Photo by Shirley Cameron
Photo by Shirley Cameron
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"It's always a pleasure working with Peter.
It's amazing to me how he seems to get better 
and better each time I play 
with him. He is a true talent and todays
 generation should really sit back
 and check him out." 

Craig Pilo-Professional Drummer



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In the beginning of 2000,
 Peter took Player out on the road once again, playing dates around the US. Player's third album, Room With A View, from 1980 was rereleased in 2002 by Universal International of Japan. This cd is still a rare find today.

     July of 2002, Peter found time to produce, play and sing backup vocals for Ronn Moss' first solo cd called I'm Your Man.  He also included a remake of 'Baby Come Back', and co-wrote six of the other tracks with Steve Plunkett. The cd was released in January 0f 2004. Peter and Ronn then went on the road to do a small tour of Australia to promote the cd. Peter put together a band consisting of local Australian musicians as well as American musicians.  They continued touring all through Europe, taking it by storm. They were welcomed with open arms as Ronn already had a following from his role as "Ridge Forrester" on daytime soap, 'The Bold And The
Beautiful'.

    Peter then continued writing songs,  assisting Steve Plunkett, from the rock band Autograph, in writing a series of songs together for Steve's company Plunksongs. Steve started his publishing company in 1997 after selling his original company Plunkrock to Universal. These songs are marketed through AudioSparx for television shows, movies and commercial business. They can also be purchased for personal listening. 

   
Peter also added a few more movie tracks to his credits,  contributing songs for Rock Star,Terminator 3, Beyond BordersDirty Dancing:Havanna Nights, to name a few. An outstanding version of "Black Betty" was added to the end of the movie Basic, starring John Travolta, performed by Player arranged and produced by Peter Beckett. This song was made famous by blues legend Leadbelly.

     Once again in 2005, Peter and Ronn Moss teamed up to produce and record Ronn's second solo cd called 'Uncovered.'  Peter resumed writing , singing, and performing on this cd also. 'Uncovered' was released in September 2005, with a performance on tv's SoapTalk show of the song"Two Kinds".

     2006 has been filled with gruelling rehearsals for the Sharp Dressed Man world tour beginning August in Australia.  A VIP Hollywood show took place in April, resulting in great reviews. Meanwhile, in between, Peter began writing and recording songs for his second solo cd to be released
sometime in the future, a blessing to all Beckett fans. Peter has also been negotiating a Player tour for a possible US tour next year. He is now in Australia performing with the Ronn Moss Sharp Dressed Man tour


 ALSO CHECK OUT PETER AT:

 
www.myspace.com/peterbeckett

 www.player-theband.com


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RONN MOSS BAND 2006  AUSTRALIA
RONN MOSS BAND 2006 AUSTRALIA

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