Tom Thum: The orchestra in my mouth | TED

Translator: Simon Djernæs Reviewer: Sune Vilsted Østergaard

My name is Tom,

Mit navn er Tom,

and I've come here today to come clean

og jeg er kommet her i dag, for at afsløre

about what I do for money.

hvad jeg gør for penge.

Basically, I use my mouth in strange ways

Hovedsagligt, så bruger jeg min mund på mærkelige måder

in exchange for cash.

i bytte for penge.

(Laughter)

(Latter)

I usually do this kind of thing in seedy downtown bars

Jeg plejer at gøre det i forsumpede barer

and on street corners,

og på gadehjørner,

so this mightn't be the most appropriate setting,

så det her, er ikke just det mest passende miljø,

but I'd like to give you guys a bit of a demonstration

men jeg vil gerne give jer en lille demonstration

about what I do.

af hvad jeg laver.

(Beatboxing)

(Beatboxing)

And now, for my next number,

Og nu, til mit næste nummer,

I'd like to return to the classics.

vil jeg gerne vende tilbage til klassikerne.

(Applause)

(Bifald)

We're going to take it back,

Vi skal tilbage,

way back,

langt tilbage,

back into time.

tilbage i tiden.

(Beatboxing: "Billie Jean")

(Beatboxing "Billie Jean")

♫ Billie Jean is not my lover ♫

♫ Billie Jean is not my lover ♫

♫ She's just a girl who claims that I am the one ♫

♫ She's just a girl who claims that I am the one ♫

♫ But the kid is not my son ♫

♫ But the kid is not my son ♫

(Bifald)

(Applause) All right.

Okay.

Wassup.

Hvad så.

Thank you very much, TEDx.

Mange tak, TEDx.

If you guys haven't figured it out already,

Hvis I ikke allerede har regnet det ud,

my name's Tom Thum, and I'm a beatboxer,

så er mit navn Tom Thum, og jeg er beatboxer,

which means all the sounds that you just heard

hvilket betyder, at alle de lyde, som I hørte

were made entirely using just my voice,

var nogle, som jeg udelukkende lavede med stemmen,

and the only thing was my voice.

og den eneste ting var min stemme.

And I can assure you

Og jeg kan forsikre jer,

there are absolutely no effects

der er absolut ingen effekter

on this microphone whatsoever.

på denne mikrofon overhovedet.

And I'm very, very stoked —

Og jeg er meget, meget imponeret

(Applause)

(Bifald)

You guys are just applauding for everything. It's great.

I klapper af alt. Skønt.

Look at this, Mom! I made it!

Se det her, mor! Jeg er en succes!

I'm very, very stoked to be here today,

Jeg er meget overrasket over at være her i dag,

representing my kinfolk

for at repræsentere mit folk

and all those that haven't managed to make a career

og alle dem, der endnu ikke har gjort en karriere

out of an innate ability for inhuman noisemaking.

ud af en medfødt egenskab til overmenneskelig støjen.

Because it is a bit of a niche market,

Fordi det er lidt af en niche,

and there's not much work going on,

og der er ikke så meget arbejde

especially where I'm from.

især ikke hvor jeg er fra.

You know, I'm from Brisbane,

Jeg er jo fra Brisbane,

which is a great city to live in.

som er en god by at leve i.

Yeah! All right! Most of Brisbane's here. That's good.

Ja, det meste af Brisbane er her. Godt!

(Laughter)

(Latter)

You know, I'm from Brizzy,

Jeg er fra Brizzy,

which is a great city to live in,

som er en god by at bo i

but let's be honest --

men lad os nu være ærlige,

it's not exactly the cultural hub of the Southern Hemisphere.

det er ikke den sydlige halvkugles kulturelle centrum

So I do a lot of my work outside Brisbane

Så jeg arbejder meget udenfor Brisbane

and outside Australia,

og udenfor Australien,

and so the pursuit of this crazy passion of mine

og udøvelsen af min vanvittige lidenskab

has enabled me to see

har fået mig til at opdage

so many amazing places in the world.

så mange fantastiske steder.

