Dan Lowes,[1] better known as D-low (DJ-low in Loopstation battles), is an English beatboxer and looper.
History[]
D-low was born and raised in Swindon. He attended New College.[1]
He was inspired to start beatboxing after hearing a family friend attempt to beatbox.[2] He has cited Beardyman as a musical inspiration.[1] Later, he would game on Xbox and meet Frosty, his best friend. They would form Kotcha. His wide range of sounds includes, but is not limited to, his unique inward bass and the patented D-low scratch.
Achievements[]
2021[]
- 1st Place (Solo) – SBX Kickback Battle 2021
2019[]
- 1st Place (Solo) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2019
- 3rd Place (Tag Team, with Frosty as Kotcha) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2019
2018[]
- 1st Place (Solo) – 2018 UK Beatbox Championships[3]
- 1st Place (Team, with Frosty as Kotcha) – 2018 UK Beatbox Championships[3]
- Top 4 (Loopstation) – 2018 UK Beatbox Championships[3]
- 1st Place (Solo) – World Beatbox Classic 2018
- 1st Place (7 To Smoke) – World Beatbox Camp 2018
- 2nd Place (Solo) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2018
- 2nd Place (Tag Team, with Frosty as Kotcha) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2018
2017[]
- 4th Place (Solo) – Beatbox Shootout 2017
- 2nd Place (Loopstation) – 2017 UK Beatbox Championships
- 2nd Place (Solo) – 2017 UK Beatbox Championships
2016[]
- 1st Place (Solo) – 2016 UK Beatbox Championships[4]
2015[]
- Top 8 (Solo) – 2nd European Beatbox Masters
- Top 8 (Solo) – 2015 UK Beatbox Championships
- Top 8 (Solo) – Cardiff Beatbox Battles 2015
- Best 16 (Men Solo) – 4th Beatbox Battle World Championship
- Top 16 (Solo) – Fricaworld
2014[]
- 1st Place (Under 18s) – 2014 UK Beatbox Championships[5]
Trivia[]
- D-low tore his uvula after attempting to do the snore bass.[6]
- D-low has never lost a single solo beatbox battle since GBB18 (on which he only lost the final against Codfish), winning a total of 22 battles.[7]
- Each time D-low beat someone in a GBB 1/4 Final , they would go on to win something. Trung Bao won 1st place in the GBB20 wildcard competition and Colaps won the GBB21 Solo category.
- D-low is the first and only GBB competitor to take up at least 1 spot in a drop compilation for solo , tag team and loopstation.
- D-low created an album made out of 100% vocals, called I am the instrument.
- D-low has been in a relationship with Teresa Stark for over 10 years.
- D-low, before every elimination, usually states at some point, "My name is D-low, and I hope you enjoy my music/tracks/set."
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/11505355.swindon-beatboxer-dan-d-low-lowes-has-scooped-a-national-title/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHuoIsIN6Ys
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 https://www.ukbeatboxchampionships.com/2018
- ↑ https://www.ukbeatboxchampionships.com/2016
- ↑ https://www.ukbeatboxchampionships.com/2014
- ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/beatbox/comments/j2nsyw/what_happened_to_dlows_uvula/g76t9dn/ Accessed November 3, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/C3K9IdmoNpY/?igsh=YjYyYnF5Zmx5ZG1o
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