Justin Beck
Justin Beck is an American musician and businessman. He is the guitarist and musical writer for Long Island, New York band Glassjaw. Beck, with a high school and college buddy, Lee Tepper, also co-founded a band merchandise company called MerchDirect, which started in 1999 after Beck refused to give up the rights to his merchandising to a major label.[2] In the 90s, he was a member of the Jewish straight edge hardcore band Sons of Abraham, together with Todd Weinstock.[3]
Justin Beck | |
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| Birth name | Justin Beck |
| Born | December 17, 1979 |
| Origin | Merrick,[1] Long Island, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Hardcore punk, metalcore, post-hardcore, alternative metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter, Guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar, Bass, drums |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Warner Music |
| Associated acts | Glassjaw, Sons of Abraham |
| Website | www.Glassjaw.com |
Beck plays Les Paul Standard and Studio guitars (is seen with an Ernie Ball Musicman guitar in most recent videos) equipped with EMG 81/85 active pick-ups (the wine-red Studio has an 85/85 setup) through a Hughes & Kettner Triamp Mk.I head and a vintage 4x12" Vox cabinet. He also uses a multitude of effects pedals to create his unorthodox sound, including a Line 6 MM-4 Modulation Modeler, Line 6 FM-4 Filter Modeler, and a Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler.
Personal life
He and wife, Melissa Howard, an alumna of The Real World: New Orleans, are the parents of Shalom Mazie, who was born March 20, 2009, Maja Ilani, who was born on January 1, 2013, and Shira, born November 13, 2015.[4]
Justin Beck was the last member of Glassjaw to remain straight edge before breaking himself in 2010.[5]
References
- Glassjaw roars back
- Rubinton, Noel (December 31, 2007). "Think it's easy to start a t-shirt company? Think again". Long Island Newsday.
- "Sons of Abraham". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 23, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
- "Melissa Howard Beck Welcomes Daughter Shalom Mazie". People. March 26, 2009.
- D’Auria, Jon. "The return of Glassjaw". www.thegrixer.com. San Diego, California. Archived from the original on January 4, 2013. Retrieved August 3, 2017.