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'', May 12, 2016. He released his debut studio album ''Indigo'' in 2016. As a songwriter, Paxton-Beesley has frequently collaborated with producer

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. He has co-written the charting songs " No Tellin'" by

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Background

Paxton-Beesley was born and raised in

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. He also spent a year in Italy, where he lived near the

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. Growing up, he took part in community music programs and attended the

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. He attended

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before graduating from the

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. He released his debut EP ''The Star Falls'' in 2013, and followed up in 2015 with ''When the Time Is Right''. A track from the latter EP, "No Talk", was sampled by producer Boi-1da for "No Tellin'", from the 2015 album ''

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''."Who The Hell Is River Tiber and Why Is He Suddenly Everywhere?"
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'', February 26, 2015. Paxton-Beesley has also collaborated with

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on their 2015 album '' Sour Soul'', with

on his

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-winning ''

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'', and with

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on a track for ''Hotel Paranoia''. He released his debut full-length album ''Indigo'' in 2016. In 2017, he won a

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for "Acid Test", and the song was a shortlisted finalist for the

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in 2017. During the end of the decade, he worked with Toronto artists

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and

. On December 9, 2022, he released his sophomore record "Dreaming Eyes". The album release was accompanied by a music video for the acclaimed track "Hypnotized" which was conceptualized and directed by Leo Aguirre. “Hypnotized” was also featured on

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’s Grammy Award-nominated album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.

Personal life

He is the brother of actress

Alex Paxton-Beesley Alex Paxton-Beesley (born September 24, 1986) is a Canadian actress. She is noted for her acting roles in several TV series, including ''Copper'', ''The Strain'', ''Wynonna Earp'', ''Cardinal'' and ''Pure''. Early life Paxton-Beesley was born ...

Discography

Studio albums

*''From Now On'' (2011) *''Synapses'' (2013) *''Indigo'' (2016) *''Dreaming Eyes'' (2022)

Extended plays

*''The Star Falls'' (2013) *''When the Time Is Right'' (2015)

Singles

* "Prophets" (2014) * "West" with

from ''Indigo (2016)'' * "Illusions" (feat.

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) / "Gravity" (2016) * "Acid Test" from ''Indigo'' (2016) * "Patience" (2017) * "Deep End" (2018) * "Taurus" (2019) * "Nevada" (2019) * "Rainbow Road" / "Hypnotized" (2020) * "Sent from Above" (2021)

As featured artist

– "Bus Ride" and "Vivid Dreams" (feat. River Tiber) – from ''

'' (2015) *

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– " Kill Em With Kindness - River Tiber Remix" single (2016) *

– "Tell Me" (feat. River Tiber) from ''Hotel Paranoia'' (2016); also producer * Junia-T – "Tommy's Intro" (feat. River Tiber &

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) from ''Studio Monk'' (2020)

Songwriting credits

indicates a featured artist contribution. indicates an additional/co-producer contribution. indicates a background vocal contribution.

Other credits

Albums *

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– ''Ulysees'' (2014); musician *

– '' III'' (2014); guitar, violin, cello *

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– '' Sour Soul'' (2015); cello, violin, trombone, guitar, organ * Tess Parks – ''Blood Hot'' (2015); co-producer, drums, guitar, bass, tambourine, cello * Kingsway Music Library – ''Colors'' (2015); musician Tracks *

– "Death & Taxes" from '' Pilgrim's Paradise'' (2015); music *

– "This Ain't 2012" single (2015); additional vocals *

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– "Insecurities" from ''

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'' (2015); additional vocals *Daniel Caesar – "Won't Live Here" single (2016); music *

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– "Where Do You Go" from ''CDW'' (2016); producer, bass, cello, violin, synth *

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– "Cold" from '' Stoney'' (2016); background vocals *

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– "Let You Down" & "Falling Apart" from ''Stone Woman'' (2018); strings, synth, vocals, drums * Kaytranda – "Freefall" from ''

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'' (2019); synth

Awards and nominations

References

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