Adam Matta is, quite possibly, one of the most well kept secrets of Cornell University’s music scene. A professional beatboxer and visual artist from New York City, Matta has been making his presence known on the Cornell campus during the last year.

His performances of “Beat Box Bard” last spring at The Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts combined beatboxing and Shakespearean sonnets.

He returned this fall as one of Risley Hall’s artists-in-residences and is currently the man behind the mic in a series of bi-monthly performances known as “Cat and Mouth” which take place in Risley’s Tammany Hall.

“Cat and Mouth” is essentially an improvised jam session in two parts….  Continue reading.