A Guinness World Record holder, Shlomo gave up astrophysics to perform his amazing vocal pyrotechnics. Since then he has won global acclaim and worked with some of the biggest names in music including Bjork, Damon Albarn, Jarvis Cocker, Martha Wainwright, Imogen Heap, The Specials, DJYoda and even comedians the Mighty Boosh. In the process he has consistently pushed the boundaries of beatboxing, bringing the art form to new and unexpected audiences through such diverse collaborations.

Shlomo’s performance on BBC2’s Later with Jools Holland was seen by Emily Eavis who invited him to host a 2-hour collaborative extravaganza at Glastonbury Festival. Shlomo was joined by a host of star names, including Martha Wainwright, Ed Harcourt, Portico Quartet, Reverend and the Makers, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly and Martina Topley Bird in a memorable and moving performance.

Further large-scale festival shows at the Big Chill, WOMAD, Latitude, Montreux Jazz Festival and Bestival have gained Shlomo a reputation as a strong festival favourite, and he was offered a residency at London’s most prestigious arts venue the Southbank Centre. As artist-in-residence, he curates the concert seriesMusic Through Unconventional Means and in 2010 performed the world’s first Concerto for Beatboxer and Orchestra.

Raised on a strict childhood diet of orchestral percussion and jazz drums, Shlomo instinctively began making vocal music as a small child. He first found critical acclaim as a beatboxer aged 18 when he began touring with the award winning multinational hip hop group Foreign Beggars, and was named the “Harry Potter of beatboxing” by BBC Radio 1’s Tim Westwood. This was designed as a compliment, we think – either way it wasn’t long until Shlomo was collaborating with Icelandic pop queen Bjork on her all vocal album Medulla in 2004.

In 2011 Shlomo represented the UK at the World Loopstation Championships in LA where he defeated finalists from 12 other countries. Shlomo’s fascinating live performance technique utilizes a loop pedal to sample his voice on the fly, enabling him to create and rework a huge range of original songs and well loved classics. His looping performances, including a live performance from Glastonbury on BBC2 and an appearance on BBC1 with Jonathan Ross have gained him praise From Bill Bailey, Phil Jupitus and Lauren Laverne.

After his triumph in LA, he released a charity album compiling all the collaborations from the tour and performed on Steve Wright on BBC Radio 2and ITV’s Daybreak to promote the project, raising badly needed funds for international aid charity MSF.