Beatbox brilliance | Tom Thum | TEDxSydney

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Tom Thum: Armed with just a microphone, Thum pushes the limits of the human voice to create incredible soundtracks of impossible beats and phenomenal sounds, with scratched vinyl, the Michael Jackson back-catalogue, the didgeridoo and an entire fifties jazz band amongst his vocal repertoire.
You can follow Tom on FaceBook (TomThummer) and Twitter (@tomthummer)
Quoting from ABC's Triple J Unearthed website:
"TOM THUM, THE VERSATILE VOICEBOX 'Tom Thum appears to have swallowed an entire orchestra and several backing singers' The Guardian (UK)
'There are not enough superlatives to describe the wonder of this beatboxing virtuoso - I am still trying to figure out how he got those sounds out of his mouth' The Daily Telegraph (UK)
'The mic master seems to have an orchestra living in his throat: trumpet blasts, guitar strums and samples from classic songs including Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" effortlessly spout from his mouth' Time Out, NY
These are apt quotes to describe the performance of one of Australia's most prominent and respected beatboxers and serial pests. Only in his mid-twenties Tom Thum has achieved and experienced more than most artists could hope to achieve in a lifetime. From winning the team battles (alongside Joel Turner) in the World Beatbox Championships in 2005, to fulfilling every artists dream and performing on Broadway in New York with the Tom Tom Crew, Tom has seen his fair share of accolades and well and truly paid his dues. Raised by the small but accommodating Brisbane hip hop scene, Tom started out as a graffiti writer and a Bboy but slowly rose to recognition through his ability to produce unhuman sounds and his natural knack for performing and weaselling his way on stage...
Although the stage seems the ideal habitat for Tom he is also no stranger to community and has been helping the scene improve through conducting a plethora of workshops in many places that usually wouldn't have access to such knowledge and skill. Tom has travelled from the very top of Australia teaching in the Indigenous communities of Mornington and Thursday Islands all the way to the very bottom with a series of workshops in Tasmania and Adelaide.
He has also spent considerable time teaching on Palm Island and in Charleville and many other places that would otherwise be Starved for education about proper hip hop and the positive message that music preaches.
As Tom's experience within the music industry expands, he plans to push the limits of the human voice as far as inhumanly possible. Enrolling the help of numerous loop stations, Tom has been conducting DJ sets using only his voice and nothing else, propelling crowds across the country into a frenzy of jaw-dropping disbelief, as he re-creates and remixes classic joints and jams from all eras and genres. At present Tom is working on an album ranging across many different generes and features and hopes to have it finished by early 2012. You might see him on a stage at a festival looping up a storm or supporting anyone from the Hilltop Hoods to Blue King Brown, or you might catch him annoying the hell out of commuters on public transport. Either way, you will notice him soon enough. Keep an ear out for Tom Thum."
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[@frieza1385]

The most famous Ted Talk wasn’t even a talk

[@amouney]

Hahahah riiiight

[@unlimitedbread3723]

it was a talk, but in _cursive_

[@michaeljacksonfan2298]

We got a concert instead

[@demonlord4661]

Talk about irony

[@vumple2140]

It was talking, but it’s really was just rice crispies’ popping

[@EmreYalcnkaya]

Tom: beatboxes Right hand: 🎤 Left hand: 👋✊👊👆👇🖐✋👋👉✋👈👋👊✊👇☝👌

[@jonnyt3473]

Emre Yalçınkaya left hand btw

[@nickharrison1477]

Lol

[@davidwiggins3152]

🤣🤣💀

[@kashmar_7796]

Gooood!!!! ;) °-°

[@ok-js3tp]

Fuq

[@MCL443]

Is anyone else watching the in 2024

[@Gbrest81]

Yes, every day

[@attula5859]

Still one of my favourite videos on here

[@kimberleyjankowski3946]

Si

[@Preppy_ghost568]

👋🏻

[@ekangbafrancis3406]

👋here

[@ABHI-cg5dz]

I thought I could never beatbox like that and 8 years later here we are and I was right.

[@fearoblivious4066]

same bro same 😂😂

[@Purple-Kings]

@@fearoblivious4066 we still here in 2023

[@theofuller7377]

@@Purple-Kings it is 2022 boss

[@a_sinetskiy]

😂😂😂🔥🔥🔥

[@barneyward9431]

@@theofuller7377 I think it was a joke.

