Beatboxing, Piano and Identity: What's Your Melody? | Jonathon Sun | TEDxOhioStateUniversity

Jonathon Sun ties together beatboxing, piano, and storytelling in order to reflect on personal identity.
Jonathon Sun is a fifth-year senior studying sociology with a minor in Chinese. His research interests in sociology are leadership, Asian Americans, and religion. Jonathon is an Undergraduate Research Assistant on the Religious Leadership and Diversity Project, that studies pastors of Multiracial Churches. He is currently working on a thesis studying Asian American pastors and how they lead their congregations. Aside from academics, he has been beatboxing seriously for about 2 years and playing piano for 15 years. He has performed at the Midwest Asian American Students Union spring conference and leadership summit in addition to the Society of Asian Scientist and Engineers. Jonathon is passionate about creating change through development of culture-friendly leadership.
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[@HUMANBEATBOXdotcom]

Incredible work, Jonathon! Thanks for sharing this piece with us :)

[@JVDYN]

HUMAN BEATBOX Esh

[@user-rj9gd6bl5z]

Apsolutely amazing!!! You are so talented! I love your work! (and by work I mean this video cause I just saw you and I'm off to see more😉😉😉)

[@keiji1531]

freaking awesome! the piano and the Beatbox are mix up and the result perfectly nice I like melody as well

[@ethanshah5419]

This guy has truly inspired me!

[@oni5726]

Ethan Shah see Marcus Veltri

[@mikaachumi3686]

marcus veltri brought me here..!! 👌👌💜💜

[@JustATownie]

SAME!!!

[@tonybaker3868]

mikato achumi same

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mikato achumi same

[@KennyGuite]

me too..

[@justin_underscore__4565]

Same 🎹🎤

[@wnawmf]

OMGGGG....Really inspiringgg...loveeeee the musicccccc💕💕💕

[@jazzyizzy5245]

All I can say.. .... AMAZING!!!

[@mirajanestrauss2678]

He is phenomenal!

[@adityasinghal1783]

awesome !!!👌😍😍

[@anikasharijohnson7725]

AMAZING JONATHAN

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Anika Johnson city Tennessee

[@jenniezq1277]

i need his talent in my life :(

[@tuananhnguyen3544]

that so amazing!

[@skidzee9309]

Last part is awesome

[@robpape2566]

Unreal!! In a good way

[@OmKar-fd7xv]

it feels good..!!😊

[@audreymkd7466]

Okaayy, chacun son talent hein.. no mais sérieux! excellent!!!😍👌😊

[@ieatsunchips1831]

MARCUS VELTRI VS THIS RANDOM GUY

[@nadavzandani9396]

👍🏽

[@satyaprakash-fo7vd]

This is some next level talent 😊

[@mannymunoz06]

satya prakash search up Marcus Veltri

[@lavanyavuppugandla1237]

Lovely

[@thekapilvaja]

awesome

[@binhantruong4907]

amazingggggg

[@daggertail232]

Marcus veltri is the best!

[@girlmusician24]

Hey that’s pachabel’s canon in D. That’s dope bro.

[@acoojabrik3869]

mantap luar biasa 👏👏👏

[@skidzee9309]

Awesome man , dope!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrJezreel831]

Kinda

[@lildumpling9928]

Lit fam

[@cheeno-slowed2104]

Very nice

[@surendharvenkat3666]

great

[@clovexmist272]

I started playing when I was 9 years old

[@airon908]

bro this was my parents wedding song

[@phoenix2001s]

Canon in D beatbox remix :D

[@jimmydaimari]

wow

[@mrcrunchyboi1381]

I always loved to beat box but I always felt no cofedence with it but I still do it from time to time

[@whywhygamethuh3204]

Rainbow Boy1337 looking st your profile picture please don’t beat box

[@user-wt3mj7mv5l]

Good

[@roniepilapil7495]

H*** S*** just find some realy interesting! 1st time to hear piano + Beatbox!

[@aloluk]

Come from Cosmin Cioca :)

[@user-wt3mj7mv5l]

👍👍👍

[@tamyyume7387]

Like growtopia song in worlds who plays the game well know

[@TheFebian17]

men cannot do many things at the same time they said ... ^^

[@bikedawg]

asians are good at multitasking

[@robenwendellquicoy5956]

Marcus veltri should meet this dude

[@brokenanimalz2570]

It is very hard for me to beatbox and play the piano at the same time.... and I am really good at it

[@GuerillaWar4s]

name of the song?

[@DreiMoto]

JG rana canon

[@KennyGuite]

Pachelbel

[@pockystickmuncher7406]

PACKABELLCANNON!

[@TanishaSrivatsa1723]

PACHELBEL'S CANON
#thecellopart

[@brightinspirationallifetim8347]

God loves YOU NEED GOD LORD Jesus Christ REPENT FROM ALL YOUR sins

[@adolphel.543]

ESH

[@Mr.Jasaw13]

brilliant but the piano is too dominant ..myb just a bit of twitch w/ the volume ..

[@johnpauldacuba107]

Nice beatbox😂

[@aarifedits9970]

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[@jobannymolina7500]

1:40

[@RespecWamen]

Seems cringey but sounds awesome

[@ddawgdmitri]

I did this for a talent show one. Hes amazing at beatboxing but I just dont feel like his beatbox style or tempo matches at all with that peice or even chord progression. Its just.... obnoxious.

[@summerflower04]

:v mal momo

[@summerflower04]

khe buena

[@inelllumba1727]

them key changes got me wet

[@kortuna922]

He look like...Korean..

[@whywhygamethuh3204]

Marcus Veltri wannabe

[@feliperubio255]

You talk like guava juice lol

[@cavidanturan9735]

Beatbox👎 piano👍

[@sergios9664]

aburrido.....

[@Hazim_D_Higa]

Marcus Veltri is better!!!!!

[@anzcnam6680]

Failure music just a hobbie you will never be as good as yo yo ma

[@TheReal4th]

guys, search marcus veltri, he is better than this guy

[@easyeb70]

Alfredo Venturina lol not true