Justin Beck is an American musician and businessman. He is the

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselv ...

and musical writer for

Long Island, New York Long Island is a densely populated island in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of New York, part of the New York metropolitan area. With over 8 million people, Long Island is the most populous island in the United States and the 18th ...

band

Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. The band is fronted by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck, and was a major part of the Long Island music scene in the early 2000s. The band has been influential i ...

. Beck, with a high school and college buddy, Lee Tepper, also co-founded a band

merchandise Merchandising is any practice which contributes to the sale of products to a retail consumer. At a retail in-store level, merchandising refers to displaying products that are for sale in a creative way that entices customers to purchase more i ...

company called MerchDirect, which started in 1999 after Beck refused to give up the rights to his merchandising to a major label. In the 90s, he was a member of the

straight edge hardcore Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated sXe or signified by XXX or X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs, in reaction to the excesses of punk subculture. For some, this ...

band Sons of Abraham, together with Todd Weinstock.

Personal life

He and wife,

Melissa Howard Melissa Beck (born Melissa Howard) is a reality show personality and comedian known for her time as a cast member on the 2000 reality television series '' The Real World: New Orleans'' and the 2002–2005 prank show ''Girls Behaving Badly.'' Ea ...

, an alumna of '' The Real World: New Orleans'', are the parents of Shalom Mazie, who was born March 20, 2009, and two other daughters: Maja and Shira. Justin Beck is the only member of Glassjaw to remain straight edge.

References

External links

Justin Beck - Off The Record article
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