Pinkish Black Singer Daron Beck Dies at 48, a vocalist, keyboardist, and co-founder of Pinkish Black, an experimental doom band, is being mourned by the music community. Lisa Bush, his partner, and Relapse Records, the band’s record label, both verified his death. Beck passed away from an undisclosed disease. He was well-known for his stirring and dramatic performances.
In 2011, Beck and drummer Jon Teague founded Pinkish Black. The two had previously performed with bassist Tommy Atkins in the doom-jazz group Great Tyrant, which disbanded after Atkins took his own life in 2010.
In 2012, Pinkish Black released their self-titled first album, on which Teague provided percussion and Beck handled lead vocals and keyboards. Pinkish Black released Razed to the Ground the next year, and Bottom of the Morning, their first Relapse album, the following year. Concept Unification, their fourth studio album, was released in 2019. It was followed by Vanishing Light in the Tunnel of Dreams, a 2020 joint project with Yells at Eels.
Pinkish Black Singer Daron Beck Dies at 48
One of the main players in the music scene in North Texas was Beck. He started out with bands like Maxine’s Radiator and The Great Tyrant, the latter of which changed its name to Pinkish Black after Tommy Atkins, their bassist, passed away tragically in 2010. Pinkish Black’s distinctive style, which combined elements of heavy metal, doom, and experimental music, rapidly won them praise. The Dallas Observer called their 2019 album Concept Unification, which included Rob Zombie, “the soundtrack for a David Lynch movie,” and it was well appreciated.
Apart from his artistic accomplishments, friends and associates recalled Beck as a gentle and giving individual who refuted the dark image frequently linked to his music. His sudden passing adds to the sorrow felt by both fans and other musicians in the Dallas-Fort Worth music scene, which has recently experienced a number of tragedies.
Apart from Pinkish Black, Pinkish Black Singer Daron Beck Dies at 48 was a member of Zombi & Friends, a group that performed covers of 1970s and 1980s soft rock songs. In 2018, following two heart attacks, Beck started a GoFundMe campaign.