[@finnwylie1909]

“I use my mouth in strange ways for cash” Audience - ‘Haha funny joke’ Tom - Deepthroats mic Audience - ‘Oh’

[@hyperfluff_folf]

LMAO for real

[@user-ht1ki4zw4u]

I'me Liverpool Fan & You

[@DanDAlittleMan]

Findlay Seiger lmao

[@user-ht1ki4zw4u]

@@DanDAlittleMan What Not Good in English

[@DanDAlittleMan]

Albaner Der Pro u don’t get it do u? 😂🤣

[@getrightmoonlight7324]

7 years later and i still come back for that Germany part

[@sylamy7457]

I dont know how he did it.. its amazing!

[@luisaf1836]

The neck part is very impressive it even has dudunun dudunun

[@uniquescoop]

Yes that was superb part of the video and Chinese part was damn funny 😂😂🤣

[@teteko2267]

What song?

[@luisaf1836]

tete ko its not a song its just a typical rave song

[@patmccrotch5373]

How he puts the 'hissing' of a vinyl record over top that melody is so friggin awesome.

[@pinakadhara7650]

That was mind blowing!

[@littlewing90]

Literally cant fathom how he does that simultaneously with another sound!!

[@Homoneerkerisuolalamppu]

Spit and its unintentional

[@patmccrotch5373]

@@Homoneerkerisuolalamppu I had no idea it was unintentional

[@AlerGeekVR]

8 years ago I saw this video for the first time and I thought about learning it. I’ve been beatboxing for 7 years now and it became my biggest passion. Thank you Tom for this revolutionary performance and big thanks to TedX for letting this artist appear on the scene

[@raspberrym1lk]

truly inspiring

[@eh8439]

You are a very talented writer.

[@AlerGeekVR]

@@eh8439 I'm not a writer, I just used more sophisticated words to show my appreciation. Thanks though

[@eh8439]

@@AlerGeekVR But thy credit is done son. Great job absolutely!

[@pudz8876]

You have only had your channel for 7 years so how could you it seem it 8years ago

[@harish9382]

"Do you play in a band?" Tom: "I am the band."

[@japongtv170]

Yeah

[@MichaelCHorler]

1:28

[@little_red8389]

"The band plays in me!"

[@Sheenifier]

Taking one man band to a whole other century

[@matthewmeno5279]

Are you? Do you beat box? Do you make sounds with your mouth? Do you play an instrument? Do you have a KZbin account? I'd love to hear you! What kind of music do you play and sing?

[@nadarajahyoganathan1024]

Its a tradition to watch this again once in a while.

[@sturmgeschutziii5038]

Couldn’t agree more

[@ms.jackee6248]

I thought I was the only one😂

[@palmtrees9474]

This video randomly came to my mind. I remember watching it a milion times, being keen on beatbox in 2013 at the age of 10... I was beatboxing every day, practicing it all the time..I forgot about the concept, and reminded myself of the great moments through videos once again, 8 years after...I also listened to dubstep and skrillex.. It is great to remember the vibes and everything..

[@Zathren]

At least my tenth watch.

[@crimsonsimeon4092]

Haven’t seen this in over 5 years and what he said about Brisbane not exactly being a cultural hub still rings true… it’s crazy

[@carnivorouswatermelon]

It’s been 10 years since this masterpiece happened

[@purememes844]

Idk bout that one chief

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

Ten years later, and still a crushing masterpiece

[@glimonwinnacker]

🫡

[@akhilraj2163]

I dont know how this man hasn't forgotten his original voice.

[@brightdrosecj9891]

Malayali 🙏

[@user-lz1yb6qk3f]

I think he create new every time.

[@spyraptor]

@BRIGHT D ROSE CJ Aliyooi 🍻

[@BondeCrille]

im loosing my breath when i listening to him xD

[@GreenCreepsSnoosh]

@@BondeCrille lol yea. He sounds super good

[@andrewtan5442]

Imagine what goes on when this guy gets a song stuck in his head...

