Based out of New York City, SPIDERHORSE is an award winning beatbox duo comprised of Chris Celiz and Gene Shinozaki. They have been creating music for seven years together and expanding the capabilities of the human voice in the most innovative and exciting way.
Gene Shinozaki
Originally from California, Gene moved to Boston, MA, where he attended Berklee College of Music, In 2015, he won the Grand Beatbox Battles, held in Switzerland, making him the first American to take the title. He is one of the core members of The Beatbox House. Gene's most famous routines include: Soramimi, Hero, Metamorphosis, Jigsaw, and Brain. Photo: Mark Kim
Chris Celiz
Chris is an artist, music educator, world champion beatboxer and all-around fun-haver. He is a New York City native, graduate of State University of New York at Fredonia. He is the founder of The Beatbox House, a collective of world champion beatboxers based out of New York City. Photo: Mark Kim
VIDEOS
MUSIC
KUDOS
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2023 Bzzz at The Joyce Theater in New York
2023 Vokal Total International A Cappella Competition/ 1st Place
2023 SPIDERHORSE & FRIENDS in Yokohama Japan
2022 The Missing Element at Lincoln Center
2022 The Missing Element at Guggenheim Bilbao
2022 Beat X in Osaka & Tokyo Japan
2022 The Missing Element World Premiere at Guggenheim NY
2021 Grand Beatbox Battle Judge Showcase
2019 Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International Champions/ 1st Place
2018 Europe and Asia Tour
2018 Grand Beatbox Battle/ 1st Place
2018 Beatbox Battle World Championships/ 1st Place
2016 American Beatbox Championships/ 1st Place
2015 American Beatbox Championships/ 1st Place -
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Guggenheim Bilbao
Carnegie Hall
Firefly Music Festival
Sothebys
Astrakultrhaus
Le Poisson Rouge
Lincoln Center
National Sawdust
New York City Center
Zepp DiverCity Tokyo
Zepp Osaka Bayside -
Vokal Total 2023 (Austria)
SoJam 2022 Durham NC
BEAT X 2022 Japan
National A Cappella Convention 2022
Grand Beatbox Battle Festival
World Beatbox Championships
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open
Disc Jam
DROM
Blue Note
The Apollo Theatre
Knitting Factory Kennedy Center
*MIT
*Harvard
*New School
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MTV
The New York Times
Revolt TV
Fox 5
NBC
News 12
Nickelodeon
Swissbeatbox
Time Out New York
Decompozed Magazine
Real Sound
JAPAN billboard
BXF Osaka / Photo @hiyoshidesu
BXF Tokyo / Photo @leomoment
BXF Osaka / Photo @hiyoshidesu
BXF Tokyo / Photo @leomoment_
BXF Osaka / Photo @leomoment_
BXF Osaka / Photo @hiyoshidesu
BXF Osaka / Photo @leomoment_
BXF Osaka / Photo @hiyoshidesu
BXF Tokyo / Photo @leomoment_
BXF Tokyo / Photo @leomoment_
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
GBB 2021, Warsaw Poland
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
Varsity Vocals Acapella Open International 2019, Carnegie Hall
American Beatbox Championships 2016, Brooklyn NY
American Beatbox Championships 2016, Brooklyn NY
American Beatbox Championships 2016, Brooklyn NY
American Beatbox Championships 2016, Brooklyn NY