Destini Beard is an American singer and songwriter based out of

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. She works mostly in

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and

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and is best known for her work with the group

Midnight Syndicate Midnight Syndicate is an American musical duo that has been working primarily in the genre of Neoclassicism (music), neoclassical dark ambient music since 1997 in music, 1997 and is based in Chardon, Ohio, Chardon, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Oh ...

. Her father, Ed Beard, Jr., is a world-famous fantasy artist and provides the cover art for Destini's works.

Early years

Beard started singing and acting through high school plays and musicals. In 2008, she began working with the Susquehanna Valley Chorale, along with several other music programs.

Work with Midnight Syndicate

Starting in the fall of 2009, Beard began to work with the

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group

. They released their first album together in 2010, entitled '' The Dark Masquerade''. Songs from this album were then featured in '' The Dead Matter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''.

Awards

'' The Dead Matter: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'', which Beard worked on with

, won an award for Best B-Movie Soundtrack at the 2011 Golden Cob Awards.

References

External links

:*
Destini's Official YouTube

The Official Myspace of Destini Beard Music

The Official Facebook of Destini Beard Music
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