[@link6576]

Me: da da da ba da Him: beohw rusrbr dicjap fuevdua tuevekd agrvdka fjwvad fksltvduw ifheveskr rusveifm ruevsydje bjfb hjdbr ducnsk epetbc

[@atomicbuttocks]

Tho i cant beat box that good, but i know the feel

[@LoneBeastYT]

@@link6576 honestly tried beatboxing to that and i m not as successful in translation

[@Justmoore.]

Link HAHAHAHAHAAH

[@neverchange542]

Every person that can beatbox even a little can relate to that. ....from experience.... 😂 It’s annoying tbh 😂 but amazing

[@sneekizzle7127]

The jazz bar set will forever be etched into my mind as a master piece. I couldn't imagine any other beatbox performance being acknowledged across all generations as well as that composition. An absolutely astonishing musical showing.

[@BassicKMuzic]

So good!!

[@slyfox333able]

Beardyman deserves a shout as well to be fair.

[@ryanforgo3500]

This man's spouse can never catch him off guard 😂 Like when he is hanging out in the bar with his friends. The wife: "Hello honey, when are you coming home" "Ambulance sounds in the back ground and cars beeping" Tom: "Sorry love, i am stuck in traffic. I think there was an accident"

[@omegajrz1269]

Wife: -¿ARE YOU DANCING AT THE DISCO WITH SOMEONE?

[@TyTy-gm8yb]

It's like a superpower

[@outofpocket72]

Why does this guy’s trumpet impression sound more like a trumpet than me playing my trumpet

[@shadowsniper3342]

because he has a lot of practices

[@outofpocket72]

ShadowSniper 334 1. So do I 2. It was a joke 😅

[@anggunputri4931]

Make me laugh🤣

[@nahimmedina4960]

Guat

[@youtubestroller5549]

@Elisabeth William This would be a brilliant copy pasta. Dr UBAJA, what a lad.

[@jacobburn5973]

"I am about to give you a demonstration on what I do." proceeds to swallow microphone.

[@thomasroberts8509]

jttuttle 25 freakin Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc.😂😂😂😂

[@jgyt479]

SlimShady0200 TheRoadTo100 😂😂😂😂

[@petertzelepis6976]

Jacob Burn hahahahaah😀😀😀😀good one

[@hyle8902]

Jacob Burn djd

[@hyle8902]

djfqjcdsigh cxxxcxsgio

[@ankit-jangid]

6:02 ..its literally imossible ...absolute legend 😊

[@martinbauregger1558]

Who is in 2024?

[@adampaea75]

MEEEEE

[@kykylol133]

10years - now

[@JukesMcGee]

What I learned from this: This is by far the most popular Ted Talk. People don't want to learn, they just want to be entertained.

[@amrhamedy1355]

Whoa what if we can do both

[@peekay8689]

Thats because this video is been viewed by both the entertainers as well as learners

[@cutie5028]

Or perhaps it’s because you can learn the content of an educational video and have no reason to return, whereas entertainment videos can be returned to on several occasions. Especially considering that music is much more complex in our minds than a well explained theory. The whole reason you get songs stuck in your head is because your brain views it as an unfinished task. For example, you would probably listen to a song you like many more times than you’ll come to reread that little fact I just said, because you’ve already read it and have no reason to return often. You’ve already taken in that information.

[@leemarkmywords4643]

i bet you're the type of person to find studying music or arts ridiculous and to hate small talk, because you only want to talk about deep matters. get over yourself

[@leggbuildingdorchester6234]

What I learned from reading your comment.

[@KnowThyself619]

He's not only a Beatboxer but also a natural entertainer.

[@matthewmeno5279]

You got that right! He's the bomb!

[@farrel_ra]

@@matthewmeno5279 yea!

[@eh8439]

Hahahahaha

[@shawnster5561]

Let’s go back! WAYYY BACK!!!!

[@Bill22886]

"cold diarrhoea" 💀💀

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

It's blowing my mind how he's doing multiple layered sounds with just his mouth/voice. That's insane. Out of all the viral beatboxers I've seen during the internet age, he's the best one by a long shot so far.

[@stfbrasil1989]

E ai, a pessoa acorda E é cada um por sí .. Deus não está vendo Mas está 😕

[@JuicebyJay]

Or that one guy that does the lion king's in the jungle whilst beatboxing?

