by Alex Merino
In 2014, I stumbled across a beatboxer named Marcus Perez. Hearing how interesting the beats sounded fascinated me. I remember when I first heard him, he was making dubstep beats and he looked really confident. His skills showed that he was really experienced, and it was then that I realized I wanted beatboxing to become my hobby.
I started like any beginner: tried new things and kept practicing. For example, one of the first techniques I learned was “boots and cats.” This helped me learn my bass and snare. After watching tutorials and discovering new beatboxers, I started learning other sounds, like throat bass.
After improving over time, I started showing my friends and people at school. This opened a world of opportunities for me to be myself and express how I feel. For instance, sometimes when I’m feeling sad or down, I make mellow, slow beats. Sometimes when I feel happy, I make fast, energetic beats like I’m on fire and quit.
As I’ve gotten better, my shyness has slowly disappeared, and talking to new people has become easier. Beatboxing has made me more self-confident. I know I can entertain people with this talent. And that is my goal and the impact I want to have on people.
It's been three years, almost four, since I started beatboxing, and I've improved. A lot. As a beatboxer and a person, this talent has made me see my true potential, a feeling I’ve never felt before. Because of beatboxing, I feel more happy and energetic. I'm always in a good mood and I always try to help people as best I can because there were people who helped me learn and feel confident about beatboxing.
I idolize a lot of beatboxers, such as my journalism teacher, Mike Tinoco, also known as “Eachbox,” “Napom,” “Dlow,” and so many more. These beatboxers have changed my life by helping me stay motivated and confident.
My favorite sound is Napom’s signature lip roll. This is one of the most difficult and interesting sounds to make because some of only the best beatboxers can do it. One of my goals is to be on the Youtube channel SwissBeatbox with all the other beatboxers worldwide.
Beatboxing has been my gateway to a stress-free life. This talent is always going to be a part of me until the end.
This is how beatboxing is my voice.
I started like any beginner: tried new things and kept practicing. For example, one of the first techniques I learned was “boots and cats.” This helped me learn my bass and snare. After watching tutorials and discovering new beatboxers, I started learning other sounds, like throat bass.
After improving over time, I started showing my friends and people at school. This opened a world of opportunities for me to be myself and express how I feel. For instance, sometimes when I’m feeling sad or down, I make mellow, slow beats. Sometimes when I feel happy, I make fast, energetic beats like I’m on fire and quit.
As I’ve gotten better, my shyness has slowly disappeared, and talking to new people has become easier. Beatboxing has made me more self-confident. I know I can entertain people with this talent. And that is my goal and the impact I want to have on people.
It's been three years, almost four, since I started beatboxing, and I've improved. A lot. As a beatboxer and a person, this talent has made me see my true potential, a feeling I’ve never felt before. Because of beatboxing, I feel more happy and energetic. I'm always in a good mood and I always try to help people as best I can because there were people who helped me learn and feel confident about beatboxing.
I idolize a lot of beatboxers, such as my journalism teacher, Mike Tinoco, also known as “Eachbox,” “Napom,” “Dlow,” and so many more. These beatboxers have changed my life by helping me stay motivated and confident.
My favorite sound is Napom’s signature lip roll. This is one of the most difficult and interesting sounds to make because some of only the best beatboxers can do it. One of my goals is to be on the Youtube channel SwissBeatbox with all the other beatboxers worldwide.
Beatboxing has been my gateway to a stress-free life. This talent is always going to be a part of me until the end.
This is how beatboxing is my voice.