The 5th Annual BEATBOX CANADA/CANADIAN BEATBOX CHAMPIONSHIPS/ last night was craaaazzzyyyyyyyy. After ~10 years of beatboxing out in NS and NB, this was the first true beatbox event I had ever been to, and in a surreal way Im glad it was the kick starter. The organizers of Beatbox Canada should be proud for throwing such a well-executed, smoothly run event, with mad talent and live atmosphere: great venue, proper sound system for beatboxers, hilarious MCs, amazing musical and dance performances - shout outs Kaze FreshFactory DanceStudio and his crew at Simply Swagg studios for going OFF! (as well as to the a cappella group whos beatboxer did a Star Wars DnB solo beat with a kazoo up his nose... yup.. that happened) - proper sponsors and prize giveaways, an all star panel of judges, and of course heated battles. MUCH RESPECT to all the beatboxers, but especially to my boy Branden Taylor AKA HASTE for reppin the Maritimes and making TOP 4! This dude has been putting in serious work and has shown mad improvement! Keep that fire going homie, the climb continues! Also, wanted to say a personal thank you for introducing me to some of the other heads in the scene. Ive never really reached out and connected with the Canadian Beatbox scene before... glad to find that its such a tight-knit, humble community. I started out beatboxing back in high school, mostly kicking beats online through a program called Yahoo Chat (hahaha) with cats from all over the world... one of them being Jack Hobbs AKA Hobbit from England, and the first beatboxer I ever saw on TV was a Canadian named Poizunus on a Much Music beatbox battle. Last night I met both as they were judging, and got to share some good vibes and deep convos... pretty damn surreal!! TL;DR, last night was LOCO and I feel blessed to have been a part of it! Peace & much respect to the Beatbox Can fam for the good times! Definitely feeling re-inspired.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 19:18:38 +0000
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