beatboxer
Human rhythm machine
A beatboxer is a person who creates percussion sounds, drum patterns, and musical rhythms using only their mouth, lips, tongue, and voice.
The practice emerged from hip-hop culture in the 1980s as a way to provide beats without instruments: The beatboxer laid down a rhythm while the rapper freestyled.
Encoded communication method
breakdance · freestyle · graffiti · turntablism · mixtape · rhymes · flow · crew
Oral opening
- percussionSound through impact
- breathAir taken in
- voiceSound from throat
- lipsMouth's outer edges
tongue · throat · teeth · larynx · diaphragm · humming · clicking · popping
Moving in circles
- layeringForming successive strata
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- scratchingRaking with nails
- freestyleWithout prescribed technique
improvisation · pattern · sequence · timing · syncopation · polyrhythm · inward · outward
cypher
Encoded communication method
rap · breakdance · freestyle · graffiti · turntablism · mixtape · rhymes · flow · crew · underground
mouth
Oral opening
- percussionSound through impact
- breathAir taken in
- voiceSound from throat
lips · tongue · throat · teeth · larynx · diaphragm · humming · clicking · popping · snare
looping
Moving in circles
- layeringForming successive strata
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- scratchingRaking with nails
freestyle · improvisation · pattern · sequence · timing · syncopation · polyrhythm · inward · outward · crab
tempo
Rate of musical performance
meter · swing · backbeat · downbeat · upbeat · drumline · percussion · kick · snare · bassline
stage
Raised performance platform
- microphoneAudio input device
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- concertLive musical performance
show · live · crowd · spotlight · festival · gig · solo · acapella · entertainer · talent
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- musicianspianist, guitarist, electric guitarist, bassist, vocalist
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- beat makingDJ, producer, drummer, sampler, drum machine
- nightclub performersDJ, dancer, singer, go-go dancer, club DJ
beatboxerdrummer
One who keeps rhythm
percussionist · instrumentalist · drum machine · DJ · turntablist
beatboxeropera singer
Dramatic vocal stage performer
melodist · singer · vocalist · crooner · lead singer
beatboxeropera singer
Dramatic vocal stage performer
concert pianist · symphony conductor · lounge singer · folk singer · spoken word artist