SHLOMO TOUR OF INDIA 15-19 Sep 2010 Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi.
I’M GOING TO INDIA WOOHOOO! I’ve wanted to go for years 
More info:
British Council and That Cat Entertainment bring to you one of the best beatboxers in the world, Shlomo, to do a three city tour. Shlomo has performed all over the world at the biggest festivals and events including Glastonbury, Bestival and Big Chill. His collaborations are world renowned and his performance with Bjork at the 2004 Olympics was nominated for a Grammy Award. He started the worlds first beatbox choir called the Vocal Orchestra and he is one of the founders of the global beatbox portal called humanbeatbox.com. Fostering the British Council’s sprit of collaboration between British and Indian acts, Shlomo will collaborate with some of India’s amazing talent like Swarathma, Tough on Tobacco and Rajasthani Folk artist Raies Khan.
Tour dates:
Sep 15 2010 Mumbai Hard Rock Cafe
Sep 16 2010 New Delhi Hard Rock Cafe
Sep 18 2010 Bangalore Opus
Shlomo’s BOXED – one week only at Bristol Old Vic, Nov 16-20 2010
SHLOMO’S BOXED
Bristol Old Vic
November 16 2010 – November 20 2010
BUY TICKETS
“BOXED – a beatboxing adventure” is the box office smash stage show by Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra.
We’re so excited to announce that BOXED will return to Bristol Old Vic for ONE WEEK ONLY from Nov 16 2010 to Nov 20 2010.
Book your tickets now to join our beatboxing heroes on an epic journey to the future and back via outta space, and witness an evening of jaw-dropping vocal wizardry!
“Brilliant… Slick theatrics… soulful vocal gymnastics” **** Evening Standard
“Effervescent, energetic and audience grabbing… The all-vocal versions of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and OutKast’s Hey Ya were both roaring, rousing show-stoppers.” **** The Times
More info and tickets:
BUY TICKETS HERE
Music Through Unconventional Means: Beatboxing meets the art of Spoken Word, October 31 2010
Music Through Unconventional Means: Beatboxing meets the art of Spoken Word
SHLOMO, BELLATRIX, CHARLIE DARK, POLAR BEAR AND DIZRAELI & THE SMALL GODS
October 31 2010, 7.30pm,
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
MORE INFO AND TICKETS.
To celebrate my entering my 4th year (i know!) as Artist in Residence at London’s Southbank Centre, we’ve organised a special concert as part of my ongoing collaborative series Music Through Unconventional Means. Vocal mastery will meet verbal dexterity as myself and female beatbox world champion BELLATRIX will cross our badmouth beatboxing with the likes of the incredible wordsmiths CHARLIE DARK, POLAR BEAR and DIZRAELI with his full band THE SMALL GODS.
Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra at London Jazz Cafe Sep 25 2010
We’e excited to announce that the incredible 8-piece beatbox troupe Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra will return to London for one-night only at the Jazz Cafe in Camden. We’ll be doing our music show (as opposed to BOXED our theatrical show) and really looking forward to showing off some new tunes!
SHLOMO AND THE VOCAL ORCHESTRA
Jazz Cafe, 5 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7PG
Saturday 25th September 2010
Doors 7pm
£13.50 adv
BUY TICKETS:
http://www.jazzcafelive.com/newsandevents/templates/bookings.aspx?articleid=1143&zoneid=1
Last minute Shlomo shows at Edinburgh Festival!
I’m playing two rather late notice solo shows up at Edinburgh Festival, both part of multi-artist bills so please come check me out! I’m only up for 2 nights so really want to see some good stuff… any tips please comment below or tweet me @shlomo
Tuesday 24 August 2010, 14:20 Best of the Fest @ Assembly in Princes St Gardens
Tuesday 24 August 2010, 00:00 Spank! @ Underbelly, Cowgate
NEW DATE ADDED for Shlomo’s One-Day Beatbox Crashcourse
Due to popular demand, we’re doing another One-Day Beatbox Crashcourse on Sunday 5 September 2010. If you missed out on tickets last time, now’s your chance
Ever wanted to learn how to beatbox? Book your place now on the One Day Beatbox Crashcourse. NB You must book your ticket in advance, you can’t pay on the day!
When: 10.30 – 4.30pm on Sunday 5 September 2010
Where: The Joint Music Studios, 1-6 Field Street, Kings Cross, London, WC1X 9DG map
Who: anyone aged 18 to 118 who is interested in beatboxing and is open to experimenting with their voice.
