Andrew Chaikin, better known by his stage name Kid Beyond, is an American singer, beatboxer, live looper and voice actor, based in the San Francisco area.
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 performed at the inaugural w00tstock[5] shows at the Swedish American Hall, San Francisco, California on October 19 and 20, 2009.
He appeared on the game show Jeopardy![6] on November 6 and 9, 2020, winning $21,601. He returned as a contestant on a special Champions Wildcard episode on December 5, 2023, this time earning $18,242 and qualifying as a semi-finalist.[7]
Techniques
Kid Beyond's performances often include some traditional beatboxing as well as live looping. The looped pieces make heavy use of Ableton's Live software on a laptop to layer and loop vocal and vocal percussion tracks together to create full songs. Prior to concerts, the software is configured with the tracks that will be used in each piece, including any necessary effects and levels, but lacking any audio. A set of MIDI controller foot pedals allow Kid Beyond to control the software during performance, enabling him to record, play, and manipulate the audio tracks with a set of predefined macros. In some cases, a single press of a pedal performs multiple actions, such as muting one track while initializing recording on another.[8]
In recognition of his innovative techniques, Ableton made him a featured artist[9] on their website and presented him at a series of clinics in Germany.[10] The associated footage[11] was shown on a number of viral video sites.
He has done multiple covers for the Guitar Hero series of video games, including "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age [13] and "Girlfriend" by Matthew Sweet.[14]
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