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Why I love beatboxing: I can have a drum set or bass guitar with me all day. I have a trumpet in my pocket and a DJ turntable....Everybody in the world could beatbox. Everybody has instruments inside themselves. Just explore and experiment. You're going to unlock a whole symphony within you.
Kaila Mullady, Two-Time World Champion Beatboxer
Chapter 10 - Kaila Mullady: Beatboxing Brilliance
Twenty‐year‐old Kaila Mullady arrived for her first‐ever beatboxing competition feeling positive. Outside, groups of men warmed up in “ciphers”—small circles of people where beatboxers jam. Hearing them spit out rapid‐fire sounds at impossible speeds, Kaila felt her confidence depart.
Was this a big mistake? What if she opened her mouth and nothing came out . . . again?
The best 16 beatboxers in the United States were competing, and she was the only female. If she didn’t do well, it would reflect poorly on other women and girls trying to break into the male‐dominated world of beatboxing.
She wanted to run. Instead, Kaila Mullady took the stage....
So begins our chapter about two-time world champion beatboxer, educator, public speaker, and Broadway performer Kaila Mullady.
(What happened in Kaila's first beatbox battle? What obstacles did she overcome to elevate a little-known art form into an extraordinary career? You'll find the answers in chapter 10 of Music Mavens.)
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Kaila Mullady, Two-time World Beatbox Champion
Videos
Beatboxing 101 with Kaila
In this tutorial, you will learn the three basic sounds of beatboxing: bass drum, hi-hat, and snare.
Kaila Mullady Loop Station Performance
Original loop station composition by Kaila Mullady on an RC505 and RC200 Loop Stations.
Lightship: Sweet Dreams
Champion tag team beatboxing duo Lightship (Kaila Mullady and Mark Martin) perform their arrangement of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
Freestyle Love Supreme Curtain Call on Kaila's 30th Birthday
Kaila Mullady made her Broadway debut as Kaiser Roze in the Tony-Winning Broadway show Freestyle Love Supreme. Conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Thomas Kail, and Anthony Veneziale, Freestyle Love Supreme features six talented performers providing nonstop action throughout a fast-paced evening, where they improvise songs and musical numbers based on cues from the audience.
Kaila Mullady Showcase, Long Island Beatbox Battle
Kaila showcased her beat rhyming skills at the first-ever Long Island Beatbox Battle, which took place in August 2019 at Amityville Music Hall in Amityville, New York.
Yodel Meet Auctioneer
Meet an unlikely trio - auctioneer Jake Grizzard, beatboxer Kaila Mullady, yodeler Kata Hay, and flautist Tyler Gerald - and discover the cool sounds that emerge when they combine their art. 2017 Gap Commercial.
Kaila Performs with Harry Connick Jr.'s Band
Kaila beatboxes and sings with Harry's band on his 2017 NBC talk show. When it aired, Harry tweeted: "This is sooooo cool. You gotta watch World Beatbox Champion Kaila Mullady killing it on #HarryTV."
We Speak Music: When Art Meets Therapy
How are beatboxing and vocal experimentation helping young people to communicate? Kaila Mullady and Mark Martin introduce beatboxing to students at the Lavelle School for the Blind in the Bronx, New York, a school for children with visual impairments and other developmental disabilities. You'll be amazed at the power of beatboxing to unlock people’s potential.
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Lightship Tag Team
Lightship Tag Team
Lightship Tag Team
Meet Kaila's tag team partner, Mark Martin, and watch videos featuring Lightship Beatbox duo.
Kaila's Website
Lightship Tag Team
Lightship Tag Team
Academy of Noise
Lightship Tag Team
Academy of Noise
Kaila's Beatbox Academy helps people of all ages express themselves and find the power of their voice through beatboxing, writing, and storytelling.
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