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Thavius Beck is an electronic musician, producer and rapper based in Los Angeles, California. He is a certified trainer of Ableton Live. He was a member of Global Phlowtations.
History
Thavius Beck is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Los Angeles, California when he was 16. He played alto and tenor sax all throughout school.
Thavius Beck has released three solo albums Decomposition, Thru and Dialogue on Mush Records. He released an album Zwarte Achtegrond (which means "black background" in the Dutch language) in collaboration with fellow Los Angeles rapper Subtitle under the group name Lab Waste. He has also put out solo releases under the moniker Adlib.
Thavius Beck has collaborated with various musicians from Cedric Bixler-Zavala to Busdriver. In 2007, he contributed a remix of "Survivalism" for Nine Inch Nails, as well as producing several tracks for Saul Williams on The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!. He toured with Saul Williams initially as a bass guitar player.
In 2008, Thavius Beck entirely produced an album Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow for fellow Mush Records rapper K-the-I???. The album was licensed to UK label Big Dada for distribution in the UK and throughout Europe. It received very favorable press in NME, The Wire, XLR8R and Q magazine.
Thavius Beck's third solo album Dialogue would see him behind the mic more than he had been in over 10 years since Vs. and Tune In, which he self-released. Based on the unexpected success of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Big Dada decided to license Dialogue as well. The album was released in the UK and Europe on October 12th, 2009, as well as in the United States on Mush Records on January 26th, 2010.
Aside from being an avid electronic musician and live performer, Thavius Beck has also recently become a certified trainer of Ableton Live. He has been giving bi-weekly workshops at the Downtown Independent theater since June 2009, as well as giving clinics at various music stores and providing private instruction.
Popular culture
The song "To Make Manifest" from the album Decomposition appeared on the SuicideGirls: The First Tour video.
