Photo: Screenshot YouTube / Mike Tompkins
The art of a capella singing
A capella on a whole new level: Mike Tompkins is now captivating millions of people worldwide with the sounds he uses with his voice and mouth.
It all started with self-made videos that Mike Tompkins distributed on YouTube. Some of these clips today have well over 20 million clicks. In the meantime, the young artist no longer performs only in the recording studio, but also live on big stages. The own US tour is already in full swing.
Mike Tompkins is known for his original and impressive a capella performances. The video below shows Mike in full action. All the sounds we hear come from the a capella artist, but no synths were used for the cover of Katy Perry's Teenage Dream and Bruno Mars' Just the Way You Are . Mike simply put the notes on top of each other in retrospect. Because it is clear that he alone can not sing and beatboxen at the same time.
The video by Mike Tompkins clearly shows how many different keys the artist can only produce with the help of his mouth and voice. No matter if guitar, bass or a whole drum set: we are definitely impressed. And Mike's fanbase is too. The many followers on Instagram and clicks on YouTube are proof enough.
Meanwhile, Tompkins not only catches the hits of other artists, but also records his own songs - of course always a capella. He collaborates with stars like Timbaland and co-produced, for example, JenniferHudson's new album. With that, MikeTompkins has definitely taken the a capella art to a new level. But that's best for everyone, right down here.
