Beatboxing's Musical Debut in India Soon

Beatboxing, a hip-hop musical genre of rhythms and sounds created by the human voice, will soon make its professional debut in India's mainstream music circuit with the launch of Voctronica, India's first beatboxing orchestra.

Voctronica, which debuts by the end of the month, will be assembled after a series of workshops in India and Britain with aspirants being auditioned for their vocal range, feel for rhythm and pitch.

Ten of the best beatboxers will be chosen to assemble the band. The top 10 finalists of the beatboxing auditions will be part of an eight-day training workshop in Mumbai in January 2012.

The orchestra will be overseen by Shlomo, a Guinness World Record holder and Human Beatboxing champion, who will choose the band members. The project will be led in India by popular voiceover artist and vocalist Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy.

The training will be conducted by Testament, a human beatboxer, MC and a member of the Lip Factory — Shlomo's vocal project in Britain.