Richard Bedford is a Grammy Award-nominated British singer-songwriter.
Biography
Bedford is widely known for his vocal work in electronic dance music (EDM) and trance including his collaborations with Above & Beyond on their 2011 album Group Therapy, their 2006 album Tri-state, Armin van Buuren's 2013 album Intense IDMA-nominated singles "Alone Tonight" and "Sun & Moon" & Grammy Nominated single "Northern Soul". Having started life as a keyboard player in various bands, Bedford turned to song-writing and singing in 1998, before working with Above & Beyond on their debut album Tri-State in early 2005. Bedford also features on four songs on the 2025 album Bigger Than All Of Us by Above & Beyond.
Richard performed on Armin van Buuren's "Armin Only Intense World Tour 2013/2014."
Discography Vocal Collaborations Above & Beyond – Alone Tonight (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond – Stealing Time (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond – Liquid Love (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Sun & Moon (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Thing Called Love (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – With Your Hope (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Every Little Beat (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – On My Way to Heaven (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Tony McGuinness and Richard Bedford – Black Room Boy (Anjunabeats) Armin van Buuren feat Richard Bedford – Love Never Came (Armada Music/Positiva) Judge Jules and Richard Bedford – Burn in the Sun (Judgement Recordings) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Northern Soul (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Happiness Amplified (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Bittersweet & Blue (Anjunabeats) Matt Fax & Richard Bedford – Greatest Thing (Colorize Enhanced) Roman Messer & Richard Bedford – Breathe (Suanda Music) TEKNO, DJ T.H. & Richard Bedford – Make U Mine (inHarmony) Scorz & Richard Bedford - Change The Story (Armada Music) Aly & Fila x Chapter47 x Richard Bedford – Edge of Tomorrow (FSOE) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford – Heart of Stone (Anjunabeats) Above & Beyond featuring Richard Bedford - Start A Fire (Anjunabeats)
Writing Only Collaborations Dennis Sheperd & Cold Blue – Freefalling (feat. Chloe Langley) (High Contrast) Dennis Sheperd – Left of the World (Euphonic & High Contrast) Airborne Cities – All I Need (Believe Digital) Dennis Sheperd and Jonathan Mendelsohn – Bring Me Back (High Contrast) Dennis Sheperd – Feeder (High Contrast) Dennis Sheperd – Out in the Cold (High Contrast) Mike Shiver feat Bo Bruce – Still Here (Armada) Mike Shiver – Back to Life (Ride Recordings)
Albums: Above & Beyond – Tri-State (Anjunabeats Records) Above & Beyond – Group Therapy (Anjunabeats Records) Dennis Sheperd – A Tribute to Life (High Contrast) Armin van Buuren – Intense (Armada/Positiva) Above & Beyond – Acoustic 2 (Anjunabeats Records) Above & Beyond – Common Ground (Anjunabeats Records) Matt Fax – Progressions (Colorize Enhanced) Roman Messer - Written in the Stars (Suanda Music) Above & Beyond – Bigger Than All Of Us (Anjunabeats Records)
References
2013 Interview with Ricky Lee Potts
BK Asia Interview
Shining Beats Interview
External links Official website Interview with Trance Hub, February 2012