Beatboxing flautist performs Super Mario theme

Eric Stephenson Greg Pattillo is a beatboxing flautist (if you got it, flaut it), shown here performing a stirring rendition of the Super Mario theme.

beatboxing flute super mario brothers theme

[#1 posted by jksk, May 22, 2009 3:55 AM]

His name is Greg Patillo.

[#2 posted by Anonymous, May 22, 2009 3:55 AM]

Great video however this is in fact the legendary Greg Pattillo. Eric Stephenson is the cellist in the awesome group Project which Pattillo fronts. http://cdbaby.com/cd/projectmusic2.

[#3 posted by Krisjohn, May 22, 2009 4:18 AM]

His Inspector Gadget is better

[#4 posted by Anonymous, May 22, 2009 5:59 AM]

This video has been around for a while I really like his "flight of the bumblebee"

[#5 posted by hbl, May 22, 2009 6:02 AM]

As much as I love videos of people beatboxing (it's a fine line between awesome and absurd), and of renditions of the Super Mario theme on varied instruments, I'm not sure mashing them up has worked in this instance. Kudos to him for trying though.

[#6 posted by pKp, May 22, 2009 6:53 AM]

This guy is great. The video is also more than two years old.

[#7 posted by Tom Hale, May 22, 2009 6:53 AM]

I'm not really interested in this sort of thing and have never heard of beatboxing combined w a flute - But, since I stumbled upon this a moment ago, I thought I'd link it BEATBOX FLUTE : NATHAN LEE

[#8 posted by nehpetsE, May 22, 2009 7:38 AM]

I think heard a piece about him on NPR last week.

BTW i am the only one who initially mis-read
" Beatboxing flautist" as

"Beatboxing FLATUALIST"?

its only a mater of time...

[#9 posted by Anonymous, May 22, 2009 7:53 AM]

Better quality sound/video, another video here featuring "Nathan 'Flutebox' Lee" in a joint performance from him and "Beardeyman" (Beatboxer) on a visit to Google's London offices. Check the HD button after loading for the best quality.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3kyNGVK-hI

[#10 posted by chroma, May 22, 2009 8:08 AM]

Roland Kirk is pretty much the master of this style.

[#11 posted by electrobrain, May 22, 2009 8:40 AM]

@cory One demerit for "if you got it, flaut it"! Heheh.

[#12 posted by monstrinho_do_biscoito, May 22, 2009 9:18 AM]

flute-fucking-player

you shall not convince me flautist is a word.

[#13 posted by Anonymous, May 22, 2009 9:34 AM]

As a flute player, I really prefer "flutist" to "flautist." I don't play the flaut, I play the flute!

[#14 posted by palindrome, May 22, 2009 9:56 AM]

What about just a plain old boxing flautist? Or rather, two boxing flautists boxing each other in a one-on-one boxing/flute jam throwdown. How do they play with the gloves on? I don't know. I'm just the idea guy.

Slightly less interesting (though no less entertaining) would be the boxing flatulists.

[#15 posted by thelibrarianne, May 22, 2009 11:29 AM]

The puns, they are killing me. A falafel pun, and now this? Oy vey.

[#16 posted by invisibelle, May 22, 2009 11:29 AM]

This actually grosses me out. I can't quite put my finger on it, but I'm sure it has a lot to do with spit.

[#17 posted by bklynchris, May 22, 2009 8:51 PM]

cool just cool

[#18 posted by eustace, May 22, 2009 9:02 PM]

An improvement over plain vanilla beatboxing, I think. I can't see the word flautist without finding a fault in it - but I like flutist, if it catches on...

[#19 posted by Anonymous, May 22, 2009 11:52 PM]

this one is closer to the truth:

Super Mario Theme on Ocarina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sw76wHUmk4&feature=channel