OBERLIN COLLEGE'S MEN'S AND NON-BINARY A CAPPELLA GROUP
MEET THE 'TONES!
Today's Obertones are some of Oberlin's finest gentlefolk, hailing from many years, majors, and hometowns. Meet them below:
VINCE YOLLES
Co-President
Geosciences '26
Vin doesn’t know how they got here, but they are capable of identifying breeds of cars from impossible distances. If you need a Tenor 1, or somebody to tell you what kind of car some car is, they’re your guy. Interested in rocks, cars, and dogs.
ORION PENDLEY
Music Director
Geology, Studio Art '24
Who needs words? Orion plays bass, is a bass, and hasn’t spoken in years. Ask a question and the only reply will be in some variation of dm, dum, ba, da, oo.
Decode it. Uncover the secrets. Become one with the
bassline.
PHIN SAMDPERIL
Co-President
Creative Writing, Theater '25
Despite what the Obertones might make him tell you, Phin does not love bumblebee tuna. What Phin does love is Grisling! The Musichall, a musical written by Jordan Muschler. Phin would now like to take this time to apologize. He actually does love bumblebee tuna, and is deeply sorry for lying to you. Phin would love to tell you more about himself, but unfortunately, Nihal and Elliot said this bio was only allowed to have a certain number of chara
WILL JUDD
Music Director
TIMARA '26
Walk directly through any group of men.
DAMANI MILLER
Treasurer
Psychology, Creative Writing '26
Damani had absolutely nothing to do with the disappearance of Amelia Earhart. For that to be possible, he would have to be hundreds of years old, and he definitely is NOT a coconut crab gifted with immortality and the magical ability to sing a cappella. To even ask that would be absolutely preposterous. However, IF this was true, he would probably sing bass.
ADAM WISE
Art/Publicity
Studio Art '24
Adam gets stressed out when asked to describe himself. He is a complex individual! He contains multitudes!
He is also a baritone.
MAX LANG
Art/Publicity
Creative Writing, Musical Studies '26
An extremely chaotic being. The group’s resident horse kid and high note screecher. Victim of the Variety Showcase performer to Obertone pipeline.
LIAM OATES
Philosophy, Law & Society '24
I'm a simple man with simple tastes and a simple bio.
ANSEL MILLS
Theater '25
Once upon a time, Ansel washed his hands in a bidet in Florida. He doesn't live there, he just figured Florida's sinks were different. Just kidding, don't tell them that lol
GRAHAM EVANS
Studio Art '25
Here for a good time, not a long time. Or for a long time, but not a good one. Or both, or neither. Either way, I'm here. Or am I?
KAI ANDERSON
Math '26
Kai sincerely hopes that he'll still have a voice by the time he graduates.
REED WANG
Computer Science, Musical Studies '26
The violet-green swallow (Tachycineta thalassina) is a small North American passerine bird in the swallow family. These aerial insectivores are distributed along the west coast from Alaska to Mexico, extending as far east as Montana and Texas. With an appearance very similar to the tree swallow, these individuals can be identified by the white rump side-patches that appear to separate their green back and purple tail.
NACI KONAR-STEENBERG
Computer Science, Creative Writing '26
Naci wonders if the Obertones website can handle Unicode reverse characters without breaking.
CONRAD BRANCH
Creative Writing '27
If you are wondering what that scratching sound may be, what that tap tap tap is, the guttural breathing and wicked cackle that comes from beneath your bed, then yes your suspicions are correct... It's me, and I've set up a little couch and tv hooked up to my Switch and a mini fridge full of finger sandwiches and Dr. Peppers. Come join, am lonely!
ELIOT BERKMAN-LAMM
Theater, Politics '27
New Eliot brings a sort of masculine presence to the 'Tones.
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