Based out of New York City, SPIDERHORSE is an award winning beatbox duo comprised of Chris Celiz and Gene Shinozaki. They have been creating music for eight years together and expanding the capabilities of the human voice in the most innovative and exciting way.

Gene Shinozaki

Originally from California, Gene moved to Boston, MA, where he attended Berklee College of Music, In 2015, he won the Grand Beatbox Battles, held in Switzerland, making him the first American to take the title. He is one of the core members of The Beatbox House. Gene's most famous routines include: Soramimi, Hero, Metamorphosis, Jigsaw, and Brain. Photo: Mark Kim

Chris Celiz

Chris is an artist, music educator, world champion beatboxer and all-around fun-haver. He is a New York City native, graduate of State University of New York at Fredonia. He is the founder of The Beatbox House, a collective of world champion beatboxers based out of New York City. Photo: Mark Kim

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 MUSIC

KUDOS

  • 2024 Origins by PRISMA in New York
    2024 Boice Less Festival in Kochi, Japan
    2024 Dopamine Land Rythm Studio in Washington D.C.
    2023 Bzzz at The Joyce Theater in New York
    2023 Vokal Total International A Cappella Competition in Austria/ 1st Place
    2023 SPIDERHORSE & FRIENDS in Yokohama Japan
    2022 Beat X Festival in Osaka & Tokyo Japan
    2022 The Missing Element World Premiere at Guggenheim NY
    2021 Grand Beatbox Battle Judge Showcase
    2019 Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International Champions/ 1st Place
    2018 Europe and Asia Tour
    2018 Grand Beatbox Battle in Switzerland/ 1st Place
    2018 Beatbox Battle World Championships/ 1st Place
    2016 American Beatbox Championships/ 1st Place
    2015 American Beatbox Championships/ 1st Place

  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
    Guggenheim Bilbao
    Carnegie Hall
    Firefly Music Festival
    Sothebys
    Astrakultrhaus
    Le Poisson Rouge
    Lincoln Center
    National Sawdust
    New York City Center
    Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
    Zepp Osaka Bayside

  • Vokal Total 2023 (Austria)
    SoJam 2022 Durham NC
    BEAT X 2022 Japan
    National A Cappella Convention 2022
    Grand Beatbox Battle Festival
    World Beatbox Championships
    Varsity Vocals Acapella Open
    Disc Jam
    DROM
    Blue Note
    The Apollo Theatre
    Knitting Factory Kennedy Center
    *MIT
    *Harvard
    *New School
    *denotes workshop

  • MTV
    The New York Times
    Revolt TV
    Fox 5
    NBC
    News 12
    Nickelodeon
    Swissbeatbox
    Time Out New York
    Decompozed Magazine
    Real Sound
    JAPAN billboard

 

 

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