Ben Buck
Once described as the “The Beatbox King of Austin” by Mayor Kirk Watson, Ben Buck has been an omnipresent sight in the Texas music world. Known to join a multitude of touring artists in impromptu beatbox performances, he has beatboxed alongside artists such as Ghostface Killah, Freddie Gibbs, Bushwick Bill, Aceyalone, Skyzoo, RA The Rugged Man and Czarface.
When not hosting or performing, Buck also runs and operates “Speaker Bump Presents”, a Austin based cassette label that has made tapes for artists such as Paul Wall, Termanology, Homeboy Sandman and Vel 9. As of 2020 Speaker Bump has produced over 120 projects to cassette, with thousands of handmade tapes put into circulation across the country.
Ben Buck has been an omnipresent sight in the Texas music world. He has beatboxed on stage with artists such as Ghostface Killah, Bushwick Bill (Geto Boys), Czarface, Aceyalone and Skyzoo.
In 2023 the City of Austin Texas honored Buck with the declaration of “Ben Buck Day”, recognized annually on April 13th. Later that year on the Austin stop of “The Eric Andre Explosion Tour” Buck was the invited music guest and was interviewed by the legendary comedian, he performed an impromptu
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