Kid Beyond

Kid Beyond (real name Andrew Chaikin) (December 7, 1969) is an American singer, beatboxer, songwriter, live looper and voice actor, based in the San Francisco area.

For the writer, see Andrew Chaikin.
Kid Beyond
Kid Beyond @ Coachella 2007
Background information
Birth nameAndrew Chaikin
Born (1969-12-07) December 7, 1969
OriginSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • beatboxer
  • songwriter
  • live looper
  • voice actor
Instruments
Years active1991–present
LabelsLove-Million Records
Websitehttp://www.kidbeyond.com/

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 join 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.

Performances

Kid Beyond has toured nationally with Imogen Heap.[1] He has also performed at major music festivals, including sets at Burning Man atop a Unimog, the Langerado festival,[2] the 2007 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival,[3] and Coachella.[4]

His song "Mothership" from Amplivate 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 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 6th & 9th, 2020, winning $21,600.

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.[7]

In recognition of his innovative techniques, Ableton made him a featured artist[8] on their website and presented him at a series of clinics in Germany.[9] The associated footage[10] was shown on a number of viral video sites.

Voice work

As Andrew Chaikin, he has performed as a voice-over artist for a number of video games and advertisements, prominently in American McGee's Alice as The Mad Hatter/The White Rabbit/The March Hare, and in the 2005 game Star Wars: Republic Commando, where he does the voices of Clone Advisor and Delta 40 "Fixer".[11]

He also provided several voices in graphic adventure titles by Telltale Games, including Phoney Bone and Ted the bug in the Bone adaptations, a pair of suspects in CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder, and most notably Max for the first episode "Culture Shock" of Sam & Max Season One before being replaced by William Kasten for the rest of the series due to health reasons. The Telltale Games characters include a few pirates in Tales of Monkey Island and Narrator, Papierwaite, and a Moleman in Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse. He also voiced Biff Tannen in Back to the Future: The Game, Grendel in The Wolf Among Us, Roman in The Walking Dead: 400 Days and Carlos in the second season of The Walking Dead.

He has also provided his vocal talents for the cover versions of the songs from Konami's Karaoke Revolution video game series starting with Karaoke Revolution Volume 2. His song "Mothership" is on Tap Tap Revenge 2. He has appeared in the official video game adaptation of Iron Man 2 as the villain Ultimo and JARVIS.

He has done multiple covers for the Guitar Hero series of video games, including "No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age [12] and "Girlfriend" by Matthew Sweet.[13]

He appears as Penny Arcade's Tycho Brahe in Poker Night at the Inventory, making him the first actor to ever portray the character.

He voiced Dio Brando in the 2004 English dub of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OVA.[14]

Awards
  • Best of the Bay 2006: Best Oral in the Bay[15]
  • Best of San Francisco: Best Beatboxer[16]

Filmography

Anime dubbing
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2004JoJo's Bizarre AdventureDio Brando5 episodes

Video games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000X-SquadJohn G-Connors (Ash)[17]
2000Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2001Mark Calcavecchia[17]
2000American McGee's AliceThe White Rabit, The Mad Hatter, The March Hard[17]
2001Cel DamageCinder, T. Wrecks
2002SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALsJester
2002Superman: The Man of Steel
2002Otogi: Myth of DemonsMichizane
2002Star Wars: Jedi StarfighterGurk Yoba, Harro Ruuk[17]
2003Virtua Cop 3Rage (Michael Hardy)[17]
2003Zone of the Enders: The 2nd RunnerZolkovoEnglish version [17]
2003Hamtaro: Wake Up Snoozer!Howdy[17]
2003Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel StrikeHobbie, Windy, Commander 6[17]
2003WhiplashFranklin D. Mann[17]
2004Crisis ZoneJared HunterConsole version
2004LifelineAllen Honda, Tanaka[17]
2005Star Wars: Republic CommandoClone Advisor, Delta 40[17]
2005Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the SithClone Trooper, Clone Captain[17]
2005Death Jr.Seep[17]
2005Bone: Out from BonevillePhoney Bone, Ted the Bug[17]
2006CSI: 3 Dimensions of MurderAndy Penmore, Michael DuBois[17]
2006Bone: The Great Cow RacePhoney Bone[17]
2006Sam & Max Save the WorldMax[17]
2006Death Jr. II: Root of EvilSeep, Wrestler[17]
2006ThrillvilleDisc Jockey[17]
2007Thrillville: Off the RailsDisc Jockey[17]
2007Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade SquadronAdmiral Ackbar, Boba Fett, Clone Trooper, Rodian Contact
2009CSI: Deadly IntentAiram Dominguez, Gary Beaumont, Steve Tampson
2010Sam & Max: The Devil's PlayhouseNarrator, Alien Brain, Jebediah Moleman, Papierwaite, Guardian #1[17]
2010Iron Man 2J.A.R.V.I.S., Ultimo, AIM Personnel[17]
2010Ultimate Spider-Man: Total MayhemPeter Parker / Spider-Man[17]
2010CSI: Fatal ConspiracySergeant Tim Lipp, Brian Reid, John Barrett[17]
2010Back to the Future: The GameBiff Tannen[17]
2011Law & Order: LegaciesMickey Trevino, Det. Mike Logan[17]
2012The Walking DeadRoman[17]
2012The Amazing Spider-Man (iOS)Peter Parker / Spider-Man[17]
2013The Wolf Among UsGrendel[17]
2013The Walking Dead: Season TwoCarlos[17]

References
  1. "Being There Mag". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
  2. "Langerado.com". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-02-21.
  3. "Giveaway". Rolet.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. "Coachella.com". Archived from the original on 2007-03-07. Retrieved 2007-03-24.
  5. "w00tstock". Paulandstorm.com. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  6. "Log into Facebook". Facebook.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  7. Hawkins, Eric (2006-01-01). "Get Loopy". Remix Magazine. Retrieved 2007-04-06.
  8. "Kid Beyond". Ableton.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. "Kid Beyond". Ableton.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  11. See the IMDb article on Andrew Chaikin Imdb.com
  14. "Kid Beyond on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  15. Chun, Kimberly. "Best of the Bay 2006: Best Oral in the Bay". San Francisco Bay Guardian. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  16. "Best of San Francisco: Best Beatboxer". SF Weekly. May 19, 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
  17. "Andrew Chaikins | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 2019-12-09. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
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