Thavius Beck is an electronic musician, producer, MC, saxophone/bass guitar player, and a certified trainer of Ableton Live. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
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Beck has released two solo albums through Mush Records entitled Decomposition (2004) and THRU (2006), and an album in collaboration with fellow LA rap artist Subtitle under the group name LabWaste entitled Zwarte Achtegrond (which in the Dutch language means "black background"). He has also put out solo releases under the moniker Adlib.
He has worked with various artists from The Mars Volta to Nas and in 2007 with Saul Williams on the remix for the Nine Inch Nails single, Survivalism, as well as on several songs from Saul Williams' album, The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!.
In 2008, Beck produced an entire album for fellow Mush Records artist K-the-I??? titled "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow". The album was licensed to UK based label BigDada for distribution in the UK and throughout Europe, and received very favorable press in NME, The Wire, XLR8R, and Q magazines (just to name a few).
Thavius' next solo album would see him behind the mic more than he had been in over 10 years (since his solo projects "VS." and "Tune In", which he self-released as a member of Global Phlowtations). Based on the unexpected success of the K-the-I??? album, BigDada decided to license this new album as well. Titled "Dialogue", this album was released in the UK and Europe on October 12th, 2009. It will be released in the US via Mush Records on January 26th, 2010.
Aside from being an avid electronic musician and live performer, Beck has also recently become a certified trainer of Ableton Live and has been giving bi-weekly workshops at the Downtown Independent theater (located in downtown Los Angeles) since June 2009, as well as giving clinics at various music stores and providing private instruction.
His song "To Make Manifest" from the album Decomposition also appeared on the Suicide Girls [The First Tour] video.
He moved to Los Angeles when he was 16. He's originally from Minneapolis, MN.
He played alto and tenor sax all throughout school, and toured with Saul Williams initially as a bass guitar player.
| Year | Album | Artist | Credit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Phlowtation Devices | Global Phlowtations | Programming, Producer, Engineering, Vocals |
| 1998 | VS. [EP] | Adlib | Programming, Producer, Vocals |
| 1998 | '98 Unheard | Global Phlowtations | Programming, Producer, Engineering, Vocals |
| 1999 | Tune In | Adlib | Programming, Producer, Vocals |
| 1999 | The Nucleus | Global Phlowtations | Programming, Producer, Vocals |
| 2000 | Save Us | Adlib/Thavius Beck | Programming, Producer |
| 2000 | Experience Experiments | Adlib/Thavius Beck | Programming, Producer |
| 2000 | Operating the Generator vol. 1 & 2 | Adlib | Programming, Producer |
| 2002 | Advanced Sound Unit | Adlib/Thavius Beck | Programming, Producer, Mixing |
| 2003 | I'm Always Recovering From Tomorrow | Subtitle | Producer, Remixing |
| 2003 | Manipulator | Adlib | Programming, Producer, Remixing |
| 2004 | Decomposition | Thavius Beck | Programming, Vocals, Producer |
| 2004 | Saul Williams | Saul Williams | Producer |
| 2005 | Fear of a Black Tangent | Busdriver | Producer, Mixing |
| 2005 | Zwarte Achtegrond | Labwaste | Programming, Producer, Vocals, Mixing |
| 2005 | Project Blowed: 10th Year Anniversary [Bonus DVD] | Various Artists | Producer |
| 2005 | Young Dangerous Heart | Subtitle | Producer |
| 2006 | THRU | Thavius Beck | Programming, Producer, Vocals |
| 2006 | Terrain to Roam | Subtitle | Programming, Producer, Vocals |
| 2007 | Sun Shower [EP] | Busdriver | Programming, Remixing |
| 2007 | Things Will Change (Remixes) | Modwheelmood | Programming, Remixing |
| 2007 | Rosenberg/Harris/Averitt | Andy Rosenberg/Greg Harris/Jeremy Averit | Arranger, Producer, Mastering, Mixing |
| 2007 | Survivalism Tardusted and OpalHeartClinic remixes | Nine Inch Nails | Programming, Production, Remixing |
| 2007 | Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D [CD/DVD] | Nine Inch Nails | Producer |
| 2007 | Give Us Free | Thavius Beck | Programming, Producer |
| 2007 | The Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust | Saul Williams | Programming, Producer |
| 2008 | Ellen Disingenuous [Digital Single] | Busdriver | Programming, Producer |
| 2008 | CanIGetItHowYouLive? [7" EP] | Labwaste | Programming, Producer, Vocals |
| 2008 | Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow | K-the-I??? | Programming, Producer, Mixing, Vocals |
| 2008 | Touchtone remix | Daedelus | Programmer, Remixer |
| 2008 | Finger Painting remix | K-the-I??? | Programmer, Remixer |
| 2009 | Lazarus Phenomenon remix | Bike for Three | Programmer, Remixer |
| 2009 | Pop World remix | BC | Programmer, Remixer |
| 2009 | Urban/Subsonic [EP] | Thavius Beck | Programming, Producer |
| 2009 | Dialogue | Thavius Beck | Programming, Producer, Vocals |
| 2010 | Jimmy The Lock | Nocando | Producer |