Beck
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Beck is an acclaimed indie-rock artist from America that blends his style between funk-rock to electronic and acoustic, all the way to hip-hop. He can be best remembered for his single Loser and released a number of albums that are artistic and enjoyable to all alternative rock enthusiasts.
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[edit] About
Beck, also known as Beck David Hansen was born in July 08, 1970 in Los Angeles, California to a father David Campbell and performer Bibbe Hansen. Creativity somehow lies in the minds of the family, since maternal grandfather Al Hansen is the founding artist of a movement called Fluxus. Beck's brother Channing Hansen, followed the steps of their grandfather and became a Fluxus artist as well.
As a kid, Beck had very few friends, if any. He became busy developing his musical talent and in no time, he decided to make a living for himself, landing rather low-paying jobs and aiming for performances even in local clubs and coffee shops. Not so long after, he ends up with Bong Load Records and releases far-acclaimed debut album Loser in 1993. With the success of the said release, Geffen Records grabs brilliantly unique Beck.
He released Mellow Gold in 1994, that sold a good number of copies in the market. He was also able to issue two independent releases Stereopathetic Soul Manure and One Foot In The Grave, from Flipside and K labels respectively.
His major label following in 1996 Odelay received multiplatinum status and scored popularity thanks to the songs Where It's At and Deadweight. This success is followed by Mutations in 1998, that was originally for Bong Load Records, tension build up, but the record ended up as a joint-release of the two companies.
During that year too, Beck, together with Al Hansen held a visual arts exhibit that featured solo works and collaborations from the two.
The next two releases of now popular Beck exemplifies his visual arts talent and funk-driven music. Both of the albums were successful in terms of its positions in the charts and album sales.
In October of 2006, Beck released his latest album entitled The Information, an album that is said to have the distinct styles of Beck from previous success album Odelay. It also features a cover album that lets those who bought it to use their creativity in putting the stickers together and designing their own cover for the album.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
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| 1996 | Grammy Award | Best Alternative Music Performance for Odelay |
| 1996 | Grammy Award | Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for Where It's At |
| 1999 | Grammy Award | Best Alternative Music Performance for Mutations |
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| Year | Album | Certification |
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| 1996 | Odelay | 2x Platinum |
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Albums
| Year | Album | UK Albums | US Albums |
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| 1994 | Mellow Gold | 41 | 13 |
| 1996 | Odelay | 17 | 16 |
| 1998 | Mutations | 24 | 13 |
| 1999 | Midnight Vultures | 19 | 34 |
| 2002 | Sea Change | 20 | 8 |
| 2005 | Guero | 15 | 2 |
| 2006 | The Information | - | 7 |
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- He is also noted to have been part of the Scientology group while he was growing up because his father was a Scientologist himself. His wife, Marissa Ribisi has also been involved with the group and is known to have multigenerational ties with it.
- It was after the release of indie album Loser and when Geffen Records took him as a talent, that Beck started to use his mother's maiden name Hansen instead of Campbell.
- Beck was one of the voices in the 1998 animated film The Rugrats Movie.
- Before actually getting married, Beck is rumored to go out with actress Winona Ryder.
- He co-wrote a book entitled Playing With Matches in 1998, together with maternal grandfather Al Hansen.
