Author Archives: joshbeachmusic

Crocus of Hope.Following Johnson’s #CrocusofHope Speech on Monday 22 February, about the post COVID roadmap back to social proximity, my neighbours challenged me to write a song called ‘Crocus of Hope’, in a style somewhere between a #SeaShanty and #DaftPunk, to mark this positive moment on the muddy lawn of life.This is what I did.

I have been fortunate to receive a request to write and produce some original music for a financial services company looking to create a short marketing films. The brief was for a soft house/EDM/chill-out vibe, to be between around the four minute mark, and not too busy so as not to crowd the voice over.Continue reading “Commissions for Original Music”

We haven’t really left the house much recently. With Lockdown rules, the furthest we’ve gone is into Crouch End to the laundromat, the local shop for milk and giant chocolate buttons, and out on the bike a few times. I thought it would be fun to try something new, so I wrote the repeating pianoContinue reading “The Streets of Crouch End.”

New Song. New Video.

In the summer of ‘76I was just one year oldMy dad in terry towelling in a rusty brown AllegroCos the Cortina had just sold In the early 90sWhen I left homeGot a place to study drama in a college up in scarboroughWhere I learnt to spend and owe Now it’s 2020 wearing masks to fightContinue reading “The journey so far, and why masks are important.”

I did this years ago but lost it somewhere, so, sitting at my mother-in-law’s house in Johannesburg, I thought the piano was calling for another shot at a pub singer version of Lady in Red. Hope you enjoy it 🙂

New song – Gammon and Karen. A song about people who are entitled beyond the scope of what is appropriate, misinformed, and who use their privilege to demand their own way at the expense of others. Gammon and Karen.

The 1990’s came to visit, and they left us a song. Thanks to Jo for giving it some! This is so much fun! Music and Production by Josh Beach Lyrics and vocals by Jo Pinate

Another great song I got to work on with Jo Pinate.It’s like a time machine to the 1980s! Jo Wrote this on her Ukulele, sent it over and asked; ‘do you think we could make it 80’s? ‘ I think we managed it. Have a listen 🙂

New song and music video. Written yesterday. Recorded today. Film made whilst watching The Crown on Netflix this evening. The episodes seem almost in real-time this season. Hope you like the song 🙂 jb