Thepetebox
THePETEBOX is a live looping human beatbox artist from the UK. He was crowned the Radio 1 beatbox champion in 2005.
THePETEBOX | |
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 THePETEBOX at Mayor's Thames Festival 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Nottingham, England, UK |
| Genres | Beatbox, Hip hop |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Labels | Izumi Records Imoto Records |
| Associated acts | Swimming WeShowUpOnRadar |
| Website | www.thepetebox.com |
| Members | THePETEBOX (Vocals) |
Biography
THePETEBOX is a human beatboxer and live looper from the UK. He uses a loop pedal to create songs using his vocal and beatboxing ability.
He won the 2005 BBC Radio 1 Beatbox Championships, and was named as a winner of the year's Channel 4 Talent Awards.
THePETEBOX has toured around the UK, Africa, France, Norway, Czech Republic, and appeared at Isle of Wight, Bestival, V, Leeds, Reading, Latitude, Creamfields and Glastonbury festivals.
In 2007 THePETEBOX featured in a TV advert for Movistar mobile phones. The advert aired in March 2007 in Mexico and will be shown in Panama and Guatemala later in the year.
THePETEBOX is also a member of the bands Swimming and WeShowUpOnRadar
THePETEBOX appeared in the UK and US television coverage of the 2009 World Free Running Championships on 15 August.
Other TV appearances include ITV's Skillicious in 2009, and ITV's Odd One In in 2010.
THePETEBOX toured with dance group Diversity twice in 2010
THePETEBOX releases his debut album 'Future Loops' on 11 April 2012. It is a live, studio album - each track is performed, mixed, effected and recorded live in a studio environment to a stereo mix. This process is filmed, creating a live performance video of the recordings themselves.
Discography
- Future Loops (2012)
- Live to Tape 001 (2013)
- Songs from the Vaults (2017)
- The Strings (2018)
- Use The Fire (2018)