[@blond5361]

wow i remember watching this in 2013. so weird to see it again. genuinely made me believe i could beatbox for a good year

[@whitewaltersbet4872]

He has a tutorial on vocal scratching and it’s actually really doable , it’s very well explained.

[@shaggar]

One of the rarest performances where every single person enjoyed.

[@user-nl7ul4sq3z]

Sagar Sharma Deaf people: Are we a joke to you?

[@Leo-gm5lu]

@@user-nl7ul4sq3z they have the subtitles man 😂 it goes like boots and cats and asdjkfhsjdxhfaksjdf

[@Silk0926]

@@Leo-gm5lu snares, inward k, pf, throat bass shows up when that happens

[@UnGayluron]

I like many this man. It is a natural boy with a great softskills

[@salahaddin1890]

Absolutely

[@sumerrana6805]

Machines are replacing us This guy returns them some favour

[@sejalkulkarni3630]

haha good one xD

[@peaceofhonor9606]

what?

[@peaceofhonor9606]

why you speak truth in this topic here???

[@peaceofhonor9606]

how do you mean your sentence?

[@EternalBlaze10]

FFLAAVOOOUUR [*IN DARTH VADER'S VOICE *]

[@mikedegracias8616]

so this was 10 years ago already? what a masterpiece performance!

[@mrwebworld]

The most watched video on TEDx. But as he said, the skill has only a very niche market. 11:24 humble

[@johnnygoodwin4904]

People came for a TED talk... *THEY GOT A CONCERT*

[@chewypinecone]

Johnny Goodwin ok but where is this guy? Or does he just not post but twice a year? * exaggerating * But seriously I need to know how this guy is doing with all this corona virus stuff

[@ashfire4008]

Lol

[@guspauline7460]

@@chewypinecone Search for him on Instagram bro, he's quite frequent there.

[@GagandeepKaur-rf7st]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣 good meme

[@muhmoudbanat4035]

Hahaha ...exactly

[@sameershahzad293]

I have a strange feeling he would make a great uncle

[@hoorias4842]

Darth NumNums omg ikr!

[@mir5304]

Yeah cuz he looks like he's always busy and can show you alot of cool things

[@goshlike76]

yeah... nothin like my uncle Terry :/

[@Detonated66]

that sounds so creepy

[@jose_loves_dogs7529]

Idk if he has a sister or a brother

[@pradyot__]

The man who made Ted talks famous, and beatbox of course! What a legend, happy 10 years to this masterpiece.

[@tiagowheels973]

After 9 years I still came here to see this amazing performance 👏🏻🤌🏼🙏🏼

[@akmalizzuddin1168]

Me too

[@jabez5366]

Me too

[@azharulkamil7551]

10 now

[@vanzyl2547]

“Do you play any instruments” Tom: “Well yes, but actually no.”

[@bigmungle8661]

Girls plays instruments they play woodwinds The boy is the woodwind instrument

[@outlawquill7894]

More like: “Well, no, but actually yes...”

[@MRPiki-js4jg]

He is the instrument

[@cogb.9451]

@@MRPiki-js4jg he is a impersonator of instruments, singing is the vocal instrument (I feel for real singers out there), not pretending to sound like them

[@RuckusAndBolt42]

Dislikes are from instrument owners

[@abhishekmadugere8030]

😂

[@gratitude5740]

MRKI 🤪😄😄😄😄

[@purp1e300]

no dislikes are from people who know bigman and know that beatboxing can be more than spitting into your mic

[@quantumfrost9467]

@@purp1e300 he is doing more than that though

[@purp1e300]

@@quantumfrost9467 it just doesn't have any melody witch I don't like at all

[@pawelsb]

I absolutely loved his performance and ofcourse the talk as well but when the audience applauded multiple times and he said, "Look at this mum, I made it" was the best part ever❤️

[@bradschmitt1990]

I love how at 9:10-15 he experienced something a little off that he corrects, live, on stage, without missing a beat (facial. Expression shows it was off beat or something)

[@grizzo4513]

There’s so many intense, life changing talks. A beatboxer comedian has got the most views 😂😂😂

[@matepasztor282]

lmao right? It's not even a certified ted talk. It's tedx XD

[@liliskh2664]

Exactly what I thought too! very surprising

[@AtonicMike]

People with skills are impressive, people talking about concepts and theories are only interesting.

