Tonic Sol-fa Tonic Sol-fa
Topics
- Entertainment
- Arts/Culture/Music
- Teamwork/Teambuilding
- Humor
- Inspirational
Travels From
- Minnesota, United States
Although they are simply four voices and a tambourine, Tonic Sol-fa has spent the past decade on the road carving their niche as the nation's top vocal group. In that time, this quartet has been named one of the top five "must see" groups in America, has been awarded numerous original song and album awards in pop, gospel and holiday genres, appeared on NBC's Today Show and in the pages of Newsweek magazine. Outings with Jay Leno, Shawn Colvin, Lonestar and Garrison Keillor have propelled album sales to more than 1,000,000 copies (mostly sold from the back of their trailer!) and have earned the group thousands of intensely loyal fans.
By 2000, the quartet was voted into the Midwest Music Hall of Fame. In 2002, Tonic Sol-fa averaged over 150 shows annually in 48 states. 2005 brought the group's music to radio stations and retail stores nationwide. And in 2006, Tonic Sol-fa's first public television Christmas special was broadcast to over 1,800 stations across the United States, with an international launch to begin this year.
The New York Times describes Tonic Sol-fa's sound as "A vocal kaleidoscope...unique to the human voice." Improvisational and passionate music combined with cutting-edge stage presence is the benchmark by which critics and fans agree: nobody does it like Tonic Sol-fa.
TSF performs approximately 150 concerts each year across 48 states to a combined audience of 250,000 .
The guys have released 5 CDS, sold 1,000,000 albums independently, and have toured nationally and internationally for 12 years.
Tonic Sol-fa produces an annual, sold-out 20-city holiday tour in the Midwest as well as spring and summer concert tours throughout the country.
National appearances have included: Newsweek, NBC's Today Show, A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, Steve & DC (nationally syndicated radio show) and many others.
Corporate collaborations have included: Bose, Schwan's, General Mills, Tastefully Simple, Herberger's and Wenger Corporation.
Tonic Sol-fa's own public television holiday special will air from 2006 to 2010 across the U.S.
Philanthropic efforts include contributions to breast cancer research for every pre-ordered copy of "Boston to Beijing," radio drive appearances for Gillette Children's Hospital, Music in Our Schools Fundraisers and Classes, American Red Cross Disaster Relief, and numerous other charities as noted on PlasticSanta.org, the non-profit arm of Tonic Sol-fa.
Tonic Sol-fa has shared the stage with Shawn Colvin, Jeff Foxworthy, Lonestar, Montgomery Gentry, Weird Al Yankovic, Garrison Keillor, Bryan White, Neal McCoy, Nestor Torres, Bobcat Goldthwait and Jerry Springer among others.
Tonic Sol-fa's original songs, arrangements, and albums have won numerous contemporary a cappella awards, have been featured on television and in movies, and have garnered positive national reviews.
TSF's original holiday song "Sno" was included on the "12 Dogs of Christmas" (the most popular Christmas video sold at Wal-Mart in 2005).
National corporate event appearances have included: Jostens, Tastefully Simple, Thrivent Financial, LifeTouch, 3M, Wal-Mart, and hundreds of others.
The guys have performed the Star Spangled Banner for national Republican and Democratic events, former presidents, the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Bears, NY Mets, the National 4th of July Celebration at Mount Rushmore, Minnesota Timberwolves, Minnesota Lynx and Saint Paul Saints games, to name a few.
They were voted NACA's (National Association for Campus Activities) Contemporary Artist of the Year and nominated multiple times for NACA's Entertainer of the Year (most popular group in America on the college circuit).
TSF was inducted into the Midwest Music Hall of Fame in 1997.
Tonic Sol-fa was voted by Campus Activities Magazine as "One of the top five 'MUST SEE' groups in America."
The New York Times described Tonic Sol-fa's sound as "A vocal kaleidoscope…unique to the human voice."