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London born Reeps One is an award-winning Composer, Artist and Beatboxer. Harry Yeff (born 18 November 1989) better known by his stage name Reeps One has collaborated with a diverse selection of artists and institutions including Damon Albarn, Mike Patton, the University College of London and Harvard University.Reeps is currently an E.A.T. Artist in Residence at Nokia Bell Labs where he is experimenting with voice and technology, researching the use of Machine Learning as a medium. Described as "A champion of new musicians' by The Economist, Reeps One’s videos have been viewed more than 100 million times online. His viewership, academic work and style has solidified him as one of the greatest beatboxers of all time. Reeps One lives in Walthamstow, London, England.His music style is famous for his own sounds and fast routines.Reeps One began beatboxing at around age 15 [2] and has become internationally recognised as a leading artist of the New School Beatbox SceneAn original member of the Monorex team and a resident feature at all the Secret Wars illustration battles, Reeps also works in visual, including canvas and graffiti.He has exhibited his work across multidisciplinary events like Miami Art Basel, and the London, Milan and Tokyo Design weeks. Capturing the attention of the academic realm, Yeff became the subject of a study of expert behavior, led by Professor Sophie Scott of University College London's Neurological Department - the first neurological investigation of its kind to utilise the voice as a medium. In 2016 Reeps One took part in a week-long residency at Harvard University, speaking in lectures about phonetics, creative process and the human voice.This same year, he conceived and delivered the hugely successful Polyphonic Playground, a large-scale playground structure comprising electric paint circuitry and instrumental trigger pads.

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