Beck

Beck Hansen , known by the stage name Beck, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multiinstrumentalist. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his lofi, sonically experimental style, and he became well known for creating musical collages of a wide range of styles. His later recordings encompass folk, funk, soul, hip hop, alternative rock, country and psychedelia. He has releasedstudio albums, as well as several nonalbum singles and a book of sheet music.

Beck was born in Los Angeles, to David Campbell, a Canadianborn musician, and Bibbe Hansen, a visual artist and former Warhol superstar. Bibbes mother was Jewish, while Bibbes father, Al Hansen, was partly of Norwegian descent. Beck has said that he was raised celebrating Jewish holidays, and that he considers himself Jewish. Becks mother grew up amid New Yorks Andy Warhol Factory art scene of the 1960s, but moved to California at age 17, where she met Campbell. His father is a Canadianborn arranger, composer and conductor who worked on hundreds of albums and numerous films.

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