Editing Beck (section)

{{Short description|American musician (born 1970)}}
{{About|the American musician|other uses|Beck (disambiguation)}}
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{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Beck
| image              = BeckMSG190718-13 (47065153261) (cropped).jpg
| alt                = Beck onstage playing guitar and smiling, wearing a suit
| caption            = Beck in 2018
| birth_name         = Bek<!-- His birth name was Bek, see the sources given. This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason.--> David Campbell
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1970|7|8}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles]], California, U.S.
| death_date         = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (DEATH date then BIRTH date) -->
| death_place        = 
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* singer
* songwriter
* record producer
}}
| years_active       = 1988–present
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Beck|Full list]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Marissa Ribisi]]|2004|2021<!--Do NOT change year. The divorce was finalized in 2021. 2019 was when they filed for divorce, but that does not mean that their divorce was finalized.-->|reason=divorced}}
| children           = 2
| mother             = [[Bibbe Hansen]]
| father             = [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]]
| website            = {{URL|beck.com}}
| signature          = Beck signature, Billboard Open Letter 2016.png
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed           = yes
| discography     = [[Beck discography]]
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[anti-folk]]<!--Keep it simple to avoid disputes over genre-->
* [[funk]]
* [[Hip hop music|hip hop]]
* [[psychedelia]]
* [[Electronic music|electronic]]
* [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] (early)
}}
| instrument      = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
* guitar
* bass guitar
* keyboards
}}
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[DGC Records|DGC]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
* [[Bong Load Custom Records|Bong Load]]
* Fonograf
* [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
* [[K Records|K]]
* Sonic Enemy
}}
}}
}}
'''Beck David Hansen''' (born '''Bek <!-- His birth name is Bek, see the sources given. This is not a typo and should not be changed without good reason.-->David Campbell'''; July 8, 1970), known [[mononym]]ously as '''Beck''', is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his [[Experimental music|experimental]] and [[Lo-fi music|lo-fi]] style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassed [[Folk music|folk]], [[funk]], [[Soul music|soul]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], [[Electronic music|electronica]], [[alternative rock]], [[Country music|country]], and [[Psychedelic music|psychedelia]]. He has released 14 studio albums (three of which were released on indie labels), 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 (Beck song)|Loser]]." After signing with [[DGC Records]], the song peaked at number ten on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''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. He released the country-influenced, twangy ''[[Mutations (Beck album)|Mutations]]'' in 1998, and the funk-infused ''[[Midnite Vultures]]'' in 1999. The soft-acoustic ''[[Sea Change (album)|Sea Change]]'' in 2002 showcased a more serious Beck, and 2005's ''[[Guero]]'' returned to ''Odelay''{{'}}s [[sample (music)|sample]]-based production. ''[[The Information (Beck album)|The Information]]'' in 2006 was inspired by electro-funk, hip hop, and psychedelia; 2008's ''[[Modern Guilt]]'' was inspired by 1960s pop; and 2014's folk-infused ''[[Morning Phase]]'' won [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] at the [[57th Grammy Awards]]. His 2017 album, ''[[Colors (Beck album)|Colors]]'', won awards for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-classical at the [[61st Annual Grammy Awards]]. His fourteenth studio album, ''[[Hyperspace (album)|Hyperspace]]'', was released on November 22, 2019. In 2022, Beck was nominated for the [[Rock & Roll Hall of Fame]].

With a [[pop art]] collage of musical styles, oblique and [[irony|ironic]] lyrics, and [[postmodern]] arrangements incorporating [[sample (music)|samples]], [[drum machine]]s, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being among the most idiosyncratically creative musicians of 1990s and 2000s [[alternative rock]]. Two of Beck's most popular and acclaimed recordings are ''Odelay'' and ''Sea Change'', both of which were ranked on ''[[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]''{{'s}} list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time|the 500 greatest albums of all time]]. Beck is a four-time [[RIAA certification|platinum]] artist; he has collaborated with several artists and has made several contributions to soundtracks.