John Beck (songwriter)

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John Beck
OriginUnited 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 ]

References

  1. Bass, Interviews by George (24 May 2021). "How we made: Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer". The Guardian .
  2. "Joel Corry co-writers Neave Applebaum & Lewis Thompson win big at ASCAP London Music Awards 2022". www.musicweek.com. Music Week.
  3. "Narrative for the song "Sleeping Satellite"". Telegrafi. 25 May 2021.
  4. Paine, Andre (15 October 2008). "Dido, Kate Nash Honored at ASCAP Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. "GRAMMY Rewind: 49th Annual Grammy Awards". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. 7 February 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. Lipshutz, Jason (1 July 2014). "Meet Indiana, Your New Favorite Pop Artist". Billboard.
  7. Staff, Wonderland (15 July 2014). "New Noise: Indiana | Interview | Wonderland Magazine". Wonderland.