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Beck
Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his Experimental music, experimental and Lo-fi music, lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassed Folk music, folk, funk, Soul music, soul, Hip hop music, hip hop, Electronic music, electronica, alternative rock, Country music, country, and Psychedelic music, psychedelia. He has released 14 studio albums (three of which were released on indie labels), as well as several non-album singles and a book of sheet music. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Beck gravitated towards hip hop and folk in his teens and began to perform locally at coffeehouses and clubs. He moved to New York City in 1989 and became involved in the city's anti-folk movement. Returning to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, he saw his commercial breakthrough wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beck Discography
The discography of Beck, an American rock musician, singer-songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, consists of 14 studio albums, one compilation album, one remix album, four extended plays (EPs) and 60 singles. 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. Beck released his debut album '' Golden Feelings'' through independent record label Sonic Enemy in 1993. Later that year, his first singles, " Loser" and "MTV Makes Me Want to Smoke Crack", helped to quickly gain the attention of major record labels. In early 1994, after issuing '' Stereopathetic Soulmanure'' on Los Angeles-based independent Flipside Records, Beck made his major label debut with DGC Record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loser (Beck Song)
"Loser" is a single by American musician Beck. It was written by Beck and record producer Carl Stephenson, who both produced the song with Tom Rothrock. "Loser" was initially released as Beck's second single by independent record label Bong Load Custom Records on 12-inch vinyl format with catalog number BL5 on March 8, 1993. When it was first released independently, "Loser" began receiving airplay on various modern rock stations, and the song's popularity eventually led to a major-label record deal with Geffen Records-subsidiary DGC Records. After the song's re-release under DGC, the song peaked at number 10 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in April 1994, becoming Beck's first single to hit a major chart. Internationally, the song reached number one in Norway and entered the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Iceland, New Zealand, and Sweden. The song was subsequently released on the 1994 album ''Mellow Gold''. Its music video was directed by Steve Hanft and filmed in Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odelay
''Odelay'' is the fifth studio album by American musician Beck, released on June 18, 1996, by DGC Records. The album featured several successful singles, including " Where It's At", " Devils Haircut", and " The New Pollution", and peaked at number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' 200. As of July 2008, the album had sold 2.3 million copies in the United States, making ''Odelay'' Beck's most successful album to date. Since its release, the album has appeared in numerous publications' lists of the greatest of the 1990s and of all time. Recording The sessions for what would become ''Odelay'' originally began as a subdued, acoustic affair. In 1994, Beck started to record tracks for his follow-up to '' Mellow Gold'' with Bong Load producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf. Only the tracks "Ramshackle", "Feather in Your Cap", and "Brother" from these sessions have been released, all of which are acoustic, sparse, and melancholic. He would eventually abandon work with Rothrock and Schnap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Awards And Nominations Received By Beck
Beck is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles, California. He has released eleven studio albums: ''Mellow Gold'' (1994), ''Odelay'' (1996), ''Mutations'' (1998), '' Midnite Vultures'' (1999), '' Sea Change'' (2002), '' Guero'' (2005), '' The Information'' (2006), '' Modern Guilt'' (2008), ''Morning Phase'' (2014), '' Colors'' (2017), and '' Hyperspace'' (2019). The album ''Mellow Gold'' was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and ''Odelay'' was certified double Platinum. ''Mutations'', ''Midnite Vultures'', ''Sea Change'', and ''Guero'' were certified Gold. Beck has won 8 Grammy Awards from 22 nominations, including Album of the Year in 2015 for ''Morning Phase''. The song " Where It's At" received the Best Rock Vocal Performance – Male award and the album ''Odelay'' won Best Alternative Music Performance. He has received 6 awards from 15 nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards. In 1997, he receiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mellow Gold
''Mellow Gold'' is the third studio album by American musician Beck, released on March 1, 1994, by DGC Records as Beck's major label debut album. Critics noted the album's hybrid of various styles including rock, hip hop, folk, blues, psychedelia, and country, as well as ironic, witty lyrics. Its decidedly anti-commercial attitude led to it becoming an unexpected commercial success, peaking at number thirteen in the United States and eventually being certified platinum. As of July 2008, ''Mellow Gold'' has sold over 1.2 million copies in the United States. Background In a 1994 interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Beck said of the album: The whole concept of ''Mellow Gold'' is that it's like a satanic K-tel record that's been found in a trash dumpster, quite matter-of-factly. A few people have molested it and slept with it and half-swallowed it before spitting it out. Someone played poker with it, someone tried to smoke it. Then the record was taken to Morocco and covered with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mutations (Beck Album)
''Mutations'' is the sixth studio album by the American songwriter Beck, released on November 3, 1998, by DGC Records. Though less commercially successful than the preceding ''Odelay'', it won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album. Background and recording ''Mutations'' was produced by Nigel Godrich, who was known at that point for producing Radiohead's OK Computer. The album contains a number of Moog keyboards, acoustic guitars, and string arrangements.AllMusic credits entry for ''Mutations' The production style was very different from that of Beck's previous album ''Odelay'', which was heavily influenced by hip hop music and contained many samples. The lyrics are also much more somber and serious than those on ''Odelay'', apparent in the songs "Nobody's Fault but My Own" and "Dead Melodies". Artwork and packaging The record's front cover, a picture of Beck tangled in plastic wrap, was taken by the music photographer Autumn de Wilde. Art direction was by designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Campbell (composer)
