The News & Gigs of

I'll be performing the hilarious song "Today I am a Man" with my amazing buddy and fellow Jew, Sean Altman, as part of the CD release party for his new album at Googie's Lounge above The Living Room - 151 Ludlow between Stanton and Rivington - on April 21st at 8:30 pm.

XRP - The Legend lives. Yes, it's true! I'm getting together, at long last, with my original Rockapella buds, Sean Altman, Elliott Kerman, and Steve Keyes - the guys from the now classic 'Spike & Co Do It A Cappella' video - for one show only in NYC on Saturday, July 26th at The Cutting Room! Our special guests, Duwende, will open the show. Remember - this is a small room and seating is limited, so make your reservations early!!

More XRP! August 23rd, at A Cappellastock in Ogden, Utah, will mark the second and final appearance of XRP. This is your twice-in-a-lifetime chance to hear the sound that made a cappella a household word. Tickets are on sale now.
---Posted March 27, 2008

I've Been Shucked!!! Yeah, friends. Deprogram your Tivos. After one recording session, the movers and shakers, and maybe even the writers, felt that my voice didn't blend with the other characters (what a surprise) in the new animated show that I thought would be my exoskeletal apotheosis. I got the boot, or the clam rake in this case. I was the first character that they cast and the first that they recorded, and at the end of the day, I guess my sweet little Clam was just too big-voiced and scary for a kiddie show. I'm kind of sulky about this today, but I'll get over it. (In an Eeyore voice) - I always do. Big thanks to those who quickly reminded me that I've been a clam before, and a damn good one at that. So there!!!
---Posted November 13, 2007

I'm now helping to develop a 45-minute performance piece with my friend, trumpeter and composer Mark Gould and his band, Pink Baby Monster. The piece is funny kinda like 'Dr. Strangelove' was funny, and the music is, of course, witty and eclectic. I'll be narrating, singing, and playing the bass. We have some dates around the US and Canada next year. Of course details will follow.
---Posted October 29, 2007

Some sharp-eared friends have mentioned that they're hearing a different voice on 'Ghost Hunters' now, and they're right. After a year of what I thought was a blissful relationship, SciFi kicked me to the curb like an unwanted mutt, and got an even lower, scarier voice than mine that they think will help sell their insipid reality show better than mine did. And I didn't get a kiss or even a thankyou for the gold medals I helped them to win. It's a harsh biz, I gotta tell ya. Ah well, I'm a firm believer in the idea that 'when one door closes, another one opens.'
---Posted October 29, 2007

OK! A few of you have better memories than I do, and quickly reminded me that I had indeed been a clam before, on the Muppet Beach Party album. But see, those were singing giant clams, not a cute little talking clam named Clam. I guess I just forgot my first experience as a mollusk. Thanks for reminding me. And who knows? Maybe there's a song in Clam's future...
---Posted October 29, 2007

A once in a lifetime concert experience – August 23rd , 2008. Before there was Carmen Sandiego, there was the 'Spike & Co. Do It A Cappella' special on PBS, the show that put Rockapella and the entire a cappella genre on the map. The four singers that comprised that original group, Sean Altman, Elliott Kerman, Steve Keyes, and myself, now performing as 'XRP', will be performing together at A Cappellastock '08 in Ogden, Utah. The stars must have lined up in perfect harmony for this to happen, and it may never happen again, so mark your calendars and get your plane tix and concert tix now!!! A Cappellastock has become the hottest show in the west. Last year, 4,000 people showed up for an incredible night of the best of the best, and it rocked. So don't miss XRP at A Cappellastock '08!! I'll have more info as it becomes available.
---Posted October 20, 2007

Look! I'm a clam!!! It's true. I've been a lot of animals in my voice over career - bear, pig, duck, cockroach, horse, penguin, giraffe, moose – but I've never been a bivalve until now. I'm making my Nickelodeon debut as the voice of Clam the clam (how's that for an original monicker?) on their new cartoon series, "Bubble Guppies". I'll let you know when I have an air date.
---Posted October 20, 2007

Yo! I'm a boshoppin' penguin. That's right! I'm the bass in a quartet of barbershopping penguins for Frontier Airlines. Here's the link for tv commercials and a fun game in which you get to dunk me and my pals in the frigid, slowly globally-warming arctic waters.
---Posted August 16, 2007

On October 10 I’m doing a lecture/concert for an audience of mental health professionals in Rockland County, NY. Their mission is to de-stigmatize mental illness and treatment. That makes me a poster boy!
---Posted August 16, 2007

I’ll be singing a couple songs at my friend Kahlene’s wedding in Michigan on September 8! Congratulations, Kahlene!!
---Posted August 16, 2007

You can see thirty-six of my zany ‘SciFi Saturday Survival Tips’ on scifi.com, plus you can hear, uh, see some of my ‘Ghost Hunters’ promos there. I sound very, very scary…muhahahahaha! [These Ghost Hunters promos seem to be on summer vacation. Check back in the fall when the show resumes.]
---Posted August 16, 2007

I make my soap opera debut on ‘Guiding Light’ on August 29, as the voice of a taxidermied moose head named Waldo. No, I’m not making this up. Check your local listings for air time.
---Posted August 16, 2007

I’m emceeing AcappellaStock this year in Odgen Utah on August 25! I’ll also be singing a couple tunes with the group that organized the show, Tminus5. It’s gonna be a great show.
---Posted August 16, 2007

Two of my SciFi channel promos won International Gold Medals at ProMax, the big annual promo convention held in NYC on July 10, 2007!!
---Posted August 10, 2007