Mr. Zach is a beatboxer.

He’s been beatboxing a long time.

He went to school to be an Actor and found himself in a crazy A Cappella group.

But he never stopped beatboxing, and he experimented with making his own music!

Mr. Zach went on to make his living as an actor in Chicago.

But he was always making music, experimenting with his voice, his beatboxing, and, most of all, improvisation (like this song, which was improvised in one take!).

Sometimes the experiments got weird.

Sometimes they got a little more serious.

Sometimes they slapped.

And sometimes they went completely off the rails.

But in 2023, Mr. Zach finally opened Mr. Zach’s Beatbox Factory!

Armed with his trusty suit, his loop station, his Busking Box, and absolutely no planning, he took to the streets of Chicago!

From there, Mr. Zach’s Beatbox Factory continued on the streets, hosting outdoor events, and experimenting at home, always in search of new songs and sounds, beats and boxes, and ways to connect with unsuspecting strangers.

In April 2025, Mr. Zach moved to Teddington, UK, to be with his wife and expectant Baby Girl. He can’t wait to bring the madness of Mr. Zach’s Beatbox Factory to the streets of London, Kingston Upon Thames, and wherever else the Brits may roam.

For more about Mr. Zach (and his alter ego, Zach Sorrow), head to the Home Page.

The Tech

I take a lot of pride in my minimalist setup. I’ve experimented with multiple different pedals, software, devices, and effects to craft the right mix of flexibility and portability.

The latest version of my “Busking Box” uses a mixture of guitar pedals with a Boss RC-505 Loop Station, which I power on-the-go with a bespoke power source I built myself in a little rolling cart that was probably designed for groceries!

I’m currently experimenting with Loopy Pro on my iPad as the brain of my whole setup, but the iPad is a bit less conducive to performing outside, let alone on the street, and I’ve found that a touch screen just doesn’t provide the right experience for improvisation.

What’s missing?

In my dreams, the technology would exist to help take my live improvisational style into an educational setting, where the elements of music theory in which I am less proficient could be interpolated by a computer to help make it easier to communicate and collaborate.

I’m NOT looking for a device to create sounds for me; I am deeply connected to the way that my voice sounds, and I’ve found a lot of creative liberty from being constrained by the limits of my own voice. What I DO want is more ways to offload some of the thinking that makes improv such a challenge.

If you want to collaborate or talk shop, I am always down. Contact me here.