Will Bevan

The dubstep artist behind the electronica music project Burial remained anonymous for several years. On August 5, 2008, in a post on the artist's MySpace page, the musician revealed himself to be Londoner Will Bevan.^{1 2}

Fast Facts

1. Will Bevan is the dubstep artist behind Burial¹
2. Bevan revealed himself, after remaining anonymous for several years, in a MySpace blog post on August 5, 2008^{1 2}
3. Bevan says he is from south London¹
4. Claims to be finishing work on a new album¹
5. Bevan's MySpace confession came one day after the British tabloid The Sun ran a story entitled, "Help Me Dig Up the Real Burial Artist"³
6. The Independent newspaper correctly identified Burial as Bevan in February 2008⁴
7. The newspaper identified Bevan as a graduate of London's Elliott School⁴

Burial Fast Facts

1. Origin: London, England
2. Years active: 2005 – present
3. Label: Hyperdub
4. Burial album Untrue is a 2008 Mercury Prize nominee⁵

Will Bevan MySpace Quote

"...im a lowkey person and i just want to make some tunes, nothing else. my names will bevan, im from south london, im keeping my head down and just going to finish my next album..."¹

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