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New Blurb Stuff (you can trim it down however you like):
Around the world and into your brain, vocal adventurer, multi-instrumentist and looping beatboxing songwriter Mal Webb plays too many instruments in too many styles to too many people. He gives solo performance a bad name, and that's Mal, whatever your language. Music that stomps all over stylistic boundaries. Ebulliently eclectic. Nefariously varied. Family fun free from facile frippery. It's as grittily human as it is other worldly, as clever as it is stupid, as playful as it is ponderous. Using a world of vocal techniques, guitar, mbira, slide trumpet, chromatic harmonica, a loop recording pedal called Derek and the audience. A founding member of the Oxo Cubans, Sock and Totally Gourdgeous, he did all the music for the Lano and Woodley TV show and Wogs Out of Work, played mbira and sang "Eagle Rock" with Ross Wilson on John Safran's Music Jamboree on SBS and has done a few spots on Spicks and Specks (ABCTV). Ani DiFranco said "You're a freak!" after Mal played support for her. He's like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin and Cole Porter playing scrabble.

Older blurbs: 100 words or less:
Mal Webb: Vocal adventurer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Ballads, beatbox and beyond. A jolly jaw dropping journeyman. Eclectic, ebullient and even educational. Mal Webb uses a world of vocal techniques (including pygmy yodelling and Inuit panting) and song styles. He plays guitar, mbira, slide trumpet, chromatic harmonica, a loop recording pedal called Derek and the audience... a lot. He's a founding member of the Oxo Cubans, Sock and Totally Gourdgeous. Mal has spent a lot of time mucking about.
Like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin and Cole Porter playing scrabble.

75 words or less:
Vocal adventurer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Ballads, beatbox and beyond. A jolly jaw dropping journeyman. Eclectic, ebullient and even educational. Mal combines a world of vocal techniques and song styles with guitar, mbira, slide trumpet, chromatic harmonica, a loop recorder and the audience. He's a founding of the Oxo Cubans, Sock and Totally Gourdgeous. Mal has spent a lot of time mucking about. Like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin and Cole Porter playing scrabble.

50 words or less:
Vocal adventurer, multi-instrumental songwriter. Ballads, beatbox and beyond. Jolly jaw-dropping journeyman. Eclectic, ebullient and even educational. Family fun free from facile frippery. A world of vocal techniques and song styles with guitar, mbira, slide trumpet, chromatic harmonica and loop recorder. Like Bobby McFerrin, Aphex Twin and Cole Porter playing scrabble.

25 words or less:
Mal Webb: Vocal adventurer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. A jolly jaw dropping journeyman. Ballads, beatbox and beyond. Eclectic, ebullient and even educational.
 
1 word or less:
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Workshop blurb

Around the world and into your gob, vocal explorer and songwriter Mal Webb takes you on a lip to lung journey through the physics, physiology and phrivolity of all the sounds a face can make. Pygmy yodelling, beatbox/mouthdrums/vocal percussion, harmonics/throat singing, mic technique, uvular fluttering, advanced clapping, vocal distortion (without hurting) and Inuit panting (way beyond Rolf Harris) are all explored on the way to being a band with your voice and the lead singer too.