Learn more about the Voices Only collegiate a cappella compilation album

What is the Voices Only album series?

Voices Only, founded in 2004, is an annual two-disc collegiate a cappella compilation album comprised of selected excellent tracks released by various collegiate groups from around the World. Produced by acclaimed a cappella performer, arranger, reviewer, writer, judge and producer Corey Slutsky, a new Voices Only album is produced and released each fall at the beginning of each school year, and includes songs recorded, mastered or released during the previous year. Groups who have appeared on the compilation include such acclaimed and award-winning ensembles as the Tufts Beelzebubs, Oregon On The Rocks, Dartmouth Aires, USC SoCal VoCals, Duke Pitchforks, BYU Noteworthy and Stanford Harmonics.

Voices Only includes not just the "best" a cappella tracks, but the best mix of songs, each chosen for a different and specific reason (including soloists, production, arrangements, innovation, etc.).

What is a cappella?

A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. A cappella is Italian for like in the chapel (music); the term is due to restrictions on the use of instruments in medieval churches.

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Corey Slutsky is the owner and founder of Voices Only, started in 2005 with the inaugural edition of the collegiate Voices Only 2005.  Corey has been involved in a cappella since 1997.  He has been a singer, songwriter, vocal percussionist, arranger, musical director and president in five a cappella groups (collegiate: 2-time ICCA International Champions USC SoCal VoCals, University of Michigan Gentlemen, University of Michigan Kol HaKavod; professional: STREETNiX; CAL: Voxel Rox).  Corey leads workshops and masterclasses on recording and live performance at international a cappella festivals such as SoJam, the Los Angeles A Cappella Festival, and the Las Vegas A Cappella Summit.  He has served as an ICCA judge, nominator and judge for the Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARAs), album reviewer for the Recorded A Cappella Review Board (RARB), consulted the casting agent for NBC's The Sing-Off, and produced his master’s thesis on “the growth and explosion of a cappella music from 1990-2005.” Corey received his bachelor's degree in Sports Management from the University of Michigan and his master's degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Southern California. When not enjoying a cappella, Corey is the Chief of Sports Programming for the American Forces Network.