Poizunus
Encyclopedia
After many years in the music business as a world renown beatboxer, Poizunus is now looking for another challenge.
Since touring England
in 2005 and performing at the Miami Winter Music Conference
with industry heavyweights DJ Craze and Killa Kela in 2006, Poizunus has had a solid track record of both national and international success. Ranking in the top 10 at the World Beatboxing Championship in Germany and placing first at Scribble Jam’s 2007 Beatbox Battle, Poizunus has helped put the Canadian beatboxing scene on the map.
In 2006, Poizunus was featured in Canada’s MuchMusic
program “Music is My Life”. The show took a backstage look at Poizunus' life and the 604 Hip Hop Expo Beatbox Battle, where he also placed first. Since then, he has been featured in two MuchVibe commercials, and appeared on several television spots, including MTV Live Canada, CityTV’s Breakfast Television
, MuchMusic’s RapCity and Going Coastal. He has also opened for many big name international acts such as Method Man
, Busta Rhymes
, DJ Jazzy Jeff
and Obie Trice
.
Growing up, Poizunus was heavily influenced by his parents’ collection of soulful music as well as his cousin’s hip-hop compilations. That influence created a desire to be surrounded by music which led Poizunus into the world of vocal percussion. With over 10 years of experience in the music industry and 20 years of beatboxing, Poizunus is now tackling a new challenge; To create his own music and become a multifaceted producer in the film, television and commercial markets.
Over the past two years, Poizunus has been touring across Canada with the house hop group Art of Fresh while working diligently in the studio to complete his first official beat CD. While already securing music placements with MTV2
USA and MuchMusic
Canada, Poizunus is also working on a few projects with some upcoming Canadian and international artists.
Since touring England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 2005 and performing at the Miami Winter Music Conference
Winter Music Conference
The Winter Music Conference is a weeklong electronic music conference, held every March since the mid-1980s in Miami, Florida, United States. Venues are hosted primarily in Downtown Miami and Miami's South Beach...
with industry heavyweights DJ Craze and Killa Kela in 2006, Poizunus has had a solid track record of both national and international success. Ranking in the top 10 at the World Beatboxing Championship in Germany and placing first at Scribble Jam’s 2007 Beatbox Battle, Poizunus has helped put the Canadian beatboxing scene on the map.
In 2006, Poizunus was featured in Canada’s MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
program “Music is My Life”. The show took a backstage look at Poizunus' life and the 604 Hip Hop Expo Beatbox Battle, where he also placed first. Since then, he has been featured in two MuchVibe commercials, and appeared on several television spots, including MTV Live Canada, CityTV’s Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television
Breakfast Television is a Canadian morning news and entertainment program which airs on the Citytv stations . Each station produces its own local edition of Breakfast Television....
, MuchMusic’s RapCity and Going Coastal. He has also opened for many big name international acts such as Method Man
Method Man
Clifford Smith , better known by his stage name Method Man is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor and member of the hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan. He took his stage name from the 1979 film The Fearless Young Boxer, also known as Method Man. He is one half of the rap duo Method Man...
, Busta Rhymes
Busta Rhymes
Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr., better known by his stage name Busta Rhymes ,Smith is an American rapper, producer and actor. Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the alias Busta Rhymes after NFL wide receiver George "Buster" Rhymes...
, DJ Jazzy Jeff
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Jeffrey Allen Townes , also known as DJ Jazzy Jeff or simply Jazz, is an American hip hop, R&B record producer, turntablist and actor. He is best known for his early career with Will Smith as DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince...
and Obie Trice
Obie Trice
Obie Trice III is an American rapper and songwriter. He began rapping at the age of 11, and is most known for his time spent signed to Shady Records. Obie Trice has formed his own record label, Black Market Entertainment.-Biography:...
.
Growing up, Poizunus was heavily influenced by his parents’ collection of soulful music as well as his cousin’s hip-hop compilations. That influence created a desire to be surrounded by music which led Poizunus into the world of vocal percussion. With over 10 years of experience in the music industry and 20 years of beatboxing, Poizunus is now tackling a new challenge; To create his own music and become a multifaceted producer in the film, television and commercial markets.
Over the past two years, Poizunus has been touring across Canada with the house hop group Art of Fresh while working diligently in the studio to complete his first official beat CD. While already securing music placements with MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
USA and MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
Canada, Poizunus is also working on a few projects with some upcoming Canadian and international artists.
Studio albums
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A.ctive D.reaming D.isorder
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Mixtape Appearances
- Kardinal Offishall - Offishall Badman Bizness (Mixed by DJ Chong Wizard) (2006)
- X-Clan - Robots of Dawn (Mixed by DJ Chong Wizard) (2007)
External links
Related links
- MTV Interview
- Offishall Badman Bizness Mixtape Review
- Now Paper: Infamous (Vancouver)
- Toronto Sun: Entertainment Section
- MuchMusic Television Special: "Music is My Life" Part 1
- MuchMusic Television Special: "Music is My Life" Part 2
- Humanbeatbox.com Interview
- Thick Online Interview
- FU2 Clothing Interview
- mic(ism) Interview
