King of The Jam 2002AOn Saturday 6th July, the first ever King of The Jam took place in London, UK. The event was organised and hosted by SPLINTERPRODUCTS and BEATBOXING.CO.UK, and the aim was to get members of the site together in the real world, to beatbox and be merry. And what a great day it was - definitely the first of many.
We all met up in Trafalgar Sqaure, and from there went to St James's Park to begin jamming. There were 4 beatboxers on the day: A-Plus, Shlomo, Mowgli and Arro (who came all the way from Leeds!). Getting lost, being ill and being in different countries meant quite a few others couldn't make it! Mark from SPLINTERPRODUCTS filmed the whole thing, and Brynley provided some rhymes later on. Arro also delivered some quality freestyles and vocal scratching. Shlomo entertained us with his trance and d&b rhythms, and Mowgli with his spontaneous beats and superior click rolls.
We spent most of the day in St James's park, beatboxing, talking and chilling out in the sunshine. A crowd built up as the jamming ensued, and some ravers on a come-down from the night before were completely in awe of the proceedings. This had to be the highlight of the day! We also briefly stopped off at Leicester Square, and despite getting a small crowd going, our non-amplified beats were drowned out by the street musicians. Next time we will be there with a full-on PA and big hats for all the cash!
It wasn't called King of The Jam for no reason. Prizes for the various catagories were in the form of fine pots of Raspberry Jam, and the winners (as selected by Mark SPLINTER) were as follows:King of the Jam~aRRO~ - for doing everything at the same time, and coming all the way from LeedsTeam Jam PlayaMowgli - for starting every spontaneous jam all day, and going firstJam InnovatorShlomo - for breaking new audiences with his outstanding tranceboxingJam Banner SupremoA-Plus - for A-grade typography and banner/shirt comboNice Sandwich AwardBrynley SPLINTER - for streaky bacon, rocket and parmesan on maltMP3 Virtual Jam WinnerVPI - as chosen by Killa Kela, "Big shouts to all the peeps involved, but VPI wins it hands down, especially for his hi-hat control. Also shouts for Poizunus Mynd's scratching." [click to hear audio clips and vote].
So everyone got an award (and the ingredient to make a tasty sandwich), apart from Mark SPLINTER who was actually the prize giver. However, massive props are in order for Mark, for setting this whole thing up and making a great visual and audio record of the day, that will no doubt become legendary and appear on many a documentary. Report by A-Plus |
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