Tom Thum

Tom Thum (born 1 April 1985) is an Australian beatboxer and musician. He is known for using vocal percussion to produce a wide range of sounds and instrumental effects using only his voice. He and fellow Australian Joel Turner won the Team Battle category at the 2005 World Beatbox Battle World Championship as the duo Attention Deficit Disaudio. Thum has released vocal‑based recordings, such as his EP Ratchet Face, produced with notable collaborators, and has performed with a range of artists across genres including hip‑hop and electronic music, illustrating a range of musical engagement beyond beatboxing alone. His 2013 TEDxSydney talk The orchestra in my mouth is featured in TED’s curated list of the most popular TEDx talks as of 2025. In 2016 he was a featured artist on the Hilltop Hoods single "1955", which peaked at number 2 on the Australian music chart. In addition to his solo performances, Thum has been involved in several interdisciplinary music projects. He was featured in Thum Prints, a concerto for beatboxer and orchestra composed by Gordon Hamilton, which premiered in 2015 with the 16-piece Queensland Symphony Orchestra and was subsequently performed at the BBC Proms in Melbourne in 2016, blending contemporary beatboxing with orchestral music. The work has been released as an album through ABC Classics, bringing the collaboration beyond live concert halls to recorded media. He also created Basics 2 Basses, an online beatboxing masterclass series designed to teach fundamental techniques, the cultural history of beatboxing, and the development of individual styles to learners of all skill levels.

Far and Near - 2024-12-07T00:00:00.000000Z

2016 Best of by uDiscover - 2024-11-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Max Mustard (Original Soundtrack) - 2024-06-28T00:00:00.000000Z

THUM PRINTS - 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Happy Kids Hits - 2023-10-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Westwood Recordings Remixed - A Decade of Remixes - 2023-07-28T00:00:00.000000Z

The Best of Westwood Recordings - 10th Anniversary - 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Kids Good Vibes - 2023-06-29T00:00:00.000000Z

The Highlights - 2023-06-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Playground Anthems 2023 - 2023-03-31T00:00:00.000000Z

Sezon Festiwalowy - 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000000Z

If Not Then, When? - 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000000Z

We Are Westwood Vol. 2 - 2021-06-03T00:00:00.000000Z

Spirals - 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Ratchet Face - 2019-08-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Westwood Recordings 100th Release - 2018-09-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Fractal Forest - 2018 Compilation - 2018-07-06T00:00:00.000000Z

Word to Spread (Remixes) - 2017-05-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Word To Spread Remixes - 2017-05-12T00:00:00.000000Z

Illectric EP - 2016-10-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Drinking From The Sun, Walking Under Stars Restrung - 2016-02-19T00:00:00.000000Z

The Some of It - 2015-10-02T00:00:00.000000Z

‎Ngaw Laag - 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Telling Scenes - 2013-09-13T00:00:00.000000Z

Wrong Signal - 2025-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z