Beca
Beca performing in 2015
Beca performing in 2015
Background information
OriginNew York, U.S.
Years active2012–present
LabelsThis Is Music Ltd.
Websitebecadreams.com

Becca Schack, known by her stage name Beca (also Beca Dreams)[1] is an American singer, songwriter, and producer from New York.[2]

Early life

Beca grew up in Upstate New York. In her youth she played the piano, sang, and studied many genres of music including jazz and classical.[1]

At age 18 she moved to Manhattan to study music composition at Juilliard with composers Samuel Adler, Christopher Rouse, and Elliott Sharp.[3]

She found herself drawn to the club scene and started playing with various indie bands.

Music career

Her two first EPs Let's Run Wild and Born to Fly were released via UK label This Is Music Ltd in 2012.[4] The songs on Let's Run Wild were co-written and co-produced by Findlay Brown.[5]

Her debut album, Ecliptic, was independently released in 2015.[6] The album accrued radio spins from over 50 stations nationwide including Los Angeles' KCRW.[7] Her song "Meteor" charted on Beatport's Top 100 Indie Dance Releases[8] and debuted in the Top 90 of the FMQB (Friday Morning Quarterback) Singles Chart.[9] Beca's single "The Secrets That We Keep" was a finalist in the 2019 John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Electronic category).[10]

Beca has performed at festivals and events, including Miami Fashion Week,[11] POP Montreal[12] and North by Northeast (NXNE).[13]

Beca has appeared in many international media publications including: Stereogum,[14] Flaunt magazine,[15] PureVolume,[16] The Deli magazine,[17] Consequence of Sound[18] and XLR8R.[19]

Her music has appeared on Made in Chelsea,[20] Dance Moms,[21] Bones, and One Life to Live. Beca partnered with Bounty to compose and perform the song “Quicker Picker Upper."[22]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Details
Ecliptic (LP)

Extended plays

Title Details
Born To Fly (EP)
Let’s Run Wild (EP)

Singles

Title Year Details Album
"Future Foreigner" (Single) 2016 Label: LE Distribution
"Hunted Me Down" (Single) 2015 Label: LE Distribution Ecliptic (LP)
"Enabler" (Single)
"Meteor" (Single)
"Bayonet" (Single)

Music videos

Title Year References
"Future Foreigner" 2016 [23]
"Ice Cream" 2015 [24]
"Meteor" [25]
"Bayonet" [26]
"Fall Into Light" 2012 [27]
"Let's Run Wild" [28]

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Beca. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Favorite music". www.materimuz.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Melodia premieres new work by Becca Schack". www.van.org. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Agency, WE: Creative. "Born to Fly EP". Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  5. ↑ Agency, WE: Creative. "Let's Run Wild". Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ecliptic by Beca on Apple Music". iTunes. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. ↑ "KCRW DJ Picks". KCRW. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  8. ↑ Mahin, Julien. "Meteor [LE Distribution] – Beatport Top Tracker". BP Top Tracker. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Available For Airplay Archive – FMQB". fmqb.info. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "John Lennon Songwriting Contest". jlsc.com. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Upcoming Events – Syndicate5 – IVY @ Miami Swim Week". www.syndicate-5.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Beca". popmontreal.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ Grinnell, Charlie. "Red Bull Sound Select: NXNE Wednesday". Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Beca – "Let's Run Wild"". Stereogum. March 19, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Flaunt Magazine | Music: What's In Yr Fridge, Beca?". Flaunt. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Premiere: Beca's Action Packed Video for 'Ice Cream' is a Wild Journey". PureVolume. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Beca plays Sofar Sounds on 7/28". The Deli. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Video: Beca – 'Born to Fly' (CoS Premiere)". Consequence of Sound. November 1, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Beca 'Let's Run Wild' (Klic Remix)". XLR8R. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Made in Chelsea – Articles – S12-Ep9: Music – All 4". www.channel4.com. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  21. ↑ Lifetime (April 23, 2014), Dance Moms: Duet – Two Sapphires (S4, E17) | Lifetime, retrieved November 10, 2016
  22. ↑ "Quicker Picker Upper (feat. Beca) - Single by Bounty X Quick Hits". Apple Music. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  23. ↑ becadreams (November 16, 2016), Future Foreigner, retrieved November 18, 2016
  24. ↑ becadreams (November 17, 2015), Beca – Ice Cream, retrieved November 18, 2016
  25. ↑ becadreams (September 4, 2015), Beca – Meteor, retrieved November 18, 2016
  26. ↑ becadreams (July 13, 2015), Beca – Bayonet, retrieved November 18, 2016
  27. ↑ becadreams (May 13, 2012), Beca – Fall Into Light, retrieved November 18, 2016
  28. ↑ becadreams (May 13, 2012), Beca – Let's Run Wild, retrieved November 18, 2016
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