To celebrate the YouTube release of the award winning 2007 documentary “The Beatbox Choir” we are giving away 5 copies of the film on DVD, with original artwork from Eleanor Meredith.

To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is

a) follow me on twitter and
b) Click this link to tweet the following before 5pm on 17 January 2012:

“Here’s how to win a DVD of award winning documentary “The Beatbox Choir” about @Shlomo and @swinglesingers: http://bit.ly/Ak77VO #freestuff” Tweet

That’s it!

Don’t forget you can watch the film online in full right here.

http://thebeatboxchoir.co.uk/

This is an award-winning documentary film from 2007 about the creation of beatboxer Shlomo’s choir “The Vocal Orchestra”.

Filmmaker Colette McWilliams and her team were granted exclusive access throughout the 6 weeks between the choir’s first meeting and performing their headlining show for the International Human Beatbox Convention. The film follows the highs and the lows as Shlomo, the Swingle Singers, MC Zani, Bellatrix and Spitf’ya break new ground to create a whole new performance sound – it’s THE BEATBOX CHOIR!

This film was independently produced in London and has previously only been shown at film festivals, including the OS International Film Festival where it was awarded Best Documentary, and at the D Reel International Film Festival, Australia where it was included in the official selection.

This is the first time it has been made available on the web.

Shlomo: http://shlo.co.uk/
The swingle Singers: http://swinglesingers.com/

http://sensoproductions.com

To organise screenings of the film:
info@sensoproducions.com

Directed and Produced by: Colette McWilliams
Producers: Russell Reid & Jean Phillipe Gossart
Director of Photography: Jean Phillipe Gossart http://jpgossart.com
Editor: Stephan Talneau http://vimeo.com/stephantalneau
Sound Recordist: George Butterworth
Boom Operators: Julian, Kareem, Curzio
Sound Mix: Sebastian Reuters http://klangkosmonauten.de

The Original Blurb from 2007:
Beatboxing has been on the rise in the UK over the last five years as fans marvel over the inhuman sounds that these underground stars can make. In The Beatbox choir we follow Shlomo, British beatbox pioneer and South bank artist in residence, as he takes four of the UK’s top beatboxers along side Grammy award winning acapella group The Swingle Singers, and gives them six weeks to turn themselves into the UK’s first full scale human Beatboxing choir.

Before the group had even met they had major festival interest and had been advertised as the headline act for The International Beatbox Convention 2007. Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra have six weeks to create a choir that has to follow acts such as as Beardyman (2x UK Beatbox Champion) and Roxorloops (Belgian Beatbox Champion) to a sit down concert hall full of beatbox fans. Sold out just days after the tickets went on sale and promoted internationally, the crowd’s expectations are high. As Shlomo aptly said in his first introduction to the choir: “I have no idea what we’re gonna do, but we’ve got to do something.”

This inspirational story tells of friendships forged from diverse backgrounds, conflicting musical genres and clashing cultures, with the creation of the choir comes the creation of musical family. From the first day the group meet until their first public performance at the convention, week-by-week we see the creative journey of Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra. Lead through experimental voice-coaching techniques, we watch the group step out of their comfort zones as they perform in ways they never knew they could.

The Beatbox Choir is an inspirational story of ambition, risk-taking and brand new sounds.

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Recorded live at Bristol Old Vic, November 2010

The Vocal Orchestra are:
Shlomo
Alyusha Chagrin
Claudia Georgette
Johannah Jolson
Grace Savage aka Gracious B
Andy Brooks aka Testament
Robin Bailey
Matthew Featherstone
Understudies: DJ Walde and Chewy

Credits
Written and directed by Shlomo
Sound – Speth Hughes
Lighting Design – Tom Richmond
Stage Manager – Surenee Chan Somchit
Assistant Creative Director – DJ Walde
Movement Director – Simeon Qsyea
AV Design – Chris McGill and Tim Baxter at Dusthouse
Costume Supervisor – Nadia Malik
Filmed and edited by Roswitha Chesher
Produced by Bristol Old Vic, Southbank Centre and Shlomo

Special thanks to
PRS Foundation, Tom Morris, Daffyd Launder, Emma Stenning, Jude Kelly, Simon Godwin, Irit Kahn

Yay! Another gig for my new band ‘Shlomo and the Lip Factory’. It’s a super tight ensemble of 7 beatboxers and jazz singers and it’s not to be missed. We love Belfast. Plus this is on my birthday.

Shlomo and the Lip Factory
Mandella Hall, Belfast
20 Oct 2011 7:30PM
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Mean Fiddler and The Jazz Cafe presents:
SHLOMO AND THE LIP FACTORY
Friday 28th October 2011
Doors: 7:00 pm
Price: £15.50 adv + booking fee
Entry: Under 16s accompanied by an adult
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Seriously exciting news people!

My new vocal project “Shlomo and the Lip Factory” will be unleashed at a special London show at the beautiful Union Chapel in Islington. It’s an all-vocal band of 7 brilliant beatboxers and jazz singers. We will be releasing a new EP and performing the tracks live.

Don’t miss it!

MORE INFO AND TICKETS

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LONDON CURATED BY CHRIS DIFFORD
+ Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra
SUN 31/07/2011. Doors open at 17:30
Old Royal Naval College in West Gate, SE10 9NN
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We’ll be doing our last show as “Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra” on July 31st at the Greenwich Summer Sessions before I launch my new vocal project this Autumn. We are supporting “Songs in the Key of London” which is a special night of music put together by Chris Difford of Squeeze.

More info

NB THIS GIG HAS BEEN CANCELLED BY THE PROMOTERS> MESSAGE FROM THE PROMOTERS

Night and Day Festival
Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
Sun 12 Jun 2011, 11:00-20:00
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It’s always a treat to perform with the Vocal Orchestra, but this is gonna be a good’un! An outdoor gig at the beautiful Kirkstall Abbey in our favourite town of Leeds. Also appearing, Craig Charles’ Fantasy Funk Band, The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, John Shuttleworth, Lucky Elephant and New World Steel Orchestra.

Shlomo and the Vocal Orchestra @ Henley Festival
Sun 10 July 2011
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recorded live at the bristol old vic

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