Bio

      Andrew Vilaythong is a 24-year-old Laotian- and Vietnamese-American aspiring music producer and composer. Growing up in Kansas, family called him buk kadook (Laotian for 'bony boy'), because he was so skinny. Shortened to dook, and later nicknamed dookie, he embraces his childhood moniker.

      As a boy playing countless hours of Nintendo, Andrew was hypnotized by the blips and bloops of music from games like Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, and Excite Bike. Those simple melodies would inspire him to create his own music later in life.

      In 2001, Andrew moved to Chicago. He currently attends Harold Washington College for Music Technology, while working as a freelance composer/music ninja.

E-mail him at andrew.vilaythong@gmail.com.



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Experience & Accomplishments

  • Composer, Producer, Recording & Mixing Engineer, Songwriter, Performer
  • Proficient in audio programs Pro Tools, Logic Studio, and Reason.
  • Recording studio tutor at Harold Washington College, 2007-2008.
  • Composed music for Paul Pater's 2007 comedic short film, The Meter.
  • Songs used in Pump It Up: New Xenesis (2006) arcade game by AndaMiro.
  • Music in independent director Hyup Kim's 2005 family drama The Gift, by Win Media.
  • Production for independent hip-hop label CTO Entertainment, 2004.
  • Remixes. People hit the gym to work out. I remix hits to work out.


Education

2006-2010     Harold Washington College, Chicago, IL - Music Technology
2003-2004     University of Illinois at Chicago - Art Foundation
2001-2002     Lincoln Park High School, Chicago, IL
1998-2001     Derby High School, Derby, KS