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The Untold Truth Of Pentatonix

Writer Owen Barnes

In addition to Mitch Grassi and Scott Hoying's Superfruit side project, several members of Pentatonix release music on their own. Grassi himself, for example, records music under the moniker "Messer." He put out an EP, "Roses," in 2021. Grassi told Paper that the title track was meant to be "feel-good" and "hopeful." He explained, "To me, 'Roses' embodies sexual liberation, gratitude and the appreciation for beauty in the simplicity of human life."

Hoying also puts out solo music; he released an EP called "Parallel" in 2023. He reflected on "The Kelly Clarkson Show" that it's a difficult thing to step out on your own. "I think that, you know, being in Pentatonix, it's like, your best friends are up there with you, and you make stuff together," he said. "And I was just so scared to be vulnerable and tell my own story."

Kirstin Maldonado has released music as kirstin™, trademark symbol included. (Not so coincidentally, "T.M." are her middle and last initial). "Hopefully we can just stick to one name and people get it," she told People in 2017. Kevin Olusola, too, has put out a covers EP on his own. "I have loved every second I've spent putting my spin on these covers and I hope each of you love them as much as I do," he wrote on X in 2020. That's just about everyone, except for Matt Sallee — we're looking at you!