Gene V Shinozaki is an American beatboxer and multi-instrumentalist. He is a current member of The Beatbox House.
History[]
Shinozaki was born in California. He was introduced to music at a young age but was generally uninterested in pursuing it; his parents made him learn classical piano and he "hated it", and he declared the saxophone to be "the lamest thing ever" after playing it in the third grade. His interest in music would only be truly kindled after discovering the drums in the sixth grade.[1]
He moved to Boston, Massachusetts to attend Berklee College of Music.[2] He dropped out after 2 years, disliking his experience with the school. He started to tour with his band DC Wonder shortly after.[3] It was around this time that he discovered beatboxing after watching an interview with Reeps One and started to busk in the streets with beatboxing.[1]
He previously performed under the name GVSBeatbox.[3]
Shinozaki has released two albums: "Sound And Human" in 2017 and "Transcend" in 2019.
Achievements[]
2023[]
- 1st place (pure, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – Vokal Total 2023
- 2nd place (augmented, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – Vokal Total 2023
2021[]
- Top 16 (Solo) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2021
2018[]
- 1st place (Tag Team, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – 5th Beatbox Battle World Championship
- 2nd place (Crew, with The Beatbox House) – 5th Beatbox Battle World Championship
- Best 16 (Men Solo) – 5th Beatbox Battle World Championship
- 1st place (Tag Team, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2018
- 2nd place (Tag Team, with Amit as CFU) – Great North Battle 2018
2017[]
- 3rd place (Tag Team, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2017
2016[]
- 1st place (Tag Team, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – American Beatbox Championships 2016
- 3rd place (Loop Station) – American Beatbox Championships 2016
- 3rd place (Showcase) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2016
- 4th place (Tag Team, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2016
2015[]
- 1st place (2v2, with Chris Celiz as Spiderhorse) – American Beatbox Championships 2015
- 1st place (Solo) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2015
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk8Kt1WtSqg Accessed September 29, 2020.
- ↑ https://www.geneshinozaki.com/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.humanbeatbox.com/beatboxers/gene/ Accessed September 30, 2020.
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