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.

For the baseball player, see Wes Carroll (baseball).
For other people with similar names, see Wesley Carroll.

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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