Joshua Leviton, better known as “The Orthobox,” is a beatboxer and contestant on this season of America’s Got Talent.
Community A Road to God, Paved With Sick Beats I was 16 when I first posted a video of myself beatboxing to Chris Brown and T-Pain’s “Kiss Kiss” on YouTube. Few things embarrass me more than watching the video or knowing that thousands of people have watched me attempt vocal percussion when I should have just moved on. And yet, 8 years, 171 videos,… By Joshua Leviton Jul 19, 2016 | 4 min read
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