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The First American Beatbox Championships Grand Final - Sat 31 July, 2010 - NYC

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Judges announced:

The star-packed judging panel is ready. The competitors shall face Jarobi White (A Tribe Called Quest), Swiss Chris (John Lengend's music director) and beatbox legend, Kenny Muhammad. Find out more about the judges here.

Acapellas and Covers revealed:

The choice of acapellas and covers to choose from for the grand final battles has been set!

1st American Beatbox Championships Announcement Flyer.  Click to buy tickets on Beatboxconvention.com

The WBA is pleased to present the first ever US national beatbox championship! This event is a brand new championship battle format designed to challenge the competitors in order to nurture a spirit of growth in their beatboxing abilities.

Tickets

There are two types of ticket available, either with or without a promo code:

You can also gain entry with the all weekend pass for the 2010 International Human Beatbox Convention (Boxcon2010). More info on the Boxcon website.

Grand Final info

The Grand Final event features a star-studded line-up, with host Hasan Salaam, judges Jarobi White, Swiss Chris and Kenny Muhammad, and music from DJ Boo, Akim Funk Buddah and Ill Literacy. The competitors shall face each other once more through three discipline rounds (solo, backing an mc and covers). The top four scorers will be through to the head to head battles.

For more info on the unique format of this event, go to:

Presenting our Grand Finalists!

It's been a monumental battle as our competitors worked their way through 3 online video rounds, and we've whittled it down from 65 competitors at the start to our top 8 for the Grand Final!

Congratulations to HeaveN, B.Flow, Maximillian, FriScO, LuckeyMonkey, The Human Drum Machine, nycbeatbox and One Mouth Band! They have taken on all challengers and emerged as the first ever finalists in the American Beatbox Championships, set for Saturday July 31st in NYC!

You can watch all of the online video battles and subscribe on the WBA YouTube channel.

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Prizes

Thanks to the companies below, the prize pool is now worth over $3000.00 with every finalist walking away with a prize at least $150 in value!!! Find out the full prize list here. Please visit their sites to find out more about them.

Prize Sponsors:

Beat Kangz Vocomotion Prime Loops MIC clothing P5 Audio

Partners

This events game is all about people knowing what is going on. That's why we're teaming up with these great companies to help spread the word. Please visit their sites and show your support, and spread the word to eveyrone you know!

Media Partners:

Humanbeatbox.com Brooklyn Hiphop Festival H.Y.P.E Magazine Beyond Race Magazine Cypher Lounge Radiotha5elements.com hiphoppress.com ubiquita.com


If you're interested in working along side the WBA, either in putting on events or to sponsor the US Championships, please contact us.


Friday, July 30, 2010 01:54