Gene Shinozaki

In this Japanese name, the surname is Shinozaki.

Gene V Shinozaki (篠崎 仁, Shinozaki Jin; born May 28, 1991), better known as Gene Shinozaki and formerly GVSBeatbox,^[1] is a Japanese-American beatboxer, singer-songwriter, street performer, multi-instrumentalist, and music producer.^[2] He is currently a member of the beatbox crew The Beatbox House and half of the world-champion tag team SPIDERHORSE.

Gene Shinozaki
Shinozaki as a showcase on Grand Beatbox Battle in 2019
Background information
Birth name	Gene V Shinozaki
Also known as	GVSBeatbox
Born	(1991-05-29) May 29, 1991 (age 34) California, United States
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	Vocal Music Electronica Alternative Rock
Occupations	Beatboxer Singer-songwriter Multi-instrumentalist Music Producer
Instruments	Beatboxing Beatrhyming Vocals Guitar Loop machines Drums Keyboards
Years active	2011–present
Website	www.geneshinozaki.com
Japanese name
Kanji	篠崎 仁
Hiragana	しのざき じん
Katakana	シノザキ ジン
Transcriptions Romanization Shinozaki Jin

Career

Shinozaki was originally from California but soon moved to Boston to attend Berklee College of Music before dropping out due to disinterest in the program.^[3] While touring with his band "DC Wonder" he decided to pursue a career in beatboxing after watching an interview with Reeps One.^[4] Over two years he started street performing, began gigging and eventually was featured on the TV show^[5] So You Think You Can Dance in the beatbox/dance duo "Movement Box". Shinozaki started beatbox battling in 2013. In 2015 he won the Grand Beatbox Battle in Switzerland^[6] He then became sound engineer for Beatbox television and joined the group Beatbox House.^[7] In 2017 Shinozaki released his debut album, "Sound and Human".^[8] Shinozaki has been ranked among the top 8 beatboxers in the world.^[9]

Musical style

Shinozaki is well known for his signature brand of beatboxing which involves performing the role of an entire rock band using vocal percussion, singing, and lip oscillation techniques. He is one of the first beatboxers to pioneer musicality (over technicality) in the world of beatboxing, focusing on emotional melodies and singing in addition to solid technique. He cites Bobby McFerrin as a direct and primary influence on his sound.^[10] He also often performs as a singer songwriter, and electronic music producer.

Performance in competitions

As participate on beatbox events

Years	Competitions	Held	Result	Notes
2015	Grand Beatbox Battle	Basel, Switzerland	1	Solo
	American Beatbox Championships	New York, USA	1	Tag Team (with Chris Celiz as SPIDERHORSE)
2016	Grand Beatbox Battle	Basel, Switzerland	Top 4
			3	Solo
	American Beatbox Championships	Brooklyn, New York	3	Loopstation
			1	Tag Team (with Chris Celiz as SPIDERHORSE)
2017	Grand Beatbox Battle	Basel, Switzerland	3
2018			1
	Beatbox Battle World Championship	Berlin, Germany	1
			2	Crew (part of The Beatbox House)
			Top 16	Men solo
2021	Grand Beatbox Battle	Warsaw, Poland		Solo
2023	Vokal Total	Graz, Austria	1	Tag Team (with Chris Celiz as SPIDERHORSE)

Discography

Albums

Shinozaki in 2017

Title	Details
Sound and Human[11]	Released: July 29, 2017 Label: Record DK Formats: digital download Track listing Sound and Human Inner Beauty The Lesson Thinkin 'Bout You Trapanese Crispy Creams (feat. Fredy Beats) Comigo From the Abyss Eastern Fields Pain End of Our Lives Alone in the Dark
Transcend[12]	Released: February 18, 2019 Label: Swissbeatbox Formats: digital download Track listing Sound (feat. Amit) Everything Hear You Say Home Remember Get Lucky (feat. Bigman) Never Give Up Dance With Fire Paradise (feat. Bataco) One More Time More Than Star (feat. Kaila Mullady) Jigsaw See You There

Mixtape

Title	Details
Untitled EP	Released: April 20, 2012 Label: Independent Formats: Soundcloud Track listing Chill On This Clique Devour Freak (feat. Baba Kamal) Breath (呼吸, Kokyū) Microkozm Tell Me You Love Me The Apple Wescoast Nuwave Zombie Full Frog

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Album
"Trapanese"	2017	Sound and Human
"Alone In The Dark"
"Just Friend (Sunny)" (Trap remix)	2018	Non-album single
"Jigsaw"	2019	Transcend
"Home"
"See You There"
"Never Give Up"
"Pussy Cat"	2020	Non-album single
"Believe"		Non-album single
"Metamorphosis"	2021	Non-album single
"Inside"	2023	Collaboration single with SO-SO
"Fading"	2023	Collaboration single with Hiss and Napom
"Soramimi"	2023	Non-album single

As promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Inner Cosmic Spiral" (Mike Larry Draw & Lex Sadler feat. Gene Shinozaki)	2017	Non-album single
"End Game" (with Emanuela Bellezza)		Non-album single
"JUMPIN" (with Hiss, Codfish & Amit Bhowmick)	2018	Non-album single
"BINGO" (with Colaps, Alexinho, Zekka, River', FootboxG & Puls8)	2020	Non-album single
"Broken Clocks" (Kriij feat. Jordan Peters, J3PO & Gene Shinozaki)	2021	Non-album single
"Hero" (with Swissbeatbox)	2022	Non-album single

Filmography

Television shows

Year	Program	Network	Roles	Notes
2013	So You Think You Can Dance	FOX	Performing	Season 10, episode 18 (finale) (with Movement Box)