Greg Pattillo
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| Greg Pattillo | |
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| Born | 1 July 1977 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Jazz, World Music, Classic, Salsa |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Flautist, Beabox Flautist |
| Instrument(s) | Flute, Harmonica, |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | Chrysalis |
| Associated acts | Project |
| Website | pattillostyle.com |
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Greg Pattillo (born July 1, 1977) is a beatboxing flutist originally from Seattle, Washington but now operates in Brooklyn, New York. Pattillo is recognized throughout the world for his redefinition of the flute sound. He was lauded by The New York Times as "the best person in the world at what he does."[1] His performance videos on YouTube, showcasing "beatbox flute," have been viewed more than 20 million times.[2] For example, his Inspector Gadget theme song remix was viewed 17,513,224 times, as of February 24, 2009.
Pattillo earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees from the Cleveland Institute of Music as a student of Joshua Smith, the principal flautist of the Cleveland Orchestra. After a summer spent as the acting principal flute of Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Pattillo moved to San Francisco where he was a founding member of the Collaborative Arts Insurgency and the 16th and Mission Thursday night gathering for performers. Pattillo enjoys freelancing as a soloist, and is the flautist of the group PROJECT, the Lalo Quintet, as well as a featured performer at The Box in New York City.[2]
In June 2007, Pattillo was named one of 21 winners of the Metropolitan Transit Authority's "Music Under New York" program. Among other things the award gives Pattillo an official permit, of sorts, to play music in the subway.[3]
Pattillo was also seen on an episode of Nickelodeon's TV series, iCarly (and was said to be Sam's cousin that wasn't in jail) and has videos and recordings on iCarly.com.
Pattillo was also on an episode of Lily Allen and Friends in the UK shown on BBC Three.
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- ^ Randall, David K (2007-05-22). "INK; A Flute With a Beat, and You Might Dance to It". http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/22/nyregion/22ink.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ a b The Project, http://whatisproject.org/Projectsamplebio.htm, retrieved on 2007-10-23
- ^ Rundle, Michael (2007-06-14). "Laying down tracks: MTA’s winning performers add beat to commute". Metro New York. http://ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Laying_down_tracks/8987.html. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
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