Singer. Beatboxer. Live looper. Songwriter. One-man vocal band.
Kid B has shared the stage with Imogen Heap, Keane, Lyrics Born, Buckethead, String Cheese Incident, Amon Tobin, KRS-One, Particle, Sage Francis, the RZA, the Wailers, Blackalicious, The Coup, DJ Krush, Particle, Digital Underground, People Under the Stairs, Aceyalone, and many more.
Looping and multitracking his voice live onstage to create his own backing tracks, Kid Beyond layers his soulful, spiritual lyrics over his own beatboxing and vocal instrumentation - creating an evocative, infectiously funky brew of hip-hop/techno-flavored alt-pop.
A "fiercely charismatic truly mesmerizing" performer, armed with a powerful rock-soul singing voice and the jaw-dropping skills that earned him the title "San Francisco's Best Beatboxer," Kid Beyond has rocked sprawling festival crowds, huge warehouse parties, and jam-packed venues from the Fillmore to Carnegie Hall.
The first thing you'll notice is the beatboxing. A beatboxer for over 20 years, Kid Beyond can produce drum kits, hip-hop loops, techno beats, turntable scratches, violins, synthesizers - all with his mouth.
Once he grabs your attention, layering his voice line-by-line, he then hits you with his powerful singing and songwriting - from haunting trip-hop epics to sweaty dancefloor jams, all with the aim of moving your heart, soul, and booty.
As SF Weekly puts it, "He is amazing - something this jaded music writer couldn't entirely understand, much less put into words." You'll just have to see him - and hear him - to believe it.
"A one-man vocal orchestra...Kid Beyond reigns as the beatbox king of the Bay. A truly charismatic performer with an incredibly soulful singing voice."
– SF Bay Guardian, Best of the Bay
"Top-shelf beatboxing skills, expert vocals, and some of the most amazing live-looping chops we've ever seen."
– Keyboard Magazine
"You'll really be stumped by this West Coast beatbox master. KB creates real-time multi-tracks of his drum'n'bass fast-forward hip-hop booty beats - then sings over the top in a clean, soulful voice." – Village Voice
"With just his voice... he records and stacks loops onstage that get even the most cynical fans on their feet and dancing." – Remix Magazine
"Amazing... as transcendent as the first time Grandmaster Flash decided to reply a break. I could have listened to him for hours." – SF Weekly
"Fiercely charismatic... truly mesmerizing. 'That's the best live thing I've ever seen,' the dude behind me pants when it's over." – East Bay Express
"If there was an Olympic gold medal for beatboxing, Kid Beyond would win it. And just as you realize you're in the presence of a bona fide virtuoso, he begins to sing along." – SF Bay Guardian
Hey man I want to book you for a show in Arizona some time. I love your music and I'm sure your performance would rock the dancefloor at one of my events!
Brother Beyond! Trust all is flowing for you. When you have a moment, check out my new single "Heartshine" off the upcoming debut album "Journey into Sound": http://www.cornflowermusic.com/music.html
O MY FUCKING GOD!!! I am watching Life on NBC right now and they're playing "Shall Be Free"....Congrats man! That is fucking awesome! Why didn't you post about it on the bulletin or something!
