Mal Webb

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Mal Webb (born 31 October 1966, Melbourne, Australia) is a singer, beatboxer and multi-instrumentalist who has performed in various groups in the Australian music scene. He records his own original songs as well as providing material for other artists. He is a founding member of the Oxo Cubans, Sock, Totally Gourdgeous, and Formidable Vegetable, as well as performing solo and as a duo with Kylie Morrigan. As a composer, he provided the soundtracks for The Adventures of Lano and Woodley (ABC TV series 1997–1999), Woodley (ABC TV series 2012) and Wishworks' puppet show, Whispering Smith (UK 2015). In 2018, he premiered his work, "Notey and Noisy, a Sound Science Mathemusical", which was released on July 5, 2024 on CD and streaming services, and as a Digital Download on Bandcamp. His yodelling vocal technique has been studied using endoscopy.

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1. date of birth: 1966-10-31 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2024-07-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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