Dustin Beyette

Keys, Electric Bass, Electric and Acoustic Guitar, programming and Vocals

Dustin's entry into music was through film. Originally getting a keyboard for the purpose of making music to play in the background in films, music seemed more accessible and less dependent on other people to make than the organization required in filmmaking. He hasn't had any formal training in anything other than one semester in music theory class and a huge stack of books and magazines that cover instruments and music software and hardware.

Dustin used to be a part of a project called "Tooth". "Tooth" was the moniker he went with to put on his albums. The name came from a doctored photo of the inside of his mouth that under total darkness all you could see was teeth, and he thought it made a swell CD cover, and when he started making music he remembered it and it became the cover to his first album. Most of "Tooth"'s catalog is not available to the public, although there are some songs that are floating around the net. As "Tooth", Dustin wrote and composed six albums. The only one that was marketed, the final 6th release, "In The Middle of the Road" was released in 2001 with a booklet and only a handful of songs that had accompanying vocals. Most of the albums were not distributed even for free, but were more meant as practice until a movie was made that required music. If you search the internet for MP3s however, you just might find some "Tooth" material. After the 6th album, the tone of the music became less goofy and focused more on feelings. Dustin decided to record under his real name and after a few years settled on just his last name after a recommendation from his cousin Travis. With each song having a different genre, feeling and even mental direction, there was no constant and the "Beyette" last name seemed the best fit, as "Tooth" had no real meaning.

Using only his keyboard, Dustin made some music with his friend Josh Kanter who was playing guitar and they made such ridiculous tracks as "Jammin' With Critter" and later on featured Josh's guitar on the 3rd Beyette release, "Noitatide" (Check out "Thirteen"). These days, Dustin produces Kanter's current music. Dustin also collaborated with Chris Brown/Sideshow of "View from The Noose". In high school, they were in a 4-piece band with Nick Morin and Annie Oberg called "Muckphobia". Chris is featured on the 6th "Tooth" Album, "In The Middle of the Road". On a song called "Nuba 55", Chris is heard playing all guitar and singing and also wrote the memorable guitar solo. For "Noitatide" and "Editation", Dustin's 2nd and 3rd Beyette albums, Eddie Hernandez was featured as the studio drummer. Clips and samples of Eddie's drums are also found on "Rugged".

Growing up Dustin listened to a lot of alternative rock and metal and bought a lot of film soundtracks. Rob Zombie, Garbage, Marilyn Manson, Nine Inch Nails and The Prodigy were a few bands he owned every CD of. Through soundtracks Dustin enjoyed the instrumental methods of getting across an emotion without words. Danny Elfman, Thomas Newman, John Williams and Alan Silvestri are among his favorites. Since High School in the early 2000's, he has ran into a wide range of influence from other genres and is a big fan of acts such as Jamiroquai, Beck, Primus, Matt Awkward, Dr. Dre, Saul Williams, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and even pop music. Since around 2007 he stopped listening to much outside music. If something is brought to his attention, he listens, but he doesn't really go out of his way to find new music. He also doesn't go out of his way putting down other styles as he feels that there is something for everyone.

Currently as well as the band, Dustin has been offering services for the local musicians. He produces beats for hip-hop artists and also specializes in live recording in his home studio. While it's fun to record and it's good money, a live band has been a goal of his for a while. He's never been luckier to have such talented artists work with him to bring this work to life. To the future...