Mike Boxer
Mike Boxer, an internationally recognized composer, arranger, director, producer and performer, is a musician at his core. He's been making music since the age of three, and has spent more time consuming, creating and cultivating contemporary Jewish a cappella than anyone probably ever should. Most notably, he brings that extensive background to Six13, a group that is constantly elevating it to new plateaus. They’ve amassed over 100,000 followers on social media, well over 30 million views of their music videos online, 50+ Contemporary A Cappella Recording Awards, and hundreds of performances around the world. In addition to founding and directing the group, Mike has composed or arranged most of their repertoire.
Mike has produced or contributed to dozens of productions (both a cappella and otherwise), ran the annual Jewish Performing Arts Festival and bi-annual Best of Jewish A Cappella CD series, and hosted the KolCast, the monthly podcast dedicated to Jewish a cappella. He began at Binghamton University with Kaskeset, where he served as director, and later the Binghamton Crosbys, with whom he won the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella.
Named one of the Jewish Week's "36 Under 36" young Jewish leaders and referred to as "one of the most brilliant, hard-working a cappella musicians of our generation" by Mouth Off host Dave Brown, Mike has penned more than 300 a cappella arrangements for scores of groups around the world, leads workshops and consults for ensembles of all kinds, and has worked with a long list of artists, ensembles and agencies both live and in the studio (with and without instruments!) as a performer and director.
For Mike Boxer, connections to both music and Judaism have always enhanced each other and continue to deepen every day.