Beatboxer Tom Thum and BBC Proms take leap into the unknown

The living sound effects library is bringing his prodigious mimicry to the world of classical musicMichael Jackson’s Billie Jean, a didgeridoo, a mournful trumpet solo and a hi-NRG remix of that trumpet solo. This is just a fraction of the sounds the Australian beatboxer Tom Thum, armed with nothing but a microphone, can emulate. In an era of vocoder-heavy, synthesised pop, he is a compelling reminder of the extreme limits to which the human body can be pushed. Related: The Avalanches upda