Jason Singh is a multi faceted audio artist whose repertoire includes beatboxing, DJing, composition, percussion and workshop facilitation.
Over the last 15 years, Jason has actively been involved in television, theatre, and radio and also promoted and DJ’d at club nights nationally and internationally. As a composer, he has written music for a number of productions, which include Megalomaniac, Minority Rapport, Stardust, Sevenesque, Different Perspectives, Spoken Like a True and more recently Mouth Music (Australia) and I Hear Voices.
Over the last five years Jason has also been co-ordinating and facilitating music workshops, which include music production, beatboxing, percussion and DJing. He sees this as an imperative part of his own development as an artist and at the same time being able to transfer skills and share the experience he has gained.
As a beatboxer Jason performs his work in a variety of spaces (galleries, theatre, radio, clubs and festivals) and locations which include Germany, Ireland, Denmark, Switzerland. In 2006, Jason was beatbox artist in residence at Tutti Arts in Adelaide, Australia and he has also collaborated, performed and recorded with a number of artists including London based musician Nitin Sawhney and appears on his 2005 album, Philtre.
The piece entitled, Inner City Raag, aims to capture through audio, visuals and performance the essence of change and transformation of the Individual and the City.
The 16-minute cyclical piece will be put together using experimental audio and video techniques using Beatboxing, Turntables, Electronic percussion, mobile phones and a mini DV camera. The score will be loosely based around four Indian classical raga’s representing different times of the day.
Exploratory themes include migration, change, time, space, spirituality, identity, chaos and transformation.
To find out how Jason is getting on during the residency, check out the forum.