David Richard Campbell (born 7 February 1948) is a Canadian-American arranger, composer, musician, and conductor. He has composed and arranged music for many films, including '' North Country'' (2005), ''Brokeback Mountain'' (2005), '' August: Osage County'' (2013), '' Annie'' (2014), '' Foxcatcher'' (2014), '' Rock of Ages'' (2012), '' Dreamgirls'' (2006), and '' Joy'' (2015). He has also worked on over 450 gold and platinum albums by artists of a wide range of genres, including The Rolling Stones, Neil Diamond, Metallica, Radiohead, Evanescence, Rush, Beyoncé, Muse, Michael Jackson, Aaliyah, Ariana Grande, Harry Styles, Aerosmith, Juanes, Garth Brooks, and various albums by his son Beck. Early life and education Campbell was born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, D. Warren Campbell, was from Winnipeg, Manitoba, and was attending seminary in Toronto in order to become a Presbyterian minister. Campbell subsequently was assigned to a church in Pittsburgh, taking his family ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bong Load Custom Records
Bong Load Records is an independent record label originally based in Los Angeles which was founded by producers Tom Rothrock and Rob Schnapf and partner Bradshaw Lambert. Much of the Bong Load Records catalog is released in small quantities. Several bands have very rare releases that are much sought after and command high prices at auctions. Bong Load Records relaunched on its 25th anniversary in 2016 with limited edition vinyl releases. Tom Rothrock sums up the label "Our core philosophy of the indie label was always about making high quality music with artists who have dedicated their lives to their craft – artists who otherwise might not have been heard." History One of Bong Load Records' biggest signings was Beck in 1991. Beck's " Loser" single became the first number one, non-major label single since FM radio became mainstream. In 1998, Beck recorded the album ''Mutations'' intended for release on Bong Load Records but it was eventually released on the Geffen label. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marissa Ribisi
Marissa Ribisi (born December 17, 1974) is an American actress. She has appeared in the films '' Dazed and Confused'' (1993), '' The Brady Bunch Movie'' (1995), '' Pleasantville'' (1998), ''True Crime'' (1999), and '' Don's Plum'' (2001) and television shows such as '' Felicity'', ''Friends'', '' Grace Under Fire'', '' Watching Ellie'', and '' Tales of the City''. She is the twin sister of actor Giovanni Ribisi. Early life Ribisi began acting when she was nine years old. Her twin brother, Giovanni, is also an actor. Like her brother, she is a Scientologist. Career Ribisi first appeared on television in 1988, playing a minor red-haired character, possibly because she's a natural redhead, named Ginger in "She'll Get Over It", an episode of '' My Two Dads''. This was followed by similar brief appearances in ''Baywatch'' ("Old Friends" 1990), '' DEA'' (1991), and the miniseries '' Tales of the City'' (1993), playing a receptionist. Ribisi's first role in a feature film was in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lo-fi Music
Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate stylistic choice. The standards of sound quality (fidelity) and music production have evolved over the decades, meaning that some older examples of lo-fi may not have been originally recognized as such. Lo-fi began to be recognized as a style of popular music in the 1990s, when it became alternately referred to as DIY music (from "do it yourself"). Some subsets of lo-fi music have become popular for their perceived nostalgic and/or relaxing qualities, which originate from the imperfections that define the genre. Traditionally, lo-fi has been characterized by the inclusion of elements normally viewed as undesirable in most professional contexts, such as misplayed notes, environmental interference, or phonographic imperfections (degraded audio signals, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bibbe Hansen
Bibbe Hansen is an American performance artist, musician and actress. Family Hansen's parents were Bohemian Jewish poet Audrey Ostlin Hansen and Fluxus artist Al Hansen, a participant in the Andy Warhol Factory. Her stepfather was Jimmy Shapiro. She is the mother of three children, Beck Hansen, Channing Hansen and Rain Whittaker, a musician, artist and poet respectively. Hansen delivered her future daughter-in-law, Marissa Ribisi, and Marissa's twin brother, Giovanni, when they were born. Hansen is grandmother to Beck and Marissa's two children, Cosimo and Tuesday, and Channing's son, Aubrey. Acting career Hansen began her professional acting career as a child with the Saranac Lake Summer Theater in upstate New York. As a teenager in the mid-1960s, Hansen appeared in films by avant-garde filmmaker Jonas Mekas. After a chance meeting with Andy Warhol, he invited her to collaborate on a film about her recent incarceration in various youth penal institutions. The result was Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K Records
K Records is an independent record label in Olympia, Washington, founded in 1982. Artists on the label included early releases by Beck, Modest Mouse and Built to Spill. The record label has been called "key to the development of independent music" since the 1980s. The label was founded by Beat Happening frontman Calvin Johnson and managed for many years by Candice Pedersen. Many early releases were on the cassette tape format, making the label one of the longest lasting reflections of the cassette culture of the 1970s and early 1980s. Although itself releasing primarily offbeat pop music and indie rock, the DIY label is regarded as one of the pioneers of riot grrrl movement and the second wave of American punk in the 1990s. History Calvin Johnson founded K Records with the intention of distributing cassette tapes of a local band, The Supreme Cool Beings, which he had recorded performing for his radio show at Evergreen State College radio station KAOS (FM). According t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
