Andrew Colin Beck (born May 23, 1986) is an American artist and musician. He was an early member of Imagine DragonsFamous Mormons.Imagine Dragons: A Rock Band Started by Mormons. Retrieved October 22, 2019. and is currently a member of the Mellons, whilst also maintaining a career as an illustrator.Scott J. for Salt Lake City Design Events. The illustrative Andrew Colin Beck Retrieved October 22, 2019.
Early life Beck studied graphic design at Brigham Young University.John Brown lee for Fast Company (August 13, 2013). [httpd://www.fastcompany.com/1673247/re branding-a-NYC-bookstore-to-evoke-the-golden-age-of-travel Re branding A NYC Bookstore To Evoke The Golden Age Of Travel] After leaving school, Beck worked for Undermanned in Amsterdam,Baron Fig Feature. [httpd://www.baronfig.com/blogs/blog/14754647-poster-project-11-by-Andrew-Colin-beck Poster Project #11: by Andrew Colin Beck] Retrieved October 22, 2019. headed by German designer and type designer Erik Spinnaker. Afterwards, Beck and his family traveled the world as he began to work as a freelance illustrator.[httpd://vimeo.com/139417981 Our Travels Around the World.] Retrieved October 22, 2019.Fran Adjournment (March 18, 2015). [httpd://universe.byu.edu/2015/03/18/byu-alumnus-embarks-on-foreign-adventures-as-backpacking-illustrator/ BYU alumnus embarks on foreign adventures as backpacking illustrator]Music Update Dec. 4: Support the Provo Music Scene at Beehive Bazaar - Erin Moore[httpd://www.cityweekly.net/Buzz Blog/archives/2020/12/04/music-update-Dec-4-support-the-Provo-music-scene-at-beehive-bazaar] Retrieved September 10, 2021.
Career Music Beck's first performing group was a ska band called The Moon Monsters, in which he played the tenor saxophone at age 15. He played in multiple rock groups leading up to Imagine Dragons, including the Cubes, the Franchise, Don Juan Triumphant and other groups on the Utah music scene.
Beck attended university in his home town of Provo.Digital Computer Arts Interview (July 20, 2018). Andrew Colin Beck, his Illustrative Journey, and the Process Behind his Portraitures Retrieved October 22, 2019. Beck met Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds while studying at Brigham Young UniversityMichel Martin for NPR (February 3, 2018). From Mormon Missionary To LGBTQ Advocate (And International Rock Star) Retrieved October 22, 2019. and was recruited, along with actress and musician Aurora Florence, to fill out Dan's vision for the band. Beck played keyboards and guitar, and sang backup vocals.Equipboard - Gear of Andrew Beck Retrieved October 22, 2019. He played on Imagine Dragons' first EP, Speak to Me in 2008. Imagine Dragons won two consecutive Battle of the Bands competitions together before Beck and Florence decided to leave the band in late 2008 after Dan decided to go a different direction musically.Sara Bitterman for The Daily Universe (February 4, 2015). Imagine Dragons comes back to Provo to perform at Velour
Beck performed with the psychedelic rock band Day Sounds,Karl Snyder (September 7, 2019). Day Sounds "In the Tree Streets", review for the Wild Honey Pie's Buzzing DailyStacie Yue (August 21, 2019). Day Sounds is a Utah supergroup which released its eponymous EP in October 2019.
Beck now sings co-lead, composes, produces and plays guitar in the four-piece baroque pop group the Mellons, based in Salt Lake City. The band signed with Earth Libraries in August 2021.
Art Beck maintains a career as an illustrator, specializing in editorial illustrationThe Inspiration Grid(March 14, 2016). New Illustrations by Andrew Colin BeckDylan Mazziotti (April 12, 2020). The Utah Podcast Network, CRE8TIVITY 088: “Andrew Colin Beck” and cartooning. He has illustrated for many notable publications, such as GQ magazine,GQ Editors (October 18, 2016). Best Haircuts of All Time Fast Company, the Boston Globe, Playboy, Vanity Fair, The Wall Street Journal,Lucinda Shen (April 2, 2018). The 3 Best Bank Stocks for an Aging Bull Market Fortune Magazine,Jeffrey Kutler (January 15, 2018). The Fintech Finance 40 the Institutional Investor,Jacob Brogan (August 23, 2019). Go ahead and microwave fish, and other office lunch etiquette you should ignoreTim Carman (August 21, 2019).The real reason you should stop eating lunch at your desk the Washington Post, NPR,Penn Law Journal, Vol. 51, Iss. 2 , Penn Law Journal: Big Ideas the Penn Law Journal, the Huffington Post, the New York Observer, the Hollywood Reporter, Worth Magazine and Men's Health Magazine, among others.
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