Introducing singer, songwriter, musician and coincidentally, world champion surfer, Beau Young.
Having grown up with surfing in his vein’s, a connection and love of the ocean from a very young age was inevitable. Inspired and thus spurred on by his friend Ben Harper, Beau has turned his energy, to his love of music. Long before leaving the competitive world of surfing Beau had been writing songs, this inclination sparked as a youngster on many long coastal drives with his family. Growing up to the sounds of J.J.Cale, Bob Dylan, Neil Young and early Rolling Stones recordings. Those influences still shine as Beau’s most definitive to date.
It was in 2005 that saw his debut album “Waves of Change” released, in both Australia and Japan. The album debuted at 13 on the independent charts in Australia, reaching to 10 in the following weeks. Beau has gained a widespread audience for his sound and diversity within the folk rock genre. It is evident in his songs, such as “Peace Be with You” that his many years travelling and experiencing cultural diversity, have added greatly to his lyrical content. “Such is the fortune of having been able to travel much as I have, to so many beautiful places and having met so many people along the way, this album could never have truly conveyed how strongly I feel for the planet and all of us connecting as one large group”.
Beau has experienced an incredible 2 years with his music from the release of his debut album, his EP release in both Australia and Japan. His music has been included on several compilations, including, “Weekend Sessions” (Liberation), “Beautiful Songs” in Japan (Warner Music) and the recently released “Delightful Rain” CD, a celebration of Australian surf music, in which he had the honour to record the classic “Simple Ben”, taken from the Morning of the Earth surf film soundtrack.
Beau has toured to Japan (x 4), U.K., Germany, Portugal, Italy, France and Spain. In Australia, Beau has done his first headline tour of the East Coast and has performed at many of Australia’s most respected festivals, including; the Queenscliff Music Festival 2005, Homebake 2005, The Feel Good Festival at Luna Park on New Year’s Day 2006, the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach 2006, GreenRoom Festivals, Apollo Bay Music Festival 2007, Adelaide International Guitar Festival 2007, East Coast Blues & Roots Festival 2008
“The Beau Young band was one of those bands at the 2007 Apollo Bay Music Festival that everybody was frothing over. Definitely one of this year's stand out performances” Will Cox – Artist Programmer / Apollo Bay Music Festival.
