Thavius Beck (born 1979) is an electronic musician, producer and rapper now based in Brooklyn, New York but that built his prominence in Los Angeles, California and worldwide. He was a member of the Global Phlowtations collective. He has also put out solo releases under the moniker Adlib. He is a certified trainer of Ableton Live. He has collaborated with a number of artists such as Saul Williams, Nine Inch Nails, Nas, Subtitle, K-the-I???, Busdriver and Nocando.
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History
Thavius Beck is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He moved to Los Angeles, California when he was 16.
In 2004, Thavius Beck released the solo album, Decomposition, on Mush Records. The track "To Make Manifest" from Decomposition appeared on the SuicideGirls: The First Tour video. In 2005, he released an album, Zwarte Achtegrond (which means "black background" in the Dutch language), in collaboration with fellow Los Angeles rapper Subtitle under the group name Lab Waste.
In 2006, Thavius Beck released the solo album, Thru, on Mush Records. In 2007, he contributed a remix of "Survivalism" for Nine Inch Nails, as well as producing several tracks for Saul Williams on The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust!.
In 2008, Thavius Beck entirely produced an album, Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, for fellow Mush Records rapper K-the-I???.
