William Beckett (singer)

For other people named William Beckett, see William Beckett (disambiguation).
William Beckett
Beckett in 2014
Beckett in 2014
Background information
Born (1985-02-11) February 11, 1985 (age 39)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
OriginBarrington, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, piano, guitar
Years active2003–present
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofRemember Maine
Spouse
Christine Bandy
​
(m. 2007)​

William Beckett (born February 11, 1985) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the Chicago-based rock band The Academy Is..., who signed to Atlantic Records/Fueled by Ramen/Decaydance Records. While still in high school in 2003, Beckett and guitarist Mike Carden came together from rival bands in Chicago to form The Academy Is...[1] In addition to founding the band, Beckett and Carden are credited as the primary songwriters.[2] A third core member of the band was Adam T. Siska, Beckett's classmate and friend from Barrington High School.[3]

In 2007, Alex Davies from the BBC described Beckett as a mix of Adam Lazzara and Prince, labeling him "utterly captivating".[4]

The Academy Is... reunited at Riot Fest 2015 in the fall of 2015 in Chicago.[3] Although Beckett had said the occasion would serve as a "farewell" show,[5] the band later had an additional final tour later in the year.

Music

Beckett started writing music for his own private pleasure because he did not like the material that was on the radio anymore. He said in an interview that his sister found him playing his songs in the basement and started joining him. She was his first audience and gave him her honest feedback on the material he wrote.

Prior to co-founding The Academy Is... with Mike Carden, Beckett performed in an acoustic band called Remember Maine,[6] releasing the album The Last Place You Look on LLR Recordings when he was 17 years old.[7]

Beckett has also sung on a number of notable albums by other bands, such as the track "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year" from Fall Out Boy's 2005 album, From Under the Cork Tree.[8] He sang backing vocals on Fall Out Boy's "What a Catch, Donnie". Other songs he has sung on include "There's a Class for This" from Cute Is What We Aim For's 2006 album The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch,[9] "7 Weeks" from Gym Class Heroes's album As Cruel as School Children, and the Cobra Starship song "Snakes on a Plane (Bring It)," which later appeared on the Snakes on a Plane soundtrack and on Cobra Starship's album While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets under the title "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)".[10]

Beckett performing at Six Flags, New Jersey 2009

Beckett also has a songwriting credit on Hey Monday's song "Homecoming" from their debut album Hold On Tight and on Demi Lovato's song "For the Love of a Daughter" from her third album Unbroken.[11]

After breaking up The Academy Is..., allegedly to start a solo music career (though other reasons such as internal strife within the band were hinted at[12]), he released first EP, Walk the Talk on April 17, 2012, with the single "Compromising Me". His second EP was announced on June 18, 2012, entitled Winds Will Change (produced by Matt Grabe), and was released July 17, 2012, and the main single "Great Night", being released on June 19, 2012. His third EP, What Will Be, was released October 30, 2012. In January 2013, William released a compilation of acoustic covers of his own music, titled The Pioneer Sessions.[13] In February 2013, William was signed to Equal Vision Records.[14] Later in 2013, it was announced that William's debut full-length album, titled Genuine and Counterfeit, would be released in August.[15] The first single off the album, "Benny & Joon", was released June 17, 2013.[16] The music video for the same was released July 31.[17]

William played the Acoustic Basement tent of the 2013 Van's Warped Tour, where he played not only "Benny & Joon", but much of his solo discography and a few The Academy Is... songs.[18]

The eagerly anticipated Genuine and Counterfeit was released August 20, 2013,[13] though he leaked it to Alternative Press five days prior.[19] It was met with a generally good reception from William's fans.

On September 5, 2013, the Punk Goes... album series by Fearless Records released their Punk Goes Christmas album, which featured William Beckett's cover of "Do You Hear What I Hear?"

In 2014, William featured on "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" on Set It Off's album Duality.

Side projects

William Beckett makes a cameo in Fall Out Boy's music video for the song "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More "Touch Me"" as the lead vampire and in "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race" video as the same vampire. He also appears in the music video for "Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" by Cobra Starship, following his vocal appearance in the song.

