Performer Tom Thum wants to open minds by mixing classical and beatbox music
Beatboxer Tom Thum shot to fame in 2013 after wowing audiences with his voice box skills. — Picture courtesy of MPO
“It is something you will definitely not see every day so this might be your one chance to come and be extremely ‘judgmental’,” Tom, whose real name is Tom Theodore Wardell Horn, toldConductor Gordon Hamilton joins Tom Thum and the MPO this weekend at Dewan Filhamonik Petronas. — Picture courtesy of MPO
The Australian beatboxer’s 15-minute performance gained more than 68 million views and became the highest viewed TEDx video of all time. “We are around the same age and have similar warped ideas, so it is really great working with him. In addition, he is always open to trying things outside the realms of what a composer and conductor would usually do.”
“A sore throat, a blocked nose or a stiff jaw are all a beatboxer’s worst nightmare. I did a show in London once with swine flu and it was the absolute worst.”
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