BIOGRAPHY

Felix Zenger

Drums, scratches, bass, vocals, effects, percussion – and just one mouth! Felix Zenger not only produces a wide array of sounds, imitations of musical instruments, and fast complex rhythms, but above all uses his mouth to create new and original music. The 20 year-old, awarded with Artist of the Year honors at the 2007 Funk Awards, has already performed with the J.B.'s (James Brown RIP), DJ Q-bert, Joseph Bowie (Defunkt), Lew Soloff (Blood, Sweat and Tears) and The Coup. FZ is also a familiar face in the ranks of Don Johnson Big Band, and a permanent member of the Iiro Rantala New Trio, where he performs alongside Rantala (piano) and Marzi Nyman (guitar). In 2007 Felix performed in the Eurovision Song Contest semifinals opening act for a crowd of 150 million people. The show was broadcasted worldwide.

Felix is influenced far more by the music he listens to than by other beatboxers, which has helped him conjure up a completely unique style of his own. Respecting the roots of Human Beatboxing, Felix is always prepared to provide beats for an MC in distress, whether it be on stage during technical difficulties or on the street corner with no electricity or sound system. He is known for his unprejudiced approach to fusing the art of Human Beatbox with different instruments and styles of music. Felix also likes to kick some hacky sack (footbag freestyle)...