1. Tell us more about your background and journey.
My name is Anup and in the beatboxing scene people know me by my stage name "Wah da fu".
My music journey started in 2014 When I was in school. Watching my big brother making noises with his mouth made me curious and I decided to learn it. In the beginning, I did not have any idea about getting recognition through beatboxing, honestly, I wasn't really good. Eventually, people started noticing and appreciating what I'm doing, which made me go "man, this is serious".
When I started attending college, I performed at various college events and competitions. Through that, I got to know more about the beatbox scene in Mumbai and the incredible beatboxers we have in our country. The year 2018 was quite a year for me.
Winning Colossal 3.0 elite division organized by Beats club was my first big achievement, again, a track with Rapper Raftaar and Varun Dhawan on Breezer vivid shuffle and by the end of 2018, I was the official Indian Beatbox Champion.
After winning the Indian championship I focused on producing my music and uploading it on Soundcloud. At this point in my life, I'm completely into learning music. I've always wanted to be "more than just a beatboxer" so I started learning instruments like piano and ukulele. While this was happening I got a chance to represent India at Asian Beatbox Championship 2019 in Taiwan.
Currently, in 2021 I'm a full-time musician, I write my tracks, I teach beatbox. My journey from being a music listener to a beatboxer and a music producer has been fulfilling and astonishing.
2. When did you first decide you wanted to pursue music and how did you start?
Establishing a career in beatbox is arduous. You constantly need to bring unique content. After winning Indian Championships in 2018 I started learning music theory and it helped me get better at beatboxing.
That was the juncture I decided that I want to be a complete musician.I watched music theory videos on YouTube tube and my musician friend helped me out too
3. Who is your favorite artist and why?
My favorite artist is Tom Thum. He is a beatboxer and a great musician. His TedX video got me into beatboxing. He has a unique style. Tom constantly brings amazing beatboxing content. I certainly admire his work.
4. Can you throw some light on opportunities one gets as a beatboxer?
As a beatboxer, you get a lot of opportunities. For instance, you can work with other artists & reach out to a greater audience. If you're a battler beatboxer you may get chances to battle on an international level. You can make your sound packs and sell them to music producers. You can conduct beatbox classes and more. Utilizing your ideas effectively plays a very crucial role here.
5. Is format training required or can one train themselves purely on the basis of talent?
It is completely based on your knowledge & how you practice. As a self-taught beatboxer, I could say that you can learn beatbox on your own but if there's a teacher it may get easier to learn.
6. What piece of advice would you like to give to future and aspiring artists?
Be true to yourself. Don't just focus on doing trendy things. Explore new music genres and artists. Share your knowledge.
7. Which is your favorite book and why?
Recently, I completed reading a book called 'Ikigai' written by Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles. One of the most important things that this book has taught me is to relish my present. It surely helped me to do a hard job and pursue my passion.
Anup (Wah Da Fu) | Beatboxer
Interviewed By: Nishad Kinhikar
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