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Ozzie

2024-08-06T04:08:31Z

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Ozzie (real name?) (*December 12, 1967 in the Bronx, New York) also known as '''Little Man''', '''King of the Beats''', and '''Ozzie The Showman''' is a beatboxer, comedian, and music producer from Far Rockaway, Queens.

=== Early life ===

Ozzie was born in the Bronx on December 12, 1967. He was the third child in the family and had three siblings, his older sister (name?), his brother (name?) and his younger brother (name?). His father was a TV man, and his mother was a housewife.

When he was still a child, his parents moved to Queens and lived with their family on Beach Channel Drive 40th Street (apartment 8-e) in Edgemere.

While growing up he already started to make sound effects at the age of 5.

As his father played the bongos, percussive music was always present in the family. So Ozzie learned to play the bongos, too, and later also turned to the drumset.

[[File:P.S. 197 The Ocean School.JPG|thumb|''P.S. 197 The Ocean School''|border|right|200x200px]]

From 1973(?) to 1978(?) Ozzie attended elementary school ''P.S. 197 The Ocean School'' on 825 Hicksville Road.

[[File:Far Rockaway High School.JPG|thumb|building of former ''Far Rockaway High School''|border|right|200x200px]]

In 1978(?) Ozzie went to ''J.H.S. 198 Benjamin N. Cardozo Junior High School'' on 365 Beach 56th Street, which was later changed into the ''Goldie Maple Academy''.

In 1981(?) Ozzie attended ''Far Rockaway High School.JPG'' on 821 Beach 25th Street.

His musical influences came from artist like [[Will Smith]], Rakim, Big Daddy Kane.

As a teenager Ozzie became friends with [[Kenny Muhammad]], which had a strong effect on both their styles.

Before Kenny Muhammad saw him perform at Beach Channel High School one day he had already heard about him as they were living in the same neighbourhood. Eventhough they only had a short conversation, Kenny Muhammad found out his address and showed up at Ozzie's doorstep on the next day. He was invited in and the exchanged their knowledge and their skill with each other.

Ozzie went to a contest at Delancey, where a rapper (name?) from his neighbourhood was participating. Ozzie went up there with him and got on the mic and started doing the beatbox for him to rap to it. And that's where he met the Crush Crew. He and Kenny Muhammad got together and started going to Delancey and met up with those guys from [[The Crush Crew]].
Later on Ozzie and Kenny started going to ''The Roxy'' on 515 West 18th Street together with [[The Crush Crew]] who had connections with DJ Roman Ricardo, who was the DJ for ''The Roxy''. Due to these connections they started doing shows there.
In these shows they were beatboxing and opening up for popular artists of the time like UTFO (Untouchable Force Organization eg. 'Roxanne, Roxanne'), Roxane Shante, RunDMC, Rapping Duke, Doug E. Fresh and The Fat Boys.

=== Beatboxing ===

According to his own statement Ozzie developed his beatboxing independently from [[Darren Robinson]] and [[Doug E. Fresh]] when he was about 15 years old.

His first performance was at the Beach Channel High School in the early 1980s.

He is the inventor of the [[inward snare|Ozzie snare]], which he taught [[Kenny Muhammed]], who made it popular through his long lasting career. The Ozzie snare is the [[inward snare]], which allows beatboxers to constantly beatbox without breathing interruptions as they can inhale some air with every snare they produce in a rhythm. This technique has revolutionized beatboxing with regards to speed and endurance.

=== Beatbox style ===

Ozzie snare (inward snare)

=== Later Live ===

Later (when?) Ozzie moved to Las Vegas and also works as a music producer there.

In 2017 he went to an audition for ''[[America's got Talent]]'', but was not picked to be on the show.

Ozzie

2024-08-06T04:06:46Z

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Ozzie (real name?) (*December 12, 1967 in the Bronx, New York) also known as '''Little Man''', '''King of the Beats''', and '''Ozzie The Showman''' is a beatboxer, comedian, and music producer from Far Rockaway, Queens.

=== Early life ===

Ozzie was born in the Bronx on December 12, 1967. He was the third child in the family and had three siblings, his older sister (name?), his brother (name?) and his younger brother (name?). His father was a TV man, and his mother was a housewife.

When he was still a child, his parents moved to Queens and lived on Beach Channel Drive 40th Street (apartment 8-e) in Edgemere.

While growing up he already started to make sound effects at the age of 5.

