Kevin Olusola Talks Saying NO to Pentatonix, Performing w/ Stevie Wonder & How To REALLY Beatbox 🥁🎻

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00:00 – Episode Trailer
01:00 – Listener shoutouts!
05:00 – Welcome Kevin Olusola!
07:00 – Kevin and Jonathan realize their paths crossed years ago
09:00 – Musical beginnings
11:00 – Discovering perfect pitch
13:00 – The birth of cello boxing
15:30 – The beatboxing origin story
17:00 – The immigrant dilemma
18:00 – Kevin’s Dad at the GRAMMYs
19:30 – YouTube beginnings
24:00 – Going viral with “Julie-O”
25:30 – Kevin gets a call from Ben Bram and Scott Hoying
27:00 – PTX’s first rehearsal
30:00 – The Sing-Off and being dropped by the label
31:00 – The YouTube strategy
32:45 – How PTX got into Xmas
34:00 – Kevin’s favorite collabs
37:30 – The Stevie Wonder moment
39:30 – Kevin talks about Matt Sallee
41:30 – Dawn of a Misfit (New Album)
43:30 – His version of “Crazy”
45:00 – Miss Rachel!
47:15 – Game time: Beatbox the Clock
53:00 – Anthony’s theme park beatbox fail
55:00 – Bonus beatbox tips
56:00 – Kevin shares his hopes for the record and where to find it.