asked me what I was doing that day and I asked him “Why? Are you calling me to rub it in on what magical gig you got locked in? He said “Kinda. Want to sing the national anthem with us at Fenway today?” My lifelong dream. I started welling up in disbelief. My parents, high school friends and my future wife dusted off my old vineyard vines gear and I changed at Fenway park, meeting the guys for soundcheck. It was in a sellout crowd and at the last line of the anthem, couldn’t hear yourself the crowd was so loud. That day, I stepped onto the field my hero’s played on. Ted Williams, Yaz, Mo Vaughan, Nomar Garciaparra, David Ortiz, Pedro Martinez...to name a few. My family and friends were there to see me do it. But the best part was I got to do it alongside my brothers.

I am currently working with the US State Department as a Cultural Ambassador through American Music Abroad and Arts Envoy programming. This past year I’ve created and produced a holiday show for the second largest theme park in Europe and am in the middle of creating another show. I am still performing and collaborating with incredible musicians around the world but really focusing on the youth and creating opportunities for them to share their art.

I have too many for just one... Spring tours, the WASP, fire department pancake day, chocolate milk, being the first “current” group to beat the alums in ultimate frisbee, Beachcomber, catching the sunrises, Miller BBQs, but most of all the families that made us feel at home away from home!

I've been touring the US in Broadway musicals! Both Sara Bareilles' WAITRESS and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.

How much time do you have? There are too many memories to count, but I think my favorite moment was looking around during HS11 final show and truly seeing what that summer meant. It was about so much more than music, it was realizing I had made lifelong bonds with each and every one of those guys. It's something I'll never forget.

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A few big changes recently! First, I got engaged last July to my girlfriend, Gwen, who is in medical school at Dartmouth. We're getting married in Chittenden, VT, in January 2020. I also recently moved to NYC to start a new role managing business & operations at Google on a team called Experience Studio; we design and build venues to host high-value clients and showcase Google's latest products and technology.

One of my favorite memories is wrapping up an amazing bbq day at the beach with Norm and Raschel Gray by taking an outdoor shower under the stars.

Engaged to my fiancé Emily and moved to Brooklyn! Now I work at Bloomberg as a consultant to our clients.

Gray’s beach day.

Since moving to LA in 2017, I've been singing in Vocal Jazz/Pop pro A Cappella group M-Pact singing at festivals and Performing Arts Centers across the nation. Whenever I'm not on tour I've been teaching private voice lessons and singing.

In 2011 and 2012 we had a performance at a unique venue called No Place Special. The hosts, Sue and Ricci, ran this concert series in their home as a way of healing through the loss of their two daughters. In 2011 it was either my first performance or one of the first performances I had ever done with the Sound. Not knowing what to expect, it ended up being an amazing experience in a loving environment with incredible people (not so unlike many of my experiences with the group over the next four summers). This particular performance taught me a lot about the kindness of people and the power of healing through music.

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Since the end of 2016, I have been working on Long Island at Northwell Health- New York's largest healthcare provider. There, I work in the Foundation office at Corporate raising money for our various hospitals, medical divisions, research centers, and academic initiatives. Outside of the office, I'm usually traveling to see friends, working out, or catching up on my books and Netflix.

One of my favorite memories is when, in 2016, we had our fans choose what color I should dye my beard, and then having the entire group spend a Wednesday night helping me change my beard from dark brown, to bleach blond, to "lizard green". Sadly, the beard lasted only a day, but the memory has remained.

Following my final summer in Hyannis Sound, I moved to Boston and began working as a BDR for the sales team here. I was promoted to Sales Manager and now lead a team of 12 people - got some good training for this during my time with the Sound. Still get to see the Hyannis a Sound guys a fair amount due to close proximity during the summer, and have enjoyed getting closer with the other alumni here in Beantown! Life is good, but I could definitely use a dose of good ol’ a cappella in my life. Looking forward to reunion!

So many it’s hard to choose. I’ll always default to singing Dogstar on the Grays porch under the stars after a long day on the beach reminiscing about a summer well spent. Friendship and music are cool, yay!

I've been living and working in NYC as a professional choral musician - arranging, singing with professional ensembles, you name it. I'm also singing with a vocal jazz quintet I founded back in 2017 called Highline, with Mark Farnum (who I sang with on Cape 2016-2017!). I'm currently living in Crown Heights, Brooklyn with them and Peter Carboni (HS ‘17-’19), living my post-Hyannis Sound dream.

Actually, being a young artist is scary and hard but friends and art make it worth it and fun. haha come visit and subscribe to Highline on Youtube!

The ping pong tournaments between the 2015 new guys on Tuesdays after our Chatham shows

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Thanks to the help and encouragement of HS alumni (Andy DeLong, Nate Tao, & Cooper Cerulo) I now work as a singer on Carnival Cruise lines. I sing with the rock band on board. it took me a while to get used to performing with instruments. Let me tell you, as impressive as Anthony’s a cappella guitar solos are, there’s nothing quite like the real thing.

I also do some freelance writing and web design when I’m not singing.

Too many to count. This one time at an outdoor gig someone in the crowd yelled out “WE CAN’T HEAR YOU!” and I said (not knowing what they said and assuming it was some form of praise) “Thank you!” and moved right along. Other than that: recording trios, bringing the guys to my hometown of Wareham, kayaking, karaoke, and above all, the unconditional love and support from the many families on Cape who go well out of their way to make Cape Cod feel like a second home for all of us.

Click here to check out Peter’s professional website.