Richard Bedford

Richard Bedford
BornHalifax, West Yorkshire, England
GenresTrance
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
InstrumentVocals
Years active2005–present
LabelsAnjunabeats, Armada

Richard Bedford is a Grammy Award-nominated British singer-songwriter.

Biography

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Bedford is widely known for his vocal work in electronic dance music (EDM) and trance including his collaborations with Above & Beyond on their 2011 album Group Therapy,[1] their 2006 album Tri-state, Armin van Buuren's 2013 album Intense IDMA-nominated singles "Alone Tonight" and "Sun & Moon" & Grammy Nominated single "Northern Soul".[2] Having started life as a keyboard player in various bands, Bedford turned to song-writing and singing in 1998, before working with Above & Beyond on their debut album Tri-State in early 2005.

Bedford was named best EDM vocalist in 2013 by theuntz.com and number 3 EDM vocalist by EDM.com in 2014. Richard also performed on Armin van Buuren's "Armin Only Intense World Tour 2013/2014." He is currently working on his artist album and Humaniq project.

Discography

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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)[3]
  • Roman Messer & Richard Bedford – Breathe (Suanda Music)
  • TEKNO, DJ T.H. & Richard Bedford – Make U Mine (inHarmony)
  • Scorz & Richard Bedford - Change The Story (Armada Music)
  • Aly & Fila x Chapter47 x Richard Bedford – Edge of Tomorrow (FSOE)
  • Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Heart of Stone (Anjunabeats)

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)
  • Roman Messer - Written in the Stars (Suanda Music)

Awards

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Year Nominee / work Award Result
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

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  1. ^ "Above & Beyond - Group Therapy Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  2. ^ "2019 GRAMMY Awards: Complete Nominees And Winners List". www.grammy.com. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Greatest Thing (Tommy Baynen Remix) – Single by Matt Fax & Richard Bedford on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

2013 Interview with Ricky Lee Potts

BK Asia Interview

Shining Beats Interview

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