[@Emersonbmx16]

KZbin in a nutshell 😹

[@JoshuaKissoon]

He didn't need to talk. His was a demonstration of absolute Mastery. What we all aim to achieve in our respective fields.

[@daylee7338]

*When the whole band didn’t come*

[@nayeb2222]

Lol

[@jaredgonsalves8749]

Lol

[@Trash-bin-kicker]

Improvise. Adopt. Overcome.

[@mrgreen181]

He is the band

[@wisnubahitom3230]

Lol

[@luckyscialdone3387]

My choir teacher brought him to our class in 2003. I bought one of his shirts it said just say no to drums 🤩🤯

[@ianmcdonald202]

This is truly amazing, dude could single-handedly outperform 80% of musicians

[@sweuzed4558]

dude just summoned the most powerful spell using his left hand.

[@tayrobert2272]

Yeah xdddddd

[@Its_ReaperO_O]

This guy be like "Expelliammusss , wingardian leviosa, snakesnenehdh, blah blah , pooopaaapotty"

[@ismaciil9cabdi377]

@(Student) Alex Minh Hoang Nguyen ye

[@douglasmann8583]

Afterwards... Tom: Here's your microphone back. Host: No thanks, you can keep it.

[@nightfloral5010]

xD

[@ilovecsgoihatevalvesometim9926]

Yeah, umm... Everyone has saw that joke before.

[@HanZhang]

Take this L and go find your own jokes...

[@sulaimanali9172]

ngonong apaan

[@NotLuigi]

You literally copied the top comment you unoriginal fuck

[@thepiterp5]

Literally impossible to watch this without smiling.

[@taternado5045]

A one man band with not a single instrument in sight, what a legend

[@BitchassHeadass]

Imagine if he accidentally came to a deaf clinic and they’re all thinking he’s having a stroke

[@chadsimpmain8180]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAJAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHJAHAHAHAJJAJAJHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHALABYOYIEEEEEEHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAKDOGHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAJAJJAJAJAJHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAJAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHJAHAHAHAJJAJAJHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHALABYOYIEEEEEEHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAKDOGHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHHAJAJJAJAJAJHAHHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA

[@susheeleigth5968]

OMG 😂😂😂😂

[@eligbnsu71]

@@susheeleigth5968 my imposter😠😠😠

[@susheeleigth5968]

@@eligbnsu71 you got it messed up.. You're the imposter 😏

[@islandgirl9479]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sujalkumarsingh1563]

Can you imagine he can throw a party anywhere.

[@divinitydaley-killyourTV]

Exactly, he has a party in his mouth!

[@connermclovin4127]

Party Pete lol

[@dif4797]

Just like Chuck Norris. Just not as far

[@samarjeetbhonsle6000]

but the cost is his vocal chords😅

[@ashishdeshmkh6097]

He is definitely a good beatboxer, no doubt he can throw a party anywhere. But u know there are better ones out there

[@ericliu2325]

This is what peak KZbin looked like back then

[@walker_19880]

he did a vinyl pause, low cut filter and 1/2 beat roll all by himself. What a legend

[@asura5166]

People making fun of his left hand. Bro he is channeling his chakra into a jutsu

[@sanjithkarthikeyan3023]

So he's a sound ninja!

[@psychoalert1823]

They are actually one handed seals

[@sissi8625]

i can't stop laughing

[@Imlost1235]

What kind of jutsu???

[@VagaBond376]

Damn

[@johnshim272]

4 years later and it's still my favorite video on youtube..

[@umar_shahid]

This video will be 6 y/o this july.

[@jch8175]

6

[@cyberp0et]

I'm back :))

[@badasshuh69]

Same

[@stefan-mihaitoma94]

Thats pretty sad

[@bensontauro7706]

man is a whole rock band

[@SeanOmlet]

5:27literally sounds like a string instrument it’s insane

[@wewbie3036]

Director: keep the mic. We don’t need it anymore.

[@terzo345]

This is not a movie.

[@autumnhd]

A director: someone who directs things. doesnt always have to do with movies.

