Heart - Mind - Voice - Technology:
Organic Meets Electronic in Music & Games

Kid Beyond, Digital Musician

March 31, 2008

Kid Beyond is a digital musician – singer, beatboxer, songwriter, producer – who creates electronic pop music live onstage, using an array of software and hardware to loop and sample his voice. In this lecture/performance, he shows how he creates his amazing sounds, and discusses the role technology plays in his creative and production process.

Watch video clips from this special event, as Kid Beyond answers questions about:
How he works onstage (1:37)
The history of beatboxing (2:31)
His career and the technology he uses (7:22)
Working in video games: "Simlish" (3:38)
More on his career: Will he become mainstream?? (2:59)

and performs:
Cathedrals (5:37)
Wandering Star (5:29)
(Hear the magical ring: As Kid Beyond moves his hand, a wireless MIDI controller in the ring sends signals which modify the sound.)