Beau is an alternative rock singer-songwriter originally hailing from the San Francisco Bay Area and currently writing, recording, and performing in LA and Orange County. His diverse and prolific collection of songs have been described as “electrifying,” “haunting,” “classic” and “adventurous” (see compilation of reviews ). While Alternative Rock/Indie is the primary genre he is aligned with, his songs delve all over the pop/rock map including Post-Punk, New Wave, Rockabilly, Glam Rock, Progressive Rock, Psychedelic, Reggae, Folk, Disco, Electroclash, and House. Such a vivid array of genres imbues his sound with an aura of true originality all the while nodding to Beau’s eclectic assemblage of influences. The artists Beau has most deeply looked to for inspiration include David Bowie, Morrissey and The Smiths, Radiohead, REM, The Cure, Joy Division, Tori Amos, Love, Television, The Doors, Velvet Underground, Blonde Redhead and Roxy Music. Madonna, Scissor Sisters, New Order, Peaches, Dirty Sanchez, Prince and Depeche Mode are some of Beau’s favorite dance orientated artists that have affected the more “rhythmic” moments of his ouevre. Some of the themes flowing throughout his work include alienation, social disorder, the esoteric, alternate realities, death, totalitarianism, existentialism, fashion, spirituality, sanity, sex, decadence, love, betrayal, disillusionment and escape.
Beau Phillips has been a performer all his life. Growing up in the suburban enclave of Vacaville, he studied and performed in a variety of settings including theatre (he has been in over 30 productions), dance (tap/jazz/ballet), band (sax/piano/bassoon/clarinet), and choir. Majoring in Musical Theatre at Cal State Fullerton, Beau sharpened his performance skills while acting, singing and dancing in college and professional musicals, playing with the University Wind Ensemble, and being featured as a nightly cocktail pianist/singer at the Embassy Suites. It was during college that Beau began to hone in on where his deepest passion lies: rock and roll songwriting. After having written dozens and dozens of rock songs (and even being the first BFA Musical Theatre student at CSUF to perform an entirely self-written senior cabaret, which featured 8 of his tunes), Beau decided to put aside his theatrical ambitions and put everything into his life-long dream of being a Rock Singer.
To date Beau has recorded over 130 of his 200 songs and has posted them on a myriad of sites. His music has been highly praised on sites like dmusic.com, garageband.com and tagworld, he has been on the indie, alternative, dance and progressive charts on mixposure.com, has been downloaded 80,000+ times on ourmedia.com and has a sizeable following on myspace. Beau’s fresh and sophisticated approach to songwriting along with his expressive singing and playing are sure to create a lasting presence in the alternative rock world. The music world has been nearly devoid of new and creatively charged singer-songwriters like David Bowie, Neil Young, Patti Smith and Arthur Lee for quite sometime and Beau along with several other emerging talents will usher in a new era of musical experimentation, inclusiveness and celebration.
Influences
My favorite musical artists are Morrissey and The Smiths, Radiohead and David Bowie, himself. I also adore The Doors, REM, Tori Amos, The Beatles, Bjork, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Joy Division & New Order ,The Shins, Arcade Fire, Teardrop Explodes, The Velvet Underground, The Strangelers, X, Scissor Sisters, Muse, Patti Smith, Pink Floyd, Cocteau Twins, Echo and The Bunnymen, TRex, Prince, The STrokes, Interpol, Blonde Redhead, REM, Talking Heads, TelevisionLed Zeppelin, Madonna, Pearl Jam, Roxy Music, Jeff Buckley, Television, Supergrass, and the BEST BAND aside from The Smiths: Love, who I've had the privilege of seeing perform twice.
Greenery
All songs Produced, Arranged, Composed and Performed by Beau Phillips
Her Secret Weapon, Infected Needles In My Youth Faraway Wake Up My Darling New Wave Free In The Night Introducing...Sex Drive Gravity Bong Stars & Numerology Go Away Sometimes Luvdrug Gina Silly Sex Slave Coming Down Dark Dog Days Give Me Greenlight As We Go Down Mirage/Sand In My Eyes Goth Girl Chemicals of Love Erase A Person April 20
Lovetron
All songs Produced, Arranged, Composed and Performed by Beau Phillips
Be Not Afraid Lovetron Secret Code The Passion Heart Opiumouth Do The Dark Dance 8 Ball Envy And Jealousy Painted Lady Immediate Somewherelseness Shut Up Crush It Windowfallen Parallel Universe The Darkness Slow Dive
Drown The Wakeful Anguish Of The Soul
All songs Produced, Arranged, Composed and Performed by Beau Phillips
The Decline and Fall Of The Holy Roman Empire In The Carnage The Great Glass Elevator The Holy Land Jump Out of This Moving Car Drown The Wakeful Anguish Of The Soul The Ice Storm Sextrip Letter 22 Bodies Fall True Blue J. Edinburgh Broken Boy The Highest Choir Of Angels
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