USA Loopstation Champion Unhinged shares his favorite bars
The New Hampshire looper enjoyed a hugely successful 2025 on the back of his lyrics. Fresh off his USABC 2025 victory, he shared 3 of his favorite lyrics he’s written.
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Stops on the Beaten Path v1
Dedicated SpeshFX followers will know that I missed a few scheduled posts over the past year. My bad! Life came at me fast, but it’s great to be back. I had been working on a number of stories in the quiet months. Sadly, I’m not going to be
SpeshFX's GBB25 Reflections
The last GBB in Japan is over. Let's reflect.
Reflections on 3 years of Tokyo Being the Center of the Beatbox World
Three years ago, as I prepared to launch this newsletter, I met with people across the beatbox world to hear what was on their mind. What was the next big sound, who was a rising leader, and how will the beatbox scene respond to the fallout from GBB 2021 and
SpeshFX Episode 0: Welcome to SpeshFX
SpeshFX is the first longform podcast about beatboxing ever to hit the airwaves. From boots 'n' cats to lip rolls, SpeshFX has it all. Check out battles, colabs, mainstream crossovers, and a whole lotta love.
SpeshFX Episode 7: Live Battle and Launch Party
SpeshFX was launched in the summer of 2019, based largely off of interviews conducted in 2018. In the weeks following its launch, SpeshFX was included on Apple Podcasts' New and Noteworthy curated lists for Arts, Performing Arts, and Music. Not bad for a little indy podcast if I do
SpeshFX Episode 6: Storytime
I came across a bunch of hysterical stories that I was dying to share with you, but didn’t fit in the narrative, so I made an episode just for those stories. Definitely don’t listen to Episode 6 in a place where you don’t want to laugh out loud ;)
SpeshFX Episode 5: Ed Sheeran, Secret Beatboxer
From Ed Sheeran to America’s Got Talent, Beatboxing regularly appears in serious pop culture moments. Episode 5 explores the extent of Beatboxing in pop culture and the effect that exposure has on the Beatboxing community.
SpeshFX Episode 4: Growth
Most beatboxers know the path they need to take in order to grow in the community. And that is because of the organizations and events that define the beatboxing life cycle. But how did that come to be?
SpeshFX Episode 3.5: Venom
Here’s a mini-episode about one beatboxing set: Venom by Trung Bao. Venom went viral in the beatbox scene and Tani tries to figure out why. Hear from Trung Bao himself, the reigning Beatbox World Champion Alexinho, and music expert Charlie Harding.
SpeshFX Episode 3: Battles
Battles are the biggest event on a beatboxer’s calendar. Join Tani at the 2018 American Beatbox Championship. You’ll hear about the 2018 champion, Bloomer, and how it took him half a decade to earn his title. That and much more in Episode 3: Battles.
World Champ, on 808Banon | Celebrate Arkansas
The youngest-ever world beatbox champion hails from an Arkansas town of 90, and, much to his father’s amusement, performs in pajamas. Sprite pajamas, to be precise.
Why Beatboxing’s Future is in the Studio | Chartmetric
After years of face-to-face beatbox battles, modern beatboxers like SHOW-GO and Hiss are taking the genre to new heights through studio production.
Meet the Beatbox Ambassadors | New York Times Audio
Tani joined the New York Time's culture desk to talk about the history behind the Beatbox House's trip to Asia with the USA State Department.