PHOTOS: Verizon Sponsored ALIFE Boom Bap Jam: Beatbox on August 29, 7-10 p.m.

PHOTOS: Verizon Sponsored ALIFE Boom Bap Jam: Beatbox on August 29, 7-10 p.m.

NEW YORK - Verizon was proud to sponsor ALIFE Boom Bap Courtyard End of Summer Jam: Beatbox, which featured renowned beatboxers of the past and present. Beatboxing is a form of music that started the hip-hop and rap genre in the late '70s and early '80s. Also known as human orchestration, beatboxing composes rhythms and sound effects created with the mouth, tongue and throat.

Doug E Fresh, Biz Markie, Clipse and beatboxers featured on Verizon's Beatbox Mixer (www.beatboxmixer.com) entertained at ALIFE Courtyard End of Summer Jam: Beatbox.

ALIFE Sessions aims to bring its celebrity and VIP clientele live, impromptu 'jam sessions' with celebrated recording artists from all genre of music.

The Verizon Beatbox Mixer -- www.beatboxmixer.com -- is a cutting-edge online beatbox mixer that gives visitors to the Web site the tool to create an unique beatbox mix of their own from digitally recorded video tracks (or "beats") created by five talented beatboxers from across the country. These video music mixes can be shared with friends via email, by posting your mix on your blog or uploaded to the gallery. Verizon created the Beatbox Mixer to show how broadband is more than just sending emails and downloading photos, it's the platform to collaborate, to create and to share.

HAPPENED AT: ALIFE Rivington Club's courtyard
158 Rivington Street (between Clinton St. & Suffolk St.)
Subway F, J, M, Z to Delancey St./Essex St.

VIPs: Doug E Fresh, first human beatboxer, MC
Biz Markie, D.J.
Clipse known for single, 'Mr. Me-Too'
Beatboxers: Max B., Masai Electro and Butterscotch

MEDIA/PHOTOS: Ellen Yu, Verizon
CONTACT: 908-559-3496 or ellen.yu@verizon.com

PRNewswire -- Sept. 8

Source: Verizon

Web site: http://www.verizon.com/
http://www.beatboxmixer.com/

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