As his father played the bongos, percussive music was always present in the family. So Ozzie learned to play the bongos, too, and later also turned to the drumset.

[[File:P.S. 197 The Ocean School.JPG|thumb|''P.S. 197 The Ocean School''|border|right|200x200px]]

From 1973(?) to 1978(?) Ozzie attended elementary school ''P.S. 197 The Ocean School'' on 825 Hicksville Road.

[[File:Far Rockaway High School.JPG|thumb|building of former ''Far Rockaway High School''|border|right|200x200px]]

In 1978(?) Ozzie went to ''J.H.S. 198 Benjamin N. Cardozo Junior High School'' on 365 Beach 56th Street, which was later changed into the ''Goldie Maple Academy''.

In 1981(?) Ozzie attended ''Far Rockaway High School.JPG'' on 821 Beach 25th Street.

His musical influences came from artist like [[Will Smith]], Rakim, Big Daddy Kane.

As a teenager Ozzie became friends with [[Kenny Muhammad]], which had a strong effect on both their styles.

Before Kenny Muhammad saw him perform at Beach Channel High School one day he had already heard about him as they were living in the same neighbourhood. Eventhough they only had a short conversation, Kenny Muhammad found out his address and showed up at Ozzie's doorstep on the next day. He was invited in and the exchanged their knowledge and their skill with each other.

Ozzie went to a contest at Delancey, where a rapper (name?) from his neighbourhood was participating. Ozzie went up there with him and got on the mic and started doing the beatbox for him to rap to it. And that's where he met the Crush Crew. He and Kenny Muhammad got together and started going to Delancey and met up with those guys from [[The Crush Crew]].
Later on Ozzie and Kenny started going to ''The Roxy'' on 515 West 18th Street together with [[The Crush Crew]] who had connections with DJ Roman Ricardo, who was the DJ for ''The Roxy''. Due to these connections they started doing shows there.
In these shows they were beatboxing and opening up for popular artists of the time like UTFO (Untouchable Force Organization eg. 'Roxanne, Roxanne'), Roxane Shante, RunDMC, Rapping Duke, Doug E. Fresh and The Fat Boys.

=== Beatboxing ===

According to his own statement Ozzie developed his beatboxing independently from [[Darren Robinson]] and [[Doug E. Fresh]] when he was about 15 years old.

His first performance was at the Beach Channel High School in the early 1980s.

He is the inventor of the [[inward snare|Ozzie snare]], which he taught [[Kenny Muhammed]], who made it popular through his long lasting career. The Ozzie snare is the [[inward snare]], which allows beatboxers to constantly beatbox without breathing interruptions as they can inhale some air with every snare they produce in a rhythm. This technique has revolutionized beatboxing with regards to speed and endurance.

=== Beatbox style ===

Ozzie snare (inward snare)

=== Later Live ===

Later (when?) Ozzie moved to Las Vegas and also works as a music producer there.

In 2017 he went to an audition for ''[[America's got Talent]]'', but was not picked to be on the show.

Kenny Muhammad

2024-08-06T04:04:58Z

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'''Kenny Muhammad''' (born December 3, 1968), also known as '''The Human Orchestra''', '''Kenny X''' or '''Dr Beatbender''', is a beatboxer from Queens, New York.

[[File:Kenny Muhammad home.JPG|thumb|Building of his home apartment (2-C) on 51-32 Beach Channel Drive|border|right|200x200px]]

=== Early Life ===

[[File: Public School 108 Bay School in Far Rockaway.JPG|thumb|''P.S. 105 Bay School''|border|right|200x200px]]

Kenny Muhammad grew up in Far Rockaway, a peninsula south of JFK airport, and lived in an apartment in one of ''The Edgemere Houses'', which were later renamed into ''The Beach Channel Houses''.

In 1974(?) to 1979 (?) he attended ''P.S. 105 Bay School'' on 420 Beach Channel Drive 51st Street.

[[File:JHS_180_(later_The_Scholars_Academy).JPG|thumb|''J.H.S 180'', which was changed into ''The Scholars' Academy''|border|right|200x200px]]

As a teenager he joined (when?) the local baseball club (name?), but gave it up in favor of his musical career.

In 1979(?) he went to ''J.H.S. 180'' on 320 Beach 104th Street, which was later changed into ''The Scholars Academy''.

[[File:Beach_Channel_High_School.JPG|thumb|''Beach Channel High School''|border|right|200x200px]]

In 1982(?) he ''attended Beach Channel High School'' on 100-00 Beach Channel Drive.

