2008 International Champions
Released their second CD, Destinations in 2010.
Busy show quartet.
One of the more popular cover song quartets (Meaning other quartets like to sing their music.).
FB page. Website.
Websites don't list any shows in 2011???
http://www.octimesquartet.com/
Musical Quality 5*
Multimedia 5*
Strength of Schedule 3*
Popularity 5*
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First Round Results Are In!
15 years ago
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2008 Intl Champions and released a new CD. OC Times has had a huge influence on the youth movement in barbershop. They should be on or near the top of the list.
http://www.octimesquartet.com/
2004 FWD Champs
2004 18th Place Intl.
2005 5th Place Intl.
2006 3rd Place Intl.
2007 2nd Place Intl.
2008 International Champions
Section Leaders of 2007 International Chorus Champions, Westminster
Members of Masters of Harmony
All four members have earned a silver and a gold medal with Westminster, as well as two gold medals with the Masters of Harmony. In addition, 3 of the four have won an additional gold medal with the Masters in years that preceded the quartet.
OC Times performs roughly 30 times a year.
OC Times has produced a live cd of all six cuts from the international stage, and a studio cd, that earned the following awards:
2008 CARA Award - best barbershop album "Let's Fly"
2008 CARA Award - best barbershop song "Love Me"
OC Times has been to Sweden, Russia, England, Finland, Ensenada Mexico, Canada, and across the United States.
OC Times has been featured in the following media:
LA Times Newspaper
OC Register Newspaper
Wall Street Journal Newspaper
Saturday Evening Post Magazine
KTLA News, Los Angeles, CA
KHON News, Honolulu, HI
WNYW News, New York, NY
SPIN Magazine (Jan-Feb 2009)
2003-2008 Southern California Harmony Explosion Camp Section Leaders and headlining quartet
OC Times has introduced more "new" song titles (not arrangements, but actual new melodies) to the international contest stage than any other gold medalist quartet.
they won the contest and couldn't win a round....how legitimate is that?
Almost as legitimate as winning the first round and then crashing and burning in rounds 2 and 3.
Reading their website you get an immediate sense of their mission statement, to bring barbershop to the masses, to make barbershop appealing to the general audience as well as excite and stimulate our current membership and enthusiasts. They certainly didn’t take the safe road, but the road less traveled by, and that, not how many rounds of competition they won, has made all the difference and will be their legacy. Inspiring, innovative, and original. What other quartet does this? None.
I know that Youth Harmony Camps and Festivals are always in the OC Times schedule, here in the United States as well as around the world.
I love this poll and can’t wait to hear the rankings! Someone should mention that each year O. C. Times medaled as a quartet, they medaled in a chorus! In 2005 they won with Masters of Harmony and got 5th as a quartet,
2006 they placed 2nd with the Westminster Chorus and finished 3rd as a quartet,
2007 they won with Westminster Chorus and 2nd as a quartet, and in
2008 they won the gold medal with both Masters of Harmony and the quartet.
This type of success as a chapter quartet is legendary.
As far as not winning a round in Nashville, at least they beat each quartet once LOL!
These guys are exciting, have a great sound and a great CD. They're definitely one of the best!
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