Wes Carroll | |
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| Origin | Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Genres | A cappella, indie rock |
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Wes Carroll (born September 27, 1970, in Schererville, Indiana) is known as a pioneer and teacher of mouth drumming, a form of vocal percussion from the musical genre of contemporary a cappella, now widely known as beatboxing.
Career in A cappella music
Wes Carroll is one of the pioneering practitioners of mouth drumming[1] a form of vocal percussion primarily through instructional videos and DVDs, first teaching the art in 1995.[2] This art is now widely known as beatboxing and is a derivative of contemporary a cappella music.
Carroll was the vocal percussionist for the Boston vocal band Five O'Clock Shadow,[1] and later joined the San-Francisco based "rock band without instruments" The House Jacks, founded by Deke Sharon.
He is a 1988 graduate of Culver Military Academy and holds a degree from MIT.
Carroll also teaches mathematics and is a puzzle enthusiast.
References
- 1 2 "Doo-Wop-A-Doo Will No Longer Do". The New York Times. 1997. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Mouth Drumming Volume 1: Introduction to Vocal Percussion with Wes Carroll". Amazon. 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
External links
- New York Times (cached) "New York Times: Doo-Wop-A-Doo Will No Longer Do"
- beatboxing.com "Beatboxing.com interview with Wes Carroll"
- housejacks.com The House Jacks
- Mouthdrumming.com Promotional site
- a-cappella.com Published Works
- casa.org "Vocal Percussion monthly with Wes Carroll"
- casa.org "Wes Carroll voted Favorite Vocal Percussionist"
- General-Anzieger "Alltag raus, Spaß rein, Tür zu"
- harmony-sweepstakes.com "Wes Carroll Vocal Percussion award" inaugurated
- Other Press (cached) "Wes in the Press"