Beardyman

Darren Foreman(艺名Beardyman)是一个来自伦敦的音乐家，以其口技技巧（human beatbox）著名。
　　基本资料：
　　原名： Darren Foreman（达伦福尔曼）
　　艺名： Beardyman
　　国籍： 英国
　　出生年月： 1982年5月14日
艺名由来：
　　早期的他为填补表演者名单空缺就被授予了“Beardyman”的昵称。当时的他留着胡子（即beardy一词），而且经常不刮，胡子便成了他形象中的一部分，Beardyman直译成中文的话就是“胡子男”的意思。
早年的Beardyman:
　　在伊丽莎白女王男子文法学校（Queen Elizabeth Boys' Grammar School）毕业之后，在2001年就读于布赖顿（Brighton）的萨塞克斯大学（the University of Sussex）。虽然早已受到过Michael Winslow(著名的口技表演艺术家）的影响，但后来看了beatbox表演者Rahzel的现场表演后才让Beardyman真正体会到一件事。原来beatbox可以是很完整的表演，而不仅仅只是一场大型表演的小配角。
Beatbox冠军：
　　2006年，Beardyman赢得了英国Beatbox大赛的冠军，并在2007年蝉联冠军宝座，成为英国Beatbox历史上第一个连续两次获得Beatbox大赛冠军的人。
　　除了个人solo，Beardyman开始使用音乐器材（例如Korg Kaoss Pad 3）来使声音循环，让声音更加丰富，从而甚至可以现场制造出DJ的整套音乐。
 
更多英文资料清点击维基百科：
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beardyman
 
个人官网：http://www.beardyman.co.uk/
 
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.