elders
Thanks to our amazing alumni for not only starting the group, but laying a strong foundation upon which to build.
- Nicknames? Kels, Kelso
- What are you studying at McGill? Psychology major, double minor in behavioural sciences and marketing
- How do you spend your time? doing school work, singing, exercising, going out with friends, I like to bake once in awhile
- Favorite music as a kid? Spice Girls, NSYNC (especially the Christmas album), Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Amy Grant, Eric Clapton,
- What about now? Ingrid Michaelson, Missy Higgins, Justin Nozuka, the Dixie Chicks (don’t hate), Lauryn Hill, Rihanna, Michael Jackson, Taylor Swift, Beyonce, John Legend, a lot of broadway, I still like Justin and Britney, and of course EFFUSION A CAPPELLA!
- What do you sing in the shower? I sing a lot of Christina Aguilera, Only Hope by Mandy Moore, music from Hairspray
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? family <3
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? “Kelso the Great” and my powers would include: flying, invisibility, an ability to slow and speed up time, cook amazing food in a jiffy, spread peace, an ability to instantly absorb everything I learn and remember it when I need to, super strength and for any power that I haven’t mentioned I could use my magic
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? peanut butter, my i phone and a tooth brush
- What’s your guilty pleasure? desserts and purses.. mmm
- Nicknames? Coleman
- What are you studying at McGill? International Development Studies & French
- How do you spend your time? Running, yoga, sleeping, playing outside, dancing with my roommates
- Favorite music as a kid? Beach Boys, the Eagles, Boston
- What about now? Marvin Gaye
- What do you sing in the shower? YES.
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Family.
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Ultimate Healer. I would cure all health problems
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? Whole Foods, the Coleman Family & Effusion
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Dark chocolate chips with raw oatmeal
- Nicknames? Lolo, Big Hair McGee, Fruit Bat
- What are you studying at McGill? Music Theory
- How do you spend your time? Eating fruit, analyzing classical music
- Favorite music as a kid? Classical and anything pop
- What about now? Pretty much everything… classical, lots of hip-hop and R&B etc. etc…
- What do you sing in the shower? Mostly justin bieber
- Nicknames? Ems, Peeps, Poopy Face
- What are you studying at McGill? Double Major in Spanish Literature and International Development Studies
- How do you spend your time? Wasting it…
- Favorite music as a kid? Spice Girls, Hanson, Christina Aguilera, but also Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding, thanks to my dad
- What about now? Anything that makes me look cool and musically informed, like Joy Division
- What do you sing in the shower? EFFUSION
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? L’amour
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? La quitadora; I would be able to take (quitar) all the powers of any other superhero and accumulate them so I could rule the planet.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? water purifier, chocolate, my boyfriend
- What’s your guilty pleasure? eating meat
- Nicknames? Vonnie, Evar, Ehvah
- What are you studying at McGill? Double major in History and Art History
- How do you spend your time? Trying to convince people to laugh at my jokes, and laughing at my own jokes.
- Favorite music as a kid? Musical Theater tunes
- What about now? Effusion A Cappella
- What do you sing in the shower? Christmas songs
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Delightful
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? I already am a super hero. Most people still call me Eva. I can read peoples minds and am currently learning how to fly.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A bathing suit, tanning oil and a pina colada
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Effusion a Cappella’s latest album, “Ten Years Later”.
- Nicknames: Boss
- Major/Occupation: Medicine, MDCM
- Favorite music as a kid: Backstreet Boys, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson, BeeGees, Beatles, Stevie Wonder, Rahzel, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Pink Floyd, Charles Aznavour
- Favorite music now: add Outkast, K-Os, IAM and Damian Marley to my childhood favourites.
- Favorite food: “Mămăligă cu brânză şi smântână” (polenta with cheeze and sour cream) – Romanian traditional & house special with fried pork sausage. Yum.
- Things I enjoy: Tennis, running, soccer, Basketball, Volleyball. Making beats and friends night out’s.
- Nicknames? PJ, Parkeezie, Signor
- What are you studying at McGill? Arts: Linguistics & German Studies Double-Major
- How do you spend your free time? Coffee and long talks
- Favorite music as a kid? “Backstreet’s back, alright!”
- What about now? A little of this, a little of that… i.e., John Mayer, Bublé and Nils Landgren
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? My-Life-is-Music
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Captain Photon. I would capture every Effusion moment on camera!
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? Crêpes, my beloved Canon DSLR and Obama
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Nutella + Croissant
- Nicknames: Thrahzel, P.O., Teddy, Theodore
- What are you studying at McGill? Nothing! But I used to study Software Engineering
- Favorite music as a kid: Varied over the years… Dave Matthews, Operation Ivy, Phish, Flaming Lips, Stereolab, Frank Zappa
- Favorite music now: Flying Lotus, Fleet Foxes, Cut Copy
- Favorite food: Mexican, Indian, Thai. Anything spicy and flavorful.
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? GoodVibes
- What do you sing in the shower? Usually beatboxing, but sometimes do both at the same time.
- If I were a super hero, I would be…? Able to be in more than one place at the same time. Too many things to do in this life. Not enough time.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? My knife, my headlamp, and a teleportation portal to get out of there. (The knife and headlamp are just for some good ‘ol nighttime whittlin’)
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Fancy imported and microbrewed beers
- Nicknames? FOMO
- What are you studying at McGill? Physiology
- How do you spend your time? checking Facebook repeatedly
- Favorite music as a kid? Anything pop
- What about now? Anything top 40
- What do you sing in the shower? Anything originally sung by a diva. And anything from Glee.
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? L.I.F.E.: Love, Inspiration, Family, Everything
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Accentorbotman – I’d be able to speak perfectly in any accent. No one would be able to resist me.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A chess set, my iPod (with a battery that never died and access to iTunes and the App store), and Effusion
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Watching a lot of reality TV