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Biography
Primarysources|date=December 2006Infobox musical artist| name = Voice of the Beehive| image =| alt =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = London , United Kingdom|UK | genre = Alternative rock|Alternative , pop rock | years_active = start date|1986end date|1996| label = Food Records|Food , London Records|London , East West Records|East West , Discovery Records|Discovery | associated_acts = Madness (band)|Madness , That Petrol Emotion | website = URL| http://voiceofthebeehive.com/| past_members = Tracey Bryn Melissa Brooke Belland Mike Jones Mark Bedford Daniel Woodgate Martin Brett Brad Nack Tom Fenner Voice of the Beehive is an English American|Anglo-American Alternative rock|alternative pop rock Musical ensemble|band formed in London in 1986 by California n sibling|sisters Tracey Bryn and Melissa Brooke Belland, daughters of The Four Preps singer , Bruce Belland.
Career
Voice of the Beehive was formed in 1986 by sisters Tracey Belland (vocals/guitar) and Melissa Belland (vocals) with United Kingdom|UK band members Martin Brett (bass guitar), Daniel Woodgate (drums) and Mike Jones (guitar). The band's initial success came in the UK, United States|US and Australia . The band had five Top 40 single (music)|singles from two album s in the UK.cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 588
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. In 2011, he released his first solo single "Lover's Lane" under his original punk name Brett Martini. He also trained to become a facial hair specialist for film, theatre, and television in 2010. Daniel Woodgate still plays drums in Madness (band)|Madness . Mike Jones lives in Norwich|Norwich, England and still plays guitar.
Band members
Tracey Bryn - guitar and singing|vocals - (born 17 May 1962, Encino, California )
Melissa Brooke Belland or "Missy Beehive" - vocals - (born 17 February 1966, Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California )
Best Of (Voice of the Beehive album)|Best Of (1997) (UK only release)
Singles
Year
Song
Peak chart positions
Album
UK
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 harmony|harmonies on Bill Drummond 's album, The Man (Bill Drummond 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 version|cover of " Three Feet High and Rising " to the Johnny Cash tribute album Til Things Are Brighter (1988).
References
Reflist
External links
http://www.voiceofthebeehive.com/ The BeehiveVoice of the Beehive Online
http://www.myspace.com/voiceofthebeehive Voice of the Beehive at Myspace
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http://www.madeinheavenbymissy.com/ Made in Heaven by Missy
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