BAC Beatbox Academy

The Battersea Arts Centre Beatbox Academy is where young people aged 12–21 can learn to beatbox, jam with other young musicians, make your own music and perform in your own show.

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“We’re called the Beatbox Academy. But we’re a lot more than just beatboxing. Some people come and never beatbox. But it’s a place to express yourself, meet people, have something to do, learn those skills, collaborative skills, talking to each other, get creative –and it’s somewhere to go just to be positive.”

— Conrad Murray

Conrad Murray has led the BAC Beatbox Academy since 2008. He has developed a musical and theatrical devising practice to create new forms of performance and theatre. They have created many different theatre productions over the years. (The First Instrument, Home, Rave) finally leading to a BAC Production in 2016 – the 5 star-rated (Observer, The Stage) Frankenstein.

BAC Beatbox Academy: Frankenstein

Frankenstein is at the Battersea Arts Centre from 12–29 March > Tickets.

Conrad is an actor, writer, director, rapper, beatboxer, singer and theatre maker. He writes and performs regularly around the UK and his music has been showcased on the BBC Asia Network. He has written and performed in Denmarked as well as co-writing and performing in the critically acclaimed No Milk For The Foxes (Beats&Elements, 2015).

BAC Beatbox Academy and Project Twist-It: Film

Project Twist-It works to tell a different story about poverty - to challenge the usual stories we are told by sharing the voices and experience of those in poverty. Young people from the Beatbox Academy use beat boxing to tell their story about poverty.

BAC Beatbox Academy at Project Twist-It Live!

The BAC Beatbox Academy team focused on smashing stigma in schools. This is the result of their work over just one day!

Conrad Murray worked as mentor to the young beatboxers from the Battersea Arts Centre Beatbox Academy to look at how to smash poverty stigma in schools. This is the result of their day-long workshop - all this created in just one day!