Vocodah

Anthony Ridenhour, better known as Vocodah (formerly Audical), is an American beatboxer.

History[]

Vocodah is from Tulsa, Oklahoma.^[1]^[2] He initially started beatboxing around September 2013^[1] after discovering it through online game communities and having known about the Beatbox Battle World Championship beforehand. He began to seriously develop his sounds during his freshman year of high school after a friend showed him a video of Reeps One. He was an alto saxophone player in his school's band, and during band class he would often attempt to imitate his classmate's drum patterns by beatboxing.^[2]

He changed his name from Audical to Vocodah in 2020, citing potential copyright issues with companies of the same name as well as a desire to build a new brand.^[2]^[3]

On November 14, 2021, Vocodah announced that he had cut ties with Swissbeatbox and that all previous and upcoming videos featuring him on their channel would be removed, citing frustration with the organization's "failure to engage with the community." He went on to further criticize them in the same post, stating: "It's disappointing to see sheer ignorance about problems in this community from the people who run it."^[4] This announcement was made in the wake of surfacing sexual assault allegations surrounding the Grand Beatbox Battle 2021.

Vocodah now currently resides in Richmond, Virginia.

Achievements[]

2024[]

4th place (Solo) – Online World Beatbox Championship 2024
Top 8 (Solo) - USA Beatbox Championships 2024
Top 8 (Solo) – Haten World Championship 2024
Top 8 (Loopstation) - USA Beatbox Championships 2024
Top 11 (Solo) – Show Me Your Masterpiece 2024

2022[]

1st place (Solo) – Bayreuth Beatbox Battle 2022

2021[]

Top 16 (Solo) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2021
Top 8 (7 to Smoke) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2021
Top 8 (Solo) – Beatbox To World Live 2021

2020[]

1st place (Solo) – Online World Beatbox Championship 2020
1st place (Solo) – Royal Jam International Beatbox Battle
1st place (Solo) – Discord Battle v1
2nd place (Solo) – International Throwdown
2nd place (Solo) – Grand Beatbox Battle Online 2020
2nd place (Solo) – Odyssey Online Showcase Battle 2020

2019[]

1st place (Solo) – American Beatbox Championships 2019
1st place (Solo) – Beatbox Talk Championship 2019
4th place (Solo) – Beatbox Legends Championship 2019
Top 8 (Solo) – Great North Battle 2019
Top 16 (Solo) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2019
Top 8 (7 to Smoke) – Grand Beatbox Battle 2019

2018[]

1st place (Solo) – Crossroads Beatbox Battle 2018
2nd place (Solo) – Midwest Beatbox Battle 2018
3rd place (Solo) – American Beatbox Championships 2018

2017[]

1st place (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2017-08-27
Top 8 (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2017-02-26
Top 8 (Tag Team, with Jaynkins as OGO) American Beatbox Championships 2017
Top 16 (Solo) – American Beatbox Championships 2017

2016[]

2nd place (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2016-02-28
3rd place (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2016-12-18
Top 4 (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2016-04-24
Top 8 (Solo) – American Beatbox Championships 2016^[5]
Top 8 (Solo) - Midwest Beatbox Battle 2016

2015[]

1st place (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2015-10-25
2nd place (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2015-03-01
3rd place (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2015-08-30
Top 8 (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2015-12-27
Top 8 (Solo) – BBXKINGS 2015-05-03

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "THE BEATBOX INTERVIEW | Audical (Vocodah)." Accessed November 2, 2020.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Vocodah I SBX Beyond the Beats 2020 I Episode 8." Accessed November 3, 2020.
↑ https://www.facebook.com/Vocodah/posts/887427445013706 Accessed November 28, 2020.
↑ https://www.facebook.com/VocodahDubstep/posts/1575551549451679 Facebook. Accessed November 15, 2021.
↑ "AUDICAL vs KOMODO | American Beatbox Championship 2016 | 1/4 Final." Accessed November 28, 2020.

[:1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "THE BEATBOX INTERVIEW | Audical (Vocodah)." Accessed November 2, 2020.

[:0-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Vocodah I SBX Beyond the Beats 2020 I Episode 8." Accessed November 3, 2020.

[3] ttps://www.facebook.com/Vocodah/posts/887427445013706 Accessed November 28, 2020.

[4] ttps://www.facebook.com/VocodahDubstep/posts/1575551549451679 Facebook. Accessed November 15, 2021.

[5] "AUDICAL vs KOMODO | American Beatbox Championship 2016 | 1/4 Final." Accessed November 28, 2020.

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Grand Beatbox Battle
Events	2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 (cancelled) • 2021 • 2022 (cancelled) • 2023 • 2024
Champions	Solo	Marzel • Skiller • Ball-Zee • Dharni • Gene • Kenny Urban • NaPoM • Codfish • D-low • Colaps • River • Julard
	Tag Team	Fabulous Wadness • Mad Twinz • Spider Horse • Uni team • Middle School • Rogue Wave • Jai ro
	Loopstation	Grison • Faya Braz • Mando • Thorsen • Saro • Beatness • Rythmind • BizKit • Robin • Yaswede
	Tag-Team Loopstation	SO RRY
	Under 18	Julard
	Crew	M.O.M • SA RU KA NI • Kow ler Ran gers
	Producer	SyJo • KBA
Vice Champions	Solo	Knackeboul • BeatBrenning • KRNFX • Skiller • Alem • Two.H • Efaybee • NaPoM • Hiss • D-low • Tomazacre • River' • NaPoM • Osis
	Tag Team	Costik Storm • A&Z • Kot cha • Middle School • Jairo • Fresh Tonic
	Loopstation	Faya Braz • Hobbit • Penkyx • Tioneb • Balance • NME • Frosty • Matej • Matej
	Tag-Team Loopstation	BE RY
	Under 18	Marvelous
	Crew	SARUKANI • M.O.M • MeOne
	Producer	KBA • Antrix
Related	Grand Beatbox Battle Online 2020 • Swissbeatbox