current members
The group is always changing. Every fall, at the beginning of each new school year, we audition hundreds of McGill students to find amazing individuals to add to our sound. If you are interested in auditioning, check back on the news section at the beginning of the school year (around September 1st) for details. Also check out the alumni page to see all of the wonderful people who have been part of the group over the years and have built it into what it is today.
- 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? Mandolin, Mandy Pants
- What are you studying at McGill? East Asian Studies/Communications
- How do you spend your time? My favorite way to spend my time is with people I love
- Favorite music as a kid? The Beatles, The Spice Girls, Hanson, N’SYNC
- What about now? The Beatles, Corinne Bailey Rae, Missy Higgins, Sufjan Stevens, Carole King
- What do you sing in the shower? Anything and everything
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Love.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A knife, a magnifying glass and a boat to get me the heck off the island.
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Chocolate. I’m a chocoholic.
- Nicknames? Vic, Vicky, Toria, Saigle Bagel
- What are you studying at McGill? Major in Cognitive Science, minor in French
- How do you spend your time? Singing, hanging out with friends, trying to do as many things as I possibly can!
- Favorite music as a kid? Raffi, Disney music, Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, Spice Girls
- What about now? Ella Fitzgerald, The Beatles, Norah Jones, Eric Hutchinson, John Mayer, Ingrid Michaelson, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Eric Clapton, Matt Nathanson, anything country.
- What do you sing in the shower? Everything!
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Family.
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? I can’t tell you my name, that would compromise my secret identity! However, I do have the power to control time and fly.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? An iPod, any book by John Steinbeck, a phone to call my family/get off the island!
- What’s your guilty pleasure? jumping in puddles, eating peanut butter & nutella straight out of the jar, watching Jersey Shore.
- Nicknames? bear, kbear
- What are you studying at McGill? World Religions, History
- How do you spend your time? Eat sleep breathe Effusion and school fits in there somewhere..
- Favorite music as a kid? Carol King, James Taylor, Billie Joel
- What about now? Erykah Badu, Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitz, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, Bill Evans, Dinah Washington, John Legend, Susan Tedeschi & I still love the ones I did when I was a kiddo.
- What do you sing in the shower? Anything diva-ish: Mariah, Whitney, Aretha….
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? I am whistle Woman. No villains dare come near for fear they might hear my whistle tone. (rhyming is also in my bag of tricks.)
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? a piano, chocolate, effusion
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Justin Timberlake
- 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? Zarhead, Z-bop, Zoro
- What are you studying at McGill? Arts and Science, Psychology Major
- How do you spend your time? Usually trying to be as cool as everyone else in Effusion. Mainly, I just keep it real.
- Favorite music as a kid? Christina Aguilera power ballads, Mama mia and Rent soundtracks
- What about now? Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, The Shins, Passion Pit, anything that catches my attention
- What do you sing in the shower? The last thing I was listening to
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Exceptional
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? I would be AltoFORCE Five, keeping the streets safe with my insanely smooth low notes and crazy vibrato. I would use my 5 crime-fighting powers to stop danger in its tracks and replace it with musical soul
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? Unlimited amounts of chocolate, a well-balanced iPod, and James Franco
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Chocolate. I just can’t resist.
- 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? Heirnah, Hanalay, Hannar, Hanbanans
- What are you studying at McGill? Major: Art History Minor: Religious studies and Education
- How do you spend your time? Choreographing dances to my favorite songs, cooking and then taking photos of my creations, laughing at my jokes and playing dress-up.
- Favorite music as a kid? Diana Ross, Backstreet Boys, Monica, destiny’s child, Ja-rule, S-club seven, Mariah Careyi\, and bewitched.
- What about now? pretty much the same… plus lots of ella, sufjan, MJ, folk, funk and the classics.
- What do you sing in the shower? Etta James and Mozart
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? unghuh!
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? My name would be ladyleprechaun and I would hypnotize people through song and an irish jig!
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? a personal chef, a never-ending book, and MJ tunes
- What’s your guilty pleasure? singing with accompaniment
- Nicknames? Susie, Sooz
- What are you studying at McGill? Psychology
- How do you spend your time? Singing, tennis, listening to John Mayer
- Favorite music as a kid? Spice Girls, Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Blue, Nsync, S Club 7, Venga Boys, Wheatus, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, B2K, New Kids on the Block, Take That, TLC, Dream, Britney
- What about now? John Mayer, Justin Nozuka, Jason Mraz, Lauryn Hill, Hillsongs United, India Arie, Coldplay, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Adele, Matt Corby, Ben Harper
- What do you sing in the shower? Adele
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? family
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A John Mayer poster to keep me company.
- What’s your guilty pleasure? John Mayer
- Where are you from? Montreal
- Nicknames? Grenton
- Study? Medicine, MDCM 2012
- How do you spend your time outside Effusion and School? Simple pleasures
- What is currently on repeat in your iTunes: Micheal Jackson – HIStory (J Dilla Remix), Little Dragon – Brush The Heat, everything by SBTRKT
- Musical guilty pleasure? Drake
- First album you bought? Oasis – (What’s the Story) Morning Glory?
