Miss Mae – Week 1 A Cappella Original

Miss Mae (2019) Written, produced, and performed by Richard Steighner (Hip Hop, A Cappella) So we begin. The first song of this project is Miss Mae. If you’re anything like me, you may spend the rest of your life paying off student loans. That’s how I met...

Camp A Cappella

I’ve never been so exhausted and completely happy about it! This is my second year teaching at Camp A Cappella, and we have one day remaining. I’ve finished my 15th of 16 classes and as I chill in the beatbox room, people are rehearsing down the hall. Last...

Swaziland

The last #ExchangeAdventure is upon us. After 5 years of circumnavigating the world of music, we have decided to put to bed The Exchange. Our last visit is to Swaziland for the incredible Bushfire Festival. On many layers it is an appropriate finish. The members of...

Here’s Looking At You Kid – A Week In Morocco

Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world…we walked into Rick’s Cafe (most of us) having never seen Casablanca. The movie from the 1940s froze an image of Morocco’s largest city in time, and the idea or myth of Morocco has become more...

A Week in Tunisia

  Well, we are on our way! We are driving from Tunis to Tabarka after a late morning. Last night we got to put on a show for a packed house in a place we’ve never been. It officially checks off the 6th continent for our group; whereas Aaron and Jamal had...

The Exchange in 2017

It’s been a great few years and we’re back to announce a few more shows in 2017 before taking an indefinite hiatus. We are so lucky to have met all of you along the way–whether we slept on your floor, snapped a selfie after a show, or shared a meal...