Paul Bevoir

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Born = 20 May 1960
Name = Paul Bevoir


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Origin = London, England
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Genre = Power pop
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Years_active = 1979-current
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Dance Network
Sanctuary Deltic Records
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URL = [http://www.myspace.com/paulbevoirmusic Official Paul Bevoir Site]
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Paul Bevoir (born 20 May 1960, Islington, London, England), is a pop/rock songwriter and musician. Along with school friend Melvyn J Taub, Bevoir formed The Jetset and the band developed their style under the guidance of former Advertising and Secret Affair drummer, Paul Bultitude, gaining valuable live experience as a touring support act to Secret Affair in 1981 and 1982. Through their connection with Bultitude, Bevoir and Taub temporarily joined Mari Wilson's Wilsations as backing vocalists in 1981. Bevoir soon left to focus on his own music, while Taub went on to enjoy chart success with the Wilsations, before returning to work with Bevoir in The Jetset. The band went on to record five albums with the now record producer Paul Bultitude, before their acrimonious demise in 1988.

The Jetset were grouped with the British mod-revival of the late 1970s – the band replicated 1960s pop music - but unlike their fellow neo-mods influenced by The Who, The Small Faces and The Creation, The Jetset were decidedly more attuned to The Beatles and The Monkees. The Beatles influence were most apparent in their fourth album, "Vaudeville Park", which drew on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Magical Mystery Tour" for production inspiration.fact|date=July 2008

From the beginning The Jetset presented themselves as being as famous as their 1960s heroes. The band's marketing sowed the seeds of Jetset myth before they were even well known. An eye-catching EP sleeve included the band clowning around in stills "from their forthcoming TV series", hanging out of the Monkee-influenced 'Jetsetmobile' (a Ford Capri with customised 'JETSET' number plates). On the musical side, Bevoir penned a quartet of tunes, including "The Jetset Theme", billed as an 'original soundtrack recording'. With an inspired promotional push, the EP was sent to the press accompanied by merchandise including Jetset posters, badges, stickers, key rings and bubblegum cards. Mod fanzines followed suit, helping to stoke the fires of Jetsetmania. Soon a Jetset cartoon strip appeared in "Shadows & Reflections", the underground magazine of long-time Jetset champion Chris Hunt. The group even released their own Christmas flexi-disc through "Shadows & Reflections" in December 1983. [Elkins, Alfie, Jetset Biog., 2004, Paul Bevoir Official Site.]

All of The Jetset's material was released on the record label, Dance Network, a company jointly run by Bevoir and Bultitude. During his tenure with The Jetset, Bevoir found time to produce other acts, working alongside Edward Ball to produce The Moment's debut album, "The Work Gets Done" (Rave, 1985). He also recorded his own critically acclaimed solo debut album, "The Happiest Days Of Your Life", which was first released in 1985. Just prior to his debut album, Bevoir wrote and performed the song "It's Gotta Stop Somewhere", which was included on two LPs on the Compact Organization record label. When The Jetset disbanded in 1988, Bevoir formed a new group Smalltown Parade, releasing three singles in the UK and two albums, which were released in Japan only. The first UK single "Sunday Way Of Life" was released on Captain Sensible's Deltic Records.

In 1992, together with music journalist Chris Hunt and marketing executive John Ashworth, Bevoir formed Tangerine Records. The label specialised in reissuing on CD collectable vinyl recordings, focusing on the mod, psychedelic, power pop and bubblegum pop genres. Much of Bevoir's back catalogue saw its first CD release on this label.

Bevoir's second solo album of entirely original material, "Dumb Angel", was released in March 1994 on Tangerine Records in the UK and Polystar Records in Japan. After the success of his song "Tadaima", recorded by the Japanese duo Puffy in 1997, Bevoir began work on his next solo album "In Days Of Wonder". This album was finally completed in April 2008 and released in the UK on Accident Records (www.accidentrecords.co.uk).

Bevoir also contributed to the 2005 debut album by Rinaldi Sings, ie Steve Rinaldi, who had previously featured on the final Jetset album, "Five". Bevoir co-wrote one song with Rinaldi for the album and co-wrote two additional tracks released as b-sides. Rinaldi Sings also recorded the Bevoir composition "When Matilda Flies", but this remains unissued.

Bevoir's songs have been recorded by many other artists, including Edward Ball, Mari Wilson, The Candees, Sarah Brookes, Thereza Bazar and Roy Hamilton. In 1985 "Time Machine", a song that Bevoir had written for the band of an old friend, was released twice in the UK by Paul Hardcastle, under the band names Direct Drive and First Light. The song was credited to Bevoir and Hardcastle.

In addition to his writing and performing credits, Bevoir is a respected CD sleeve designer, having provided the artwork for compact discs for scores of releases, including those by Yes, Ronnie Lane, The Kinks, Family, Lindisfarne, Jeff Beck, The Nazz and Fleetwood Mac. He had gained his experience designing the covers for all of the original Jetset albums.

References

External links and sources

* [http://www.accidentrecords.co.uk Paul Bevoir Official Site]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:jgjeeae24x07~T00 All Music Guide - Paul Bevoir]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kueyxdjbool7 All Music Guide - The Jetset]