- What one artist or group would you most want to perform with? The Roots
- One artist you would most want to sit next to at the 2012 Grammys? Rick Rubin
- Ideal date in Montreal? Late night beverage of choice on the Lachine Canal
- How do you like your eggs? Unfertilized
- Which of the 7 Dwarves are you most like? Stumpy
- What do you sing in the shower? Barry White
- What would your patronus be? Trust
- Effusion in one word? Balance
- Three things you can’t live without? Good speakers, genuine people and dark chocolate
- 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? Heavenly Kevin
- What are you studying at McGill? Arts & Science
- How do you spend your time? Beatboxing, popping, making beats, and Thousand Years Apparel
- Favorite music as a kid? Alicia Keys
- What about now? 9th Wonder
- What do you sing in the shower? Musiq Soulchild
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Eff-AZN
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? I would be Heavenly Kevin, with the power to attract any girl in the world
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A female companion (not that I’m objectifying the women), Facebook, and a nice pair of headphones that doubles as a knife, hacksaw, inflatable raft, flare gun, and dictionary, in case my female companion doesn’t speak English
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Shamelessly promoting my T-shirt company, Thousand Years Apparel (thousandyears.ca)
- 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? P-Wang, Andrew-P-Wang, Droopy
- What are you studying at McGill? Philosophy, Economics, Music Technology.
- How do you spend your time? In a rush.
- Favorite music as a kid? Pop, Classical.
- What about now? R&B, Soul, Gospel, Pop
- What do you sing in the shower? Runs/trills/all sorts of things that annoy my roommates.
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Epic.
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Telekinesis, and I’d take my own name.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? Swiss Army knife, gasoline, pen.
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Why be guilty about it?
- Nicknames? Ro, Roro, Bari White
- What are you studying at McGill? English Major (Drama & Theatre) / Management Minor
- How do you spend your time? Theatre (“Henry VI”, “No Exit”, “12 Angry Men”), DJing
- Favorite music as a kid? “Power Rangers” theme, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” theme
- What about now? Julian Casablancas, Beach House, Girls, Chet Baker, Billie Holliday, Nat King Cole, Theophilus London, Jay Electronica, “Power Rangers” theme
- What do you sing in the shower? Sinatra
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Family
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A taqueria, a pub, and Oceanic Flight 815
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Gucci Mane
- Nicknames? None that I like
- What are you studying at McGill? International Development Studies and World Cinema
- How do you spend your time? Over-analyzing
- Favorite music as a kid? Baby One More Time, Brushfire Fairytales, Confessions, Dangerously in Love, Elephunk, FutureSex / LoveSounds, Live it Out, Let it Die, Love.Angel.Music.Baby, X & Y
- What about now? ack to Black, Cloudburst, Contra, Dark Was The Night, Fist of God, The Happiness Project, Open Season, In Rainbows, /\/\ /\ Y /\, The Miseducation.
- What do you sing in the shower? Quintessential Beyoncé ballads (the shower is the only place where I can sing that loud without feeling guilty, or being guilty of noise complaints)
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Divas
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? By superhero, do you mean misunderstood villain?
- What’s your guilty pleasure? People watching whilst creating a soundtrack to their lives via ipod shuffle.
- 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
- Nicknames? DJ JimmyJamesMasterFlash, Ha-Mess (only Hannah Wilson: Little Jamie Cambie)
- What are you studying at McGill? Double Major in English – Cultural Studies and Psychology with a minor in Music Theory
- How do you spend your time? Oh. Bro-ing out. Of course. Occasionally I’ll write some music. Or like, write… other things. I guess I’m sort of into, like, sailing and skiing and stuff. But for the most part, I just bro.
- Favorite music as a kid? Well I basically only had access to my parents folk CDs so it was a lot of Stan Rogers, Tanglefoot, Gordon Lightfoot, Bob Dylan, etc.
- What about now? Still love the folk, which today equates to Sufjan Stevens, Mumford and Sons and Tom Waits type figures, and I always go back to The Arcade Fire and Radiohead. Random spurts of brilliance: Sigur Ros, Wilco, Nick Drake, Jack White (Raconteurs – White Stripes), early U2, Grizzly Bear, Feist, Bon Iver, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeroes, The Shins, Van Morrison, Wolf Parade, Broken Social Scene, Camera Obscura
- What do you sing in the shower? Hahaha, my own songs from The Howling Gales mostly, it’s a great place to work
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Bestial
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Mr. Waits – I’d be able to manifest metaphors and figures of speech physically.
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? A satellite phone to get off the island, a hatchet to reference Gary Paulsen and a guitar to pass the time until somebody shows up
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Listening to Louis C.K. mock his children. Also, my favourite song is this
- Nicknames? JP
- What are you studying at McGill? History, Political Science and Spanish
- How do you spend your time? Reading, Eating, Playing guitar, Watching Basketball
- Favorite music as a kid? The Beatles, The Who
- What about now? Whatever Andrew Wang tells me to listen to
- What do you sing in the shower? Old Man River, every day
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Crazy
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Magneto- He is a villian, only drawback
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? Any Harry Potter book, Guitar, Bixi key
- What’s your guilty pleasure? Falling asleep on the couch at around 8:30
- Nicknames? Mick, Mikey G, Grundles, Mizzle Grizzle
- What are you studying at McGill? Psychology and Drama & Theatre
- How do you spend your time? singing, studying, eating chicken fingers
- Favorite music as a kid? I really liked ABBA and Bette Midler – don’t judge
- What about now? Counting Crows, Lauryn Hill, John Mayer, The Swell Season, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, U2, The New Pornographers, Michael Buble, The Rolling Stones, india.arie, Jason Mraz, Amy Winehouse, Adele, Queen, Jazmine Sullivan, James Taylor, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Van Morrison, Ella Fitzgerald, Norah Jones, Frank Sinatra, Eva Cassidy, Amos Lee, some music theatre…and the list goes on!
- What do you sing in the shower? Michael Jackson
- How would you describe Effusion, in a word? Truth
- If you were a super hero, what would your name and powers be? Honestly, any flying superhero is cool with me. All I want to do is fly
- If you could have three things with you on a desert island, what would they be? iPod, chocolate, a raincoat
- What’s your guilty pleasure? …reality competition shows
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