Beck
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| Birthname | Bek David Campbell | ||||
| born on | 8 July 1970 at 23:59 (= 11:59 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Los Angeles, California, 34n03, 118w15 | ||||
| Timezone | PDT h7w (is daylight saving time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   16°40'   18°34 Asc. 05°06'
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Biography
American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Beck rose to fame in the early 1990s with his lo-fi, sonically experimental sound, and he became well known for creating musical collages of a wide range of styles. His later recordings encompass folk, funk, soul, hip hop, alternative rock, country and psychedelia. Beck has released ten studio albums, as well as several non-album singles and a book of sheet music.
Beck discovered hip hop and folk music in his teens and began to perform locally at coffeehouses and clubs. He moved from California to New York City in 1989 and became involved in the city's small but intense anti-folk movement. After returning to his hometown in the early 1990s, he cut his breakthrough single "Loser", which became a worldwide hit in 1994. His 1996 release Odelay produced hit singles, topped critic polls and won several awards. He released the stripped-down Mutations in 1998, and the funk-infused Midnite Vultures in 1999. The downcast, acoustic Sea Change (2002) showcased a more serious Beck, and 2005's Guero returned to sample-based production. The Information (2006) was inspired by hip hop, and Modern Guilt (2008), likewise, by 1960s music. Beck is currently working on two new studio albums.
With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being amongst the most creative and idiosyncratic musicians of 1990s and 2000s alternative rock. Two of Beck's most popular and acclaimed recordings are Odelay and Sea Change, both of which were ranked on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The four-time platinum artist has collaborated with several artists and has made several contributions to soundtracks. Beck is married to actress Marissa Ribisi, and is a Scientologist.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Gainsbourg, Charlotte (born 21 July 1971). Notes: collaborated on her album IRM
- associate relationship with Klinghoffer, Josh (born 3 October 1979)
- associate relationship with Yoakam, Dwight (born 23 October 1956). Notes: Music collaborators
- spouse relationship with Ribisi, Marissa (born 17 December 1974)
- has other family relationship with Ribisi, Giovanni (born 17 December 1974). Notes: Brother-in-law
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield quotes "Beck: The Art of Mutation" by Nevin Martell (Simon and Schuster, 2002): "The man we know today as simply Beck was born in Los Angeles at 11:59 p.m. on July 8, 1970, as Bek David Campbell. His parents, David Campbell and Bibbe Hansen, were an artistically inclined couple . . ."
Categories
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Instrumentalist
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Song writer
- Vocation : Entertain/Music : Vocalist/ Pop, Rock, etc.
