Beck David Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970), known mononymously as Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassed folk, funk, soul, hip hop, electronica, alternative rock, country, and psychedelia. He has released 15 studio albums, as well as several non-album singles and a book of sheet music. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Beck gravitated towards hip hop and folk in his teens and began to perform locally at coffeehouses and clubs. He moved to New York City in 1989 and became involved in the city's anti-folk movement. Returning to Los Angeles in the early 1990s, he saw his commercial breakthrough with his 1993 single "Loser". After signing with DGC Records, the song peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and served as lead single for his third album and major label debut, Mellow Gold (1994). Its follow-up, Odelay (1996), topped critic polls and won several awards. Before his 1996 release, the same year, he played the role of a taxi driver in the US video of Alisha's Attic's...
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Concerts
Bands
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- —Droogs
- —Loser
- —Record Club
Discography
257 releases from MusicBrainz · ★ 1 in my collection
Albums (22)
- 1991Bek's a Loser
- 1992Buck Fuck Iowa
- 1992Don’t Get Bent Out of Shape
- 1992Metal Demos
- 1993Golden Feelings
- 1993Golden Leftovers
- 1994Mellow Gold
- 1994One Foot in the Grave
- 1994Stereopathetic Soulmanure
- 1996Odelay
- 1998Mutations
- 1999Midnite Vultures
- 2002Sea Change
- 2003Them Changes
- 2005Guero
- 2006The Information
- 2008Modern Guilt
- 2014Morning Phase
- 2017Colors
- 2019Hyperspace
- 2026Ride Lonesome
- —Tower Theatre
EPs (15)
- 1992Beck, Like the Beer
- 1994A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight
- 1994BBC Sessions
- 1994Mellow Gold Tour Sampler
- 1995We Are Bacteria
- 1997The New Pollution and Other Favorites
- 1998Diskobox
- 1998The Mutations Conversations
- 1999Cold Brains
- 2000Beck
- 2002Sampler
- 2006Things Behind The Sun (songs of Nick Drake)
- 2013Defriended (Extended Version)
- 2015Nacho Libre EP
- 2019Paisley Park Sessions
Singles (84)
- 1993Beck / Bean
- 1993Loser
- 1994Beercan
- 1994Pay No Mind (Snoozer)
- 1994Steve Threw Up
- 1995It's All in Your Mind
- 1996Devils Haircut
- 1996Where It's At
- 1997Deadweight
- 1997Jack-Ass
- 1997Sissyneck
- 1997The New Pollution
- 1998Drivin' Nails in My Coffin
- 1998Kill Any/All Spin Personnel
- 1998Tropicalia
- 1999Cold Brains
- 1999Nobody's Fault but My Own
- 1999Sexx Laws
- 2000Beautiful Way
- 2000Mixed Bizness
- 2000Nicotine & Gravy
- 2002Lost Cause
- 2004Frontin' on Debra
- 2005Black Tambourine
- 2005E-Pro
- 2005Girl
- 2005Sorrow
- 2006Cellphone's Dead
- 2006Elektro Loser
- 2006Hell Yes
- 2006Nausea
- 2006O Menina
- 2006The Information/Album Sampler
- 2006Think I’m in Love
- 2007Electric Disko Loser
- 2007Timebomb
- 2008Bonfire Blondes
- 2008Chemtrails
- 2008Gamma Ray
- 2008Orphans
- 2008Youthless
- 2009Pay No Mind / Green Light
- 2009Sunday Morning
- 2012I Just Started Hating Some People Today
- 2012Let’s Get Lost
- 2012Looking for a Sign
- 2013Back to You
- 2013Defriended
- 2013Gimme
- 2013I Won’t Be Long
- 2014Blue Moon
- 2014Waking Light
- 2014Wave
- 2015Dreams
- 2015John Deere / Woe Unto Me / Sweet Satan
- 2015What This World Is Coming To
- 2016Wow
- 2017Colors
- 2017Dear Life
- 2017True Love Will Find You in the End
- 2017Up All Night
