Apr 8, 2011
2011 – Online Battle Judges
Kenny Muhammad
Kenny Muhammad is one of the most highly metformin 1000 mg pill regarded beatboxers on the planet. Coming from the second wave of beatboxers in the late 1980′s, he needs no introduction to those in the scene. A true beatbox legend.
Pioneering routines such as the ‘Wind Technique’ and ‘Trans Beat Box Express’ are still the starting block for every new beatboxer, his crisps sounds and rock solid timing are the epitome of the ‘Human Beatbox’! Kenny is a co-founder of the World Beatbox Association (WBA).
Archangel
Jim Wilde aka Archangel, is the metformin hydrochloride generic name owner of Humanbeatbox.com, the world’s biggest beatbox website/community. As the organizer of the Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships and the International Beatbox Convention (Boxcon), he is immersed at the very heart of the current global beatbox scene.
As well as running the 5th Element Beatboxer Agency, he produces breakbeats under the moniker Jim Reaper. Jim is a co-founder of the World Beatbox Association (WBA).
Chesney Snow
Chesney Snow is a highly respected NYC beatboxer having worked the scene for years. He was recently awarded the Drama Desk award for acting, one of the highest honors in American theater. He brings his talent to bear in many arenas from events, to stage, recordings and workshops. He recently starred Off-Broadway in the hit musical “In Transit” which was nominated for four 2011 Lucille Lortel awards, the Outer Critics Circle, Drama League, and 5 Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical. He is that rare breed of performer, one with talent, humility and a huge heart. Currently promoting the new Beat Kangz Beat Thang, Chesney is also a co-founder World Beatbox Association (WBA).
Guest Judge – Solo Round
Masai Electro
When people speak of Masai Electro in the beatboxing world, the word legend quickly follows. As a young beatboxer back in the 80′s Masai was opening for performers like Will Smith and Biz Markie.
Masai hasn’t stopped since, whether working with Missy Elliot or the Neptunes or spitting fire on commercials he continues to set bars on the microphone with the flawlessness of his special effects.
Guest Judge – Backing a Vocal Round
Tim Barsky
Tim Barsky is a beatboxer-instrumentalist, playwright, & urban circus
artist based out of the San Francisco-Bay Area. One of the pioneers in
the field of woodwind-beatboxing, he is also a co-founder of Vowel
Movement Beatboxers, the oldest extant beatboxing crew on the West Coast.
Much of his life’s work has been as an union organizer and oral historian
within the beatboxing community, and he is proud and honored to continue
supporting the 5th Element by any means necessary.
He is also the only beatboxer ever to be charged by the SFPD for “felony assault with a human
vocal percussion.” Find out more at timbarsky.com.
Guest Judge – Covers Round
Fat Tony
Fat Tony is a British-born, Florida-based beatboxer best known for his hugely successful beatbox tutorial series on YouTube. His in-depth lessons have earned him worldwide recognition and praise, including being featured alongside Beardyman, Faith SFX, and Killa Kela on the front page of YouTube. Described by YouTube’s music blog as “(one of) the finest exponents of the hip-hop discipline” he takes beatboxing to new levels with his wife, LuckeyMonkey, as the world’s only married beatboxing couple, TnT.
Online Battle Video Submission Details
Mar 6, 2011
General Info
- Entries must be received at least one week prior to the battle date. Failure to do so will mean forfeiting the round.
- At the start of the video please clearly state your artist name, and location (state).
- The competitors need to submit their videos via zshare.net and email the link to our info email address (supplied directly to competitors).
- Videos must be the best quality possible with a max file size of 100MB (preferably less). You can compress your videos (by converting them to a useful video format for web, for example m4v, using Handbrake.
Solo Battles
Video submission Deadline: 04/08/11 ::: Battle run time 04/09/11 – 04/15/11
- This video is your chance to freestyle solo.
- Solo must be between 1:30 – 2:00 minutes in length.
- Solo must be completed in one single take.
- The use of any looping/fx is prohibited.
Backing a Vocal Battles
Video submission date: 04/15/11 ::: Battle run time 04/16/11 – 04/22/11
- This video is your chance to show how well you can support another artist.
- Competitors can use any acapellas they like. Should they not have access to any, the competition organizers will supply competitors with a few acapellas from which to choose.
- Competitors are allowed to use multiple acapellas within the entry.
- Competitors cannot use a live MC/Vocalist. The vocal aspect must be pre-recorded.
- The acapella can be played back from a stereo/computer and the artist must beatbox live over the top.
- Performance must be between 1:30 – 2:00 minutes in length.
- Performance must be completed in one single take.
- The use of any looping/fx is prohibited.
Cover Battles
Video submission date: 04/22/11 ::: Battle run time 04/23/11 – 04/30/11
- This video is your chance to show us your ability to translate a popular song and make it your own.
- The competitor can cover a single track, or do a mix of different covers in the time allowed.
- Competitors are free to select their own choice of songs to cover.
- Cover version must be between 1:00 – 2:00 minutes in length.
- Cover version must be completed in one single take.
- The use of any looping/fx is prohibited.
Battle Format
Mar 6, 2011
The competition will consist of three online video battle rounds, and then a live grand final in August of 2011.
Online battles ::: 04/08/11 – 04/29/11
Each video round follows a different discipline;
- Solo
- Covers
- Backing an Vocal
Each round lasts 2 weeks, with the video submission deadline being 1 week before the round commences;
- Solo – Submission deadline: 04/08/11 ::: Battle run time 04/09/11 – 04/15/11
- Backing an Vocal -Submission deadline: 04/15/11 ::: Battle run time 04/16/11 – 04/22/11
- Covers – Submission deadline: Submission deadline: 04/22/11 ::: Battle run time 04/23/11 – 04/30/11
The videos will be hosted on the WBA YouTube channel and posted on the dedicated forum on Humanbeatbox.com by round. The members of the site will be able to vote on the polls created for each set of videos, although this vote will note count towards to judges scores. The judges will score each video based on musicality, creativity, originality and technical ability. Competitors will accrue points in each round which will be posted to the scores tables.
Grand Final ::: August 14th, 2011
The top 16 scoring battlers will make it through to the Grand Final! This event will take the form of straight 8-mile style battles. Find all details in the rules and regulations.
If you would like to compete in the first ever US Beatbox Championships, click here to register.