River Tiber (musician)

Tommy Paxton-Beesley (born 1990/1991), also known as River Tiber, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.[3] He released his debut studio album Indigo in 2016. As a songwriter, Paxton-Beesley has frequently collaborated with producer Frank Dukes and artists including Kaytranada, Daniel Caesar, and BadBadNotGood. He has co-written the charting songs "No Tellin'" by Drake, "Broken Clocks" by SZA, "AstroThunder" by Travis Scott, and "I Keep Calling" by James Blake.

River Tiber
Birth nameThomas Rohan Paxton-Beesley[1]
Also known asTommy Paxton-Beesley
Born1990 or 1991 (age 32–33)[2]
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OriginToronto
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Songwriter
  • musician
  • record producer
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • guitar
  • cello
  • violin
  • drums
  • trombone
Years active2013–present
Websiterivertiber.com

Background

Paxton-Beesley was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. He also spent a year in Italy as a child, where he lived near the Tiber River.[4] Growing up, he took part in community music programs and attended the Claude Watson School for the Arts.[5] He attended McGill University before graduating from the Berklee School of Music.[6][7]

He released his debut EP The Star Falls in 2013,[3] and followed up in 2015 with When the Time Is Right.[8] A track from the latter EP, "No Talk", was sampled by producer Boi-1da for "No Tellin'", from the 2015 album If You're Reading This It's Too Late.[5] Paxton-Beesley has also collaborated with BADBADNOTGOOD on their 2015 album Sour Soul,[3] with Kaytranada on his Polaris Music Prize-winning 99.9%,[3] and with Jazz Cartier on a track for Hotel Paranoia.[3]

He released his debut full-length album Indigo in 2016.[9] In 2017, he won a MuchMusic Video Award for "Acid Test",[10] and the song was a shortlisted finalist for the SOCAN Songwriting Prize in 2017.[11] During the end of the decade, he worked with Toronto artists Charlotte Day Wilson and Daniel Caesar.

On December 9, 2022, he released his sophomore record "Dreaming Eyes".[12] The album release was accompanied by a music video for the acclaimed track "Hypnotized" which was conceptualized and directed by Leo Aguirre.[13] “Hypnotized” was also sampled on Kendrick Lamar’s "Savior" from his 2023 Grammy Award-winning album Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.[14]

Personal life

He is the brother of actress Alex Paxton-Beesley.[15]

Discography

Studio albums
  • From Now On (2011)
  • Synapses (2013)
  • Indigo (2016)
  • Dreaming Eyes (2022)

Extended plays
  • The Star Falls (2013)
  • When the Time Is Right (2015)

Singles
  • "Prophets" (2014)
  • "West" with Daniel Caesar from Indigo (2016)
  • "Illusions" (feat. Pusha T) / "Gravity" (2016)
  • "Acid Test" from Indigo (2016)
  • "Patience" (2017)
  • "Deep End" (2018)
  • "Taurus" (2019)
  • "Nevada" (2019)
  • "Rainbow Road" / "Hypnotized" (2020)
  • "Sent from Above" (2021)

Songwriting credits

  indicates a featured artist contribution.

  indicates an additional/co-producer contribution.

  indicates a background vocal contribution.

