About
ABOUT SHLOMO
“Master of the fine art of beatboxing” The Independent
Acclaimed beatboxer SHLOMO, and his incredibly energetic show, is like nothing you have seen before - jaw dropping, inspirational and totally absorbing.
A Guinness World Record breaker, Shlomo gave up astrophysics to perform his amazing vocal pyrotechnics. It was a good move. Since then he has won global acclaim and worked with some of the biggest names in music including Bjork, Damon Albarn, Martha Wainwright, Basement Jaxx and The Specials. In the process he has continually pushed the boundaries of beatboxing, bringing the art form to new and unexpected audiences.
Raised on a strict childhood diet of orchestral percussion and jazz drums, Shlomo instinctively began making vocal music as a small child. He first found critical acclaim as a beatboxer aged 18 when he began touring with the award winning multinational hip hop group Foreign Beggars. Soon after, Shlomo was collaborating with Bjork on her all vocal album Medulla.
After appearing on BBC2’s Later with Jools Holland, he formed the pioneering beatbox group Shlomo & the Vocal Orchestra and gained international recognition through The Beatbox Choir, a TV documentary following the journey of the group’s inception to their sold out debut show.
Since winning the World Loopstation Championships at the NAMM conference in LA, Shlomo has been in high demand as an authority on technology and creativity. He has spoken at international events including TEDx, CDI (Mexico), ITV’s Big Think, Roundhouse Rising, MusicTechFest, MGX (Microsoft USA) and WIRED.
As well as being an Artist in Residence at London’s Southbank Centre, Shlomo is a sought after composer writing for choirs, stage shows, films and adverts. His works include a score for the BFI’s restoration of Alfred Hitchcock’s Downhill, a specially commissioned piece for the Royal Festival Hall’s organ and a nomination for the British Composer Awards for his piece for the National Youth Choir.
Shlomo is a firm favourite on the festival scene, bringing out guests like Ed Sheeran, Lily Allen, Jarvis Cocker and Rudimental at his Glastonbury shows.
His latest undertaking is delving into the world of hackers and programmers, and he is completely reconstructing his live performance rig. By coding his own customised software instrument, Shlomo continues to innovate, and push the boundaries of the human voice, live looping and realtime manipulation of sound.
As both a solo artist and a bandleader, Shlomo’s live performances never cease to amaze and are not to be missed.
“The kid’s good. Jaw-droppingly good.” The Guardian
“Forget one-man band, this guy is a one-man music festival.” The Times
“Slick theatrics and soulful vocal gymnastics” Evening Standard
“A fascinating contrast between his extraordinary willowy, soft-edged charm and his dangerously energised performing” The Telegraph
“Scarily talented“ Metro
“The Prince of Fringe Beatboxers” Edinburgh Festival Magazine
