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
sings and plays Bass in Beetle, Thunderado,
and The
Light Rock Express,
and Drums in The Small Sounds and Katie Stuckey. He also
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:
1992-1999:
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 stopped
performing due
to differing career goals. The Roof Badgers is available on .
Original Bands - 2000-Present:
In 2000, Paul 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.
In 2005, The Small Sounds began a recording
project despite
being between members on certain instruments, the project was shelved
and the reopened and redirected in late 2007. By the summer of
2008 the record was finally finished, and is now available to the
public in local stores, , and
several other online sources.
In the fall of 2005, Paul and his
good friend and long time
collaborator Hunter Perrin
joined forces in Thunderado. Thunderado is
a
three piece band featuring several different drummers playing original
music drawing from Texas influences, surf, and Django Reinhart style
guitar. Paul and Hunter co-wrote a ten song self-titled debut
featuring drumming legend Kenny Aronoff on the drums,
released in December 2008, and available at local stores and on .
Thunderado is focused on bringing their sound to both
California and the Gulf Coast and Paul travels often to make it happen.
Also in 2005, Paul formed an original rock band called Reading Days
to have an outlet for his own original music. The band collapsed
after only a brief run due to membership changes. He hopes to try
again, but has little spare time to dedicate to it.
In January 2008, Paul was asked by Katie Stuckey to take
over the role of drummer in her band. His first job was to record
a four song EP for promotional use at SXSW. Five days later, the
record was at the printers and came back in time for the
festival. Since then the band has developed quite a bit and are
planning to record a new record in 2009.
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Cover Bands - 2000-Present:
Almost immediately after
graduating
from college in 2000, 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
left the band in 2004, though he still
occasionally sits in with them.
During this time (in 2003), 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, such as Light Rock, Lowenbrau, Ludes, Ladies, Love, Light
Rock.
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 plays to packed houses at
The Continental Club, but is focused on the private party scene.
Paul is also a regular sub on both Bass and Guitar in The
Allen Oldies Band, the best Oldies band in town.
For booking information on any of Paul's bands, please contact:
Allen@allenhillentertainment.com
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Recording
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, Chango Man, The Endangered Sea
Lions, and The El Orbits. He also
recorded his own bands The Small Sounds and Katie Stuckey, and mixed Thunderado.
He also
acheived success with song placements in MTV shows such as "Pimp My
Ride," "The Hills," "Parental Control," and "Room Raiders." He
continues to
record both himself and other musicians. Please contact him if
you are interested in his services.
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.
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