Mitch Grassi

Mitch Grassi
Grassi performing with Pentatonix at the Hollywood Bowl in 2022
Grassi performing with Pentatonix at the Hollywood Bowl in 2022
Background information
Birth nameMitchell Coby Michael Grassi
Also known asMesser
Born (1992-07-24) July 24, 1992 (age 32)
Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
Years active2002–present
LabelsRCA, Madison Gate
Member of
Websitemesser.page

Mitchell Coby Michael Grassi (born July 24, 1992) is an American singer from Arlington, Texas. Known for his high tenor voice,[1][2] Grassi came to international attention as a founding performer in two groups—the a cappella quintet Pentatonix, and the duo Superfruit with Pentatonix bandmate Scott Hoying.[3][4][5][6][7] As of September 2023, Pentatonix has released eleven albums (two of which have been number ones) and six EPs, have had five songs in the Billboard Hot 100, and won three Grammy Awards as "the first a cappella group to achieve mainstream success in the modern market".[8][9] As of September 2023, Superfruit's YouTube channel has over 2.4 million subscribers and has accumulated over 483 million views.[10]

In April 2020, Grassi debuted a solo moniker, Messer, doing a DJ set of "a range of dark, techno tunes" at Paper's Club Quarantine Zoom event during the COVID-19 pandemic.[11] "Machine" was released as Messer's debut single in July 2021, with "Angels Pray" following later that month. Messer's debut EP Roses was released August 2021.

  1. ^ "Pentatonix — The Perfect Quintet". sites.psu.edu. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "10 Years Later, Pentatonix Members Are Still Singing in Harmony". Distractify. June 12, 2020. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix on being gay in the cool a cappella band". Georgia Voice. November 23, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Moran, Justin (April 10, 2017). "Pentatonix Singer Mitch Grassi: Pop's Unlikely Radical". Out. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Webber, Megan (November 30, 2019). "Review: Is It Really the Best of Pentatonix Christmas? -". My Met Media. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  6. ^ Jones, Darianna. "Bold & Sugar Interviews Mitch Grassi of Pentatonix: "Don't Be Afraid to Be Different"". BoldAndSugar.com. Bold and Sugar. Archived from the original on August 25, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
  7. ^ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (January 5, 2016). "Pentatonix: Everything You Need To Know About The World's Biggest A Cappella Act". Forbes. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  8. ^ McIntyre, Hugh (May 7, 2019). "Pentatonix's Mitch Grassi Talks Upcoming Tour And Covering Billie Eilish". Forbes. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference :21 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ "Superfruit – About". Superfruit. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved May 7, 2017 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Moran, Justin (May 1, 2020). "Wig: Mitch Grassi Debuted Messer at PAPER x Club Quarantine". Paper. Retrieved May 1, 2020.