Beardyman

Darren Foreman(藝名Beardyman)是一個(gè)來自倫敦的音樂家，以其口技技巧（human beatbox）著名。
　　基本資料：
　　原名： Darren Foreman（達(dá)倫福爾曼）
　　藝名： Beardyman
　　國(guó)籍： 英國(guó)
　　出生年月： 1982年5月14日
藝名由來：
　　早期的他為填補(bǔ)表演者名單空缺就被授予了“Beardyman”的昵稱。當(dāng)時(shí)的他留著胡子（即beardy一詞），而且經(jīng)常不刮，胡子便成了他形象中的一部分，Beardyman直譯成中文的話就是“胡子男”的意思。
早年的Beardyman:
　　在伊麗莎白女王男子文法學(xué)校（Queen Elizabeth Boys' Grammar School）畢業(yè)之后，在2001年就讀于布賴頓（Brighton）的薩塞克斯大學(xué)（the University of Sussex）。雖然早已受到過Michael Winslow(著名的口技表演藝術(shù)家）的影響，但后來看了beatbox表演者Rahzel的現(xiàn)場(chǎng)表演后才讓Beardyman真正體會(huì)到一件事。原來beatbox可以是很完整的表演，而不僅僅只是一場(chǎng)大型表演的小配角。
Beatbox冠軍：
　　2006年，Beardyman贏得了英國(guó)Beatbox大賽的冠軍，并在2007年蟬聯(lián)冠軍寶座，成為英國(guó)Beatbox歷史上第一個(gè)連續(xù)兩次獲得Beatbox大賽冠軍的人。
　　除了個(gè)人solo，Beardyman開始使用音樂器材（例如Korg Kaoss Pad 3）來使聲音循環(huán)，讓聲音更加豐富，從而甚至可以現(xiàn)場(chǎng)制造出DJ的整套音樂。
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更多英文資料清點(diǎn)擊維基百科：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardyman
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個(gè)人官網(wǎng)：http://www.beardyman.co.uk/
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Biography
by Jon O'Brien
Hirsute cult musician Beardyman became a YouTube sensation after posting several videos showcasing his unique blend of improvisational beatboxing, hip-hop, and comedy. Born Darren Foreman in Stanmore, North London, in 1982, he started at a young age, and after moving to Brighton to study at the University of Sussex, a live performance from the Roots' Rahzel showed him that his own skills could sustain a whole show, inspiring him to pursue a career in the music industry. In 2006, he was crowned the U.K. Beatbox Champion, a title he also retained a year later, and set up his own ground-breaking Battlejam club nights, which became one of the London scene's hottest events when it later moved to Cargo. He found world-wide fame when he uploaded The Kitchen Diaries, a spoof cookery show which used beats as ingredients, onto various video-sharing sites, which led to appearances on Lily Allen's BBC3 chat show, a support slot on Groove Armada's U.K. tour, and performances at Glastonbury, Leeds/Reading, and Bestival. He also hosted a BBC Radio 4 ary about lyrebirds, the Australian mimicking birds who apparently influenced him, MC'd at Fatboy Slim's Big Beach Boutique 4, and recorded a single with Chipmunk and Labrinth for Radio 1. His debut LP, I Done a Album, was released in 2011.