{{short description|Showcase of a capella music hosted by members of tech companies in Silicon Valley}} {{Infobox music festival | name =Techapella | location =Silicon Valley | years_active =2013-present | genre = A Cappella | website =[http://www.techapella.com Techapella] }}
'''Techapella''' is an annual showcase of a cappella music hosted by members of tech companies in Silicon Valley, California. The event was started in 2013 by Laolee Xiong and Aaron Roan, founders of Facebook's The Vocal Network and Google's Googapella, respectively.<ref name="lee">{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Techies-tune-up-for-Pitch-Perfect-style-a-6682050.php|title=Techies tune up for 'Pitch Perfect'-style a cappella showcase|last=Lee|first=Wendy|date=2015-12-07|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|accessdate=2018-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/watch-google-facebook-apple-twitter-and-pinterest-battle-in-a-pitch-perfect-sing-off/|title=Watch Silicon Valley Nerds Face Off A Capella|publisher=Vice News|last=Justus|first=Matthew|access-date=2018-10-15|date=2017-12-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nymag.com/selectall/2017/10/silicon-valley-a-cappella-techapella.html|title=Silicon Valley Has Gone All-In on A Cappella|work=New York|accessdate=2018-10-15|date=2017-10-05|last=Pressler|first=Jessica}}</ref>
The event has been emceed by a cappella personality and Sing-Off producer Deke Sharon,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/dec/19/techapella-a-cappella-facebook-google-twitter|work=The Guardian|title= Welcome to Techapella, where top firms trade hashtags for harmonies|date=2017-12-19 |accessdate = 2018-10-15|last=Solon|first=Olivia}}</ref><ref name="lee"/> and is used as a fundraiser for local charities Music for Minors and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.<ref name="sfcm">{{cite web | url=https://sfcm.edu/events/techapella-2018 | title=Techapella 2018|publisher=San Francisco Conservatory of Music|accessdate=2018-10-15}}</ref>
Participating groups have included Googapella and Alphabeat (made up of Google employees), The Vocal Network (Facebook), The Pintunes (Pinterest), InTune (LinkedIn), Songbirds (Twitter), The Square Registers (Square), Syncopation (Dropbox), Airbnbeats (Airbnb), The Keynotes (Apple), The Chromotones (23andMe), and Scalesforce (Salesforce).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.techapella.com/ | title=Welcome|publisher=Techapella|accessdate=2018-10-15}}</ref>
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Category:2014 establishments in California Category:Culture of Silicon Valley Category:Singing competitions
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