Headlining the incredible Team Love night that we're involved with on Nov 27th is the one and only Beardyman. A tirelessly innovative performer, Beardyman has always pushed the boundaries of what people expect from human beatbox, merging phenomenal beatbox skills with his leftfield sense of humour and incredible musicality. Winner of numerous Beatbox competitions, he has gone on to change the way beatboxing is performed live. As well as bafflingly good solo human-beatbox, his show utilises cutting-edge sound-mangling technology to create dance-inducing layered rhythms, breath-taking soundscapes, fully produced songs and tunes, all improvised and created entirely from the human voice. No pre-recorded material is used, and everything is created live and in real time in front of the audience, who he takes on a mind-bending journey from dumbstruck to dancing and back again.
To get an idea of how Beardyman uses technology to take beatboxing to the next level, check out the video below to see his triumphant set at this year's Reading festival. He stormed the Dance Stage, packing out the whole tent and leaving many latecomers stuck outside, peering in to try and get a glimpse of the maestro at work. Make sure you are not one of the people left peering into Motion on November 27th, wishing you were inside.
And check out this video of Beardyman cooking up some breaks, in the clip that made him an internet sensation and demonstrating both skills and a sense of humour that would eventually take him all the way to daytime chat shows and made him a staple on every festival line-up:
For more info on Beardyman click here. Or check out his Myspace here.
And for more info on the massive Team Love clubnight coming up on November 27th in Bristol, click here.
