Bob Velvin

1. “4:30 in Memphis” [MP3 (In Briefcase) [REAL AUDIO]

2. “Til It Hurts” [MP3 (In Briefcase)]

3. “Always Be Saturday Night” [MP3 (In Briefcase)]

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Bob Velvin taught himself rudimentary guitar in his teenage years so that he could join local bands. His knowledge of musical composition & production skills would come years later. Just to be part of a band & play music was all that he needed at the time.

Leaving his adolescence behind, he continued to play guitar for his own amusement & began writing songs. Eventually, he decided to try to do something with those songs. Leeds Music (MCA's publishing arm in the UK) expressed interest in his work. One of his songs, “London Streetlife” was recorded by elements of The Inner Mind (a legendary white reggae band of the 70s). A tongue-in-cheek effort made the final fifty selection for the UK entry in the 1982 Eurovision Song Contest. Entitled, “Just Another Song,” it incorporated every Eurovision Song cliché he could think of.

He didn't become a full time musician until moving to Spain where he got together with other Costa guitar slingers to form Little White Lies. Whilst recording two of his songs as demos for EMI, he took on the job of producer for the sessions. This experience would stand him in good stead in later years. Whilst in Spain, he also worked with American songstress, Judy Peabody, who recorded some of his songs including “Softly Sunday.” This was released on Universal Records' compilation album VOL.5.

Returning to the UK at the beginning of the 90s, he continued to write, arrange & record with his friends in the music business. He produced an album by Ian Coltaire which was released in the USA. As part of the promotional effort on the album, he visited Nashville for the first time. Eventually, the decision was made to make the move across the pond where he continued in the field of record production. The current album, Written On The Hood Of An Old Car, evolved as a metaphysical journey on two levels. On one level, it is a road trip thru parts of the USA. On another, it is a personal voyage thru facets of his life. Accompanying him on this journey are some of Nashville's finest alt. artists who lend their vocal talents to the different moods of the songs.