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The Beartones

About Me

The Beartones are an all male Accapella group from Missouri State University in Springfield, MO. Our group was formed in 2001 and has since traveled and performed extensively in the mid-west and been invited to sing all over the country. We are a not-for-profit student run organization designed to entertain music lovers of from all genres. (click bottom left of sticky note for Bios, Shows, and more!)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 31/03/2006
Band Website: www.beartones.org
Band Members: TENOR 1 Rob Blevins - President Bryan Benware Devin Ceperley - Promotions Nick LapeTENOR 2 JR Neal - Music Director Sam Skibbe - Business Manager Calvin JohnsonBARITONE Matt Rosener Cam Branson Damon Cooper - Public Relations Jeff ReadBASS Chris Dietz Derek Buchmann
Influences: All things truly righteous - like grilled cheese sandwiches and finding money in your dryer... No really we sing everything from Rascal Flatts to OneRepublic, James Taylor to Ben Folds, and N'Sync to The Eagles.
Sounds Like: All the instruments with just voices, hence...A Cappella!
Record Label: ...pssshhhh...we don't need no stinking label!

My Blog

Beartones Compete in NYC!

Everybody mark your calendars for April 18th, 2009.  We will be competing in the ICCA (International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella) final round in New York City.  We've been working hard and a...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:17:00 GMT

MissouriState Unplugged: A'Cappella Fever

on May 11th, 2007 at 7:30 pm, come check out the MSU Beartones at our Spring Concert! It's our last concert of the year so be sure not to miss it! Special guests will be: A Cub Bella, everyone's favor...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:02:00 GMT

Woodstock '07 - Come see us sing at 5:00!

At Woods House all day on May 3rd, there will be the return of Woodstock - a day of music, fun and peace! Beartones will be singing a set at 5:00 pm, so come see us and don't forget about our con...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 11:59:00 GMT

CD RELEASE "Cut the Chord" Purchase NOW!!!

Our brand new hit CD, 'Cut the Chord' was released October 27, 2006. Now it is available on our website at www.beartones.org. Get your copy now!
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:30:00 GMT

New Officers for 2006-2007

So we just selected our new officers for the 2006-2007 school year. Our new President is Matt, Business Manager- Rob, Music Director- JR, and Director of Public Relations- Billy. We are all really exc...
Posted by on Mon, 01 May 2006 07:58:00 GMT

Our Spring Concert was awesome!

So all of our hardwork seemed to pay off. Last night we had our spring concert and it felt great. All of us were proud of the show we put on and we think the audience was pleased. (At least that's wha...
Posted by on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:17:00 GMT

International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella

The Beartones have just returned from the Semifinals of ICCA. To get there we placed second overall at the Quarter finals held in St. Louis, MO. We also recieved the award of "Best Arrangement."
Posted by on Fri, 31 Mar 2006 09:28:00 GMT