Guest Kid Beyond
Kid Beyond (real name Andrew Chaikin) is a singer, beat boxer and live looper based in the San Francisco area.Chaikin attended Brown University. He sang in the Jabberwocks, a student a cappella group. He graduated in 1991 and moved to San Francisco to form the House Jacks with Deke Sharon, recording "Naked Noise" and "Funkwich" with the band (the latter for Tommy Boy Records). He left the House Jacks in 1997. He released his first solo EP, Amplivate, in 2006.
Kid Beyond's performances often include some traditional beatboxing as well as live looping which allows him to accompany himself vocally using foot pedals to control some pre-programmed controls. Because of his innovative performance techniques which do complex work with Ableton software, Ableton made him a featured artist on their website and presented him at a series of clinics in Germany. The associated footage was shown on a number of viral video sites.
Kid Beyond has toured nationally with Imogen Heap. He has also performed at major music festivals, including sets at the Langerado festiva, the 2007 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, and Coachella.His song from "Amplivate","Mothership", was used in NBA Live 08 by EA Sports.While opening for Buckethead in San Francisco on February 15, 2008, Kid Beyond mentioned recording vocals for "Free Bird" and other songs for Guitar Hero II.
Kid Beyond's performances often include some traditional beatboxing as well as live looping which allows him to accompany himself vocally using foot pedals to control some pre-programmed controls. Because of his innovative performance techniques which do complex work with Ableton software, Ableton made him a featured artist on their website and presented him at a series of clinics in Germany. The associated footage was shown on a number of viral video sites.
Kid Beyond has toured nationally with Imogen Heap. He has also performed at major music festivals, including sets at the Langerado festiva, the 2007 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival, and Coachella.His song from "Amplivate","Mothership", was used in NBA Live 08 by EA Sports.While opening for Buckethead in San Francisco on February 15, 2008, Kid Beyond mentioned recording vocals for "Free Bird" and other songs for Guitar Hero II.
