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Born | Dan Lowes [1] October 10, 1996 |
Other names | DJ-Low (loopstation) [2] |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Dan Lowes [1] (born October 10, 1996), better known as D-low, is an English beatboxer. He was inspired to start beatboxing after watching Beardyman performing it. [1]
Years | Competitions | Held | Result | Notes | Ref. |
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2014 | UK Beatbox Championships | London, England | 1 | Under 18s | [3] |
2015 | European Beatbox Masters | Plovdiv, Bulgaria | Top 8 | Solo | |
UK Beatbox Championships | London, England | ||||
Cardiff Beatbox Battles | Cardiff, Wales | ||||
Beatbox Battle World Championship | Berlin, Germany | Top 16 | Men solo | ||
Fricaworld Battle | Brussels, Belgium | Solo | |||
2016 | UK Beatbox Championships | London, England | 1 | [4] | |
2017 | 2 | [5] | |||
Vokal.total | Graz, Austria | Top 4 | Shootout Battle | ||
Top 8 | Fantasy Battle (Tag team) (with Sinjo) | ||||
2018 | UK Beatbox Championships | London, England | 1 | Solo | [6] |
1 | Tag team (with Frosty as Kotcha) | ||||
Top 4 | Loopstation (as DJ-Low) | ||||
World Beatbox Classic | Foshan, China | 1 | Solo | ||
World Beatbox Camp | Krakow, Poland | 1 | 7toSmoke | ||
Grand Beatbox Battle | Basel, Switzerland | 2 | Solo | [7] | |
2 | Tag team (with Frosty as Kotcha) | ||||
2019 | Grand Beatbox Battle | Warsaw, Poland | 1 | Solo | [8] |
3 | Tag team (with Frosty as Kotcha) | ||||
2021 | SBX Kickback Battle | Online (by Swissbeatbox channel) | 1 | Solo | [9] |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Keep Sane" | 2022 | Non-album single |
"Hard Sometimes" | 2022 | Non-album single |
"LanigirO" | 2022 | Non-album single |
"Sing a Little Harmony" | 2023 | Non-album single |
"If My Bones Are Breaking" | 2023 | Non-album single |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Time To Go" | 2020 | Non-album single |
"insanity" (with Inkie) | Non-album single |
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