Certified Brovertones

Bogyi Banovich

Year: 2011

Part: Baritone

Solos: Sweet Emotion, Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Fat Bottomed Girls

Major: Biology modified with Earth Science

Hometown: New York, New York (like actually manhattan)

Favorite Artist(s): Queen, The Eels, The Beta Band, Beck, Ratatat, DJ Format, MC Abdominal, The Gorillaz, Jurrasic 5, most trip-hop and good old school rap, most 80's rock... chill jams

Favorite Song(s): Fat Bottomed Girls, Saturday Morning, Dry the Rain, Whats Golden, among others

Other Dartmouth Activities: Heavyweight Rowing, AXA

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): First time I sang with the group on campus in Fahey. Got to perform a wicked guitar solo to Ain't Seen Nothing Yet which I then later soloed. Equally favorite was our trip to Middlebury where I told a certain someone what blueballs were and diagnosed them.

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Truly Madly Deeply, Freedom 90, Fat Bottomed Girls

Assorted Tidbits: I am the tallest member of the group and plan to be for a long long time. Another AXA Brovertone. One of the original seven '11s.

Neil Basu

Year: 2011

Part: Tenor

Solos: Strangers Like Me

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Scarsdale, NY

Favorite Artist(s): Backstreet Boys, everything else

Favorite Song(s): Anything with a beat

Other Dartmouth Activities: UGA, Sexpert, Milan

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): Shashank Nayak's weeping willow joke at Fort Lou's

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Can't Stop

Assorted Tidbits: Pretzel goldfish are insanely good.

Rob Bathe

Year: 2013

Part: Tenor

Solos: Halleujah

Major: undecided

Hometown: Wayzata, MN

Favorite Artist(s): AC/DC, Blink 182, Conspirare

Favorite Song(s): Thunderstruck -AC/DC, MLK -sung by the King's Singers, All of the Above -Maino

Other Dartmouth Activities: Football and undersleeping

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): my first Brovertone moment was after my tryout. I got a blitz titled "We're sorry..." After going through a 3 second depression I opened it up and it said We're sorry....you've MADE THE BROVERTONES!"

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Send me on my way

Assorted Tidbits: enjoys long walks on the beach and breaking stereotypes of fat kids everywhere!

Jamie Berk

Year: 2011

Part: Tenor

Solos: Freedom '90; Hallelujah; Truly, Madly, Deeply; I Like It, I Love It

Major: African-American Studies

Hometown: Nashville, TN

Favorite Artist(s): Gnarls Barkley, Ryan Adams, Radiohead, Ben Folds, The Raconteurs, John Legend, Gorillaz

Favorite Song(s): Losing My Religion (R.E.M.)

Other Dartmouth Activities: Editor of The Dartmouth Independent

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): Boston Tour

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Freedom '90, Can't Stop, Son of a Gun for Beer

Assorted Tidbits: Hi Frank!

Nick Birasa

Year: 2011

Part: Bass

Solos: none yet...

Major: Gov

Hometown: Arlington, VA

Favorite Artist(s): Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sublime, Lupe Fiasco

Favorite Song(s): Amsterdam

Other Dartmouth Activities: Men's Heavyweight Rowing, Chi Heorot Fraternity, LEAD

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): "Lets fucking sing Beer!!!"

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Kids

Assorted Tidbits: I actually wanted the new name to be the 'B-Sharps'

Andrew Cala

Year: 2012

Part: Bass

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Assorted Tidbits: Cala hasn't gotten his bio in yet - send him a blitz to make fun of him

Will Conaway

Year: 2013

Part: Baritone

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Assorted Tidbits: Will hasn't gotten his bio in yet - send him a blitz to make fun of him

Sean Derrow

Year: 2013

Part: Tenor

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Major: Undeclared

Hometown: Bryn Mawr, PA

Favorite Artist(s): Beatles, among others

Favorite Song(s): Depends on my mood

Other Dartmouth Activities: Ultimate Frisbee, climbing

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): "Derrow, do a barrel roll!"

