Wes Carroll

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.

Wes Carroll
OriginBoston, Massachusetts, United States
GenresA cappella, indie rock
Occupation(s)
  • Vocal percussionist,
  • singer-songwriter,
  • multi-instrumentalist
Instruments
Associated actsFive O'Clock Shadow, The House Jacks

Career in A cappella music

Wes Carroll is one of the pioneering practitioners of mouth drumming[1] a form of vocal percussion primarily through instructional videos and DVDs, first teaching the art in 1995.[2] This art is now widely known as beatboxing and is a derivative of contemporary a cappella music.

Carroll was the founding vocal percussionist for the Boston vocal band Five O'Clock Shadow,[1] 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

  1. "Doo-Wop-A-Doo Will No Longer Do". nytimes.com. 1997. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  2. "Mouth Drumming Volume 1: Introduction to Vocal Percussion with Wes Carroll". 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.


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