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 a form of vocal percussion primarily through instructional videos and DVDs, first teaching the art in 1995. 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, 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
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"