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Kids, Tribute

Assorted Tidbits: I will overtake Bogyi as the tallest member of the Brovertones

Patrick Dobens

Year: 2011

Part: Tenor

Solos: Truly Madly Deeply, sometimes Circle of Life

Major: Biology, Medical ethics minor

Hometown: Goffstown, NH

Favorite Artist(s): Jason Mraz

Favorite Song(s): "I'm Yours"

Other Dartmouth Activities: Alpha Chi Alpha fraternity

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): Middlebury show/hangout.

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): "Kids" - MGMT

Assorted Tidbits: Quinn Orb '07 - Sweet dude.

Ryan Engelberger

Year: 2012

Part: Chieftan of the Tribe

Solos: Satisfaction, Kids, If You Want Me To Stay, Hippity Hoppity, Hey Bo Diddly

Major: Magic

Hometown: Atlanta, GA

Favorite Artist(s): James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, CSNY, Reptar, Passion Pit, Phish, Broken Social Scene, Wilco

Favorite Song(s): #41-DMB, I'm On Fire - Bruce Springsteen, What's the Use - Phish, Do You Realize - Flaming Lips

Other Dartmouth Activities: DOC

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): Making people cry with our beautiful voices

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Kids, Tribute, Ruby

Assorted Tidbits: I am known in a small villiage outside of Nyeri, Kenya only as "Simba" or "Lion" because I had shoulder length hair (like a lion's mane) and facial hair when I visited

Alex Engler

Year: 2012

Part: Bass

Solos: Can't Get Enough of Your Love

Major: Undecided

Hometown: Weston, MA

Favorite Artist(s): Goo Goo Dolls, Matchbox 20, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Breaking Benjamin, Lostprophets, Guns 'N Roses, Journey, Sister Hazel, Aerosmith, Boston, Bon Jovi. I'm pretty happy with most music though.

Favorite Song(s): too many to list here

Other Dartmouth Activities: Glee Club, NSS

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): Green is the New Crimson

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Barry White

Assorted Tidbits: I once built a 33 foot pirate ship from scratch.

Ben "Beer" Farrar

Year: 2011

Part: Bass

Solos: The Night Santa Went Crazy

Major: Computer Science

Hometown: Gorham, ME

Favorite Artist(s): Dream Theater (get pumped DT), Dragonforce

Favorite Song(s): Octavarium, Ministry of Lost Souls

Other Dartmouth Activities: DCMB, WoW, Tour guiding

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): Wendy's

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Sweet Emotion, Son of a Gun, Paperback Writer

Assorted Tidbits: Level 80 Tauren Druid/Tauren Warrior/BElf Rogue. World-ranked 62nd in Guitar Hero 3

Paul Finkelstein

Year: 2013

Part: Baritenor

Solos: Satisfaction

Major: Gov, Math

Hometown: Greenwich, CT

Favorite Artist(s): CSN, CSNY at times, Aerosmith, Guster, Billy Joel, Journey, Maria Schneider, Eric Clapton

Favorite Song(s): Helplessly Hoping, Listen to Your Heart

Other Dartmouth Activities: Wind Symphony, Barbary Coast, Debate Team

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): "I want you to come on me"

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Kids

Assorted Tidbits: Music's cool, The Brovertones is cooler.

Patrick Kennedy

Year: 2011

Part: Baritone

Solos: Snow (Hey Yo)

Major: Leisure Studies (Pre Med)

Hometown: Bloomington, MN

Favorite Artist(s): Dave Matthews Band, Boston, Mat Kearney

Favorite Song(s): Great Balls of Fire, Shout!

