He was a founding member of the band Flare—aka Flare Acoustic Arts League[4]—and the death-pop outfit LD & the New Criticism, and was also in the collective, Moth Wranglers.

[5] In 2012 Beghtol formed LD&CO, with Scott Sosebee (Little Red Rocket) and others to record and play live; their debut single "Morgantown" was mixed by Kramer, but remains unreleased.

Additionally, he has partnered with Mark Bishop's San Francisco-based atmospheric synth project Bronze Eye for a series of audio miniatures entitled Adventures in Love & Culture—the first of which was released in May 2016 on Silber, as well as many collaborations and guest appearances as a vocalist, instrumentalist, and arranger/producer.

Beghtol served as designer/art director for The Village Voice,[6] Travel Holiday, Outdoor Life, and other publications; since 2010 he worked in pharmaceutical advertising for industry leaders CDM, Area 23, and the BGB Group.

He is also known for his writing about popular culture for Time Out,[7] Memphis Flyer, The Advocate, The Oxford American,[8] and Gail O'Hara's fanzine chickfactor.