Beatsystem
British electronic musician
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| Intro | British electronic musician | |
| A.K.A. | Derek Pierce | |
| A.K.A. | Derek Pierce | |
| Places | United Kingdom | |
| is | Record producer Musician Songwriter Artist Electronic musician | |
| Work field | Arts Business Music | |
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Biography
Beatsystem is the name of British electronic musician Derek Pierce. Two of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the early 1990s; a cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" which peaked at No. 63 in March 1990 and "To a Brighter Day (O' Happy Day)" at No. 70 in September 1993.
In the mid-1990s, his work shifted from electronic dance/house to experimental ambient music, releasing his debut album 2297 on the Nottingham-based ambient label Em:t Records.