Beastie Boys

The Beastie Boys are an American hip-hop music group originating from New York City. Its main members are Mike D (real name Michael Diamond), MCA (Adam Yauch) and Adrock (Adam Horovitz), but several other musicians have played with the group for a long time.

Band members

As of 2004, the Beastie Boys consists of:

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• Michael Diamond aka Mike D born November 20 1965;
• Adam Yauch aka MCA born August 5 1964; and
• Adam Horovitz aka Adrock born October 31 1966.

This has been the band's line up for every album it has recorded. Kate Schellenbach (later of Luscious Jackson) on drums and John Berry on guitar were members of the original band but had left the band by 1984. Horovitz replaced Berry as a member of the group in 1983.

Related Topics:
Kate Schellenbach - Luscious Jackson - John Berry

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Some band members may have attended the high school of Yeshiva University when they were younger. http://www.moire.com/beastieboys/faq/#7.11

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Frequent contributors to the band include:

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• Michael Schwartz aka Mix Master Mike (DJ)
• Mario Caldato Junior aka Mario C (producer)
• John King and Mike Simpson aka The Dust Brothers (producers)
• Mark Ramos-Nishita aka Money Mark (keyboards, vocals, carpentry)
• Wendell Fite aka DJ Hurricane (DJ)
• Eric Bobo (percussion)
• Amery Smith aka AWOL (drums)
• Alfredo Ortiz (percussion)