Background
Butterscotch said her mother got her started on piano at an early age.
Butterscotch said her mother got her started on piano at an early age.
She attended the Natomas Charter School"s Performing and Fine Arts Academy in Sacramento, California, where she focused on music
"My siblings played the trumpet, cello, trombone, clarinet. I had access to all these instruments." As Butterscotch grew older, she was exposed to beat boxing by her high school friends, and said she was inspired to learn the skill. Stage name Butterscotch originated from a song Antoinette wrote about candy in high school.
Clinton majored in music (classical piano) at California State University, Sacramento.
Butterscotch"s mom, Yvonne Clinton, said Butterscotch had to postpone her education at Sac State because her music career was taking over. In addition to the piano, she also plays saxophone, flute, guitar.
Butterscotch has toured extensively with the Mike Patton-fronted band Peeping Tom, beatboxing in place of Rahzel. She was also a beatbox mentor on Music Television"s "Made".
Overview
She gained national exposure in 2007 when she appeared on the second season of She both sang and beatboxed, as well as a combination of the two while playing the piano, for her performances.
The judges passed Butterscotch through several episodes and she was voted back by the viewers several times. Performances/results.