Jason Singh is an International Beatboxer, DJ, Experimental percussionist, Workshop Facilitator, Composer and Visual Artist.
As a beatboxer, he has toured India working with various musicians, individuals and media organisations to promote beatboxing as an art form. Jason has also exhibited his beatboxing skills in Theatre productions, festivals, club nights, radio, television, poetry events and art galleries around the world. In August 2007 he performed at the Royal Albert Hall as part of the BBC Proms and also produced collaborations and performances for the Jodhpur International Folk Festival 2007/8.
Being a keen musical collaborator he has performed alongside musician, composer and DJ, Nitin Sawhney. Jason has worked with Sawhney on a number of music festivals, club nights and also features on his 2005 album, Philtre.
Jason also composes music for theatre, film projects and also facilitates a range of national and international sound, music therapy and music workshops to young people and adults. These include Beatboxing, Djing and Music Production.
As a sound and visual artist, Jason is a collaborative partner in a number of experimental projects including a national tour of a multimedia project, entitled Sign Language and also Sampler - Culture Clash which explores the relationships between textiles, sound and DJ culture. Jason has been artist in residence at the Contact theatre in Manchester and has also exhibited work at the National Review of Live Art in Glasgow.
As well as being involved in various music projects, Jason is also an advocate for Sing Up, the Music Manifesto National Singing Programme. He is also a member of the band The Safires (thesafires.co.uk and is currently working towards an exciting co-production with the British Film Institute, due to be presented in 2010.
Article from Times of India - The West Side Plus Supplement
"...that was perhaps the best music I've heard in a long time. Jason Singh himself was stupendous, moving his mouth hand and throat to bring out, incredibly, the most wonderful sounds, if you closed your eyes you could see a whole orchestra perform... Nita Deb Times of India.
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Q: There's a difference between Jaipur and Jodhpur or they're the same place?
I like your beatboxin' teaser clip. Only wish i can do the same stuff as you but find i can only can make noises that resembles fart sounds with my mouth. Hehehe
i was wondering if you were up for doing this gig on the 10th aug with me and kirk. kirks a definate. we are gonna hook up either fri or sat so if your free to run through some stuff. the gig is at retro bar in manchester. hope you can do it. its a sunday eveing. half an hour set. hope your well. x
Hey Jason, good to hear from you! Looking forward to Jaipur next year. Its always a blast! My band Sridhar/Thayil is playing New Castle Oct. 10th. Any chance we could gig with you around then somewhere in the UK? Take care bro. Talk soon. J
