Reeps One

Overview

One of the world’s most respected beatboxers will unleash some organic tongue twisters and more than likely a decent amount of saliva when he appears in Wellington.

London’s Reeps One initially began beatboxing at the age of 17. His style of vocal aerobics is led by dubstep sounds and intricate rhythms pulled off at breakneck pace. Alongside North London's Beardyman, he is the only beatboxer to win the Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships two times running.

Armed with just his voice and a microphone he has supported acts such as The Prodigy, De La Soul, Akon, Chris Brown, and performed to the raging dancefloors of Glastonbury and Reading and Leeds festivals.

Joining Reeps One on his New Zealand visit will be Wellington's very own vocal artist King Homeboy. Over his career, the  Cuba Mall regular has performed alongside The Black Seeds and Fat Freddys Drop, appeared at World Beatbox Championships in Berlin, and notably smashed the world record for the longest continuous beatbox in 2009, managing 34 hours of mouth work to pulverize the previous record by more than ten hours.