“…a wizard… he went beyond beat-boxing. It was as if Girl Talk’s music lived inside him. At one point, he even busted out the f*cking Tom Tom Club!” Detroit Metrotimes “[Adam Matta was]..a treat…” New York Times "Like a John Coltrane solo, Adam’s Beat Boxing creates narratives which mere words could never accomplish." Reg E Gaines, playwright, Bring in da Noise, Bring in da Funk "…beatbox maestro…" Wired "…virtuoso…" Flavorpill "….brilliant…like sonic abstract expressionism…" Ithaca "…clever…" The Star Tribune "……his ability to remix his own voice is remarkable, at first singing over a synced beat and then slowing it down, speeding it up, dubbing, scratching, even using the layrngeal equivalent of a wah-wah pedal. He’s wonderful to watch in these moments, right hand on the mic, left hand flailing in time, drops of spit and sweat flying off him. He must get terribly dehydrated…." Village Voice "…Matta is the soul of [‘Beatbox Bard’], and because his mic covers his face throughout, we only see his impassive almond eyes and his quiet, rhythmic physical presence — until the curtain call, when the mic drops and the person behind the performer breaks through. With throat, tongue, voice and breath he creates not just beatbox rhythms (an urban tradition already a quarter-century old), underscoring or counterpointing the play’s action, but an entire soundscape…" Ithaca Journal "…incredible…" Art or Something Like It, CUNY TV "His beats are unsurpassable, but what really makes this guy wail is the mind inside the body heretic." Lynn Book, professor, Sarah Lawrence College “Matta is a focal point of any performance. His vocal-pyrotechnics include evocations of drum & bass and jazz combos to horn arrangements and hip-hop. While he defies categorization, he could be said to fit into the progressive realm of “crossover jazz”, a la performance art. You’ll find him blending a unique approach to live vocals with layered realtime, electronic wizardry. His collaborations are likely to resonate with fans of anyone from Bobby McFerrin (with whom he has worked) to DJ Logic.” Mapcidy “A lot of people have heard of beatboxing, but they haven’t seen anything like Adam. Adam is a master, a dynamo.” Dom Flemons, of the Carolina Chocolate Drops, in Mother Jones “Matta is a human beatboxer who can do absolutely unbelievable things with nothing more than a microphone.” Mother Jones “his presence is a reverent percussive touch” - PopMatters, July 2012