[@user-dw4im7uc8d]

Jm Gaming107 😂😂😂😂😂😅🤭

[@martymcfly5423]

😂😂😂

[@Guy-dv9xw]

Oh yes let’s all concentrate on one small snag in the joke

[@hermanthegerman9874]

This is beyond beatboxing. This is an a cappella multi track live performance on a level of absolutely insane perfection. And the worst of all: This dude makes it look ridiculously easy.

[@g00dGuY34]

Look up Reggie Watts

[@bryanvanzijtveld9562]

Just look up gbbb and you’ll see battle beatbox thats way above this. Not that this is bad

[@powermelodicdragonrecords9385]

@@bryanvanzijtveld9562 I thank you so much for the recommendation. These people are amazing!

[@zachdugger1546]

@@g00dGuY34 I looked him up, I had to come back to this video and say thank you, that man is awesome haha shout out Reggie Watts

[@KimoKimochii]

he’s not that good tbh

[@lionheartsummit284]

For 2013 I have been watching this at least once in a month to enjoy the rarest performance of all time and whenever I show him to anyone who isnt any interest on such field, they are simply amazed and are addicted to it. Tom you are always number one dude! Take it away :)

[@p3rseus]

Crazy it's been almost 11 years. I love it as much as when I first saw it and I come back here every once in a while to enjoy

[@CharlieVFX18]

He actually has a DJ set inside him.

[@reeztuscano5640]

He is dj

[@soundinfractals]

@@reeztuscano5640 this man is far beyond the ranks of a disk jockey

[@havoctor341]

He is a alive mixete

[@THEDONSTR8Fightah76]

I wonder if all those beats you hear are actually made by a GREAT beatboxer??

[@CharlieVFX18]

@@THEDONSTR8Fightah76 exposed

[@alexzhang2651]

It's like half a comedy stand up and half a beatboxing performance that is pretty much the greatest of all time. His remarkable positive attitude just makes the performance perfect.

[@saadahajja4348]

cakep juga ya

[@treborironwolfe978]

It's quite rare for me to make single-word comments... but.. "WOWEE!!" ;>

[@nickzaffiro7824]

I completely agree

[@theweeknd2725]

Worlds Best Beatboxer!! ... 😉😁

[@alix8147]

positive? Coz he loves what he is doing.

[@mehmetdream5579]

I added this music to my music player about 8 years ago. I was listening to this every day. it came to my mind after a long time and I reopened it and Tom Thum is still #1

[@esotericof]

And you thought superheroes were just for fighting villains? No, some superheroes have amazing stage performance abilities. If you listened to this on an old record, you wouldn't think it was just one person. This is one of the most amazing performances I have ever seen. Incredible talent. Unique person.

[@tarotapipapi]

They probably let him keep the mic...

[@AlphaBeatsLyrics]

Ha!

[@piebros7259]

what do you think beatbox is!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@OGCharmChannel]

XD lol I would of just stole it

[@liamgroth8580]

Bakhtiar Khan just use baby wipes they get anything off

[@lilgum828]

Bakhtiar Khan

[@neelchandwani5395]

Me: Trying to fall asleep My brain at 2 AM: 1:02

[@giovannigarcia1037]

That made me laugh harder than I should have lol

[@freshfrozen7629]

Lol

[@idkmayberin]

That literally killed me

[@milkmoon697]

Yooo that cracked me up!! XDD

[@hagop.216]

LMFAOOOO

[@shaikasfiya96]

Omg... This is amazing. I have no words. I never imagined a human doing all these voices. He is incredible 😻

[@caseyw1286]

Person from the audience: So Tom, what instruments do you play? Tom: Yes.

[@theDILLMISTER]

imagine this guy as a fucking room mate

[@taherabalhas1104]

just reading this makes me feel sick lol

[@theDILLMISTER]

drev1 i'm guessing you don't know what imagine means

[@asKiFTW]

drev1 fucking poor moron - go and wash dishes

[@DUA1SH0CK2]

dylan rowson apparently he thinks you're to poor to have an imagination xD

[@andreasstokkebro2153]

Yep awful

[@pranitp.1622]

Legends say that he swallowed an entire band in his childhood

[@JanJanNik]

so he's... a groupie?

[@LMIHK]

*The Sound Titan*

[@changeattackontitanending6407]

@@LMIHK hi weeb

[@3friendsgamingofficial]

Lmao 😂😂😂

[@keeper5398]

not that hard to believe considering that he almost swallowed that mic

[@jet9078]

2022, still one of the best TEDx talks.