[[File:High School of Art and Design.JPG|thumb|''High School of Art and Design'' in Manhattan|border|right|200x200px]]

He also commuted to ''High School of Art and Design'' on 245 East 56th Street in Manhattan.

As a teenager Kenny Muhammad became friends with [[Ozzie]], which had a strong effect on both their styles.

Before Correl saw him perform at Beach Channel High School one day he had already heard about him as they were living in the same neighbourhood.
Eventhough they only had a short conversation, Kenny Muhammad found out his address and showed up at [[Ozzie]]'s doorstep on the next day. He was invited in and the exchanged their knowledge and their skill to each other.

They also performed together in shows and literally underground battles and in subway stations and on the street.

They often went to these battles right after high school to compete with other beatboxers from the Bronx and Harlem. Popular stations were ''59th Street Lexington'' and ''Broadway-Nassau'' (renamed ''Fulton Street'' in 2011). According to Correl the police was not capable to control or prevent these events from happening as there were too many participants and these crowds could also move to other subway stations shortly.

A car accident that punctured his left lung left no permanent damage.

=== Musical Career ===

[[File:Apollo Theater.JPG|thumb|''Apollo Theater'' on 254 West 125th Street in Harlem|border|right|200x200px]]

In 1992 Kenny Muhammad performed as '''Kenny X''' at the ''[[Apollo Theater]]'' in Harlem and won the ''Amature Night'' contest on February 8.

https://www.historicfilms.com/tapes/45605

(min. 31:39)

https://youtu.be/SpGP45s6VBI

Kenny Muhammad appeared on NBC's ''The Tonight Show'' hosted by Jay Leno on ???

https://youtu.be/55C0RirU3yA?t=37

When Kenny Muhammad was at ''The Manhattan Center'' for an event in 1998, Carrol Pope introduced him to her friend and composer [[David Eaton]], who was also the conductor of the New York Symphony. He came to his office in the ''New Yorker Hotel'', which is located in the same building on 311 West 34th Street, and gave him a demonstration of his beatboxing skills. Eaton was so impressed that they immediately decided to work together.

Within a few days Eaton composed a piece for strings, which he called "Kenny's Joy" in reference to Kenny Muhammad's first name. When Kenny Muhammad was listening to the MIDI-file on their second meeting, he immediately started beatboxing along to it. Later his beats and the MIDI-file were recorded as an audio file.

in the same year "Kenny's Joy" had its premier at ''The Manhattan Center''.

https://youtu.be/55C0RirU3yA?t=89

A short clip of a rehearsal of the piece with Kenny Muhammad and Eaton could be seen in an episode of the TV serious ''Stan Lee's Superhuman'' in 2010.

On June 12, 2015 Kenny Muhammad also performed the piece with Boris Strulev and a Balalaika Orchestra conducted by Denis Zabavsky at the open air "Hoff Music Fest" in Moscow.

He also gave two short performances at the TV series ''30 Seconds to Fame'' hosted by Craig Jackson, which was aired by the Fox Network in 2003 ??? (from July 17, 2002 to June 26, 2003).

He later stated that the show was obviously rigged as the dancing couple won despite the fact that male dancer had dropped his partner during the performance.

https://youtu.be/yHgeDjIXJ3Y

https://youtu.be/l7R5BWBy5b4

In 2010 Kenny Muhammad was featured in on ''Stan Lee's Superhuman - Super Sound Episode'' in the episode "Hammer Head" (Season 1, episode 3), which was aired on the ''History Channel'' on August 19, 2010.

https://youtu.be/fW6devXUWNY

Even though Kenny Muhammad has never released an official album he had guest appearances. On the album ''Traffic Jams'' (1997) by [[DJ Skribble]] he can be heard on the track "The Battle", in which two DJs and two beatboxers are having a (staged) competition. Here Kenny Muhammad and [[Rahzel]] take the chance to show their groundbreaking skills.

https://youtu.be/of5jZA0c9Us?t=1654

This track is a shortened version of the last (hidden) track ''Man vs. Machine'', which was released two years later on Rahzel's Album "Make The Music 2000" (1999) inspiring a whole new generation of beatboxers around the world.

While [[Rahzel]]'s album contains all the 'four elements' (earth, wind, fire, water), ''Traffic Jams'' has only 'two elements' (fire and water).

https://youtu.be/bN3B0giSwu4

His so-called "water-technique" covers the beat of [[James Brown]]'s popular track "Funky drummer". Whereas his so-called "wind-technique" makes use of [[Kraftwerk]]'s beat of "Nummern" (engl. "Numbers").

