Wes Carroll

Not to be confused with Weslet Carroll.

For the baseball player, see Wes Carroll (baseball).

Wes Carroll
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Acapella, Indie Rock
Occupation(s)	Vocal percussionist, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist
Instruments	Mouth drumming Vocals guitar bass keyboards
Associated acts	Five O'Clock Shadow, The House Jacks

Wes Carroll (born September 27, 1970 in Schererville, Indiana) is one of the pioneering practitioners of mouth drumming a form of vocal percussion in contemporary a cappella music. He is credited as a primary teacher of this art form, primarily through instructional videos and DVDs first created in the late 1990s.

He was the founding vocal percussionist for the Boston vocal band Five O'Clock Shadow, and later joined the San-Francisco based "rock band without instruments" The House Jacks, founded by Deke Sharon.

He is a 1988 graduate of Culver Military Academy, and holds a degree from MIT.

Carroll also teaches mathematics and is a puzzle enthusiast.

References

• Eichenwald, Kurt. (June 22, 1997) The New York Times 'Doo-Wop-a-Doo' Will No Longer Do Section: Arts & Entertainment.
• Tess, Chris. (August 17, 2006) Casa.org A Cappella Originals from CASA

External links

• New York Times (cached) "New York Times: Doo-Wop-A-Doo Will No Longer Do"
• beatboxing.com "Beatboxing.com interview with Wes Carroll"
• housejacks.com The House Jacks
• Mouthdrumming.com Promotional site
• a-cappella.com Published Works
• casa.org "Vocal Percussion monthly with Wes Carroll"
• casa.org "Wes Carroll voted Favorite Vocal Percussionist"
• General-Anzieger "Alltag raus, Spaß rein, Tür zu"
• harmony-sweepstakes.com "Wes Carroll Vocal Percussion award" inaugurated
• Other Press (cached) "Wes in the Press"