Wes Carroll

Wes Carroll
Wes Carroll
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	A cappella, indie rock
Occupation(s)	Vocal percussionist,; singer-songwriter,; multi-instrumentalist;
Instruments	Mouth drumming; Vocals; guitar; bass; keyboards;
Associated acts	Five O'Clock Shadow, The House Jacks

Wes Carroll (born September 27, 1970, in Schererville, Indiana) is known as a pioneer and teacher of mouth drumming, a form of vocal percussion from the musical genre of contemporary a cappella, now widely known as beatboxing.

Career in A cappella music[]

Wes Carroll is one of the pioneering practitioners of mouth drumming^[1] a form of vocal percussion primarily through instructional videos and DVDs, first teaching the art in 1995.^[2] This art is now widely known as beatboxing and is a derivative of contemporary a cappella music.

Carroll was the founding vocal percussionist for the Boston vocal band Five O'Clock Shadow,^[1] and later joined the San-Francisco based "rock band without instruments" The House Jacks, founded by Deke Sharon.

He is a 1988 graduate of Culver Military Academy and holds a degree from MIT.^{[citation needed]}

Carroll also teaches mathematics and is a puzzle enthusiast.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Doo-Wop-A-Doo Will No Longer Do". nytimes.com. 1997. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
^ "Mouth Drumming Volume 1: Introduction to Vocal Percussion with Wes Carroll". 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

External links[]

New York Times (cached) "New York Times: Doo-Wop-A-Doo Will No Longer Do"
beatboxing.com "Beatboxing.com interview with Wes Carroll"
housejacks.com The House Jacks
Mouthdrumming.com Promotional site
a-cappella.com Published Works
casa.org "Vocal Percussion monthly with Wes Carroll"
casa.org "Wes Carroll voted Favorite Vocal Percussionist"
General-Anzieger "Alltag raus, Spaß rein, Tür zu"
harmony-sweepstakes.com "Wes Carroll Vocal Percussion award" inaugurated
Other Press (cached) "Wes in the Press"

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[NYT1-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Doo-Wop-A-Doo Will No Longer Do". nytimes.com. 1997. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

[amazon-2] "Mouth Drumming Volume 1: Introduction to Vocal Percussion with Wes Carroll". 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.

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