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KC Beck (born in Denver, Colorado) is an American country music artist, publisher & owner of his own independent label. Signed him-self to own independent label Zee! Records in 2009, KC made his debut that year with his album self titled Demo KC Beck. Its lead-off single, "That’s Just Me (Acoustic Version)", peaked at #1 on the Indy charts at [indycharts.com, and #2 on American Idol underground charts. KC recorded one more album while deployed in Iraq in 2009, My Car and My Guitar it was released in late spring of 2009. He has written a few songs that have been held on the Major Level but has not yet gotten a hit. KC has gotten much notable recognition in the last 3 years most of which he has spent in Iraq waiting until he gets a shot at a major label, or a slot on a tour with a major label.

KC has gotten much help from many of the oldest names in Nashville Robert Metzger, Pete Bordonali, Ben Jordan, Dana Jordan, Spike Jones, Jim Carey, Jason Perri, Bobbie Angelo,

KC left Iraq New Years 2009 he is currently a student at George Straits Alma matter Texas State University.

Biography
KC Beck was born in Denver, Colorado and raised in Montrose, Colorado, and Kearney, Missouri. KC’s Grandpa Robert K. Becker has been a notable printing press operator and business owner since 70’s; he owned such companies as Aspen Business Forms, Busy B printing, and RKB Printing. KC’s father has been working for Cole Printing in Kearney Missouri since KC was 9 and is a notable part of the community; his father is also an unofficial volunteer of the Kearney Optimist club. KC’s Mom and wrest of his family live in Colorado his Mom is a Manager for Nordstrom’s Philosophy, and had many jobs from nursing to management of different restaurants. KC was influenced by Author Mark Twain, Poet Edgar Allen Poe and songwriters such as John Rich, Bobby Pinson, Bob Dylan, Kris Kristofferson, and Willie Nelson. His Musical inspirations came from his father, grandfather, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and Randy Rhodes. KC began learning to play guitar when he was 10, and got serious when he moved to live with his dad in Holt/Kearney Missouri at age 12. He began putting the cart before the horse, and learned to write quality songs before he could actually play the guitar. He received much criticism from his Dad and Grandfather who inspired him to take his music to an even more serious level at around age 14. KC has never been able to efficiently read charted music. He studied music theory every day of 2000 to 2003. KC played songs regularly at Rock front Bar and Grill now called Hilltop Bar and Grill, in Holt Missouri. His father and friend Neal Day, started the (Rock front Pickers Union) KC was not allowed to officially join because US Law doesn’t allow children to buy alcohol and since the monthly dues were to be paid in drinks, and good songs, he was considered an unofficial member. Humorously on many occasions KC had to turn down marriage proposals from women twice his age.

KC attended Kearney High School from 1999 to 2004, he went to school and was an acquaintance of NFL Free Agent and NCAA football Star Tommy Saunders, and went to school with NFL Player Brock Christopher. KC attempted football but quit both times in Junior High and his Sophomore Year, citing that he didn’t like getting hit in the head, and he didn’t have transportation for the seven miles to practice, and seven miles home. KC wrestled 5 years and was unofficially nominated JV Captain of the wrestling team for 2002 and 2003 until he got injured his junior year, when he dislocated his shoulder. KC worked through Junior High and All of High School working at Clinton County Trailer Sales, Rock front Bar and Grill, Burger King, and Pizza Hut as a Driver.

In 2003 KC joined the Missouri National Guard, he was part of the Delta Battery 1st of the 35th field Artillery (Truman’s Armory), President Harry S. Truman’s old Command, he went to basic training in the summer following his junior year under the split-ops program. He graduated with the class of 2004, with his class minus one of his friend Christopher Miracle who died two day’s before his 18th birthday. KC then went off to Army AIT, and where he met his best friend Salina and her family. He decided to give Wisconsin a chance for a few months. Traveling from Wisconsin KC went to 5-19th Special Forces Battalion to attempt what is know as the (REC) a National Guard Version of Pre Selections for Special Forces Training. KC Scored a notable 285 on that PT Test, with only 4 days to prepare himself to the altitude, but since he had no combat experience was asked to stay on the condition he be support for a year before getting a selections date. KC passed on the offer and went back to Wisconsin where he wrote songs, delivered pizza’s and did ADSW Recruiting for the Wisconsin National Guard.

KC went active Army February 2nd 2005 where he shortly after got an inguinal hernia and had to get surgery which unknown to anyone until years later was repaired with a now recalled (Kugel Mesh Patch). KC was highly medicated for 4 months and recorded his first album “KC BECK aka Cove studios Album” and KC finally was hospitalized for having too much Vicodin/Percocet in his system. KC was put out for the army for a few months because of conditions caused by the medication; around the same time he met his Ex-wife Jillian who would become the mother of his son Kayden. Kayden was born July 9th 2009. After getting back to normal KC re-entered the US Army burying 19 people as part of the 411th Military Police and was discharged honorably March 20th 2007, from new conditions relating to his divorce and his mental state. KC was discharged as an Honorably Discharged Service Connected Veteran. KC almost immediately went to Iraq with an US Army Contract and has been working on similar contracts since April 2007. KC managed to save just enough money for his album “My Car and My Guitar” which was released on his independent Zee! Records/KC Beck Publishing Company, and was recorded by Music City Tunes, and Mastered by OMNI Sound Studio in Nashville Tennessee.

KC’s song That’s Just Me (Acoustic) was on the movie’s O’Conner Brothers ivyfilm “Horse with no name” and “13 States”.

KC left Iraq New Years 2009

KC Married Bianca his Soul Mate, on March 6th, 2010. Bianca and KC had their first son Jackson on July, 29th 2012.

Musical career
By 2005, he became a member of ASCAP American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. He had a hold with a list of Major Label Artists with his songs from his four song demo, recorded at Chelsea Studio in Nashville. KC Licensed his publishing company in December 2005 and created (Zee! Records) in late 2008; as a branch of his publishing company KC Beck Publishing. His first for radio single release was “Back Then” and his Second was “That’s Just Me”. KC Joined The Nashville Songwriters Association International in 2009. KC Joined Rick Perry’s “Texas Music List” in 2007.

And has gotten industry advice from Jason Boland, Shane Owens and other country artists in Texas.

KC has played at several artist and songwriter showcases, biggest of which was Military Idol, at Ft Hood, Texas. KC has played his songs for Marines, Soldiers, and Airmen all over Iraq, KC Played Broadway in Nashville in January of 2009. His song “That’s Just Me” has been solely independently distributed and has been played on songs all over the world and mostly on Texas stations. KC recently did a radio interview on 1510 KRDH (True Country) and was the featured artist of 22nd October 2009.

KC was has used the Karaoke stages in Iraq as a way to perform his original material to the troops who love his music. KC is looking for artists who want to record music and looking for artists to manage.

KC Beck's Song "Trailer Park Cowboy" was in Texas Music Magazine in Winter 2013, NO 53