Flute Beatboxing

Since its inception in the early noughties, flute boxing or flute beatboxing as it is otherwise known, is the heady combination of beatboxing whilst blowing air into your flute. Its a little bit oxygen and a little bit percussion.

The ever reliable Wikipedia defines it as, "an innovation in the extended technique of the flute...involving the production of distinct and stereoscopic flute tones (producing two separate sounds by humming while blowing into the flute) combined with vocal percussion and aural prestidigitation (slight-of-ear), flute beatboxing enables the use of the flute as a rhythmic instrument".

Confused? Check this out. This is a video by flute beatboxing pioneer Greg Pattillo (more on him later) with his remix/rendition of Inspector Gadget. This video went viral on the web and has thus been dubbed the coolest thing to happen to flute since Ian Anderson.

I have created a flute boxing glog which serves as both a homage to the pioneers of this evolving technique, as well as a resource for those wishing to flute box their way to stardom. Check it out here.