So I'd like to share with you, if I may, my experiences.

Så jeg vil gerne dele, hvis jeg må, mine oplevelser.

So ladies and gentlemen,

Så, damer og herrer,

I would like to take you on a journey

jeg vil gerne tage jer med på en rejse

throughout the continents

gennem kontinenterne

and throughout sound itself.

og gennem lyd i sig selv.

We start our journey in the central deserts.

Vi starter vores rejse midt i ørkenen.

(Didgeridoo)

(Didgeridoo)

(Airplane)

(Fly)

India.

Indien.

(Beatboxing)

(Beatboxing)

(Sitar)

(Sitar)

China.

Kina.

(Guzheng)

(Guzheng)

(Beatboxing)

(Beatboxing)

Germany.

Tyskland.

(Beatboxing)

(Beatboxing)

Party, party, yeah.

Ja, lad os feste.

(Laughter)

(Latter)

And before we reach our final destination,

Og før vi når vores endestation,

ladies and gentlemen,

damer og herrer,

I would like to share with you some technology

vil jeg dele noget teknologi med jer,

that I brought all the way from the thriving metropolis of Brisbane.

som jeg tog med hele vejen fra den driftige storby, Brisbane.

These things in front of me here are called Kaoss Pads,

De ting foran mig bliver kaldt for Kaoss Pads,

and they allow me to do a whole lot of different things

og de giver mig lov til, at gøre en masse forskellige ting

with my voice.

med min stemme.

For example, the one on the left here

For eksempel, den her til venstre

allows me to add

giver mig mulighed for at tilføje

a little bit of reverb to my sound,

en lille smule rumklang til min lyd,

which gives me that --

som giver mig den her form for -

(Trumpet) --

(Trompet)

flavor.

kulør.

(Laughter)

(Latter)

And the other ones here,

Og de andre her,

I can use them in unison

dem kan jeg bruge i kor

to mimic the effect of a drum machine

til at efterligne lyden af en tromme

or something like that.

eller sådan noget.

I can sample in my own sounds and I can play it back

Jeg kan bruge mine egne lyde og genspille det

just by hitting the pads here.

bare ved at slå på disse pads.

(Noises)

(Lyde)

TEDx.

TEDx.

(Music)

(Musik)

(Applause)

(Bifald)

I got way too much time on my hands.

Jeg har alt for meget tid.

And last but not least,

Og sidst men ikke mindst,

the one on my right here allows me to

den her til højre gør mig i stand til at

loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop

loop loop loop loop loop loop loop loop

my voice.

min stemme.

So with all that in mind, ladies and gentlemen,

Så med alt det i mente, damer og herrer,

I would like to take you on a journey

vil jeg gerne tage jer med på en rejse

to a completely separate part of Earth

til en komplet separat del af verden,

as I transform the Sydney Opera House

mens jeg omdanner Operahuset i Sydney

into a smoky downtown jazz bar.

til en tilrøget jazz bar.

All right boys, take it away.

Okay drenge, sæt i gang.

(Music)

(Musik)

Ladies and gentlemen, I'd like to introduce you

Damer og herrer, må jeg introducere

to a very special friend of mine,

en af mine meget kære venner,

one of the greatest double bassists I know.

en af de bedste kontrabassister som jeg kender.

Mr. Smokey Jefferson, let's take it for a walk. Come on, baby.

Hr. Smokey Jefferson, lad os tage en svingom. Kom så, baby.

(Music)

(Musik)

All right, ladies and gentlemen,

Okay, damer og herrer,

I'd like to introduce you to the star of the show,

lad mig introducere jer for showets stjerne,

one of the greatest jazz legends of our time.

én af de største jazzlegender i vores tid.

Music lovers and jazz lovers alike,

Alle musikelskere og jazzelskere,

please give a warm hand of applause

giv en varm velkomst

for the one and only Mr. Peeping Tom. Take it away.

for den eneste ene Hr. Peeping Tom.

(Music)

(Musik)

(Applause)

(Bifald)

Thank you. Thank you very much.

Tak. Tusind tak.

(Applause)

(Bifald)