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..Phokus Group is the current project name for the work of Justin Beck.------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Phokus Group's first CD called: "Focus Group" (Sanctioned Records) is available at Amazon.com as well as other Justin Beck projects like Alaura's "Sacred Dreams"(Silent Records and re-issued by Sanctioned Records) and Burning Sea on "From Here To Tranquility vol. 5" (Silent Records)---------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------IF YOU LIKE THE MUSIC YOU HEAR ON THIS PAGE PLEASE PASTE THE FOLLOWING LINK INTO YOUR BROWSER AND CLICK AROUND. THANK YOUhttp://astore.amazon.com/phokusgroup-20.................. ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ............................................................ ........................................ and......................................................... ............................ ................................If you have any interest in my musical influences/spiritual teachings and any more deeper and crazier information about me then paste the following link into your browser and click around. I promise only bad-ass things here: http://astore.amazon.com/phokusgroup029-20

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Music:

Member Since: 9/3/2006
Band Members: Justin Beck
Influences: Joy Division, New Order, Dead Can Dance, Walter Maiolo and Synaulia, Lush, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Jean Michel Jarre, Future Sound of London, Orbital, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Kraftwerk, Wire, Psychic TV, Herbie Hancock, Fela Kuti, Miles Davis, Talking Heads, The Cure, The Cars, Tangerine Dream, Brian Eno, Klaus Shultze, Heavenly Music Corporation, Sex Pistols, Throbbing Gristle, Negativland, Lustmord, Everything But The Girl, Sade, Morton Sobotnik, Vladimir Ussachevsky, The Klinik, Femi Kuti, The Orb, Bioutopia, Decender, Pumps Fire, Tony Robinson, Kukdiety, Dirk Bietau, The Pukeoids, George Orwell, Paul R. Ehrlich, James Gustav Speth, Carl Sagen, Jeremy Rifkin.. Get the code (copy and paste into your page)
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Record Label: Sanctioned Records and Media
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

New album by Phokus Group

A new album by Phokus Group (formerly Focus Group) is almost done. In fact...there will be a new full-length album and the fist single "Red Sky At Morning" will have a full album's worth of B-sides. B...
Posted by Phokus Group on Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:17:00 PST

The Meaning of the 21st Century

I highly recommend the book "The Meaning of the 21st Century" by James Martin. Here is a little from this book: A MAKE-OR-BREAK CENTURY A transition, unique in human history will occur.If the tra...
Posted by Phokus Group on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:01:00 PST

Justin's Reading List/Recommended Books

"One With Nineveh"--Ehlich (lots of global enviornmental problems, very well done)"Winds of Change" (climate change in the past..and yes..in the future)"Red Sky At Morning"- James Gustav Speth (great ...
Posted by Phokus Group on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 09:33:00 PST

The Need for the World Environment Organization, or WEO

The Need for the World Environment Organization, or WEO By Justin Beck                  As current British Prime Minister Tony Blair and...
Posted by Phokus Group on Sat, 16 Sep 2006 06:13:00 PST

Message from Lisa Gerrard on last DCD tour..

This is a message to the audiences from the amazing Lisa Gerrard regarding the last Dead Can Dance tour that I was fortunate to join them for in London on April 7th 2005. "Let this note be one o...
Posted by Phokus Group on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:11:00 PST

Imagine : From Red Sky At Morning..

Quote from James Gustave Speth's "Red Sky At Morning"   " Imagine....where citizens rank at the top among today's countries in terms of purchasing power, health, longevity, and educational attain...
Posted by Phokus Group on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:53:00 PST

Potential for Alliances on Global Environmental Issues Between the Global "North" and "South"

Potential for Alliances on Global Environmental Issues Between the Global "North" and "South" By Justin Beck                From poverty erad...
Posted by Phokus Group on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:57:00 PST

Justin's gear list

Justin's current, small studio consistes of: Mackie 1202 Board Roland MKS-50 Synthesizer Module Boss/Roland DR-660 Drum Machine Roland TR-606 Drum Machine Ensoniq SD-1 Synthesizer/Workstation/Hardware...
Posted by Phokus Group on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 03:44:00 PST

One sheet for Focus Group(Phokus Group) CD

New Release for Summer 2006   Focus Group (now Phokus Group as of August '06)   From Sanctioned Records and Media in bucolic Northern California, US   P.O. Box 417, Fulton, CA, 95439, U...
Posted by Phokus Group on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:24:00 PST

Justin's Extended Bio

Northern California native Justin Beck s pursuit of music began in earnest  as a student of Alto Saxophone under the excellent and peerless Ari Camarota. After seven years of saxophone training a...
Posted by Phokus Group on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:21:00 PST