[@Ulysse_32]

It has been almost 10 years and it is still the best beatbox i have ever heard

[@DoctorWhovian101]

I really hope this guy puts in sound effects in his daily conversation like he does while he's talking in the video. I mean how awesome would that be.

[@MylesHxC]

Who says he doesn't?

[@nfcoard]

Just imagine if he put in sound effects while having sex with his girlfriend...

[@afiqefarid6029]

nfcoard like making the fire engine sirens when he's about to finish?

[@jamesshand7783]

Afiqe Farid ahahahahaha u just made my day thanks :p

[@yourallbrainwashed]

Afiqe Farid XD LMFAO

[@aidanfoley3263]

“I use my mouth in strange ways in exchange for cash” 0-0

[@arvindsharma6089]

Who is in your profile picture 😶

[@tc4357]

Oh yeah yeah

[@CoolaBoola]

UwU

[@simpleideas1015]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@biszark4041]

What a dead meme

[@D15ORDERED1]

As someone with autism/adhd, i can say people as myself in schools have, at least once in their lives, beatbox out of boredom without knowing it and or trying to perfect it but this guy took this to another level.

[@nastya7966]

8years later and im still watch this masterpeice🤞🏽🔥❤

[@francogomez9132]

We are two

[@unnatichaturvedi4668]

HE WOULD BE THE COOLEST DAD EVER

[@DinoBoiRex]

true

[@lefthandderivative]

Ikr

[@intercat4907]

But don't you KNOW he spent most of 4th grade in the Principals office.

[@shivpoonam]

Yep

[@gatorade_water_bottle]

Hahaha@@intercat4907

[@shayaanjafri4107]

One day Ted himself will speak

[@StreetHierarchy]

Didn't you see the movie?

[@dantethedemonslayer6881]

the first time i heard of these Ted talks, i literally thought it was Ted from the movie...

[@someman7799]

@@StreetHierarchy what's with it

[@lylanlinh3267]

xSJay8 8 🛑❤️⚜️

[@-_-_-_-__-_-_-_-_-_-__-_-_]

or beatbox ;)

[@vijaykumarwali7509]

8 years later, still the best video on beat boxing on KZbin

[@brainlesswithplans2586]

Even so many years after his show, its almoust amazing to watch this from time to time.

[@Tetratronic]

His last name is Thum, and has unreal voice skills. Is he Dragonborn?

[@General_Kenobi1]

We'll know if he one day blasts his audience apart by accident

[@charliearnott459]

We start our journey in High Hrothgar. "Fus-Ro-Dah!"

[@conormccarthy1426]

and everyones blow apart

[@androidgamez4867]

Charlie Arnott duck

[@kenyoncaubalejo2857]

Yeah cause he's on fiiiiiirrree🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🐉

[@whatwhowhyhow]

Wow, this man is really vocal about his passion

[@harekrishnasahoo05]

Why r u so low down here 😆

[@funnyscreamingguywithaswor2967]

i see what you did there :O

[@sarahgh9495]

I love puns. This is great 😅

[@jensonR]

IK HOW TO BEATBOX I DO IT AT SCHOOL

[@zz3pter]

​@@jensonR not as great at this guy

[@vtamm1]

Always gonna be one of my favorite performances ever, love you Tom!!!

[@theuser7472]

Give an applause to the audience for being so supportive.

[@isaacghost3661]

00:40 thought he was gonna eat the mic, idk why >_

[@isaacghost3661]

***** lmao ikr

[@jonahboysel1748]

+Shane Becker LOLZ DUDE!😃😂

[@isaacghost3661]

Jonah Boysel I don't even know dude lmao

[@isaacghost3661]

***** XD

[@jennifergarcia1433]

+Julian Leighton right

[@joannegreen2272]

That microphone was probably never touched again

[@afnanmk3760]

ahahaha

[@thatoneobject4182]

Tinny Mean wAaqwe

[@joannix29]

😂

[@krumbstv8207]

That is his mic 😂

[@ashutoshmishra6778]

That makes you different from him which is talent.

[@spulber3457]

10 years ago I saw this video, now I saw it again and it s still the most amazing beatbox ever.

