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Bevan
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 Bevan
grew up in a far away land called Indiana, happy, among
the children of the corn. The details of his childhood cannot
be discussed here, but he was involved with music from an
early age. Around age 12 he fell in love with playing drums,
and spent a good deal of his adolescence doing so in every
available context. Eventually, he attended Indiana University
and obtained a graduate degree in counseling psychology.
While there, he also studied music and the effects of prolonged
sleep deprivation.
Due to an association with the sports department, he got
to perform around the country and occasionally appeared on
national TV, subverting the notion of school spirit to his
own questionable intentions. Once, sportscaster Pat O'Brien
told him that he "rocked". Perhaps more importantly,
during his time in college he studied drumming with a couple
kinda famous people you may have heard of (e.g. Kenny Aronoff),
and played in several of his own bands of which you probably
have not (e.g. The Submersibles, which was very cool).
Leaving behind a promising career in alcohol research, Bevan
moved to Portland in 1996, where he filled his days working
in drug treatment and his nights playing music. He spent three
years with The Sauce Unlimited, a ska-funk-rock-punk-whatever
outfit that performed throughout Portland and the Northwest.
Along the way, The Sauce Unlimited released a self-produced
CD, "Greetings from the Fourth Floor", on the independent
label Simmerdown Productions in 1998, and performed with bands
such as The Cherry Poppin' Daddies and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
After the demise of The Sauce in 1999, Bevan spent some time
playing gigs for hire and doing session work. In February
2000, he joined up with Kerosene Dream and has been busy ever
since, performing all over the Northwest in a whole new musical
context. When not involved in music, Bevan spends his time
writing for and editing a zine called "Toast",
looking for near-earth-orbit asteroids (hoping to get his
name on The Big One), and not answering his telephone.
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