#MonsterArtist EnKaye on Becoming a Professional Beatboxer

2021

“Who knew that these sounds could come out of our mouths? EnKaye sure did!
The amazing beatboxer Enkaye shares his story of becoming a professional artist in this #MonsterArtist Development (MAD) episode.

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ABOUT ENKAYE
EnKaye is a vocal percussionist, or beatboxer, who uses just his mouth and a microphone to move crowds and make magic with melodies and music.

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Monster Creative Collective is a not-for-profit organization, committed to providing entertainment for the young and old alike. In the spirit of giving back to the community, Monster Creative Collective produces the #MonsterArtist Development program, now in its fourth season, to help develop the professional and artistic careers of Canadian artists.

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“”Who knew that these sounds could come out of our mouths? EnKaye sure did!
The amazing beatboxer Enkaye shares his story of becoming a professional artist in this #MonsterArtist Development (MAD) episode.  

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0:02

[Music and Beatboxing]

0:13

>>EnKaye: Hi this is EnKaye…

0:14

[Beatboxing]

0:16

and you’re watching MAD.

0:19

[Transition Music]

0:23

What I’m doing is essentially 
shoring up the

0:27

the instruments from the
backup band, sort of providing those uh

0:30

those extra sounds and technicalities that
you wouldn’t get from just instruments.

0:34

Sort of adding that extra flair to the
orchestra you know.

0:36

A few years back I had actually worked  
with MonstrARTity before

0:39

at an event in Brampton, 
where I’m from.

0:42

They had mentioned that they

0:44

wanted a beatboxer for a while for this
specific type of…

0:46

type of orchestra and they just  
happened to have me on deck.

0:49

That vibe of going up on stage
and seeing people

0:53

react positively to what you’re doing

0:55

whether they get it or they don’t get it  
or they like it or they don’t,

0:58

having people, you know,

1:00

celebrate the fact that you want to get up on a stage in front of others.

1:02

I think about that…  

1:04

pretty much right up until the second I  
perform to this day.

1:07

I’ve had a lot of

1:09

good interactions

1:10

and good opportunities with the city of 
Brampton um over the last few years.

1:15

I will admit over the last,

1:17

I want to say, 5 maybe 10 years,
the city of Brampton specifically is — has  

1:22

put a lot of effort into fostering

1:24

local talent.

1:26

I really enjoy
all the time that I’ve spent with the city

1:29

and hopefully now that I’m getting  
back into it

1:31

I want to take those opportunities once again.

1:35

I think I would I would give that message to any uh…

1:37

any young beatboxers

1:39

watching this or any of them
that approach me is just keep at it.

1:42

It’s one of the only instruments
that you don’t have to…to

1:45

carry around with you.

1:47

Take it anywhere, you can get those
10 000 hours in

1:50

as fast as you want.

1:54

[Singing in another language with music and beatboxing]

2:17

[Singing in English with music and beatboxing]

2:25

>>EnKaye: Once I discovered what beatboxing was,

2:27

first thing I thought about was…um…

2:30

let me go through my old song,

2:33

uh my music playlist, like see
if I can imitate some of these drummers.

2:36

And trying to replicate that
and then realizing later on that there’s a…  

2:41

you can add melodies to it, you know,
find out different technical sounds.

2:46

Just kind of grew from there.

2:47

Whenever I’m…I’m brainstorming ideas,  

2:49

I’m thinking about new concepts,  
new routines, new bits,

2:53

I tend to create them in uh…

2:56

30 second or 60 second
or 90 second bits.

2:59

You can make a decision on which one 
of those bits you want to put together.

3:04

Some of them might flow into
each other, some might be very melodic, 

3:07

some might be song covers.

3:09

You take the bits that you like,
you put them together.

3:11

Take the ones that you might not need 
right now,

3:14

you might find something to
complement them.

3:16

I think the Canadian landscape for beatboxing is probably  

3:20

the best that it’s ever been right now

3:24

as a…as an art form.

3:26

I’ve noticed…um a shift away from

3:31

basic beatboxing as an accent
to…to

3:36

spoken word or to poetry or rap

3:38

and it’s it’s really become its own
its own genre.

3:42

The current situation has definitely  

3:45

given me some time to think about

3:47

how I approach music.
If I want to put out music again,

3:51

how am I going to approach it?

3:53

What are live shows going to
look like in the in the immediate future?

3:57

As far as making music itself,

4:00

I think even with mainstream artists
you see this

4:04

very, very rapid uh…

4:06

unexpected, somewhat unprepared,
shift towards online.

4:10

You can pretty much…
pretty much beatbox anywhere you want.  

4:13

Whenever you want.

4:15

Um and having uh connected
social media that we do right now,

4:20

I think it’s easier now more than ever —

4:23

especially with everyone staying at home,
spending a lot of time on social media 

4:27

— it’s easier now more than ever to just

4:30

throw as much content out there  
as you can.

4:35

[Singing in another language with music and beatboxing]

4:56

[Music with beatboxing]

5:26

>>EnKaye: It was interesting watching   

5:29

the performance uh
pretty much as an audience member

5:33

[Short chuckle]

5:34

because most of the shows I do  
are really

5:37

in front of in front of live crowds, like I’m
very used to the live crowd experience.

5:41

Uh the only…the only side effect is

5:44

I usually don’t get to see
everything put together after the fact.

5:47

Really interesting to see
the high quality production.  

5:51

The whole show looked fantastic.

5:54

This whole
situation that we’ve all been put in

5:57

has really pushed creative boundaries

6:00

and the fact that we can still pull
something off

6:02

on a virtual stage,

6:04

at this scale, with this level of production, 
still make it look really nice,  

6:08

I think it’s a good skill — it’s a good 
precedent and a good skill to have.

6:12

I really enjoy reading fan comments uh  

6:16

partially because

6:18

I feel like what I do is something
that not a lot of people see every day,

6:22

but for me, especially at this performance 
specifically,

6:25

I was most excited for people  
to see

6:28

the collaboration.

6:30

This festival is good for me because I

6:33

really really 
wanted to get back into performing

6:36

and this was a really good opportunity. 

6:38

I’ve been looking for opportunities to work with local artists.

6:41

I’ve had a really good experience 

6:44

with BMM, with MonstrARTity, in the past and in the present

6:48

and uh I’m looking forward to using a lot of
these connections to get back into music.

6:55

[Music and beatboxing]

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