Beck Hansen, full name Beck David Campbell, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, was born in 1970 on July 8.
After graduating from school in the mid-80s of the twentieth century, Beck Hansen is engaged in self-education, and also traveled and indulged in reflection. Returning to his native Los Angeles, the future musician takes up any work to stay afloat. After a while, he begins to perform in music clubs, cafes, without stopping to improve his own style of performance and look for an individual
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Beck Hansen, full name Beck David Campbell, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, was born in 1970 on July 8.
After graduating from school in the mid-80s of the twentieth century, Beck Hansen is engaged in self-education, and also traveled and indulged in reflection. Returning to his native Los Angeles, the future musician takes up any work to stay afloat. After a while, he begins to perform in music clubs, cafes, without stopping to improve his own style of performance and look for an individual style.
In 1993, Beck, with the participation of Tom Grimley, released the single "Loser" on vinyl, totaling 500 copies. And quite unexpectedly for the performer himself, this composition, sounded on alternative radio, attracts the attention of record companies to the musician. After much deliberation, Beck is signed to David Geffen Records. In 1995, Beck went on tour with Lollapalooza.
In 1996, under the auspices of The Dust Brothers, the album Odelay was released, which subsequently went double platinum and received two Grammy Awards. Two years later, the musician recorded the collection “Mutations”, the main style direction of which is a softer blues saturation. The following year, Beck released Midnite Vultures, a mix of culinary and sexual orgies. After his release, Beck goes on tour.
In 2002, together with his father, Canadian musician David Campbell, who wrote string treatments for compositions, Beck created the album “Sea change”.
In 2005, the musician released the album “Guero”, in which Jack White participated.
White Stripes ). Following him, Beck recorded a collection of remixes for the previous album called "Guerolito".
The 2008 album "Modern Guilt" is subject to the general theme of the musician's previous albums, with a slight deviation towards lyricality. /
Discography
1988 - Banjo Story
1993 - Golden Feelings
1994 A Western Harvest Field
1994 Mellow Gold
1994 - Stereopathetic Soulmanure
1994 - One Foot in the Grave
1996 - Odelay
1998 - Mutations
1999 Midnite Vultures
2001 Golden Leftovers
2002 - Sea Change
2005 - Guero
2005 - Guerolito
2006 - The Information
2008 - Modern Guilt