Lordeus said it sounded like they had been rehearsing for months. With only one soundcheck to get it right, the two were shocked with what they produced. Since the two attend different universities, they had not rehearsed their DoubleKill set since winter break. They beatboxed for 20 minutes, choosing their name on the spot. Lordeus spotted two microphones on stage and asked Saini if he wanted to freestyle.
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Lordeus first taught Saini how to beatbox in preparation for a middle school pep rally, with more sophisticated teaching arriving later in their high school years.ĭoubleKill was formed in the summer of 2021 at a Florida bar called Kava Culture, where open mic nights would be held weekly. “I owe him so much credit for really getting me into the art and cultivating me into those fields,” Saini said.Īt Make-A-Wish, Saini and Lordeus also performed together as a beatboxing duo named DoubleKill, a decision made a mere two weeks prior to the show.
from 2019 to 2021, participating in the International Championship of High School A Cappella as well as guest performing at the 2019 ICCA semifinals in Florida. In the middle of his sophomore year, Saini joined The A Cappella Group through a closed audition initiated by Lordeus, who had already been in the group since his freshman year.īecause of Lordeus’s encouragement, Saini performed with T.A.G. Lordeus and Saini started doing a cappella while they were students at Cypress Lake High School, a school that specializes in the arts. Saini and Lordeus met doing theater while attending Paul Laurence Dunbar Middle School in Fort Myers, Florida. Vibe A Cappella was founded by Saini’s best friend, sophomore Wedler Lordeus, last year.
The group performed “Snakeskin” by Rina Sawayama and “Better” by Haley Reinhart, prompting waves of cheers from Elon students and a cappella groups. Saini said whether Vital Signs decides to compete in the 2024 ICCA’s is “up in the air.”Īside from ICCA’s and leading up to Make-a-Wish, Saini invited University of Houston’s Vibe A Cappella group to be the guest performer. “At the end of the day, we were just lucky enough to get on that stage and perform with amazing groups.” “It was a very tough quarterfinal, honestly to the point where it felt like a semifinal round,” Saini said. This year, Saini led the group to quarterfinals, but they also did not place.ĭespite this setback, Saini was grateful the group got to compete at all. Vital Signs made it through the quarterfinals and then performed at the Carolina Theatre in Durham for semifinals, though they did not place there for the South region. “I talked to him after the Masquerade concert and I was like, ‘You guys need to compete, you guys sound incredible, I know you guys will make it to the semis and possibly the finals,’” Saini said. Vital Signs first competed in the ICCA’s in 2022 when Saini encouraged former music director and Elon alum Miles Caraballo ‘22 to register the group. He is pushing the group to record more original songs and participate in competitions. Saini said he loves his busy schedule because it brings him closer to his goal for Vital Signs, which would be to put the group “on the map” alongside prestigious collegiate a cappella groups. Saini is the music director of Elon a cappella group Vital Signs, a beatboxer in the beatboxing duo DoubleKill, an intern at Liquid 5th and a guest arranger for other a cappella groups on campus, such as Twisted Measure and Smooth Progressions. Freshman Nicole Bazos, a member of Elon a cappella group Shirley Tempos, took over the sound board during his performances. Due to miscommunication with scheduling a sound engineer, Saini, using his experience with a cappella recording company Liquid 5th Productions, mixed audio for the concert when he wasn't performing. Once the musical mashup and intricate choreography came to an end, Saini ran off stage to continue mixing the rest of the show.Īt the concert, Vital Signs planned to showcase its set from the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella quarterfinals. Whitley Auditorium brimmed with students, sounds and bright pink decorations as Elon sophomore Prahb Saini led Vital Signs in a set for the a capella group’s 10th annual Make-A-Wish concert Feb.
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