Reeps One
| Reeps One | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Harry Yeff |
| Born | November 18, 1989 (age 27) |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Beatbox |
| Occupation(s) | Human Beatbox |
| Instruments | Human voice |
Harry Yeff (born November 18, 1989) better known by his stage name Reeps One, is a prize-winning beatboxer.[1] Reeps One lives in London, England. His music style is famous for his own dubstep sounds and fast routines. Reeps One began beatboxing at around age 15 [2] and has become internationally recognised as a leading artist of the New School Beatbox Scene, and along with Beardyman is the only beatboxer to win the Vauxhall UK Beatbox Championships twice running (2009 & 2010).[3][4]
Reeps One has supported acts such as Rusko, Benga, Skream and Emalkay, along with The Prodigy, Andy C, Roni Size, De La Soul, Jay Sean, DJ Qbert, Akon, Chris Brown, Scratch Perverts and Foreign Beggars, has played at the Glastonbury Music Festival three years in a row and internationally, and most recently performed at TomorrowWorld 2015, on the Mythical Frames Stage.
In 2016 Reeps One took part in a week-long residency at Harvard University,[5] speaking in lectures about phonetics, creative process and the human voice.
An original member of the Monorex team and a resident feature at all the Secret Wars illustration battles, Reeps also works in visual art as well, including canvas and graffiti.
References
- ↑ Lever, Anna-Marie (1 June 2011). "Inside the brain of a beatboxer". BBC News. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
- ↑ "Reeps One from England - Interview - Beatbox Battle TV".
- ↑ "2009". www.ukbeatboxchampionships.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ↑ "2010". www.ukbeatboxchampionships.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ↑ "A sound all his own". Harvard Gazette. Retrieved 2016-11-02.