Who am I and why am I here
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My name is Patryk TikTak Matela and I'm a beatboxer from Warsaw, Poland.
I've been teaching beatboxing for over 10 years, including high-school youth and students (some became pro beatboxers), kindergarden kids (vocal and syllable games to speak better) and business people (corporate integration, voice emission and presentation techniques).
I also co-organize Polish Beatbox Battle (since 2004), appear on radio and TV shows as a vocal expert and perform in numerous venues, from Philharmonics and festivals to jazz and hip-hop clubs.
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I devoted almost half my life to beatboxing and intend to take it to the next level as a great teaching tool. That's why I wrote the beatbox book.
The #beatboxbook
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"Human Beatbox - Personal Instrument" is a beatbox manual with 212 pages packed with beatbox knowledge and over a 100 great photos and illustrations.
It allows you to develop new styles and gives you a new perspective on all vocal arts.
You can use it to teach yourself to beatbox or as a teacher with a group of your students.
No matter if you're just starting to beatbox or are a champion with years of experience - I guarantee you'll learn new things from this book.
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Anatomy of the vocal tract - Illustration from the book
What's in the book
- 212 pages in A5 format
- 110 pages full of color pictures and illustrations
- interviews with beatbox pioneers
- numerous excercises
- techniques for breath and articulation
- how to operate audio equipment
- acoustics and audio effects explained
- autopresentation and interacting in a band
- beatbox games and excercises that develop your skills
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Physical warm-up before beatboxing - from the book
Table of contents
- The Past and the Future
- Beatboxing is healthy!
- Basics of vocal percussion
- Drop it to the rhythm!
- Bass, melody and scratch
- Vocal emission and breath
- Microphones
- Interacting in a band
- Make a scene
- Record after the tone
- Beatbox dictionary
Check out one of the breathing techniques from the book. The technique is called "Bhastrika" and originates from yoga. The purpose of this is to provide energy through breath - it's great before you go on stage!
What I need money for
I already paid for most of the translation with my own money, set me back about $800.
Right now my people need to (estimated costs below):
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finish the translation process ($200)
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proof-read the book ($400)
- put the book together into a printable layout ($400)
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print a small batch of books for early pledgers and beatbox promotors ($500)
This amounts to $1500, but hopefully I will be able to collect most of the money with your help!
I'm a graphic designer myself, so I know how to get pretty good prices on editing and printing. Still, printing a 212-page book with 110 full-color pages is quite expensive. Just printing one book sets me back about $15, not to mention handling and shipping.
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If I fail :(
If I don't reach the entire goal, things can be tough. I will definitely finish the e-book and print fewer copies of the book with my own money. But working professionally and working nights on my book and taking care of my baby daughter is really a lot. So please help me out!
If I collect more :)
If I pass the funding goal over $1200 and collect at least $300 more - I will record a series of video tutorials based on info from the book. This will be FullHD video with studio-grade sound and great lightning.
Here's one of the tutorials from Bee Low's interview with me.
The perks
$1
Thank you e-card + ringtone
You just bought me a coffee:) To thank you for your support I will send you a supporter's e-card and a cool beatbox ringtone in mp3.
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$7
212-page e-book
You support me and I appreciate that by giving you early access to my e-book in pdf format. 212 pages of real useful beatbox knowledge that will keep you going for months!
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$27
Printed book with autograph
You will be the first to get a full printed version of the beatbox book with my personal thank you on the title page.
You will also get all the perks from the tiers below, including the e-book and a cool beatbox ringtone.
For shipping outside Europe, please add $10.
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$57
Printed book + Skype lesson
You are the boss! You will get a printed copy of my book and go I will write your name in the book on a special pledger page!
Most importantly, you will get an hour-long exclusive Skype lesson - I will boost your beatboxing performance and give you tips to work on for months!
You will also get all the perks from the tiers below, including the printed autographed version of the beatbox book, an e-book and a cool beatbox ringtone.
For shipping outside Europe, please add $10.
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$777
30 days of vocal coaching
This is a one-time offer only!
If you want to support my book to the fullest, I will give you an exclusive vocal coaching for an entire month! We can connect through Skype and have as much as an hour of beatbox tutoring a day!
You will also get all the perks from the tiers below, including the printed autographed version of the beatbox book, an e-book and a cool beatbox ringtone.
For shipping outside Europe, please add $10.
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Other Ways You Can Help
Some people just can’t contribute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t help:
If you can't cotribute directly, please help me to promote this idea and make this book happen - I will be forever grateful!
We can do this together!
Anatomy of the vocal tract - Illustration from the book
Physical warm-up before beatboxing - from the book
