Evocative nostalgic composition meets transtonal electronica

Goldbeard

Friends and collaborators for over 20 years, Joy Smith and Andy Visser are Goldbeard.

Albums

Ambia -Mar 01 / 2025

Mania - Dec 01 / 2025

Goldbeard is a breathtaking combination of live, virtuosic performances on acoustic instruments including harps, piano, saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, hammered dulcimer, percussion and voice with cutting edge electronics and sound manipulation. Their music is augmented by immersive visuals.

Goldbeard combines minimalist synth grooves, weightless grime beats, ambient noise and extraterrestrial drone tones with pure, unadulterated acoustic beauty on a journey of discovery through haunting and mesmerising sound worlds

From purely acoustic pieces to fully electronic works, Goldbeard’s music is grounded in the art of improvisation. It lies directly at the intersection of acoustic and digital realms, including Medieval and Baroque influences as often as Jazz and Contemporary music

One

Sleep

Chase

Glass

Iron

Goldbeard

Joy Smith, award winning harpist, composer and Professor of Harps at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.

Andy Visser, multi-instrumentalist, composer, researcher and sound designer working in music, sound and virtual reality.

Monochrome filming by James Dowling

Get in Touch.

Info@goldbeard.uk