As we continue to introduce you to the amazingly talented individuals that make up the fantastic headlining group for this year's festival, THE HOUSE JACKS, Austin Willacy is far more than just a great singer.

Austin Willacy is a veteran member of The House Jacks with whom he has produced 10 full-length albums and completed multiple world tours. For the past 18 years, Austin has directed ‘Til Dawn, Youth in Arts’ award-winning teen a cappella group that empowers youth to find their voices in many ways.   
Austin is also an award-winning singer/­songwriter with 4 CD’s and 2 EP’s to his name.  His music is soulful and raucous, tender and comic.  Austin’s music has been featured on “The Sing Off”, “Road Rules”, an Australian ad campaign and three feature film soundtracks.  He’s appeared in Rolling Stone and has performed with icons such as Bonnie Raitt and up and coming artists like Jem, Vienna Teng, Rachael Yamagata and Amos Lee.
With complete activist cred as an organizer and facilitator for YES! his former service on the board for Rainforest Action Network and a side career in soundalike singing voiceovers, including Guitar Hero and Karaoke Revolution, Austin is a renaissance man. But, who cares about all that? Because what matters is what Bonnie Raitt told him...“You can really F*ckin sing!”
www.austinwillacy.com


Be sure to register TODAY so that you do not miss your chance to meet, be moved by, and monumentally awed by Austin at the Bend A Cappella Festival, February 19-21.

Skilled craftsman of The House Jacks, Troy Horne has so many accomplishments and accolades, they are tough to list or highlight them all!  

Troy Horne is a musician who has starred in the Broadway show RENT, NBC’s The Sing Off, the ION Networks Firebrand TV, written music for the film Thug Angel – A Tupac Shakur Documentary, has appeared on Starsearch, on multiple records as a lead and background singer, and has toured the world with his band. He has been featured as a spokesperson and musical guest for personal development giant Nightingale Conant .
Additionally, Troy has toured the world with his band Moses alongside Steve Miller and Gov’t Mule.  Troy co-founded the Colorado School of Acting; Colorado’s only trade school for the performing arts.  He is featured on Forbes Magazine and on ESPN’s 2011 Monday Night Football musical opener, and has been profiled on MTV as well as ReverbNation.
Troy has created music that will change your life. Troy’s music makes you smile dance and laugh.  His award winning album I AM is taking the world by storm with a message of empowerment and personal celebration!  Visit Troy and his this music at Troyhorne.com.


Be sure to register for your chance to see this master builder work his craft on the Tower Theatre stage, February 19-21, 2016 at the
​Bend A Cappella Festival.

It takes a plan, a dream, desire, hard work, sweat, and determination to build a house.  There are many skilled craftsman involved.  
I'd like to introduce you to Nick Girard, one of the fine craftsman that has helped build one of the best a cappella groups in the world, The House Jacks.
Born and raised in the great state of Maine, Nick Girard became interested in music in 4th grade when he started playing the clarinet. Upon realizing that girls aren’t overly fond of glasses-wearing, math-loving clarinetists, Nick switched to drums in middle school, much to the delight of his family and neighbors. Guitar was even better at attracting female attention, so he grew out his hair, bought a Stratocaster and began writing love songs.
Nick’s first encounter with a cappella was as a college freshman at the University of Vermont. Enticed by the Top Cats’ marketing slogan “Chicks Dig Guys Who Sing,” Nick joined the group as a tenor and later became the group’s vocal percussionist.
After graduating from UVM with a degree in applied mathematics and computer science, Nick worked as a telecommunications analyst before ditching the 9 to 5 to become a carpenter. In 2006, he started Overboard as a side project. Five years, five albums and seven CARA nominations later, Overboard expanded into a cappella production work and Overboard Productions was born. Nick’s work for Overboard productions has since been featured on 20/20, The Today Show, TBS and NBC’s The Sing-Off.
When not obsessing over all things a cappella, Nick fills his time by cooking, rock climbing and studying karate. He has (allegedly) stopped doing things for the expressed purpose of impressing girls.

​We are so honored and fortunate to have The House Jacks as our headliner for this year's festival.  We could not be setting the bar any higher for future festivals, and we hope you are as thrilled as we are!!

Be sure to register today! Complete festival information can be found on our website.  #countingdownthedays