The 2024 UK Beatbox Championships will be taking place on the
2nd & 3rd February 2024.
The 2024 UK Beatbox Championships will be taking place at Lost Horizon, Bristol, UK. Check out the venue here.
There are plenty of hotels, hostels and Air Bnbs in Bristol. The venue address is Lost Horizon, 1-3 Elton St, St Jude’s, Bristol BS2 9EH.
Some helpful links
https://visitbristol.co.uk/accommodation
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/SmartDeals-g186220-Bristol_England-Hotel-Deals.html
All tickets information can be found on the ticket page – here.
Solo, Team (2 vs 2), Loopstation & Under 18s categories.
Once entry submissions are announced you will then be able to read the entry submissions guidelines, fill out the entry form for your chosen category and submit your entry.
**Please submit one submission form per category that you wish to enter (i.e. if you want to enter the Solo & Loopstation category please enter two separate submission forms even if you use the same name for those categories).
All participants in the UKBC must be a UK Citizen or Resident. If you are not a UK Citizen or have only been a UK Resident for a short amount of time you may be permitted entry if you plan to reside in the UK and agree to represent the UK while you are the reigning champion at future battles and events.
If you are a dual/multi national then you are permitted entry but must have not entered another national battle that year (e.g. if you are a French and UK dual national and have participated in the French Beatbox Championships in the past 12 months then you will not be allowed to enter the UK Beatbox Championships OR if you enter the UK Beatbox Championships you will not be allowed to enter and participate the French Beatbox Championships).
It is important to note that the UKBC does not aim to exclude anyone based on their nationality. The goal of the competition is to have a UKBC Champion who will represent the UK to the fullest at future events and battles.
1st and 2nd Place will receive a certificate for their title, similar to those presented in previous years. Details on further prizes for each category will be announced soon!
We will be live streaming Day 2 (3rd February) of the 2024 UK Beatbox Championships over on our YouTube page here.
All competitors must register with our check in team when they arrive at the venue. There will be a designated station for this at the venue, more info on this will be provided nearer the event. Failing to register on arrival may result in disqualification from the event due to a “no show”. If you are running late please contact UKBC as soon as possible to inform us.
Judges will be looking for many things in your eliminations and battles rounds. These can include:
Judges will rank the competitors based on criteria such as above. The ranks from each categories 3 judges will be then be scored and calculated to achieve a Top 16 Solo, Top 4 Team and Top 4 Loops.
From this a battle bracket will be determined for the battles.
These are planned to be announced at the end of the Elimination day on 2nd February, subject to change. These will also be posted online on the UKBC Instagram and FB pages.
The Top 25 Solo competitors will perform a 1:30min elimination round on 2nd February 2024.
Once all competitors have performed, the judges will rank their results and a Top 16 will be decided and put into brackets for the battles on the 3rd February. These are planned to be announced at the end of the Elimination day, subject to change.
If you miss your name being called or are not in the venue then you may forfeit your place in the eliminations and a reserve participant can be called up.
Once the timer has started it can only be stopped or reset if there is a technical issues such as a microphone not working.
The Top 9 Loopstation competitors will perform a 3-3:30min elimination round on 2nd February 2024. Once all competitors have performed, the judges will rank their results and a Top 4 will be decided and put into brackets for the battles on the 3rd February. These will be announced at the end of the Elimination day.
If you miss your name being called or are not in the venue then you may forfeit your place in the eliminations and a reserve participant can be called up.
Once the timer has started it can only be stopped or reset if there is a technical issues such as a loopstation crashing or sound not coming through. These will not be reset if you make a mistake due to fairness.
The Top 8 Team competitors will perform a 1:30min elimination round on 2nd February 2024. Once all competitors have performed, the judges will rank their results and a Top 4 will be decided and put into brackets for the battles on the 3rd February. These are planned to be announced at the end of the Elimination day, subject to change.
If you miss your name being called or are not in the venue then you may forfeit your place in the eliminations and a reserve participant can be called up.
Once the timer has started it can only be stopped or reset if there is a technical issues such as a microphone not working.
The Top 16 Solo competitors go through to battles on 3rd February and will be placed into a bracket based on their ranking. There will be a Top 16, Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final round, there will be no small final/3rd place battle. Each solo competitor will perform a 1:30min round twice in the standard A-B-A-B format. There will be no overtime.
There will be a coin toss at the start of each battle and the solo competitor can then decide if they will go first or second. Once decided, this will be the format for the battle. So if Beatboxer A wins the coin toss and they decide to go first then the rounds will be Beatboxer A – Beatboxer B – Beatboxer A – Beatboxer B.
