Justin Beck is an American musician and businessman. He is the

guitarist A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselve ...

and musical writer for

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band

Glassjaw Glassjaw is an American post-hardcore band from Hempstead, New York. It was formed in 1993 by vocalist Daryl Palumbo and guitarist Justin Beck. The band is known for their intense live shows, as well as their frequent line-up changes. Despite ...

. In 1999, Beck founded the

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company Merchdirect on the principle of artists owning the rights to merchandise. Beck successfully concluded the sale of Merchdirect and exited the company in 2023. In the 90s, he was a member of the Jewish straight edge hardcore band Sons of Abraham.

Signature instruments

In January 2024,

Schecter Guitar Research Schecter Guitar Research, commonly known simply as Schecter, is an American manufacturing company founded in 1976 by David Schecter, which originally produced only replacement parts for existing guitars from manufacturers such as Fender and Gib ...

announced the release of a signature Justin Beck guitar and bass.

Personal life

He and wife, Melissa Howard, an alumna of '' The Real World: New Orleans'', are the parents of Shalom Mazie, who was born March 20, 2009, and two other daughters: Maja and Shira. Justin Beck is the only member of Glassjaw to remain

straight edge Straight edge (sometimes abbreviated as sXe or signified by XXX or simply X) is a subculture of hardcore punk whose adherents refrain from using alcohol, tobacco, and other recreational drugs in reaction to the punk subculture's excesses. Some ...

References

External links

Justin Beck - Off The Record article
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