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Exit 245 is an all male a cappella group at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The group was founded in 1997. The group was named for I-81 exit where the University is located. The group performs on the James Madison University campus and other universities in central Virginia. In June 2008, Exit 245 performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC as part of the centers summer concert series on the Millennium Stage.

The group was commissioned to perform an a cappella parody of Aerosmith's Walk This Way in a promotional video for the JMU Football team in 2009.

Contemporary A Cappella Society Awards

 * 2005 Nomination for Best Soloist - Gavin Wade for "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam
 * 2007 Nomination for Best Soloist - Brian King for "Roxanne"
 * 2007 Nomination for Best Arrangement - Mike Harrison and Ryan Ostrander for King of Wishful Thinking by "Go West"
 * 2007 Nomination for Best Male A Cappella CD "Barbershop Tragedy"

Best of College A Cappella (BOCA)

 * 2007 Best of College A Cappella for "Fix You" by Coldplay - Arranger: Mike Harrison, Solo: Nathaniel Baker
 * 2010 Best of College A Cappella for "In Love With A Girl" by Gavin Degraw - Arranger: Jake Odmark, Solo: Thomas Tombes
 * 2012 Best of College A Cappella for "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - Arranger: Joel Adam Gerlach, Solo: William Rousseau
 * 2013 Best of College A Cappella for "Cinema" by Benny Benassi (Skrillex Remix) - Arranger: Anicka Pathammavong, Solo: Kyle Yampiro

Voices Only

 * Voices Only 2008 for "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai - Arranger: Jake Odmark, Solo: BJ Griffin
 * Voices Only 2010 for "The Great Escape" by Boys Like Girls - Arranger: Jake Odmark, Solo: Matt Beck

Discography

 * 1999 - "Exit 245"
 * 2001 - "For Your FYI"
 * 2004 - "Solve For X" -
 * 2005 - "Exit 2K5 - The Best of Live Exit"
 * 2006 - "Barbershop Tragedy" -
 * 2008 - "Limelight" -
 * 2009 - "Greatest Hits 1998-2009"
 * 2012 - "Boyfriend Material"