[@KYoung2]

Such a great performer. I gave a standing ovation too.

[@tumbleweed8293]

When his hands went 🔁↩️↔️⏫⏬⏭⏹➡️↗️↔️⤴️↕️◀️⏬↙️🔀🔄↖️⤵️ I felt that

[@cemstrumental]

This joke still in?

[@tifertv7906]

No u didn't

[@tumbleweed8293]

TiFerTV fair enough

[@bencharlton9334]

Comedy genius

[@konnorb1114]

TiFerTV r/wooosh

[@raCyanea]

Dang it was so smooth Except his shirt

[@savinna_]

AHHAHA PLSS

[@henrybaun]

The shirts the best part

[@davidperry767]

@@henrybaun no germany was

[@kaleemullah9257]

Because he has the best pants one can have

[@Throwbacks2023]

Didn't know that Tom Brady could Beatbox!

[@NotABotiPromise]

We all know that there is a generation of beatboxers that started because of this single video and I am part of it

[@ridhonuhamrulloh7180]

First time watched it 5 years ago, since then I barely think or listen to beatbox, but when i do i always come back to this clip.

[@Pete-hh3rt]

He inspires me for using sunglasses at night.

[@alyson6040]

*Corey Hart is quaking.*

[@artixx4you632]

Hahahahahsga

[@bradleyharris3193]

Okay

[@charismaticabhisek4719]

Me also..

[@sitirable]

Sunglasses not for only sun.

[@Yiitvs]

Thu'um..! He summons the Thu'um don't you get it?

[@mattbonogofsky919]

Fuck yeah

[@bccollective388]

Tom Thu'um

[@1v1qs73]

Yiitvs skyrim for life thu'um

[@Italianboy225]

Hmmmm....Yessss....DOVAKINN... HMMM...... USE YOUR THU'UM!!!

[@nowayout3138]

Yiitvs Gud uon sir

[@ARTISH_ZONE]

As someone re-watching it in 2024 I would say *He is way ahead of the time* This would hv blown up the internet now

[@Jeeps1337]

Nine years later and this is still the greatest video ive seen

[@FRISHR]

Number 1 Rule for Beatboxing: Always bring your own mic.

[@user-lm1xx4ct2f]

No mic no beatbox 🤣🤣, that's true

[@Throwbacks2023]

Covid concern!

[@imobiapp]

Haha

[@thelordofspyro]

Jea... You dont want use a mic that n other beatboxer nearly had down half his throat XD

[@gnagar1767]

Also waterproof mic ...

[@dertreffer]

i lost count how often i did watch this video so far; loved it every freaking single time

[@abananasmoothie]

I love how the first two chapters are intro and introduction.

[@bningthouja7103]

This man won't need a DJ when he throws a party.

[@jupiter5091]

Manipur da kouba yai

[@shankarmathrubhutham8716]

Hahahaha

[@nickname6949]

Lol

[@michamcv.1846]

not in europe ... we party longer than 5 minutes xD

[@somregularguy]

B Ningthouja Tom’s Daughter: dad you said you’d get a DJ, it’s my sweet 16 ;-; Tom: but I did Tom’s daughter: WELL WHERE IS HE D:< Tom: why you’re staring at him ^-^

[@ItStartsWithinYou]

This is pure GENIUS!

[@user-pp9ru1zb2s]

Yea

[@detlefkuhn2037]

(lennyface) dunno why

[@PaulBeeker]

+Ella Banana Music why is this guy a genius ? he is just good ? he probably does it his whole life so obviously he is good ?! not a genius more talent !

[@ItStartsWithinYou]

Because he is exceptionally creative in his craft! *****

[@PaulBeeker]

ya but the most is learning and talent

[@hassansiddiqui8604]

These are the type of videos you gotta come back for every year

[@kylemiller5148]

I can see this man making legit albums of every last song he beatboxes 👏

[@chimeeeeee123]

So what Instrument to you play? ....the mouth.

[@Silk0926]

Lteraly every beatboxers say that

[@phoenixnorth3385]

That's kinky

[@eclipse369.]

the correct answer is simply "Yes"

[@theprime9970]

you ment DA MOUTH

[@gardhd4623]

Chimesco do**