If you miss your name being called or are not in the venue and ready to enter the stage for your battle then you may forfeit your place and if your opponent is on stage then they could advance to the next round by default.
Once the timer has started it can only be stopped or reset if there is a technical issues such as a microphone not working. These will not be reset if you make a mistake, this is to have fairness across all battles.
Inappropriate touching to a competitor will result in a disqualification, this does not mean you can’t battle but use beats instead of anything physical.
The Top 4 Loopstation competitors go through to battles on 3rd February and will be placed into a bracket based on their ranking. There will be a Semi Final and Final round, there will be no small final/3rd place battle. Each loopstation competitor will perform a 3-3:30min round twice in the standard A-B-A-B format. There will be no overtime,
There will be a coin toss at the start of each battle and the competitor can then decide if they will go first or second. Once decided, this will be the format for the battle. So if Beatboxer A wins the coin toss and they decide to go first then the rounds will be Beatboxer A – Beatboxer B – Beatboxer A – Beatboxer B.
If you miss your name being called or are not in the venue and ready to enter the stage for your battle then you may forfeit your place and if your opponent is on stage they could advance to the next round by default.
Once the timer has started it can only be stopped or reset if there is a technical issues such as a loopstation crashing or sound not coming through. These will not be reset if you make a mistake, this is to have fairness across all battles.
Inappropriate touching to a competitor will result in a disqualification, this does not mean you can’t battle but use beats instead of anything physical.
The Top 4 Team competitors go through to battles on 3rd February and will be placed into a bracket based on their ranking. There will be a Semi Final and Final round, there will be no small final/3rd place battle. Each team will perform a 2min round twice in the standard A-B-A-B format.
There will be a coin toss at the start of each battle and the team can then decide if they will go first or second. Once decided, this will be the format for the battle. So if Team A wins the coin toss and they decide to go first then the rounds will be Team A – Team B – Team A – Team B. There will be no overtime.
If you miss your name being called or are not in the venue and ready to enter the stage for your battle then you may forfeit your place and if your opponents are on stage then they could advance to the next round by default.
Once the timer has started it can only be stopped or reset if there is a technical issues such as a microphone not working. These will not be reset if you make a mistake, this is to have fairness across all battles.
Inappropriate touching to a competitor will result in a disqualification, this does not mean you can’t battle but use beats instead of anything physical.
The Top 8 Under 18 competitors go straight through to battles on 3rd February and will be placed into a bracket based on their entry rankings. There will be a Quarter Final, Semi Final and Final round, there will be no small final/3rd place battle. Each solo competitor will perform a 1:30min round twice in the standard A-B-A-B format. There will be no overtime.
There will be a coin toss at the start of each battle and the solo competitor can then decide if they will go first or second. Once decided, this will be the format for the battle. So if Beatboxer A wins the coin toss and they decide to go first then the rounds will be Beatboxer A – Beatboxer B – Beatboxer A – Beatboxer B.
If you miss your name being called or are not in the venue and ready to enter the stage for your battle then you may forfeit your place and if your opponent is on stage then they could advance to the next round by default.
Once the timer has started it can only be stopped or reset if there is a technical issues such as a microphone not working. These will not be reset if you make a mistake, this is to have fairness across all battles.
Inappropriate touching to a competitor will result in a disqualification, this does not mean you can’t battle but use beats instead of anything physical.
Once entry submissions are announced you can then read the entry submissions guidelines, record your entry and fill out the entry form for your chosen category.
Please enter one submission form per category you wish to enter (i.e. if you want to enter the Solo & Loopstation category please enter two separate submission forms for each category).
Solo, Team (2 vs 2), Loopstation & Under 18s categories. Info on guidelines and rules are below.
All participants in the UKBC must be a UK Citizen or Resident. If you are not a UK Citizen or have only been a UK Resident for a short amount of time you may be permitted to participate if you plan to continue to reside in the UK and agree to represent the UK while you are the reigning champion at future battles and events.
If you are a dual/multi national then you are permitted entry but must have not entered another national battle that year (e.g. if you are a French and UK dual national and have entered the French Championships in the past 12 months then you will not be allowed to enter the UKBC OR if you enter the UKBC you will not be allowed to enter the French Championships).
We do not aim to exclude anyone from the UKBC due to their nationality but our goal is to have a UKBC Champion who will represent the UK at future events and battles.
If you are unsure, please contact us at admin@ukbeatboxchampionships.com so we can discuss with you further.
Entries to UK Beatbox Championships may process audio mix after recording under the following rules:
Submit a Solo Video Submission of up to 1:30 minutes (90 seconds) +/- 5% in length. Not sticking to the length may result in marking your entry down. Your spoken intro to your entry is not included in this time limit.