Year Artist Album Song Co-written with
2014 Justin Nozuka Ulysees "Right By You" Nozuka
"Sweet Lover"
BadBadNotGood III "CS60" Matthew Tavares, Chester Hansen, Alex Sowinski, Frank Dukes
2015 Drake If You're Reading This It's Too Late "No Tellin'" Frank Dukes, et al.
BadBadNotGood & Ghostface Killah Sour Soul "Ray Gun" (feat. MF Doom) Tavares, Hansen, Sowinski, Frank Dukes, MF Doom
"Experience" Tavares, Hansen, Sowinski, Frank Dukes
PartyNextDoor N/A (later released on 2020's Partypack) "Things & Such" (fka. "Kehlani's Freestyle" Frank Dukes, et al.
Travis Scott Rodeo "Oh My Dis Side" Frank Dukes, et al.
Mac Miller GO:OD AM "ROS" Frank Dukes, et al.
2016 Kaytranada 99.9% "Bus Ride" Kaytranada
"Vivid Dreams" Kaytranada
Jahkoy Foreign Water "Selfish" Frank Dukes, et al.
Usher Hard II Love "Make U a Believer" Frank Dukes, et al.
2017 SZA Ctrl "Broken Clocks" Frank Dukes, Daniel Caesar, et al.
Jhené Aiko Trip "Never Call Me" Frank Dukes, et al.
2018 Travis Scott Astroworld "Astrothunder" Frank Dukes, Matthew Tavares, et al.
Charlotte Day Wilson Stone Woman "Falling Apart" Charlotte Day Wilson, Matthew Tavares
Camila Cabello Romance "Feel It Twice" Frank Dukes, Matthew Tavares, et al.
2019 Daniel Caesar Case Study 01 "Entropy" Daniel Caesar, et al.
"Cyanide" Daniel Caesar, Matthew Burnett, Jordan Evans, et al.
"Open Up"
"Superposition" (feat. John Mayer)
"Too Deep to Turn Back"
"Are You OK?"
Giveon Take Time "Like I Want You" Jahaan Sweet, et al.
2020 James Blake Before "I Keep Calling" James Blake, Charlotte Day Wilson, Matthew Tavares, et al.

Other credits

Albums

Tracks

Awards and nominations
Year Association Category Nominated Work Result Ref.
2016 Grammy Awards Best Rap Album If You're Reading This It's Too Late (Drake) (as songwriter) Nominated
2017 iHeartRadio MMVAs Best MuchFACT Video "Acid Test" Won
SOCAN Songwriting Prize Best Song – Anglophone Shortlisted [17]
Best Song – Anglophone "Won't Live Here" (Daniel Caesar) (as songwriter) Shortlisted
2018 Soul Train Music Awards The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award "Broken Clocks" (SZA) (as songwriter) Nominated
2019 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Awards Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Won [18]
2019 Grammy Awards Best Rap Album Astroworld (Travis Scott) (as songwriter) Nominated

References
  1. "Song Details: Broken Clocks". www.umusicpub.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  2. "Who the Hell Is River Tiber and Why Is He Suddenly Everywhere?". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  3. "UNCHARTED: It’s River Tiber’s turn". Chart Attack, May 12, 2016.
  4. "Flowing like the River Tiber". SOCAN Words and Music. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  5. "Who The Hell Is River Tiber and Why Is He Suddenly Everywhere?". Noisey, February 26, 2015.
  6. Caira, Celine (2013-02-18). "Cerebral transmissions". The McGill Daily. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  7. "Sound of the 6ix: How Drake inspired Toronto to mint its own music". The Globe and Mail, July 30, 2016.
  8. "River Tiber: 'When the Time Is Right'". Exclaim!, September 14, 2015.
  9. "River Tiber: Indigo". Exclaim!, June 21, 2016.
  10. "Acceptance and diversity get major stage time at MMVAs". Hamilton Spectator, June 19, 2017.
  11. "Punk Phenoms PUP Win $10,000 SOCAN Songwriting Prize". Canada Newswire, July 12, 2017.
  12. "River Tiber: Dreaming Eyes". Killbeat Music, December 9th, 2022.
  13. "ATWOOD MAGAZINE’S WEEKLY ROUNDUP". Atwood Magazine, December 16th, 2022.
  14. "Best New Canadian Tracks This Week: Skiifall, River Tiber, Zeina". Complex, December 9th, 2022.
  15. "Grolsch Open House | River Tiber". ION Magazine, September 4, 2014.
  16. THIS AIN'T 2012 (PRODUCED BY WONDAGURL + SEAN LEON), retrieved 2021-02-16
  17. "2017 SOCAN Songwriting Prize Finalists Vie for $10,000 | SOCAN". 15 June 2017. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  18. "2019 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards". www.ascap.com. Retrieved 2020-12-30.
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