John Beck | |
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Origin | United Kingdom |
Occupations | Songwriter, producer, keyboard player and guitarist |
Labels | EMI Records |
John Beck is a British songwriter, producer, keyboard player and guitarist known for his work with Tasmin Archer [1] and Corinne Bailey Rae. [2]
Beck was signed to EMI Records along with Archer after writing her first hit, "Sleeping Satellite", which went on to be a #1 hit in 16 countries. [3] The album sold 1.5 million copies and went on to receive a Brit Award.
Beck has subsequently been Grammy- and Ivor Novello Award-nominated. In 2008, he won ASCAP's Song of the Year award for "Put Your Records On", a song he co-wrote with Bailey Rae and Steve Chrisanthou, performed by Bailey Rae. [4] [5] He also wrote the worldwide #1 dance hit "Gabriel" featuring Valentina Poppalardo, which was remixed by Joe Goddard and featured on Grand Theft Auto V . He wrote and produced Sony signing Indiana's first album No Romeo. [6] [7]
Beck has worked with Sam Smith, Paloma Faith, Ashford & Simpson and most recently ¥$ on Vultures 1 and Vultures 2 .
He lives in Leeds with his wife and three children.[ citation needed ]