Beca (musician)

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Beca
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Beca performing in 2015
Background information
OriginNew York, U.S.
Years active2012–present
LabelsThis Is Music Ltd.
Website becadreams.com

Becca Schack, known by her stage name Beca (also Beca Dreams) [1] is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from New York. [2]

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Early life

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 ]

Music career

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]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
Ecliptic (LP)

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Born To Fly (EP)
Let’s Run Wild (EP)

Singles

TitleYearDetailsAlbum
"Future Foreigner" (Single)2016Label: LE Distribution
"Hunted Me Down" (Single)2015Label: LE DistributionEcliptic (LP)
"Enabler" (Single)
"Meteor" (Single)
"Bayonet" (Single)

Music videos

TitleYearReferences
"Future Foreigner"2016 [23]
"Ice Cream"2015 [24]
"Meteor" [25]
"Bayonet" [26]
"Fall Into Light"2012 [27]
"Let's Run Wild" [28]

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Beca. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Favorite music". www.materimuz.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Melodia premieres new work by Becca Schack". www.van.org. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Agency, WE: Creative. "Born to Fly EP" . Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Agency, WE: Creative. "Let's Run Wild" . Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ecliptic by Beca on Apple Music". iTunes. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "KCRW DJ Picks". KCRW. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ Mahin, Julien. "Meteor [LE Distribution] – Beatport Top Tracker". BP Top Tracker. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Available For Airplay Archive – FMQB". fmqb.info. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". jlsc.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Upcoming Events – Syndicate5 – IVY @ Miami Swim Week". www.syndicate-5.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Beca". popmontreal.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ Grinnell, Charlie. "Red Bull Sound Select: NXNE Wednesday" . Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Beca – "Let's Run Wild"". Stereogum . March 19, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Flaunt Magazine | Music: What's In Yr Fridge, Beca?". Flaunt. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Premiere: Beca's Action Packed Video for 'Ice Cream' is a Wild Journey". PureVolume . Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Beca plays Sofar Sounds on 7/28". The Deli . Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Video: Beca – 'Born to Fly' (CoS Premiere)". Consequence of Sound . November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Beca 'Let's Run Wild' (Klic Remix)". XLR8R . Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Made in Chelsea – Articles – S12-Ep9: Music – All 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ Lifetime (April 23, 2014), Dance Moms: Duet – Two Sapphires (S4, E17) | Lifetime , retrieved November 10, 2016
  22. ↑ "Quicker Picker Upper (feat. Beca) - Single by Bounty X Quick Hits". Apple Music. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  23. ↑ becadreams (November 16, 2016), Future Foreigner , retrieved November 18, 2016
  24. ↑ becadreams (November 17, 2015), Beca – Ice Cream , retrieved November 18, 2016
  25. ↑ becadreams (September 4, 2015), Beca – Meteor , retrieved November 18, 2016
  26. ↑ becadreams (July 13, 2015), Beca – Bayonet , retrieved November 18, 2016
  27. ↑ becadreams (May 13, 2012), Beca – Fall Into Light , retrieved November 18, 2016
  28. ↑ becadreams (May 13, 2012), Beca – Let's Run Wild , retrieved November 18, 2016
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