Platinum (quartet) 1999896 212100352 2008-05-13T13:05:18Z Adavidb 2413055 improved line spacing {{Infobox musical artist |Name = '''Platinum''' |Img = |Img_capt = Platinum |Background = group_or_band |URL = [http://www.ptplatinum.com/ Official site] |Current_members = Gary Lewis—[[Tenor]]<br/>[[Joe Connelly (musician)|Joe&nbsp;Connelly]]—[[Melody|Lead]]<br/>Tony DeRosa—[[Baritone]]<br/>Kevin Miles—[[Basso|Bass]] }} '''Platinum''' is a [[barbershop music|barbershop]] quartet, created in [[1998]] and the [[2000]] [[Barbershop Harmony Society|SPEBSQSA]] international quartet champions. They are famous for their long posts (held notes at the end of songs), particularly in their adaptation of the song ''Be Our Guest'' and in Clay Hine's arrangement of ''Auld Lang Syne'', which is on Platinum's CD of the same name. Connelly and DeRosa were also members of the 1992 international champion quartet [[Keepsake]]. Connelly won another championship in 1987 with the quartet [[Interstate Rivals]]. DeRosa and Lewis are the lead and baritone of the 2007 Champions, MaxQ. Kevin Miles has been a member of [[The Dapper Dans]] of Harmony and has served as the Voice of [[Epcot|Epcot Center]], both at [[Walt Disney World Resort|Walt Disney World]]. ==External links== *[http://www.ptplatinum.com/ Official website] *[http://www.singers.com/barbershop/platinum.html History] {{start box}} {{succession box| before=[[FRED (quartet)|FRED]]| title=[[Barbershop Harmony Society|SPEBSQSA]] International [[List of quartet champions by year|Quartet Champions]]| years=[[2000]]| after=[[Michigan Jake]] }} {{end box}} {{Barbershop-quartet-stub}} [[Category:Barbershop music]] [[Category:Professional a cappella groups]] [[Category:Barbershop quartets]] {{BHS_Navbox}}