Craig Bevan – Movie Buff / Guitar Maestro

I’ve been following fellow movie-buff Craig Bevan with an eye of suspicion over the past few years. He stands out on a weekly basis as the everyman on the Movies You Should See podcasts from Simply Syndicated (Craig is one of the original podcasters on the most down-to-earth film podcast that’s now in its fourth golden year). Now, another talent has clearly come to pass. I don’t know where this guy gets the time, but his foray into music is definitely one to watch.

Now, I play the guitar, and I consider myself to pretty decent. Okay, my fingers would develop rickets if Eric Clapton walked in the room, but I reckon I can hold my own with most players. So there’s seldom a time where I’ll be wowed by someone. Usually it’s when I’m in the company of someone like Angus Young (as per 2 weeks ago) or if I happen to catch a decent jazz player in a bar.

So, despite hearing about him “working on his music” from his fellow colleagues on Simply Syndicated and having visions of Ross from Friends playing the Harold Faltermeyer tune from Beverley Hills Cop on a cheap Casio keyboard, I was pleasantly surprised when I caught a few of his videos on his YouTube channel.

It’s simple: Craig can play, and Craig can sing. He can even do both at the same time which is always a good combination. He has a keen ear for a good cover – usually involving songs you wouldn’t expect to hear played on an acoustic guitar - and his original material is just as strong. Check out the video for Drifting Along (Jazzy Chords) – the song that has pulled Craig kicking and screaming into the live finals of Live & Unsigned (the UK’s biggest original music competition).

I hope Craig does well, and wish him all the best. The end-result of this could be a recording contract, but if that doesn’t work out, there’s always the soundtrack to Beverley Hills Cop 4 to consider. Now wouldn’t Alex F. just sound great played by Craig...

http://www.craigbevanmusic.com/

http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCraigBevan