Paul Beebe has been playing guitar since the sixth grade and has a BA in Music (Theory) from Tulane University in New Orleans.  Making a living as a musician, Paul focuses most of his compositional efforts on his solo efforts, and sings lead and plays Rhythm Guitar in an original band called Reading Days, which is on temporary hiatus.  He also sings and plays Bass in Beetle, Thunderado, and The Light Rock Express, and Drums in The Small Sounds, and sings lead and dances in the hottest new disco band in town, Disco Expressions.   Beetle performs at The Continental Club in Houston for the No Cover Happy Hour show every Thursday from 7-10pm.  Paul also plays his Solo Show at The Big Top Lounge next to The Continental Club the first Friday of each month from 10pm to approximately 1am, when he does not have prior engagements (See Events for listings).  It is also a free show.   If you are interested in booking any of Paul's bands, please contact Allen@allenhillentertainment.com. Paul's History: He first hit the Houston music scene in 1992 with No Trespassing's debut release, "The World Upside Down."  Though elder musicians around him were blown away by the band's raw sound and talent, the album failed to gain much recognition.  This was likely due to the fact that Paul's voice had not yet changed and the band hadn't yet entered high school.  After the rise and fall of No Trespassing, Paul played in an original band in high school and in college called The Roof Badgers .  The Roof Badgers released two full-length albums, but split due to differing career goals. Almost immediately after graduating from college, Paul picked up the bass and joined in his older brother David's Gulf Coast / Lounge effort called  The El Orbits.  This lounge band plays everything from Sinatra to Glen Campbell, Marvin Gaye to Seals and Crofts, and just about everything else that's sort of old.  Paul essentially left that band, though he still occasionally sits in with them.  During his time with The El Orbits, Paul also joined Drifter, a local rock band with big dreams and little motivation.  Drifter achieved some moderate local success, including winning the 2002 Houston Press Award for "Best New Act," which has been a curse for many of the bands who have won it (not excluding Drifter).  After releasing two albums, one bad and one good, Drifter split due to differing career goals and failing momentum.  Paul and two other members of Drifter (Craig Feazel and Cullen Evans) rejoined in a new effort, The Small Sounds, in which no one plays his primary instrument.   Also during this time, The Light Rock Express developed out of The El Orbits.  Playing only the best in '70's Light Rock, LRE focuses on the best aspects of Light Rock music and life.  Out of The Light Rock Express developed Disco Expressions, a nine piece Disco band in which Paul sings lead and dances to all of the most famous and desirable dance party songs of the 70's.  Complete with a full horn section, Disco Expressions has played to a packed house at The Continental Club but is focused on the private party scene. In the fall of 2005, Paul and his good friend and long time collaborator Hunter Perrin joined forces in a power trio with Jordan Harrison on the drums.  Thunderado is a Texas-centric rock band that only plays occasionally due to the bi-coastal nature of the band, but which uses technology to co-write songs over great distances.  Thunderado is in the process of recording an album in Burbank, CA.  Another project, Reading Days, is a new band which plays his original music and more, and features Matt Clark (of Drop), Mark Riddell (of Magee Payne), and drummer Jon Sanchez. In 2006, Paul began offering recording services to other bands and musicians and has recorded projects with Stayton Bonner, Los Lunas, Super Estrella de Tino Ortega, and The El Orbits.  He also acheived success with song placements in MTV shows such as "Pimp My Ride," "Parental Control," and "Room Raiders."  He continues to record both himself and other musicians. Currently Paul is living in Houston near the heart of the Houston Music Scene, and spends much of his non-gigging time recording in his home studio, working on this web-site, and hanging out on his MySpace page.