Street Summer Online

1 August 2011

Channel 4 has commissioned the world's first crowd-sourced online ‘Rap Beatbox Choir'. A three minute piece of music has been composed by Paul Gladstone Reid, with Akala and Beardyman. It features beatboxing, rapping and vocals using a mix of street and classical techniques - featuring solos from three guest hip hop stars. Over the course of Channel 4's Street Summer season (starting 12 August 2011) Channel 4 is asking the public to add their voices to this unique musical event, by learning the choir parts recorded by Beardyman, Akala and PGR.

On a dedicated YouTube Channel, users will be able to interact with the music through a bespoke YouTube ‘app'. Separate video tracks with different performance elements (Beatbox, Vocals, MC-ing) will be synced to play out together to build the whole musical experience. Users can turn the tracks off and on to break down the composition - learning how different tracks are put together and to isolate parts to learn.  Every video within the gadget links to a page that invites the user to learn and upload this part. Users can also upload their own video solo spot (an 8 bar rap solo) and see it play out within the gadget, effectively performing next to the cream of British Hip Hop talent .

A final video will be cut from the entries and will TX on Channel 4 as part of the new arts strand, Random Acts.

 

Production Credits:

Music composed by Paul Gladstone Reid for Incredibly Creative Company

Paul Gladstone Reid - Composer and Executive Producer

Kate Horne - Producer / Director

Matt Shaw - Video Director

Kentake Chinyelu-Hope - Music Project Manager

Tom Kenyon - Digital Executive Producer, Fresh One

Suzanna Haworth - Project Manager, Numiko

Ed Myatt - Production Co-ordinator, Fresh One

Gudren Myatt - Production Executive, Fresh One

Jaron Ghani - Technical Director, Numiko

Marilena Marino - Project Manager, Channel 4