How much: £25 for the day
No previous beatboxing experience is necessary.
The day will be split into four workshop sessions. You will be taught the basics of beatboxing before working together as a group to create your own short performance piece. This will be filmed at the end of the day for you to take home and keep.
NB. If you are already a beatboxer and would like some advanced tuition, give me a shout and I’ll look into doing an advanced class. If you are under 18, why not come to the Beatbox Academy?
Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra at Serenata Festival, Dorset
We are appearing at Serenata Festival in Dorset as Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra on Saturday 28th August. Apparently it’s “Britain’s first classical music festival” so we’ll be sure to bring the noise!!
More info:
http://www.serenatafestival.com/
Shlomo’s One Day Beatbox Crashcourse
This has now sold out but we’ve added a SECOND DAY! MORE INFO HERE
Ever wanted to learn how to beatbox? Book your place now on the One Day Beatbox Crashcourse. NB You must book your ticket in advance, you can’t pay on the day!
When: 10.30 – 4.30pm on Saturday 4 September 2010
Where: The Joint Music Studios, 1-6 Field Street, Kings Cross, London, WC1X 9DG map
Who: anyone aged 18 to 118 who is interested in beatboxing and is open to experimenting with their voice.
How much: £25 for the day
No previous beatboxing experience is necessary.
The day will be split into four workshop sessions. You will be taught the basics of beatboxing before working together as a group to create your own short performance piece. This will be filmed at the end of the day for you to take home and keep.
NB. If you are already a beatboxer and would like some advanced tuition, give me a shout and I’ll look into doing an advanced class. If you are under 18, why not come to the Beatbox Academy?
Vocal Orchestra at mFest, Scotland
Really excited to announce that we’ll be performing once again as Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra at the young people programmed mFest up in Scotland. Other acts at the festival include Tinchy Stryder, Hadouken! and The Fall.
More info:
http://www.macrobert.org/index.php?id=406
Big Chill Festival 2010
I’m performing on the Words In Motion tent on August 7th at the Big Chill Festival this year, will hopefully be collaborating with Charlie Dark’s School of Dark too!
Eden Sessions
I will be performing at the Eden Sessions in Cornwall on July 2nd, collaborating with The Boxettes and Disraeli as part of Cape Farwell’s event on the Biotik stage. Also appearing are Calvin Harris and Annie Mac.
More info:
http://www.edenproject.com/come-and-visit/whats-on/music-and-art/cape-farewell-events.php
check out beatbox academy on BBC Newsround
Check out Adam, aka X-Hunter (star of BOXED and of the BAC Beatbox Academy) reporting for BBC Newsround! WATCH THE VIDEO
Shlomo gig: Sun 13 Jun, Ronnie Scotts, London
I’m performing THIS SUNDAY at the legendary jazz club Ronnie Scotts as part of Natalie Williams monthly night Soul Family Sundays.
More info and tickets:
http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances/view/305-natalie-williams-soul-family
Here’s a little video of the buildup to a collab Nat and I did back in 2007!
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I'm performing live on BBC2 tomorrow (Saturday) 10.30 pm
Tomorrow night I’ll be performing live on “I’m in a Rock Band Live” hosted by Jonathan Ross. During the show, the nation will be voting for the greatest rockstars of all time to create a fantasy band. Then right at the end of the show, I am going to mashup all of their music.
Great. Apart from that I don’t know which acts to mash up until the results are announced. YIKES!!!!
More info here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sqlgk
photos by Gabrielle Motola
Here are some cool pics from our shoot with Gabrielle Motola during our run of BOXED – the camera was suspended above us
WIN TICKETS TO BOXED AT E4 UDDERBELLY, LONDON 17-22 MAY
Hey guys! We open our new stage show BOXED – a beatboxing adventure next week and you could win a pair of tickets. Simply leave a comment with your answer and email address below, or you can tweet me @shlomo or on my facebook page.
Q: In this video: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l44eGehQ_zU]
Why does it take so long to say thanks in beatbox?
Most surreal answer wins – can’t wait to see what you come up with!
Closing date: 5pm Sunday 16th May
Cheltenham Jazz Festival: Battle of the Beats
Saturday 1 May 2010 at 10:30 pm (210mins)
Event J23 at Cheltenham Town Hall Main Hall
Price: £15 / £12 students
A drum battle with a twist, featuring expert jazz drummer Seb Rochford (from funky electro jazz group Polar Bear), DJ Modest (member of the Tru Thoughts group Belleruche) and beatbox pioneer Shlomo. Watch as beatbox, vinyl and drums are combined in an exploration of beat and rhythm. A competition of natural versus man-made instruments is followed by the audio visual stylings of DJ Food.