Among serious beatboxers both techniques are considered beatbox classics. The French beatboxer [[Polpo]] even made uncredited use of Kenny Muhammad's "wind-technique in a video commercial for Vodafone.

https://youtu.be/eJ9ny60DeTA?si=xvRGwmzxWFgiBLXb

=== Beatboxing ===

Kenny Muhammad was the most influencial beatboxer popularizing the [[Ozzie Snare]].

=== Beatbox Style ===

[[Ozzie snare]], Kenny whirl(wind),

=== Later Life ===

[[File:Mohammad_Mosque_No._7_(Harlem).JPG|thumb|Center of the ''Nation of Islam in Harlem'' in Harlem|border|right|200x200px]]

As an adult Kenny Muhammad joined the ''Nation of Islam'' and attended the ''Muhammad Mosque No. 7'' in Harlem on 106-08 West 127th Street.

In 2017 he moved to Mexico.

== Individual credits ==
<references />

== Web links ==
* {{Allmusic|Rubrik=artist|ID=mn0001603664}}

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[[Category:Beatboxer]]
[[Category:US American]]
[[Category:Born 1968]]
[[Category:Man]]

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Kenny Muhammad

2024-08-06T04:04:08Z

2600:4808:39D8:7901:B5BA:87FB:217:E2BA:

'''Kenny Muhammad''' (born December 3, 1968), better known for his stage name '''Kenny Muhammad''', '''The Human Orchestra''', '''Kenny X''' or '''Dr Beatbender''', is a beatboxer from Queens, New York.

[[File:Kenny Muhammad home.JPG|thumb|Building of his home apartment (2-C) on 51-32 Beach Channel Drive|border|right|200x200px]]

=== Early Life ===

[[File: Public School 108 Bay School in Far Rockaway.JPG|thumb|''P.S. 105 Bay School''|border|right|200x200px]]

Kenny Muhammad grew up in Far Rockaway, a peninsula south of JFK airport, and lived in an apartment in one of ''The Edgemere Houses'', which were later renamed into ''The Beach Channel Houses''.

In 1974(?) to 1979 (?) he attended ''P.S. 105 Bay School'' on 420 Beach Channel Drive 51st Street.

[[File:JHS_180_(later_The_Scholars_Academy).JPG|thumb|''J.H.S 180'', which was changed into ''The Scholars' Academy''|border|right|200x200px]]

As a teenager he joined (when?) the local baseball club (name?), but gave it up in favor of his musical career.

In 1979(?) he went to ''J.H.S. 180'' on 320 Beach 104th Street, which was later changed into ''The Scholars Academy''.

[[File:Beach_Channel_High_School.JPG|thumb|''Beach Channel High School''|border|right|200x200px]]

In 1982(?) he ''attended Beach Channel High School'' on 100-00 Beach Channel Drive.

[[File:High School of Art and Design.JPG|thumb|''High School of Art and Design'' in Manhattan|border|right|200x200px]]

He also commuted to ''High School of Art and Design'' on 245 East 56th Street in Manhattan.

As a teenager Kenny Muhammad became friends with [[Ozzie]], which had a strong effect on both their styles.

Before Correl saw him perform at Beach Channel High School one day he had already heard about him as they were living in the same neighbourhood.
Eventhough they only had a short conversation, Kenny Muhammad found out his address and showed up at [[Ozzie]]'s doorstep on the next day. He was invited in and the exchanged their knowledge and their skill to each other.

They also performed together in shows and literally underground battles and in subway stations and on the street.

They often went to these battles right after high school to compete with other beatboxers from the Bronx and Harlem. Popular stations were ''59th Street Lexington'' and ''Broadway-Nassau'' (renamed ''Fulton Street'' in 2011). According to Correl the police was not capable to control or prevent these events from happening as there were too many participants and these crowds could also move to other subway stations shortly.

A car accident that punctured his left lung left no permanent damage.

