Kid Beyond

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Kid Beyond
Background information
Birth name	Andrew Chaikin
Origin	San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation(s)	Singer, Beatboxer, Voice actor
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Beatboxing
Years active	1991-Present
Label(s)	Love-Million Records
Website	http://www.kidbeyond.com/

Kid Beyond (real name Andrew Chaikin) is a singer, beat boxer and live looper based in the San Francisco area.

1 Early Career
2 Performances
3 Techniques
4 Voiceover Work
5 Awards
6 External links

[edit] Early Career

Chaikin attended Brown University and was a leader in the co-ed fraternity Zeta Delta Xi. 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.

[edit] Performances

Kid Beyond recently toured with Imogen Heap [1]. Upcoming performances include sets at the Langerado festival[2], the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival [3], and Coachella [4].

[edit] Techniques

His performances make heavy use of Ableton's Live software to layer and loop vocal and vocal percussion tracks together to create full songs. In recognition of his innovative techniques, 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.