The Bell Beat

History

Sh! — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 18:33:55 +0000

Beginning as “Sh! The Octopus,” a solo project of singer/guitarist Randy Bishop in Detroit, Michigan, USA in July of 2003. Bishop recruited guitarist and former band mate Andy Stachowiak in late 2005. Drummer Joel Pearson and bassist Chris Sesta joined the project in the spring/summer of 2006. Vocalist/Keyboardist Marina Trejo joined July 2009.

The Bell Beat’s debut The Carrot Chase was released (while the band was named “Sh! The Octopus”) in July of 2007.

Name Change

Sh! — Sun, 30 May 2010 19:03:51 +0000

Sh! The Octopus have officially changed our name to The Bell Beat. We’re in the process of editing all of our social network profiles, pages, etc… Please bear with us during any bumps in the intertubes.

Anybody See Our Manderley?

Sh! — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 17:54:26 +0000

First off, an apology to everyone paying attention to our little band. A few months back we said our sophomore album, Our Manderley was scheduled to be released on a date that has long ago passed. Well, we severely underestimated the time we needed to put out an album with no reservations. Meaning, something we’d consider the best we could offer. No worries, we are going to release it soon, but we’re not going to inform you of how soon until we’re more confident on the time line. Or at least until we’re done tracking :).

The best part about the release is we have multiple elements planned besides a round piece of plastic. One of those being a video. Our friend Luke Hartley is helping us with it. Check out some test footage here: Anybody See My Tuner?.

So hang in there. We promise the wait will be worthwhile…

Sprawling Xmas

Sh! — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 17:42:25 +0000

A little over a month back we humbly accepted an invitation to contribute a song to Suburban Sprawl Music’s annual holiday themed compilation. Fast forward to today (Dec. 1st) and the entire 52 track comp’ is available for FREE. Head over to the SSM site to download it.

Photographs by Luke Hartley

Sh! — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:54:18 +0000

Detroit based photographer Luke Hartley shot some stellar pics of The Bell Beat during Fucking Awesome Fest. Navigate over to Luke’s blog The Driver and the Passenger and take a look.

F**king Awesome!

Sh! — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 22:27:38 +0000

Our long (and mostly painful) search for a 5th member has finally come to an end. Marina Trejo (MySpace) has officially joined The Bell Beat. Her first show with the band is scheduled August 16th at 9PM for Fucking Awesome Fest at the Majestic Theatre Center (Detroit, MI). See you then!

The Switch Broke ‘Cause It’s Old

Sh! — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:43:05 +0000

Our music is now “playlisted” on WDET, FM 101.9 Detroit, MI (thank you Ann Delisi) and The Station, AM 1610 Hamtramck, MI.

We’re especially excited about The Station. They’re a brand new broadcast set to air on May Day (workers unite)! The signal will only reach as far as the borders of Hamtramck but their DIY ideals are inline with our own.

A Title

Sh! — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:50:55 +0000

We have decided on a title for our upcoming sophomore album…

Our Manderley

The title is derived from Daphne du Maurier’s 1938 novel Rebecca. The novel is also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1940 film of the same name.

A track list will follow shortly. Stay tuned…

Our Map

Sh! — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:14:35 +0000

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In the Works

Sh! — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:28:39 +0000

We’re once again dipping our metaphoric toes into the recording waters. Our sophomore album hasn’t a title, or anything other than loose ideas begging to be pulled tight into a bow. Nevertheless, we’re excited (and daunted) by the task put forth this season.

Hopefully you won’t forget about us! Remember, it’s easy to keep abreast of changes on the The Bell Beat front. Subscribe (RSS Feed), schedule (Google Calendar), sign-up (Email Newsletter), and/or befriend (Myspace, Virb, and Facebook).