Running order
- 10.30pm – 11.15pm DJ Modest
- 11.15pm – 11.45pm Shlomo loopstation set
- 11.45pm – 12 Battle of the Beats
- 12 – 2am DJ Food
All times are approximate and may be subject to change.
Watch DJ Food
BOXED HITS BRISTOL: 10-11 May at Bristol Old Vic
“BOXED – a beatboxing adventure” is the new stage show by Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra.
We’re so excited to announce that BOXED will hit Bristol Old Vic on 10-11 May, followed by London at the E4 Udderbelly on the Southbank from 17-22nd May.
Book your tickets now to join our beatboxing heroes on an epic journey to the future and back via outta space, and witness an evening of vocal wizardry!
“Brilliant… Slick theatrics… soulful vocal gymnastics” **** Evening Standard
“Effervescent, energetic and audience grabbing… The all-vocal versions of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and OutKast’s Hey Ya were both roaring, rousing show-stoppers.” **** The Times
More info and tickets:
http://boxedtheshow.com
Me gabbing on about Beards and BOXED on BBC 6 Music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00rwwcc#p0078j1d
You can listen again to me on BBC 6 Music this morning with Shaun Keaveny for the next 7 days.
Instigate Debate Live, Union Chapel, April 26
Instigate Debate Live: Is the party over? April 26, London Union Chapel
“Instigate is now the most important underground movement” – NME
PANEL: Dame Vivienne Westwood, Harriet Harman, Peter Tatchell, Simon Hughes, Jeremy Hunt. COMEDY: The Amazing Tommy and the Weeks. MUSIC: The Magic Numbers, Rose Elinor Dougall, Shlomo.
Instigate Debate – a counterculture project formed by a collective of musicians including Carl Barat and Jon “The Reverend” McClure plus journalist Mark Donne & John O’Sullivan, host the big pre-election London debate, are the parties still relevant? Will you vote? If not, why not?
Instigate Debate’s remit is to challenge the tabloidization of British culture, the dumbing down of the news media, and to bring the chambers of parliament to every pub, college and street in Britain.
Instigate asks people with mobile phone cameras to politely request – in the street – interviews with police chiefs, MP’s, celebrities and CEO’s of corporations, asking questions on the key issues of the day. Participants then upload the videos to the ID you-tube channel. The best posts receive a free guerrilla gig in their home for them and friends from a host of well known musicians.
BOXED IS BACK! E4 UDDERBELLY, LONDON, 17-22 MAY
E4 Udderbelly, 17-22nd May 2010
We’re excited to announce that BOXED, Shlomo’s theatrical beatbox show, is back for one week only at the E4 Udderbelly, an upside-down purple cow on London’s Southbank!
Join our beatboxing heroes Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra on an epic escapade as they travel to the future and back via outer space, dropping slick theatrics and soulful vocal gymnastics along the way. Pure raw talent mixed with innovative and imaginative use of their 10 voices lead to an adrenaline-charged vocal performance reminiscent of Stomp, Into the Hoods or Blue Man Group.
“An effervescent, energetic, audience-grabbing show – the all-vocal versions of Stevie Wonder’s Superstition and OutKast’s Hey Ya were both roaring, rousing show-stoppers.” The Times
BOOK YOUR TICKETS NOW: http://boxedtheshow.co.uk
Babelbox Podcast Episode 7 is Live
Featuring the BAC Beatbox Academy, Colin Currie, Hexstatic, Amiina and Romeo from the Magic Numbers.
Listen now: http://www.shlo.co.uk/podcast-mp3/Babelbox_Podcast_Ep_7_BeatboxAcademy.mp3
Listen again to Shlomo on BBC iPlayer
Listen to Shlomo talking to Kirsty Lang on BBC Radio 4 about the new Concerto written for him by Anna Meredith that premieres this weekend.
Shlo and Anna Meredith on BBC Radio 4 Front Row tomorrow (Thursday 18th)
Shlomo will be talking to Kirsty Lang about the new Concerto written for him by Anna Meredith that premieres this weekend. Listen to BBC Radio 4 at 7.15pm on Thursday 18th February 2010.
