Vicky Beeching

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Vicky Beeching
Born Victoria Louise Beeching
(1979-07-17) 17 July 1979
Nationality British
Occupation Blogger, Writer, Academic Researcher, Media Commentator
Website
http://vickybeeching.com/

Victoria Louise "Vicky" Beeching (born 17 July 1979) is a British blogger,[1] writer,[2] academic researcher and Doctoral research candidate[3] and media commentator.[4]

She has also been a singer-songwriter, musician[5] and worship leader.

Early life

Vicky Beeching grew up in Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom, attending Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School from 11 to 18. She began writing songs from the age of 11, and leading worship since her early teens.

At Oxford University she gained a Theology degree. During this time she also learned more about music writing from Brian Doerksen and Brenton Brown at Oxford Vineyard.

Social Media

Vicky Beeching is known as a leading voice in social media, with over 35k Twitter followers and a verified account.[6] Her official Facebook page has over 8,300 likes.[7]

Living in California during the early years of the social media revolution, she was an early adopter of Twitter and WordPress. In what was considered a bold move, she asked her record company to take down her expensive artist website so she could replace it with her own WordPress blog, as she believed that blogging and tweeting were going to grow in importance and that use of these approaches would secure a larger audience than a non-interactive website. Beeching writes an award-winning blog, which receives around ten thousand hits a day.[1]

Beeching is currently working on a PhD in the ethics of technology at Durham University, exploring the impact of the internet upon society,[3][8] although she is now living in London.[9]

She is a regular television and radio commentator on issues related to ethics, technology, women, Christianity, music and social media.[4][10]

Musical career

In December 2002, she released the Shelter EP through EMI UK[11] and was featured on various compilation albums.

After moving to the United States, Vicky Beeching signed with Sparrow Records and released a 2005 EP, titled The Journey.[12] Her first full-length Sparrow album, Yesterday, Today & Forever, was released on 27 December 2005.[13]

Her second full-length studio album, Painting the Invisible, was produced by Ed Cash and Nathan Nockels and released on 3 April 2007.[14] Beeching wrote most of the album's material, although a few tracks include songwriting from Ed Cash, Matthew West and Joy Williams.[15] Several of the songs for the album were written on Keith Green’s old piano, at the invitation of her mentor and friend, Melody Green.[16]

Her third studio album "Eternity Invades" released in 2010, recorded in San Diego California, features a song co-written with Steve Fee entitled "Glory To God Forever".

She was a worship leader at Spring Harvest from 2010 and 2012, leading worship in the 'Big Top' at Minehead and was part of the Spring Harvest Theme Group.[17] She also works with Compassion UK, wanting to see the world become a better place for those in need.

Discography

  • Shelter EP (2002)
  • The Journey EP (2005)
  • Yesterday, Today & Forever (2005)
  • Painting the Invisible (2007)
  • Eternity Invades (2010)

Compilation appearances

  • Almighty Sound by Johnny Parks (2006, Survivor Records) - "Season Of Singing"
  • WOW Worship Aqua (2006, Provident) - "Yesterday, Today And Forever" (from Yesterday, Today, & Forever)
  • Precious (2006) - "Extravagant Worship" (from Shelter EP)
  • Night Of Joy 2005 (2005, Disney) - "Awesome God" (from Yesterday, Today, & Forever)
  • Here I Am To Worship 1 (2004, EMICMG) - "Yesterday, Today, And Forever"
  • Here I Am To Worship 2 (2005, EMICMG) - "Stronger Than The Storm" (from Yesterday, Today, & Forever)
  • Help Me Hold On - UK worship (2005, Vital) - "Above All Else"
  • Anthem of the Free - Soul Survivor 2003 (2003, Soul Survivor) - "Yesterday Today And Forever"
  • Festival Manchester (2003, Kingsway) - "Nothing is impossible"

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Vicky Beeching's Blog". 
  2. ↑ "Published Works by Vicky Beeching". 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Academic Work by Vicky Beeching". 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Recent Media Appearances by Vicky Beeching". 
  5. ↑ "Music released by Vicky Beeching". 
  6. ↑ "Vicky Beeching's Twitter Account". 
  7. ↑ "Vicky Beeching's Official Facebook Page". 
  8. ↑ "Vicky Beeching's tweet about her PhD on 6th February 2013: "For all who asked - my PhD is on religion & technology, especially the impact of online connectivity on human relationships & the body."". 
  9. ↑ "Vicky Beeching's tweet about moving to London on 30th December 2012". 
  10. ↑ "Vicky Beeching's Radio Appearances". 
  11. ↑ "Vicky Beeching, "Shelter EP" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
  12. ↑ JourneyEP.asp "Vicky Beeching, "The Journey EP" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
  13. ↑ Mabee, Justin (29 December 2005). "Vicky Beeching, "Yesterday, Today & Forever" CD Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
  14. ↑ "Painting the Invisible > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-08-18. 
  15. ↑ Painting the Invisible Review
  16. ↑ Davis, Kevin (7 October 2008). "Great Is Your Glory by Vicky Beeching". Creation Festival. Retrieved 2013-07-25. 
  17. ↑ "Press Release from Spring Harvest: – 17 JUNE 2010 GERARD KELLY AND VICKY BEECHING JOIN SPRING HARVEST THEME GROUP". 

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