Richard Bedford

Richard Bedford
Richard Bedford
Born	Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Genres	Trance
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Anjunabeats, Armada

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

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

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)

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[edit]


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