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My Take
Steve Beresford is exactly the kind of musician I love to discover. A University of York graduate who plays piano, trumpet, euphonium, bass guitar, and even toy pianos, he treats sound itself as a playground. That refusal to stay inside the boundaries of any one genre, drifting between composition, film scoring, teaching, and free improvisation, speaks to a restless and genuinely curious mind. There is a peculiarly British genius in taking something playful, even absurd, and pursuing it with total seriousness. To me that willingness to find music in a toy is not a gimmick, it is the mark of an artist who never stopped being delighted by sound.
Overview
Steve Beresford (born 6 March 1950) is a British musician who graduated from the University of York He has played a variety of instruments, including piano, electronics, trumpet, euphonium, bass guitar and a wide variety of toy instruments, such as the toy piano. He has also played a wide range of music.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Steve Beresford
- Name (Japanese)
- スティーブ・ベレスフォード
- Reading
- すてぃーぶ・べれすふぉーど
- Born
- March 6, 1950 (age 76)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Tiger
- Origin
- Wellington, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- composer / teacher / jazz musician / film score composer / pianist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of York
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.