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ABOUT ME

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I am a full-time contemporary a cappella producer, arranger, engineer, and educator, along with being a singer-songwriter and the bass singer for the award-winning professional R&B/Soul/Pop group, Ball in the House. I started my music career by receiving a Bachelor of Music in Combination with an Outside Field in Media Communication (B.M.) from the Ithaca College School of Music. At Ithaca, I had the distinct pleasure of being a four-year member in the award-winning a cappella group, Ithacappella.

Based just outside of Boston, MA, I have given numerous workshops and master classes all around the continental United States. My work in the recording business has won and been nominated for multiple Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards (CARA), along with appearing on several prestigious compilation albums, such as SING, Best of College A Cappella (BOCA), and Voices Only. As an arranger and performer, I have also gained regional and national recognition at the Harmony Sweepstakes A Cappella Festival.

Outside of time with Ball in the House, I am currently an arranger, clinician, and producer at Cut Off Studios, a Substitute Teacher/Paraprofessional Educator in the Westborough Public Schools (Westborough, MA, U.S.A.), a Virtual Coach for the A Cappella Education Association, a Delegate Officer of the Ithacappella Alumni Association, and I sing with award-winning Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) group, Redline.

​Outside of music, I enjoy reading mystery/suspenseful, thriller books, taking trips to Old Orchard Beach, ME, U.S.A, playing Nintendo Switch and a variety of board/deck building games, refining my Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game skills, and spending time with my wife.


VOLUNTEERED & WORKED WITH:

Varsity Vocals
Contemporary A Cappella League
​​The Record Company, Inc.
Liquid 5th Productions
A Cappella Education Association
NE Voices A Cappella Festival

BOSton Sings A Cappella Festival
SoJam A Cappella Festival
National A Cappella Convention
Nordonia A Cappella Festival
Westborough Public Schools
Chelmsford ACA-Pocalypse
SingStrong New York

WITH APPEARANCES ON:

SING (Vol. 9: 2012, Vol. 10: 2013, Vol. 14: 2018)
Voices Only (2018, 2020)
Voices Only Forte (VI: 2017)​
Best of College A Cappella (2010, 2012)
​Women's A Cappella Association (Vol. 6: 2019)
NACC (Vol. 1: 2019)

THE AWARDS & ACCOLADES

CONTEMPORARY A CAPPELLA SOCIETY (CASA)

CONTEMPORARY A CAPPELLA RECORDING AWARDS (CARA)

2020

  • ​WON - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song via Sound Off for "Everglow"

2019

  • RUNNER UP - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song​ via Sound Off for "Walk On Water"
  • NOMINATED - Best Rock Song via Sound Off for "Walk On Water"

2018

  • WON - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Album via Sound Off for Not A Drill
  • NOMINATED - Best Pop Album via Sound Off for Not A Drill
  • NOMINATED - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song via Sound Off for "Drink You Away"
  • NOMINATED - Best Funk Song via Plaid Productions 2017 / Plaid Productions for "Greedy"
  • NOMINATED - Best R&B Song via Plaid Productions 2017 / Plaid Productions for "Greedy"
  • NOMINATED - Best Collaborative/Studio Project Song via RustyCappella&Friends Volume II / RustyCappella&Friends for "Everything's Just Wonderful"

2017

  • WON - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song via Sound Off for "In the Name of Love"
  • RUNNER UP - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Album via Redline for Paint the Town

2016

  • ​WON - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song via Sound Off for "Use Somebody"
  • ​NOMINATED - Best Non-Scholastic Arrangement - Kevin Guest for Sound Off's "Use Somebody"

2015

  • WON - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song via Sound Off for "All the Way"
  • NOMINATED - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song via Redline for "Cheating"

2014

  • RUNNER UP - Best Contemporary A Cappella League (CAL) Song via Redline for "Sleep"
  • NOMINATED - Best Male Collegiate Album via Ithacappella for The Party Upstairs

2012

  • NOMINATED - Best Male Collegiate Song via Ithacappella for "Telephone"
  • NOMINATED - Best Male Collegiate Album via Ithacappella for Off the Hook

2011

  • RUNNER UP - Best Male Collegiate Song via Ithacappella for "Closer"
  • NOMINATED - Best Male Collegiate Album via Ithacappella for Breakdown!

A CAPPELLA VIDEO AWARDS (AVA)

2021

  • ​WON - Best Video by a Semi-Professional/Post-Collegiate Group via Sound Off for "Never Let Me Go"
  • NOMINATED - Best Pop Video via Sound Off for "Never Let Me Go"

VARSITY VOCALS

THE OPEN

2019

  • Sound Off
    • Finals (Ranked Internationally)
    • Wild Card Finalist
    • New England Semifinals - 2nd Place

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF COLLEGIATE A CAPPELLA (ICCA)

2009

  • Ithacappella
    • Finals (Ranked Internationally)
    • Mid-Atlantic Region Semifinal - 1st Place
    • Mid-Atlantic Region Quarterfinal 1 - 1st Place

2008

  • Ithacappella
    • Finals (Ranked Best All-Male Collegiate Group & Internationally)
    • Mid-Atlantic Region Semifinal - 1st Place
    • Mid-Atlantic Region Quarterfinal 3 - 1st Place

HARMONY SWEEPSTAKES A CAPPELLA FESTIVAL

SOUND OFF

2018

  • ​National Finals
    • Ranked Nationally
    • "Best Original Arrangement" Award - Kevin Guest for "Rise"​​
  • Boston Regional
    • 1st Place Champions
    • "Audience Favorite" Award
    • "Best Original Arrangement" Award - Kevin Guest for "Rise"

2016

  • Boston Regional
    • 3rd Place
    • "Audience Favorite" Award

SING THAT THING! - WGBH

2017 - Season 3

  • Sound Off
    • Overall Winner
    • Adult Group Champion

ITHACAPPELLA

2010

  • President's Award - For Commitment and Dedication: Going Above and Beyond the Call of Duty

Kevin Guest Music

LOCATION

Northborough, MA
United States of America

CONTACT

​kevin.guest5@gmail.com
© Kevin Cincotta-Guest 2023
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