Beardyman
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Beardyman at Camp Bestival - 20 July 2008
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| Birth name | Darren Foreman |
| Born |
14 May 1982 Stanmore, North London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop, drum and bass, comedy hip hop, dubstep |
| Instruments | Beatboxing, Vocals, rapping, digital effects, loop machines, guitar, keyboard |
| Website | www |
Darren Foreman (born 14 May 1982 in Stanmore, North London), better known as Beardyman, is a British multivocalist, musician, and comedian from London renowned for his beatboxing skills and use of live looping.
Darren Foreman was born to a Jewish family in Stanmore, North London. His brother is comedian Jay Foreman, with whom he sometimes collaborates onstage. After studying at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School for Boys,Barnet, Foreman moved to Brighton in 2001 to study at the University of Sussex. Although he started making noises at the age of three by imitating Michael Winslow from the Police Academy movie series, it was seeing Rahzel perform live that convinced Foreman that beatboxing could sustain a whole show rather than simply provide interludes within the context of a broader presentation. Beardyman’s first musical venture was composing a symphony for his school orchestra at the age of ten. At fifteen, an introduction to drum and bass led to his long-standing obsession with music technology.
Darren was given the nickname "Beardyman" because a name was quickly needed for a flyer for an early show, and he had a beard at the time.
In 2006 Beardyman battled to become UK Beatbox Champion and retained his title in 2007 making him the first beatboxer in UK history to win two championships in a row. He was on the 2008 judging panel.
Already an accomplished solo beatboxer in the modern tradition, Beardyman was further inspired by MC Xander to use music technology such as the Korg Kaoss Pad 3 to loop and sample his vocals. Through his use of loop pedals and effects tools, he effectively produces whole DJ sets via live production—entire sets where the songs (both covers of well-known hits and his own original material) are constructed, live, from his vocalizations.
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