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Beats That Defy Boxes | Reggie Watts | TED

TED · talk · Watch on YouTube

Music performance & songsStand-up & sketch comedy

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.

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.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2022

What HN commenters said

  1. “His TED talk is one for the ages”

    Reggie Watts's talk on vocal looping and beats.

    bitwize, 2022-07 · Strong recommendation · in “Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” synth sounds”

  2. “Reggie Watts pretty much said it all back in 2012.”

    Parody of TED talks.

    mxfh, 2013-12 · Recommendation · in “We Need to Talk About TED”

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Topics: reggie watts, ted talk, beatboxing, live looping, comedy

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