“His TED talk is one for the ages”
Reggie Watts's talk on vocal looping and beats.
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Also recommend everything by Reggie Watts, a master of the vocal layering technique. His TED talk is one for the ages: this video
Beats That Defy Boxes | Reggie Watts | TED
10.8M views · May 25, 2012 · 9:44 · 2 HN recommenders · 4 mentions · discussed 2013–2022
Reggie Watts performs at TED 2012, blending vocal looping, beatboxing, poetry and comedy across musical genres in a larger-than-life improvised set.
Why Hacker News points people here: HN points to it as a memorable performance that doubles as a parody of TED talks and a showcase of live vocal looping.
“His TED talk is one for the ages”HN comment, 2022
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“Reggie Watts pretty much said it all back in 2012.”
Parody of TED talks.
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Reggie Watts pretty much said it all back in 2012. this video Hard to imagine how anyone could follow up after this.
“live synthesizing a ted-talk out of radiation picked up through his hair”
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Here is Reggie Watts, at actual TED, near as I can tell live synthesizing a ted-talk out of radiation picked up through his hair. this video
“impersonates an intellectual TED talk by stringing together random big words in a British accent”
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Your comment reminded me of Reggie Watts’ TED talk where he impersonates an intellectual TED talk by stringing together random big words in a British accent. this video