=== Musical Career ===

[[File:Apollo Theater.JPG|thumb|''Apollo Theater'' on 254 West 125th Street in Harlem|border|right|200x200px]]

In 1992 Kenny Muhammad performed as '''Kenny X''' at the ''[[Apollo Theater]]'' in Harlem and won the ''Amature Night'' contest on February 8.

https://www.historicfilms.com/tapes/45605

(min. 31:39)

https://youtu.be/SpGP45s6VBI

Kenny Muhammad appeared on NBC's ''The Tonight Show'' hosted by Jay Leno on ???

https://youtu.be/55C0RirU3yA?t=37

When Kenny Muhammad was at ''The Manhattan Center'' for an event in 1998, Carrol Pope introduced him to her friend and composer [[David Eaton]], who was also the conductor of the New York Symphony. He came to his office in the ''New Yorker Hotel'', which is located in the same building on 311 West 34th Street, and gave him a demonstration of his beatboxing skills. Eaton was so impressed that they immediately decided to work together.

Within a few days Eaton composed a piece for strings, which he called "Kenny's Joy" in reference to Kenny Muhammad's first name. When Kenny Muhammad was listening to the MIDI-file on their second meeting, he immediately started beatboxing along to it. Later his beats and the MIDI-file were recorded as an audio file.

in the same year "Kenny's Joy" had its premier at ''The Manhattan Center''.

https://youtu.be/55C0RirU3yA?t=89

A short clip of a rehearsal of the piece with Kenny Muhammad and Eaton could be seen in an episode of the TV serious ''Stan Lee's Superhuman'' in 2010.

On June 12, 2015 Kenny Muhammad also performed the piece with Boris Strulev and a Balalaika Orchestra conducted by Denis Zabavsky at the open air "Hoff Music Fest" in Moscow.

He also gave two short performances at the TV series ''30 Seconds to Fame'' hosted by Craig Jackson, which was aired by the Fox Network in 2003 ??? (from July 17, 2002 to June 26, 2003).

He later stated that the show was obviously rigged as the dancing couple won despite the fact that male dancer had dropped his partner during the performance.

https://youtu.be/yHgeDjIXJ3Y

https://youtu.be/l7R5BWBy5b4

In 2010 Kenny Muhammad was featured in on ''Stan Lee's Superhuman - Super Sound Episode'' in the episode "Hammer Head" (Season 1, episode 3), which was aired on the ''History Channel'' on August 19, 2010.

https://youtu.be/fW6devXUWNY

Even though Kenny Muhammad has never released an official album he had guest appearances. On the album ''Traffic Jams'' (1997) by [[DJ Skribble]] he can be heard on the track "The Battle", in which two DJs and two beatboxers are having a (staged) competition. Here Kenny Muhammad and [[Rahzel]] take the chance to show their groundbreaking skills.

https://youtu.be/of5jZA0c9Us?t=1654

This track is a shortened version of the last (hidden) track ''Man vs. Machine'', which was released two years later on Rahzel's Album "Make The Music 2000" (1999) inspiring a whole new generation of beatboxers around the world.

While [[Rahzel]]'s album contains all the 'four elements' (earth, wind, fire, water), ''Traffic Jams'' has only 'two elements' (fire and water).

https://youtu.be/bN3B0giSwu4

His so-called "water-technique" covers the beat of [[James Brown]]'s popular track "Funky drummer". Whereas his so-called "wind-technique" makes use of [[Kraftwerk]]'s beat of "Nummern" (engl. "Numbers").

Among serious beatboxers both techniques are considered beatbox classics. The French beatboxer [[Polpo]] even made uncredited use of Kenny Muhammad's "wind-technique in a video commercial for Vodafone.

https://youtu.be/eJ9ny60DeTA?si=xvRGwmzxWFgiBLXb

=== Beatboxing ===

Kenny Muhammad was the most influencial beatboxer popularizing the [[Ozzie Snare]].

=== Beatbox Style ===

[[Ozzie snare]], Kenny whirl(wind),

=== Later Life ===

[[File:Mohammad_Mosque_No._7_(Harlem).JPG|thumb|Center of the ''Nation of Islam in Harlem'' in Harlem|border|right|200x200px]]

As an adult Kenny Muhammad joined the ''Nation of Islam'' and attended the ''Muhammad Mosque No. 7'' in Harlem on 106-08 West 127th Street.

In 2017 he moved to Mexico.

== Individual credits ==
<references />

== Web links ==
* {{Allmusic|Rubrik=artist|ID=mn0001603664}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Muhammad, Kenny}}
[[Category:Beatboxer]]
[[Category:US American]]
[[Category:Born 1968]]
[[Category:Man]]

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|DATE OF BIRTH=December 3, 1968
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|DATE OF BIRTH=
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