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Matisyahu On Beatboxing


he uses improv and beatboxing to create

he uses improv and beatboxing to create a full emotional experience for his fans

a full emotional experience for his fans

a full emotional experience for his fans hi I’m Craig Connolly with watchmojo.com

hi I’m Craig Connolly with watchmojo.com

hi I’m Craig Connolly with watchmojo.com and today we sit down with matt says

and today we sit down with matt says

and today we sit down with matt says yahoo to talk about the art of

yahoo to talk about the art of

yahoo to talk about the art of beatboxing and the origins of his

beatboxing and the origins of his

beatboxing and the origins of his performance style we wrote the song

performance style we wrote the song

performance style we wrote the song together while we were on tour it’s a

together while we were on tour it’s a

together while we were on tour it’s a song called unity and really blessed

song called unity and really blessed

song called unity and really blessed that he could you know be here with I

that he could you know be here with I

that he could you know be here with I said I mean I think like all music is

said I mean I think like all music is

said I mean I think like all music is collision music in a certain sense a

collision music in a certain sense a

collision music in a certain sense a musician is influenced by all the music

musician is influenced by all the music

musician is influenced by all the music that they here as soon as we hear so

that they here as soon as we hear so

that they here as soon as we hear so many different styles of music and so

many different styles of music and so

many different styles of music and so many different influences have worked

many different influences have worked

many different influences have worked their way into different styles of music

can tell her audiences who fishes and

can tell her audiences who fishes and what significance does that band have in

what significance does that band have in

what significance does that band have in your life they really became big in the

your life they really became big in the

your life they really became big in the early 90s from Vermont they sort of took

early 90s from Vermont they sort of took

early 90s from Vermont they sort of took the place of the Grateful Dead after

the place of the Grateful Dead after

the place of the Grateful Dead after Jerry Garcia died with sort of

Jerry Garcia died with sort of

Jerry Garcia died with sort of improvisational music a sort of a whole

improvisational music a sort of a whole

improvisational music a sort of a whole culture of young you know of kids that

culture of young you know of kids that

culture of young you know of kids that were following them around and going

were following them around and going

were following them around and going from show to show and you know making

from show to show and you know making

from show to show and you know making some of it you know a vacation out of it

some of it you know a vacation out of it

some of it you know a vacation out of it or you know whole lifestyle on after

or you know whole lifestyle on after

or you know whole lifestyle on after seeing them it was not at all about

seeing them it was not at all about

seeing them it was not at all about going to see a show it was about going

going to see a show it was about going

going to see a show it was about going to have a full emotional experience

wasn’t so much about watching them and

wasn’t so much about watching them and what they were doing it was about

what they were doing it was about

what they were doing it was about allowing yourself to be like totally

allowing yourself to be like totally

allowing yourself to be like totally taken over by the music that has always

taken over by the music that has always

taken over by the music that has always been the goal for me whether listening

been the goal for me whether listening

been the goal for me whether listening to music performing music creating music

to music performing music creating music

to music performing music creating music for other people it’s been for myself

for other people it’s been for myself

for other people it’s been for myself when I performed to totally the goal is

when I performed to totally the goal is

when I performed to totally the goal is to totally get lost in the music to lose

to totally get lost in the music to lose

to totally get lost in the music to lose myself in it

a person’s mouth it can be used as a

a person’s mouth it can be used as a musical instrument beatboxing brings it

musical instrument beatboxing brings it

musical instrument beatboxing brings it to the next level how did you get

to the next level how did you get

to the next level how did you get involved in beatboxing beatboxing and

involved in beatboxing beatboxing and

involved in beatboxing beatboxing and just started doing high school with

just started doing high school with

just started doing high school with friends of mine that would like rap and

friends of mine that would like rap and

friends of mine that would like rap and freestyle stuff so on would be bucks as

freestyle stuff so on would be bucks as

freestyle stuff so on would be bucks as how started doing it I one saw Rozelle

how started doing it I one saw Rozelle

how started doing it I one saw Rozelle perform with Kenny Mohammed that was an

perform with Kenny Mohammed that was an

perform with Kenny Mohammed that was an influence for me when I saw that show

influence for me when I saw that show

influence for me when I saw that show and I saw what could be done when I

and I saw what could be done when I

and I saw what could be done when I started to really kind of immerse myself

started to really kind of immerse myself

started to really kind of immerse myself in music you know and here um different

in music you know and here um different

in music you know and here um different things you know about space and rhythm

things you know about space and rhythm

things you know about space and rhythm melody I started to like try to

melody I started to like try to

melody I started to like try to incorporate all of that hey if you would

incorporate all of that hey if you would

incorporate all of that hey if you would hear like let’s see a beat you know like

hear like let’s see a beat you know like

hear like let’s see a beat you know like a hip-hop song or something naturally I

a hip-hop song or something naturally I

a hip-hop song or something naturally I wanted to I wanted to create that also

wanted to I wanted to create that also

wanted to I wanted to create that also realized like for myself that the way to

realized like for myself that the way to

realized like for myself that the way to to do that was for me through my mouth

to do that was for me through my mouth

to do that was for me through my mouth only my own data is in Germany

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