- 2018I’m Waiting for the Man
- 2018The Little Drum Machine Boy
- 2019Dark Places
- 2019Hypocrite
- 2019Night Running
- 2019Saw Lightning
- 2019Super Cool
- 2019Tarantula
- 2019Uneventful Days
- 2021Find My Way
- 2021You've Got a Woman
- 2022Chain Reaction
- 2022Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime
- 2022Old Man
- 2023★Odyssey
- 2023Skipping Like a Stone
- 2023Thinking About You
- 2024Be Here Now
- 2024Boom Boom Back
- 2024Death Valley High
- 2024I’m With the Band
- 2026In the Night
- 2026Ride Lonesome
More: singles, compilations, live & other releases
Lives (98)
- 19941994-11-28: Astoria Theatre, London, UK
- 1996Electric Music for the Kool People
- 1996Feather in Your Mind
- 1996Lollipop
- 1996The Reading Festival 1995 — transcription
- 1997Daydreamer
- 1997Live in Denmark 1995
- 1997The Brixton Tape
- 1997The Devil Inside
- 199954 Jack Ass Session
- 1999Mutations to Odelay
- 2000Bridge School Benefit Festival, 28 & 29-10-2000
- 2000Christmas Voltures
- 2000Cool as F**k
- 2000Morning Becomes Eclectic 2000
- 2000Swinging London
- 2001Live @ Bridge School Benefit
- 2002Austin City Limits
- 2002Keep On Setting Free
- 2003Beck in Session
- 20062002‐12‐24: KCRW Session, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- 2011Bridge School Benefit 2011-10-22
- 2013Live At Budokan
- 2014Live From KCRW
- 2015Free Things Are Cool
- 20162016-06-26: Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, UK
- 2017Going Dutch
- 2017Live at the Washington Olympia, January 26th 1994
- 2019Touch Dolphins: Rare Live Songs (2001-2005)
- 20202006-10-22: Angel Orensanz Center, New York, NY, USA
- 2020Amsterdam Melkweg 1994 (Live)
- 2021Burning Barns (Live 1994)
- 2021Song Reader Live: Non-Album Tracks (2013)
- 2022Rare Acoustic Performances, Volume 1 (1993-1994)
- 2022Rare Acoustic Performances, Volume 2 (1996-1997)
- 20231996-12-10: In Concert, Brixton Academy, Brixton, Britain
- 20232000-08-27: Leeds Festival, Temple Newsam, Leeds, Britain
- 20232003-04-28: BBC Session, Union Chapel, London, Britain
- 20232005-03-31: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW Studios, Santa Monica, CA
- 20232006-10-31: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW Studios, Santa Monica, CA
- 20232010-01-27: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA
- 20232016-06-26: In Concert, Glastonbury Festival, Worthy Farm, Pilton, Britain
- 20232017-11-07: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW Studios, Santa Monica, CA
- 2023BBC Sessions: 1994-2006
- 2023Morning Becomes Eclectic 1993-1994
- 2023Morning Becomes Eclectic 1995-1996
- 2023Morning Becomes Eclectic 2001-2001
- 20242003-03-31: Liquid Room, Tokyo, Japan
- —1993-07-07: Santa Monica, CA, USA
- —1993-07-23: KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- —1994-03-01: KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- —1994-03-30: Axis, Boston, MA, USA
- —1994-10-24: I'm a Schmoozer Baby: The Middle East, Boston, MA, USA
- —1994-11-05: The Revolver, Madrid, Spain
- —1995-01-06: KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- —1996-03-18: Noorderligt, Tilburg, The Netherlands
- —1996-09-01: Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, USA
- —1996-11-24: Lollipop Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
- —1997-02-13: Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA, USA
- —1997-09-05: Sessions at West 54th, Sony Studios, New York, NY, USA
