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Kid Beyond (real name '''Andrew Chaikin''') is a Singer , Beat Boxer and Live Looper based in the San Francisco area. 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. PERFORMANCES Kid Beyond has toured nationally with {Link without Title} . 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 an Apple 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 Macro s. In some cases, a single press of a pedal performs multiple actions, such as muting one track while initializing recording on another. 1 In recognition of his innovative techniques, sites. VOICEOVER WORK As Andrew Chaikin, he has performed as a voice-over artist for a number of video games and advertisements, for instance in the 2005 game AWARDS REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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