Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

Event Description

At the age of 12 David Beckingham moved with his family to Kenya where they lived, with rationed electricity and no phone line, for 2 and a half years. It was there that he discovered a love for the guitar and singing. 10 years later Beckingham and friend since elementary school, Ashleigh Ball were joined by David Vertesi to form Juno Award nominated Canadian indie group Hey Ocean! Beckingham spent the last 10 years focusing on touring, writing and recording with the trio, and all the while his own catalogue of unreleased songs piled up. Naturally when the band decided to take a hiatus back in 2014 Beckingham focused on putting together his own album. Recording plans were delayed by a sudden and severe vocal chord injury. He faced a real danger of irreparable damage and was forced to ta... more...