STEVE ERLANDSON - Tenor
     Steve had his first taste of Barbershop singing in 1993 when fellow Pocatello band director, Dave Prince, (son of Gary Prince, mentioned in Gary Dunn’s bio below - small world!!) introduced Steve and several others to Barbershop harmony by teaching a group of friends “tags” at a pizza parlor.  Dave was a great ambassador for Barbershop singing and invited Steve to visit the award winning Idaho Gateway Chorus in Pocatello.

     It wasn’t long before this invitation turned into a virtual obsession with vocal harmony.  “When Steve heard a CD of the Acoustix’s ‘The Stars and Stripes Forever,’ it was all over but the singing, he was hooked!  At rehearsals ‘Class Ring’ would sometimes sing a number or two.  Their tenor, Matt Buckley, was a doctoral student in the Counseling Program at ISU while Steve was working on his Masters in Counseling.  Steve would often say, "I want to be just like Matt when I grow up!" and here he is, singing tenor now in ‘SoundScape.’  "Life just doesn’t get much better!”   

     “SoundScape,” is Steve’s third Quartet.  He sang with the “Gateway Gospel Quartet” from 1995 until 1996 when two of the members moved away.  Steve was “quartetless” for several years but the burning desire remained.  When Christopher Midgyette joined the chorus Steve knew he’d found his Bass. In the year 2000 “Vocatella” was formed.  During it’s short existence they had a lot of fun, learned a great deal about Barbershop quartet singing, and competed in their very first Rocky Mountain District competition.

     Steve is a school counselor at Irving Middle School in Pocatello, Idaho.  He also works with at-risk youth in a summer activities program, teaches substance abuse awareness classes, and has taught Driver Education for 16 years. 

GARY DUNN - Lead
     Gary was introduced to Barbershopping in 1984 by Gary Prince, a former member of the International Champion Pekin Chorus.  Having sung in classical, rock and country music groups for as long as he can remember, Gary was at first a bit lukewarm to barbershop singing - until he heard Bluegrass Student Union's "Jukebox Saturday Night" album, and it was all over -- "I want to do THAT!" 

     Gary joined the Pocatello Sharps and Flats in 1985 and was soon asked to direct the chorus.  He quickly joined with his first quartet, "Partners In Rhyme" singing tenor for the next seven years.  From 1994-1997, Gary sang lead with "Class Ring", a Rocky Mountain District finalist quartet.  He later sang lead with "Primary Colors" from 1998 - 2000.

     For over 18 years, Gary served as Director of the multi-award winning Idaho Gateway Chorus in Pocatello, Idaho, retiring from the position in 2006.  He is employed as an Engineering Manager for Basic American Foods.   His wife, Janet, is an avid Sweet Adeline and an "awesome Bass!

CHRISTOPHER MIDGYETTE - Bass
     Christopher came to his first barbershop meeting in late 1999 after hearing the Idaho Gateway Chorus singing at a local restaurant. Christopher began singing at a very early age and has performed with a variety of singing groups ranging from jazz, gospel, broadway, rock and classical styles. Originally from Denver, Colorado, he has sung and performed with such groups as the Singing Jets, Rocky Gil and the Bishops, and the 200-man Seattle Men's Chorus. For the past four years, Christopher has become a true "barbershop junkie", and is steadily developing into one of the premier bass singers in the Rocky Mountain District. "SoundScape," is Christopher's second quartet. He sang with "Vocatella" from 2000 to 2001 with current tenor Steve Erlandson, in which he experienced his first barbershop quartet competition. As Christopher would put it, "Having the only musical instrument created by God is a gift everyone can share." In addition to singing, Christopher works with a hazardous materials handling team at BNFL.

MIKE LOUDEN - Bari
     Mike has been singing since he was a small child, and had a short stint in a Barbershop quartet way back in 1980. The director of his high school choir, Don Goddard, was active in barbershop and the men's section of his choir performed several SPEBSQSA arrangements. Mike joined with 3 other choir members to perform these arrangements as a quartet. Since then, Mike has sung with a traveling college singing group, church groups, and several rock 'n roll "garage bands". He became re-involved with barbershop when his latest rock band wound down and he was looking for something different. While at a local drive-in theater he heard familiar four-part harmony being played in the car next to him, and after talking to his temporary neighbor about the Idaho Gateway Chorus he joined immediately. He was invited to join "Soundscape" while attending the Rocky Mountain District competition with the chorus a year and a half later. Mike currently serves as Director of the Idaho Gateway Chorus, replacing Gary Dunn in 2006.  Mike is employed as an equipment engineer at AMI Semiconductor, and has a home with a large garden just outside Pocatello, ID with his wife Judy and his son David, who is also an enthusiastic barbershopper!