Voices in Public (VIP for short) was a Canadian a capella boy band from Barrie, Ontario, consisting of Marty Beecroft, Glenn Coulson, Joe Heslip, and Peter Luciano.
Voices in Public VIP | |
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| Origin | Barrie, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop |
| Years active | 1996–2004 |
| Past members | Marty Beecroft Glenn Coulson Joe Heslip Peter Luciano |
Voices in Public was formed in the late 1990s by Beecroft, Coulson and Heslip, three friends who attended high school in Barrie.[1] They practised, wrote and arranged songs, and performed occasionally while completing their undergraduate degrees, and added Luciano to form a quartet.[2]
V.I.P. were featured heavily in Disney's The Music Man (2002), alongside Matthew Broderick.
The four recorded their first album Do You Think You're Ready?, which led to a hit single, "It's Just My Luck".[3] and two cross-Canada tours.[2]
The band won the Best New Group Award at the 1999 Canadian Radio Music Awards, and a Genie Award for Best Original Song in 2000 for "One Thing to Say", their contribution to the film Jacob Two Two Meets the Hooded Fang.[4][5] The band released several music videos in the late 1990s, and sang "O Canada" for various major league sporting events.
V.I.P. released a Christmas album entitled Let it Snow in 2004.
After Voices in Public disbanded, Coulson, Beecroft and Heslip went on to release a country album entitled After Tuesday in 2006.[1] Heslip and Beecroft composed the original score for Universal Vivendi feature film Dark Rising in 2007. Heslip worked as a music teacher, counsellor, District Principal in British Columbia. Luciano became a lawyer in Toronto. Coulson co-hosted Rogers Local TV's "Daytime" in Barrie until 2012. Beecroft and Coulson continue to work on music / film projects. Beecroft worked at Microsoft for a number of years. Coulson is a Financial Advisor and man about town.[citation needed] Luciano is a member of 4Skor, a Toronto based vocal group.