Music Career
Beesley is also a musician, having had a successful career before becoming an actor. He was a chorister at Manchester Cathedral and studied at Chetham's School of Music. He also studied percussion at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with soul singer Omar and toured with the Brand New Heavies on keyboards and percussion. He is also a vibraphone player.
He has performed in concert as a percussionist and pianist for Robbie Williams, Take That and The Paul Weller Movement. Beesley played percussion and piano at Robbie Williams's Knebworth gigs of summer 2003 and at Hyde Park, for Live 8 London. Robbie Williams's first concert of his Close Encounters Tour in Perth, Australia on 30 November 2006 saw Beesley as percussionist for the second half of the show. He also played drums during the performance of Rudebox at Robbie's second Brisbane concert and during the recent BBC electric proms show. Beesley was also a member of the jazz band Incognito, but after an eight month tour with them, decided to end his music career and start in acting.
On 28 October 2006 Beesley appeared as a special guest playing piano for James Brown during his performance at the Roundhouse in London as part of the BBC's Electric Proms festival.
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