Doncha let 'em
Tell ya just-anythin'

original beatbox multi-track

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Dear lovely people of Steemit: I know I post more poetry than anything else on my blog, but some of you know I got an undergraduate in Jazz piano / composition. Music has been a huge part of my life. In fact, I used to play in a professional touring band, but alas, the lifestyle was not for me, and I quit. After that I went to India for four months, which was a life-changing experience. Someday, I will have to share all of these stories. But I would be digressing if I did so now. Suffice to say that I have something of a love/hate relationship with music due to my great appreciation for silence!

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I started practicing beatboxing on a more serious level about a year ago (watching pro beatbox battles, learning from tutorial videos, doing exercises etc.) and found it an extremely enjoyable vehicle for expression, albeit a rather odd one (from most people's perspective.) It's something I've sort of kept to myself for the most part, and this is the first thing I've ever recorded and released using the skill! Here's the links to download or stream it from @dsound:
► Listen on DSound

► Listen from source (IPFS)
Listening notes: Everything in the track is mouth sounds, except for a finger-snap sound added. The list of techniques used, for those interested: Kick, hi-hat, BMG snare, Lip bass, Inward liproll, Inward draw, Zipper sound, Hollow clop, Click, Trumpet tone, and a couple I don't have names for, lol! You can look on YouTube if you're interested to see the tutorials for how to make those sounds.
.The piece was an improvisation based on a track with humming, kick, hi-hat, and snare. Afterwards I doubled the melody with the trumpet sounds, recorded the bass part, and added in a bunch of layered sounds, including a faster hi-hat part in the chorus. The form is AABA and harmonically, it is a blues. The title I chose I thought captured the attitude of the piece, with its groove and somewhat whimsical nature.
.One thing you have to come to terms with as a beatboxer is the silliness aspect, that is, most people see it as a "goofy" art form, and that's not necessarily a bad thing! Although, I have seen quite "serious" art also created with the medium. Anyway, I love beatboxing and have a decent knowledge base, so if you have any questions or are interested in how to go about learning it, feel free to ask! If there is enough interest I might post some articles on beatboxing resources more specifically. Thanks for reading / listening and have an awesome day!

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