Justin Boyd || Drummer - Composer - Producer

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Playing The Corner at @promontorychicago on Monday 10/24 with @stereogenius Original:📽,🎬& 🎹 (at The Promontory)

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Just got done rocking with the bros #CAbP in Miami I haven't sweated this much in years! After this weekend summer is officially over. Gotta lotta work to do! #50days #baby3 #work #focus #grind #reapwhatyousow (at North Beach Bandshell)

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Had a great time playing Millennium Park with Ugochi & A.S.E.

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King Hippo and Sean Owens present samples and records to: ALO (Alo & Jaidot) HONGRY BOGART (Push Beats) (and defending champ/ Stereo Genius) JUSTIN BOYD They’ll then have 90mins to make a beat live, on the spot. You, the audience, decides who wins.

A unique evening of jazz, jazz-funk, rare groove and crunchy beats. All vinyl and machines.

And cocktails.

the WHISTLER// 2421 N MILWAUKEE AVE// FREE// 9PM-2AM//

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#DrummersAsBandleaders

Drummers As Bandleaders Presented by Vic’s Drum Shop

On January 5, 2016 I had the opportunity to present my band Stereo Genius to a crowd of music enthusiast at Martyr’s in Chicago. The show started at with a DJ set by Makaya McCraven followed by three sets of music that was very similar and yet so different. All the bands were led by drummer and the majority of the compositions performed were original. For the first time I presented my group as a quintet featuring Hunter Diamond (tsx), Marques Carroll (tmpt), Andrew Toombs (ks) and Andrew Vogt (bs). We played material that has already been released as well as a couple of new compositions. We performed a tribute to Tony Williams the previous night at the Whistler which was also a success! The Xavier Breaker Coalitions followed us. His group featured Shaun Johnson (tmpt), Rajiv Halim (asx), Joel Ream (gtr), Marcin Fahmy (ks) and Andrew Vogt (bs). Kudos to Andrew for holding it down for two sets of music. Gabriel Wallace came up with the idea of having a drummer led bill. He performed with his group Manuals that featured Josh Griffin (bs) and Lindon McCarty (gtr). Thanks to all that made it out to the performances this week!!

Promo Video:https://youtu.be/3GeZ4f7hZuE

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Join us Monday January 4th as we pay tribute to the great Tony Wiliams.

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I’m proud to announce that on Thursday December 3rd, I won the Fresh Roasted beat battle. Mark Grusane and King Hippo presented Shon Dervis, Makaya McCraven, Charlie Coffen and myself with four samples. We had eighty minutes to chop the samples and make something on the spot. Confined to a small stage with a dj spinning and a noisy crowd, we got to it. Eighty minutes later the crowd decided that I was the winner. I had a great time participating in the battle, my hats off to all that participated!!

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RAWS is an intimate party held in a small club in Tokyo, where underground beat-heads unite. After a live performance by a jazz band which gets recorded, the beat-makers have an hour and a half to chop up the freshly recorded sample, flip it, and make a beat right there on the spot. RAWS:Chicago featuring: Junius Paul - Double bass, bass guitar Justefan - Vibraphone Justin Boyd - Drums 

Download now!!

https://grownkidsradio.bandcamp.com/album/raws-chicago

Featuring production by:

Ogiyy - ogiyy-blackout.bandcamp.com Phraim - phraim.bandcamp.com Radius - etc-records.bandcamp.com Raj Mahal - rajmahal.bandcamp.com A cuerators x Grown Kids Radio production.creditsreleased 08 September 2015 All tracks were recorded and created live in Chicago at the Whistler with the exception of 'Prejudice'. Mixed and mastered by Dave Vettraino Photography by Victor Duarte

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First Monday Jazz Series July 6th at the Arts Incubator!! Please join us!!!

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#freeshow April 14th at @emporiumchicago featuring us, @milestackettmusic and @sidewalkchuck music starts at 8:30! #stereogenius #miracleyear #sg

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Township April 4th. Doors at 8 Show at 9 $10

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We’re like birds flying, we’re like aliens dying, can’t you hear the sighing…of the moon?

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Dopeness!!

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Stereo Genius: Miracle Year Review

Nice and smooth debut ep from Chicago based drummer, producer Justin Boyd. With a great list of musicians (one track with singer Russoul), Boyd's compositions

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Stereo Genius performing "Miracle Year" live at the Double Door June 3rd 2014.

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I proudly endorse Humes and Berg drum cases!! Thanks to Rod and Irwin for their support!!!

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The first band that I joined was a hip-hop group out of Chicago named Treologic. This was the first group that I was a touring and recording member of. Over the course of two or three years we worked really hard and recorded a lot of music. We toured extensively as well playing a lot of festivals and even doing a run of shows opening up for the Legendary Beatnuts Crew. As of late we got a song placed on the Watch Dogs video game and people really like the song. We have about 20,000 views from people who've uploaded the song to youtube. It's crazy some times hard work pays of years later.