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Thinking Outside the Beatbox

Kevin Olusola (cello) and Greg Pattillo (flute) are two examples of what good things can happen when traditional concert hall instruments are mashed up with beatbox.

The Internet is a great place for the melding of experiences. Here are two fine examples of the merging of the traditional and modern: Kevin Olusola is a cellist, and Greg Pattillo is a flautist. Both can drop a great beat while they play, making for some wonderful music.

(And, because I love Chicago and harmonicas, here’s Yuri Lane, too.)

Kevin Olusola, playing “Julie-O”

Greg Pattillo and thePROJECTTrio, playing “Sweet Dreams”

Yuri Lane, playing harmonica on the streets of Chicago

I could listen to this stuff all day. In fact, I think I will.

By Kevin Makice

A Ph.D student in informatics at Indiana University, Kevin is rich in spirit. He wrestles and reads with his kids, does a hilarious Christian Slater imitation and lights up his wife's days. He thinks deeply about many things, including but not limited to basketball, politics, microblogging, parenting, online communities, complex systems and design theory. He didn't, however, think up this profile.