Australian Tom Thum recently wowed the audience at a TED talk in Sydney with his take on beatboxing, or as he describes “using his mouth in strange ways in exchange for cash.” In his performance full of diverse sounds created only by his voice, Ton takes the viewer on a journey through different styles of music from several geographical locations and eras. Using only a microphone, he starts off beatboxing everything from Berlin techno to Michael Jackson classics to traditional Chinese music.
The last part of the video features a full 50s jazz band with the help of Kaoss Pads. This technology allows Tom to record and loop samples of his own voice and add a reverberation effect. There have been many videos of beatboxing that have popped up on the Internet in recent times but we have been amazed at this one as it is one of the more captivating performances due to his ability to create very accurate sounds and interesting compositions. Watch the full video below.