Richard Bedford

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Richard Bedford
BornHalifax, West Yorkshire, England
GenresTrance
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, musician
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2005–present
LabelsAnjunabeats, Armada
Associated actsAbove & Beyond , Armin van Buuren
Websitewww.richardbedfordmusic.com

Richard Bedford is a 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 and Richard Bedford – Greatest Thing (Colorize Enhanced)[1]

Writing Only Collaborations

  • Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue – Freefalling (feat. Chloe Langley) (High Contrast)
  • Dennis Sheperd – Left of the World (Euphonic & High Contrast)
  • Trance Voices Project – All I Need
  • 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
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
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References
  1. "Greatest Thing (Tommy Baynen Remix) – Single by Matt Fax & Richard Bedford on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 July 2020.


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