Richard Bedford
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Richard Bedford | |
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Born | Halifax, West Yorkshire, England |
Genres | Trance |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2005–present |
Labels | Anjunabeats, Armada |
Associated acts | Above & Beyond, Armin van Buuren |
Website | www.richardbedfordmusic.com |
Richard Bedford is a Grammy Award nominated British singer-songwriter.
Biography[]
Bedford gained recognition for his vocal work in electronic dance music and trance including his collaborations with Above & Beyond on their 2011 album Group Therapy, their 2006 album Tri-state, Armin van Buuren's 2013 album Intense and IDMA-nominated singles "Alone Tonight" and "Sun & Moon".
Richard was named best EDM vocalist in 2013 by theuntz.com and number 3 EDM vocalist by EDM.com in 2014. Richard also plays guitar, piano and drums and performed on Armin van Buuren's "Armin Only World Tour 2013/2014." He is currently working on his artist album.
Richard joined Above & Beyond on their ABGT250 celebrations at The Gorge, Washington, USA for the encore of "Sun and Moon". A track made by Above and Beyond, with Richard Bedford featuring as the lead singer.
On 16 September 2017, a new track from Above & Beyond featuring Richard, entitled "Northern Soul", was played for the first time at the annual Group Therapy milestone show ABGT 250. It appears on Above & Beyond's latest album Common Ground, alongside ″Happiness Amplified″ and ″Bittersweet & Blue″ and was nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 61st Grammy Awards.
Discography[]
Vocal Collaborations
- Above & Beyond – Alone Tonight (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond – Stealing Time (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond – Liquid Love (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Sun & Moon (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Thing Called Love (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – With Your Hope (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Every Little Beat (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – On My Way to Heaven (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Tony McGuinness and Richard Bedford – Black Room Boy (Anjunabeats)
- Armin van Buuren feat Richard Bedford – Love Never Came (Armada Music/Positiva)
- Judge Jules and Richard Bedford – Burn in the Sun (Judgement Recordings)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Northern Soul (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Happiness Amplified (Anjunabeats)
- Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Bittersweet & Blue (Anjunabeats)
- Matt Fax & Richard Bedford – Greatest Thing (Colorize Enhanced)[1]
- Roman Messer & Richard Bedford – Breathe (Suanda Music)
Writing Only Collaborations
- Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue – Freefalling (feat. Chloe Langley) (High Contrast)
- Dennis Sheperd – Left of the World (Euphonic & High Contrast)
- Airborne Cities – All I Need (Believe Digital)
- Dennis Sheperd and Jonathan Mendelsohn – Bring Me Back (High Contrast)
- Dennis Sheperd – Feeder (High Contrast)
- Dennis Sheperd – Out in the Cold (High Contrast)
- Mike Shiver feat Bo Bruce – Still Here (Armada)
- Mike Shiver – Back to Life (Ride Recordings)
Albums:
- Above & Beyond – Tri-State (Anjunabeats Records)
- Above & Beyond – Group Therapy (Anjunabeats Records)
- Dennis Sheperd – A Tribute to Life (High Contrast)
- Armin van Buuren – Intense (Armada/Positiva)
- Above & Beyond – Acoustic 2 (Anjunabeats Records)
- Above & Beyond – Common Ground (Anjunabeats Records)
- Matt Fax – Progressions (Colorize Enhanced)
Awards[]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2007 IDMA Awards | Above & Beyond – "Alone Tonight" | Best Trance Progressive Track | Nominated |
2012 IDMA Awards | Above & Beyond feat Richard Bedford – "Sun & Moon" | Best Progressive House/Trance Track | Nominated |
61st Grammy Awards 2019 | Above & Beyond feat Richard Bedford – "Northern Soul" | Best Dance Recording | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ "Greatest Thing (Tommy Baynen Remix) – Single by Matt Fax & Richard Bedford on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
External links[]
- Living people
- Trance singers
- Singer-songwriter stubs
- British music biography stubs