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 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. In 2004 Kid Beyond made a cameo appearance as an actor in the music video Maximum Wage, which featured music he co-created with Andrew Bancroft. He released his first solo EP, Amplivate, in 2006. Kid Beyond has toured nationally with Imogen Heap. He has also performed at major...