Beatsystem

Beatsystem is the name of British electronic musician Derek Pierce. Two of his singles charted on the UK Singles Chart in the early 1990s; a cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side" which peaked at No. 63 in March 1990 and "To a Brighter Day (O' Happy Day)" at No. 70 in September 1993.^[1]

Beatsystem
Birth name	Derek Pierce
Origin	United Kingdom
Genres	Electronic, ambient
Occupation(s)	Electronic musician, record producer
Years active	1990–present
Labels	4th & Broadway FFRR Em:t

In the mid-1990s, his work shifted from electronic dance/house to experimental ambient music, releasing his debut album 2297 on the Nottingham-based ambient label Em:t Records.^[2]

Discography

Albums

• Beatsystem 2297 (1997), Em:t
• The Sound of Two Eskimos Kissing (2011), Entropy Records

Singles

• "Don't Hold Back on Love" (1990), 4th & Broadway
• "Walk on the Wild Side" (1990), 4th & Broadway - UK #63
• "To a Brighter Day (O' Happy Day)" (1993), FFRR - UK #70