Beca | |
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![]() Beca performing in 2015 | |
Background information | |
Origin | New York, U.S. |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | This Is Music Ltd. |
Website | becadreams |
Becca Schack, known by her stage name Beca (also Beca Dreams) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. [2]
Beca grew up in Upstate New York. In her youth she played the piano, sang, and studied many genres of music including jazz and classical. [1]
At age 18 she moved to Manhattan to study music composition at Juilliard with composers Samuel Adler, Christopher Rouse, and Elliott Sharp. [3]
She found herself drawn to the club scene and started playing with various indie bands.[ citation needed ]
Her two first EPs Let's Run Wild and Born to Fly were released via UK label This Is Music Ltd in 2012. [4] The songs on Let's Run Wild were co-written and co-produced by Findlay Brown. [5]
Her debut album, Ecliptic, was independently released in 2015. [6] The album accrued radio spins from over 50 stations nationwide including Los Angeles' KCRW. [7] Her song "Meteor" charted on Beatport's Top 100 Indie Dance Releases [8] and debuted in the Top 90 of the FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback) Singles Chart. [9] Beca's single "The Secrets That We Keep" was a finalist in the 2019 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Electronic category). [10]
Beca has performed at festivals and events, including Miami Fashion Week, [11] POP Montreal [12] and North by Northeast (NXNE). [13]
Beca has appeared in many international media publications including: Stereogum , [14] Flaunt magazine, [15] PureVolume, [16] The Deli magazine, [17] Consequence of Sound [18] and XLR8R . [19]
Her music has appeared on Made in Chelsea , [20] Dance Moms , [21] Bones , and One Life to Live . Beca partnered with Bounty to compose and perform the song “Quicker Picker Upper." [22]
Title | Details |
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Ecliptic (LP) |
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Born To Fly (EP) |
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Let’s Run Wild (EP) |
Title | Year | Details | Album |
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"Future Foreigner" (Single) | 2016 | Label: LE Distribution | |
"Hunted Me Down" (Single) | 2015 | Label: LE Distribution | Ecliptic (LP) |
"Enabler" (Single) | |||
"Meteor" (Single) | |||
"Bayonet" (Single) |
Title | Year | References |
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"Future Foreigner" | 2016 | [23] |
"Ice Cream" | 2015 | [24] |
"Meteor" | [25] | |
"Bayonet" | [26] | |
"Fall Into Light" | 2012 | [27] |
"Let's Run Wild" | [28] |