- —1997-12-16: El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- —1998-10-10: Old FMC Defense Factory, San Jose, CA, USA
- —2000-04-01: NPA, Paris, France
- —2000-05-06: Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- —2000-07-02: This Ain't No Picnic: Oak Canyon Ranch, Irvine, CA, USA
- —2000-11-26: Petra Haden Benefit Concert, The Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- —2001-07-01: Olympia, Paris, France
- —2002-08-08: Fitzgerald Theater, St. Paul, MN, USA
- —2002-08-11: Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
- —2002-08-20: Robert Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA, USA
- —2002-08-22: Westlake High School Performing Arts Center, Austin, TX, USA
- —2002-09-24: Morning Becomes Eclectic, KCRW, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- —2002-10-17: Live at Orpheum Theater
- —2002-10-31: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY, USA
- —2002-11-12: Bass Concert Hall, Austin, TX, USA
- —2002-11-24: Los Angeles, CA, USA
- —2002-11-25: Star 98.7, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- —2002‐10‐14: Claremont, CA, USA
- —2002‐11‐11: Austin City Limits, Austin, TX, USA
- —2003-04-18: Hamburg, Germany
- —2003-04-22: Paris, France
- —2005-09-22: Detroit, MI, USA
- —2006-06-17: What Stage, Bonnaroo Music Festival, Manchester, TN, USA
- —2006-10-13: City Hall, Nashville, TN, USA
- —2006-10-31: KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, CA, USA
- —2008-08-31: The Independent, San Francisco, CA, USA
- —2013-10-26: Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA, USA
- —Acid & Lollipops
- —Amsterdam, Holland - 7.21.96
- —Bizarre Brain
- —Cologne, E-Werk 18-11-99
- —Hi Fi Pollution
- —Hollywood Sunset Clinic Benefit
- —In the Grave
- —Loser: Live in Paris - Le Bataclan - November, 29th 1996
- —Pulling Up Roots
- —Total Paranoia
- —Where It's At Budokan
Soundtracks (2)
- 2012Cities
- 2013Sound Shapes
Compilations (17)
- 1994Bogusflow
- 1995Quodlibet
- 1997Select Magazine: Beck
- 2000Outtakes and Oddities
- 2000Stray Blues: A Collection of B-Sides
- 2005A Brief Overview
- 2005Cirkus
- 2012Goin' Nowhere Fast (The Early Years)
- 2014Song Reader: Twenty Songs by Beck
- 2017Early Rarities
- 2018Arabian Nights: Non-Album Tracks (1999-2000)
- 2019Feel Good Time: Non-Album Tracks (2002-2004)
- 2019The Vagabond: Non‐Album Tracks (2000–2001)
- 2021Wide Open: Non-Album Tracks (2014-2019)
- 2026Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometime
- —Hit Singles
- —Nobody's Fault but My Own
Remixs (12)
- 2004Frontin’ on Debra (DJ Reset mash‐up)
- 2005Beck Remix EP #1
- 2005Beck Remix EP #2
- 2005Gameboy Variations (Hell Yes EP)
- 2005Guerolito
- 2016Wow (GUAU! Mexican Institute of Sound remix)
- 2018Colors (Picard Brothers Remix) - Single
- 2018Up All Night (Oliver remix)
- 2020No Distraction (Khruangbin remix)
- 2020Uneventful Days (St. Vincent remix)
- 2021Chemical (Chloé Caillet remix)
- 2023Skipping Like a Stone (Gerd Janson extended mix)
Demos (5)
- 1988Banjo Story
- 1990The Complete Beck and Dava
- 1993Bogus Flow Cassette
- 1993Fresh Meat and Old Slabs
- 2006California Rodeo
Others (2)
- 20022002-10-29: Conon O'Brien, Studio 6A, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, USA
- 2009Modern Guilt Acoustic
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Supporting musicians (9)
- Brian LeBarton
- DJ Swamp
- Justin Stanley
- Lyle Workman
- Matt Mahaffey
- Matt Sherrod
- Patrice Agbokou
- Ryan Falkner
- Steve McDonald