At the beginning of your Solo Video Submission you must say, “My name is ________ and this is my submission to the UK Beatbox Championships 2024 Solo Category”. Upload your video to YouTube with the title “Your Name – 2024 UK Beatbox Championships Solo Entry”.
Entry videos must be shot live and overdubbing is not allowed. You can use minimal audio fx such as eq, compression and reverb and no automation of any kind is allowed. For more in-depth info on audio processing please read the “Can I process the audio of my entry?” question.
Judges will rank all entries and the Top 24 ranked Solo Battlers will enter the live Eliminations 2nd February 2024. From this a Top 16 will then be ranked and selected to join the battles on 3rd February 2024.
Submit a Team (2v2) Video Submission of up to 2:00 minutes (120 seconds) +/- 5% in length. Not sticking to the length may result in marking your entry down. Your spoken intro to your entry is not included in this time limit.
At the beginning of your Team Video Submission you must say, “Our name is ________ and this is our submission to the UK Beatbox Championships 2024 Team Category”. Upload your video to YouTube with the title “Your Name – 2024 UK Beatbox Championships Team Entry”.
Entry videos must be shot live and overdubbing is not allowed. You can use minimal audio fx such as eq, compression and reverb and no automation of any kind is allowed. For more in-depth info on audio processing please read the “Can I process the audio of my entry?” question.
Both team members must fill out an entry form with their details so we can contact both members so any important information does not get missed.
Judges will rank all entries and a Top 8 will be chosen to participate in the live eliminations on 2nd February 2024. From this, a Top 4 will be selected to join the battles on 3rd February.
This year we are limiting the looping category to 1 device. Either a Boss RC505 MK1 or Boss RC505 MK2 only is allowed. You may also use 1 midi controller (such as a Novation Launchpad) for extra functionality, but this midi controller must not have any additional sounds or effects built into or produced from it.
Please contact us at loopstation@ukbeatboxchampionships.com if you are unsure if your midi device is allowed for use.
No keyboards, computers or laptops are permitted and all sounds must be created by the human anatomy. Looping external, non human sounds or things like recording the metronome in your loops to be played out is not allowed. Also, your output must be a stereo pair and nothing more (things like multiple outputs is not allowed).
Entry videos must be shot live and pre-recorded/ overdubbing is not allowed. You can use minimal audio fx such as eq, compression and reverb and no automation of any kind is allowed. For more in-depth info on audio processing please read the “Can I process the audio of my entry?” question.
Submit a Loopstation Video Submission of up to 3:00 minutes (180 seconds) +/- 5% in length. Not sticking to the length may result in marking your entry down. Your spoken intro to your entry is not included in this time limit.
At the beginning of your Loopstation Video Submission you must say, “My name is ________ and this is my submission to the UK Beatbox Championships 2024 Loopstation Category”. Upload your video to YouTube with the title “Your Name – 2024 UK Beatbox Championships Loopstation Entry”
Judges will rank all entries and a Top 8 will be chosen to participate in the live eliminations on 2nd February 2024. From this, a Top 4 will be selected to join the battles on 3rd February.
*IMPORTANT* Under 18s participants must be 14+ and no older than 17 years old upon entry and on the day of the battles. Under 18 battlers must also be accompanied by an adult parent or guardian (must provide ID) on the day of battles. If participants cannot attend the event with an adult then please inform UKBC in advance as permission into the event and venue will not be allowed.
Submit an Under 18 Video Submission of up to 1:30 minutes (90 seconds) +/- 5% in length. Not sticking to the length may result in marking your entry down. Your spoken intro to your entry is not included in this time limit.
At the beginning of your Under 18 Video Submission you must say, “My name is ________ and this is my submission to the UK Beatbox Championships 2024 Under 18 Category”. Upload your video to YouTube with the title “Your Name – 2024 UK Beatbox Championships Under 18s Entry”.
Entry videos must be shot live and overdubbing is not allowed. You can use minimal audio fx such as eq, compression and reverb and no automation of any kind is allowed. For more in-depth info on audio processing please read the “Can I process the audio of my entry?” question.
Judges will rank all entries and the Top 8 will then be selected to join the battles on 3rd February 2024.
Judging criteria will be based on but not limited to Originality, Musicality, Technicality, Flow/Performance and Stage Presence (live battles only).
For more information on judging criteria examples visit the battle info page here.
All competitors must agree to, complete and sign a Media Release Form prior to the event to be allowed to participate in the live event. Under 18 competitors must get their parent or legal guardian to sign on their behalf.
All competitors must agree to, complete and sign a Code of Conduct form prior to the event to be allowed to participate in the live event. Under 18 competitors must get their parent or legal guardian to sign on their behalf.
The Code of Conduct can be found here.
