Beats That Defy Boxes | Reggie Watts | TED
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN points to it as a memorable performance that doubles as a parody of TED talks and a showcase of live vocal looping.
What it is
Reggie Watts performs at TED 2012, blending vocal looping, beatboxing, poetry and comedy across musical genres in a larger-than-life improvised set.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2013 to 2022.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec bitwize · 2022-07 · on “Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” synth sounds”
Also recommend everything by Reggie Watts, a master of the vocal layering technique. His TED talk is one for the ages: [this video]
Recommends mxfh · 2013-12 · on “We Need to Talk About TED”
Reggie Watts pretty much said it all back in 2012. [this video] Hard to imagine how anyone could follow up after this.