Devon Guinn

Hello, and thanks for visiting my Lessonface page! I'm so excited that you want to develop your beatboxing skills! Strange as it may sound, I'm a Harvard-educated beatbox champion, and I'm on a mission to help the world learn the art form!



I first started as a self-taught beatboxer, which was a struggle. After ten years of classical piano, I knew what made for good practice, but without formal instruction I was spending hours watching Youtube videos and reading online forums. When I arrived at Harvard, where I did my undergrad, I realized that despite the amazing education, something was missing... beatboxing! After receiving a grant from our Office for the Arts to live in "The Beatbox House" with the world's best beatboxers, I was inspired to perform and share my beatbox knowledge. I organized several of Harvard's first ever beatbox events, including a weeklong residency with superstar Reeps One, and later created an improved notation system with the Harvard Linguistics Department.  

I've done talks with TEDx and Pop-Up Magazine, I've appeared on WNYC Studios "Science Friday" Radio show and Gimlet Media's Heavyweight podcast, and I'm the current American Beatbox Loopstation Champion. 

Though my passion is education, I think that to talk the talk, you have to walk the walk, which is why I continue to compete in beatboxing events across the US, staying up-to-date with the techniques and style of this ever-changing art form. Aside from private lessons, I also teach classes and workshops, and I perform around the East Coast. I look forward to meeting you!