According to Us Magazine, he is co-authoring a book with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz,[20] who had originally recommended the band to label Fueled by Ramen.[21]

On April 16, 2009, Beckett posted the first chapter of the book he hopes to have published, entitled The Folding.[22]

Beckett announced via his blog on July 12, 2010 (the post has now been deleted and replaced with an update post)[23] that he would be starring in a short film based on Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher.

Beckett wrote the theme song for John Scalzi's novel, Lock In, released on August 28, 2014.

Personal life

He has been married to Christine Bandy since May 2007.[24] In a November 2009 interview with Alternative Press, Beckett confirmed that he has a child.[25]

Beckett performed a DJ set at Emo Nite Day, a festival hosted by Emo Nite, in Los Angeles in December 2017.[26] He also appeared with Cobra Starship member Gabe Saporta at Emo Nite in 2023 for a performance of Snakes on a Plane (Bring it!).[27]

Solo discography

Guest appearances

Year Song Work done Artist(s) Album
2005 "Sophomore Slump or Comeback of the Year" Guest vocals Fall Out Boy From Under the Cork Tree
2006 "7 Weeks" Guest vocals Gym Class Heroes As Cruel as School Children
"Bring It (Snakes on a Plane)" Guest vocals Cobra Starship While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets
"There's a Class for This" Guest vocals Cute is What We Aim For The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch
2008 "What a Catch, Donnie" Guest vocals Fall Out Boy Folie à Deux
"Hold On (Remix)" Guest vocals and remixing Good Charlotte Greatest Remixes
"Homecoming" Writing Hey Monday Hold On Tight
2011 "For the Love of a Daughter" Writing Demi Lovato Unbroken
2014 "Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" Guest vocals Set It Off Duality

References

  1. ^ "News". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  2. ^ The Academy Is... at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b "Suburban band The Academy Is... re-forms to play Riot Fest". Chicago Daily Herald. September 9, 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Manchester – Entertainment – The Academy Is… at Academy 2". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  5. ^ "TAI announce Riot Fest Chicago 2015". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  6. ^ "Rock band delivers unique and daring album – Sports – The Rocket – Slippery Rock University". Archive.is. Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
  7. ^ [1] Archived March 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ From Under the Cork Tree at AllMusic
  9. ^ The Same Old Blood Rush With a New Touch at AllMusic
  10. ^ While the City Sleeps, We Rule the Streets at AllMusic
  11. ^ "Homecoming – Hey Monday : Listen, Appearances, Song Review". AllMusic. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  12. ^ Fisher, Natalie (2013-12-23). "Singer William Beckett talks solo career, how he's as geeky as you". Hypable.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  13. ^ a b "The William Beckett". Thewilliambeckettblog.com. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  14. ^ "William Beckett signs to Equal Vision Records, recording debut full length album – News – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  15. ^ "William Beckett Announces New Album 'Genuine & Counterfeit'". Alter The Press!. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  16. ^ "William Beckett streams 'Benny & Joon' from upcoming album – News – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2013-06-17. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  17. ^ "William Beckett premieres "Benny and Joon" music video – News – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  18. ^ "The 17 Best Things We Saw At Warped Tour – Features – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  19. ^ "Album Premiere: William Beckett, 'Genuine and Counterfeit' – Features – Alternative Press". Altpress.com. 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  20. ^ "Celebrity News and Celebrity Gossip from Us Weekly". UsMagazine.com. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  21. ^ [2] Archived January 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ "The William Beckett – THE FOLDING". Thewilliambeckettblog.com. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  23. ^ "The William Beckett – "The Fall of the House of Usher" Update". Thewilliambeckettblog.com. 2010-07-14. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  24. ^ Bandy, Christine. "Married". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  25. ^ "The academy is…". Alternative Press (256). November 2009.
  26. ^ "Emo Nite is Throwing the Emo-est Party Ever". Los Angeles.
  27. ^ "Gabe Saporta Joins The Academy Is… For "Snakes On A Plane"". idobi. Archived from the original on 2024-07-30. Retrieved 2024-12-15.

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