Other Dartmouth Activities: Sailing Team, Ski Coach, Tet Gam, Taste Tester

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): Deeming "Beer": "Beer", (Not going to) post audition breakfast

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Satisfaction, Sweet Emotion, Snow (Hey Yo), Beer

Assorted Tidbits: I started my musical performance career by being that guy, yes, I serenaded a girl in class to ask her to prom

Frank King

Year: 2010

Part: Tenor

Solos: Eleanor Rigby, Hands of Time, Beer

Major: Math and Philosophy

Hometown: Tampa, FL

Favorite Artist(s): Derek and the Dominoes

Favorite Song(s): Layla (not the weaker acoustic version from Unplugged)

Other Dartmouth Activities: Glee Club, Programming Board

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): I need to think on this more (Ed: this is because he can't remember most of them)

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Ditto

Assorted Tidbits: Proud to be a consistent source of comic relief!

Shashank Nayak

Year: 2012

Part: Beatbox

Solos: Jack & Diane; Kids (beatbox)

Major: Biomedical Engineering

Hometown: Andrews, TX

Favorite Artist(s): Weird Al Yankovic, Red Hot Chili Peppers, SOAD, Tool, ABBA, Evanescence, Linkin Park, Anything on Guitar Hero/Rock Band

Favorite Song(s): None in particular, but I love 90's music, Metal, Alternative Rock, and Hard Rock.

Other Dartmouth Activities: DCMB, NSS, Milan, Origami Club.

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): All of them; the Brovertones know how to make all moments awesome.

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Can't Stop, Jack & Diane

Assorted Tidbits: Apparently I'm the "innocent" member of the group. (Ed: you have no idea)

Ryan Nightingale

Year: 2013

Part: Tenor 2

Solos: Kids

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Hometown: Red Rock, New York

Favorite Artist(s): The Who, Jimi Hendrix, They Might Be Giants

Favorite Song(s): Sparks, Jelly 292, Bee of the Bird of the Moth

Other Dartmouth Activities: DOC robocop, Chamber Choir

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): I love the part before rehearsal where we draw dinosaurs battling/doing other things on the chalkboard

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Ruby, Kids, Feel Good Inc., Fat Bottomed Girls, The vasectomy song from Family Guy

Assorted Tidbits: My dog is a red mini labradoodle, and I have 1000 HP and am super-effective against all types

Jose "Josk" Ordonez

Year: 2013

Part: Tenor

Solos: Ruby

Major: Engineering

Hometown: Quito, Ecuador

Favorite Artist(s): The Killers, Coldplay, Kings of Leon, The Fray, Gipsy Kings, Melendi, Paco de Lucia... any many others

Favorite Song(s): Human and Mr Brightside by The Killers, Use Somebody by Kings of Leon

Other Dartmouth Activities: Ultimate Frisbee, MUN

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): When the Bros broke into my room at 7 am to give me the good news!

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Ruby, Kids

Assorted Tidbits: I LOVE MUSIC. THATS ALL I GOTTA SAY BOUT THAAAT...

Sean Warnecke

Year: 2010

Part: Tenor

Solos: Feel Good, Inc. (rap solo); Fat Bottomed Girls; Paperback Writer; Signed, Sealed, Delivered

Major: English

Hometown: Aspen, CO

Favorite Artist(s): Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, Cradle of Filth, Aphex Twin, The Notorious B.I.G., Brandy, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Korn

Favorite Song(s): Notorious Thugs, Limp, Angeles, From The Cradle To Enslave

Other Dartmouth Activities: Theater, Film Acting, Viola, The Tabard

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): All of them are sweetness.

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): Hallelujah, Feel Good Inc., Afternoon Delight

Assorted Tidbits: Cake is my favorite food.

Roger Zhu

Year: 2011

Part: Tenor

Solos: don't have any

Major: econ gov

Hometown: brisvegas, austraya

Favorite Artist(s): final cut

Favorite Song(s): solsbury hill

Other Dartmouth Activities: sigep

Favorite Brovertones Moment(s): engelbroger's epiphany on tour

Favorite Brovertones Song(s): barry white (bahahahha)

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