- Voice of the Beehive
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Voice of the Beehive Origin London, UK Genres Alternative, pop rock Years active 1986–1996 Labels Food, London, East West, Discovery Associated acts Madness, That Petrol Emotion Website voiceofthebeehive.com Past members Tracey Bryn
Melissa Brooke Belland
Mike Jones
Mark Bedford
Daniel Woodgate
Martin Brett
Brad Nack
Tom FennerVoice of the Beehive is an Anglo-American alternative pop rock band formed in London in 1986 by Californian sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, daughters of The Four Preps singer, Bruce Belland.
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Career
Voice of the Beehive was formed in 1986 by sisters Tracey Belland (vocals/guitar) and Melissa Belland (vocals) with UK band members Martin Brett (bass guitar), Daniel Woodgate (drums) and Mike Jones (guitar). The band's initial success came in the UK, US and Australia. The band had five Top 40 singles from two albums in the UK.[1]
Their biggest commercial success came with the singles, "Don't Call Me Baby", "Monsters and Angels", "I Think I Love You", "I Walk The Earth" and "I Say Nothing" from their first two albums Let It Bee and Honey Lingers. In 1996, the band released a third album Sex & Misery. The band reformed in 2003 to play a two-week UK tour averaging 5,000 seats per night. Tracey Belland is a teacher in Laguna Beach, California. Melissa Belland runs her own company "Made In Heaven", also in Laguna Beach. Martin Brett runs Brett Dempsey Music Productions in London and joined I, Ludicrous on bass guitar in 2008. He also trained to become a facial hair specialist for Film, Theatre & TV in 2010. In 2011, he released his first solo single "Lover's Lane" under his original punk name Brett Martini. Daniel Woodgate still plays drums in Madness. Mike Jones lives in Norwich, England and still plays guitar.
Band members
- Tracey Bryn - guitar and vocals - (born 17 May 1962, Encino, California)
- Melissa Brooke Belland or "Missy Beehive" - vocals - (born 17 February 1966, Los Angeles, California)
- Mike Jones - guitar
- Martin Brett (Brett Martini) - bass guitar
- Daniel "Woody" Woodgate - drums
- Mark Bedford - bass guitar
Discography
Studio albums
- Let It Bee (June 1988) #13 UK
- Honey Lingers (June 1991) #17 UK
- Sex & Misery (February 1996)[1]
Compilation albums
- A Portrait (1991) (Canada only release)
- Best Of (1997) (UK only release)
Singles
Year Song Peak chart positions Album UK[1] US Hot 100 US Modern Rock AUS 1987 "Just a City" — — — — Let It Bee "I Say Nothing" 45 — — 73 1988 "I Walk the Earth" 42 — — — "Don't Call Me Baby" 15 — — 48 "I Say Nothing" (re-issue) 22 — 11 — "I Walk the Earth" (re-issue) 46 — — — "Man in the Moon" — — — — 1991 "Monsters and Angels" 17 74 8 72 Honey Lingers "I Think I Love You" 25 — — 12 "Perfect Place" 37 — — 31 1995 "Angel Come Down" — — — — Sex & Misery 1996 "Scary Kisses" — 77 — — "Heavenly" — — — — "So Hard" — — — — Other appearances
Voice of the Beehive provided harmonies on Bill Drummond's album, The Man (1986).
An early version of "Beat of Love" was featured on the London Records compilation Giant (1987).
Melissa and Tracey contributed a cover of "Three Feet High and Rising" to the Johnny Cash tribute album Til Things Are Brighter (1988).
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Categories:- British pop rock music groups
- London Records artists
- Musical groups from London
- Musical groups established in 1986
- Musical groups disestablished in 1996
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