{"id":5792,"date":"2013-01-26T16:41:07","date_gmt":"2013-01-26T21:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethanhein.com\/wp\/?p=5792"},"modified":"2013-06-10T16:29:44","modified_gmt":"2013-06-10T20:29:44","slug":"make-the-music-with-your-mouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethanhein.com\/wp\/2013\/make-the-music-with-your-mouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Make the music with your mouth"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a longtime closeted beatboxer. I do it while walking around, doing household tasks, in the shower, pretty much anywhere except in front of other people. My wife is remarkably tolerant of it, bless her, and my infant son has no choice but to listen to me do it. I don’t expect to ever beatbox for audiences, but I still\u00a0 fascinating and delightful. It’s simultaneously modern and ancient — imitating high-tech drum machines, samplers and turntables, using the most ancient musical instrument of them all, the human body.<\/p>\n

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Growing up in New York City, I was exposed to a lot of beatboxing at the background level. The earliest track I can definitely point to as impacting my consciousness was “Make The Music With Your Mouth, Biz” by the great Biz Markie.<\/p>\n