BEVIS M. GRIFFIN CEO/ Executive Director of Artist Development & Talent Acquisitions Deux Voix Ltd. LLC Austin, TX
General Manager / Executive Producer for Intl. funk phenom FRE3KBASS
Executive Mgmt. Consultant for L.A. recording artist Andre Cymone
Executive Mgmt. Consultant for L.A. recording artist Norwood Fisher
Former Mgmt. of Grammy award winning rock group Living Colour
Executive Mgmt. Consultant to legendary punk-rock pioneers DEATH
CEO / Chief Executive Officer & Visonary
"The Original Black-Rock Maverick of Texas"
Dates Active: Dec 1971 – May 2012 40 years 6 months
Musician/Vocalist / Songwriter / Drummer / Arranger / Producer Austin, TX
Director / Marketing / Artist Relations / Talent Aquisitions
Company Name : Bluegreen Gallery
Dates Employed Oct 2005 – Present
Employment Duration 14 yrs 11 mos
Bluegreen Gallery produces traveling exhibits of art that reflects the powerful humanitarian spirit and explores the intersections of creativity,
culture, society and social justice. Through fine art and commanding images stories emerge of artists and creative activists seeking voices, solutions
and positive change in the global village. Located in the Flatbed Press Studios of East Austin, and we are a not for profit 501c foundation.
Born April 26, In Los Angeles CA., Bevis is one of Austin Texas’ premier musicians and has been performing there for over 40 years as one of the earliest pioneers of the Texas rock music scene. Bevis has performed with numerous ground breaking groups over the years such as Franklin’s Mast, Fools, The Skyscrapers, The Violators, The Shades, The Bats, Banzai Kik, Black Rock Coalition Orchestra, Chill Factor, Rawhead TechX, Solid Senders, Dino Lee’s Luv Johnson, The Cosmopolitans’, One Fell Swoop, Papa Mali & the Instigators, R.C. Banks, Bevis & the Painkillers, and currently The Paradigm (featuring long-time principle collaborator and guitarist extraordinaire C.K. Bailey).
As a bonafide musical maverick and live performance phenomenon, Bevis has been widely acclaimed by the University of Texas as one of America’s earliest African-American proponents of the Hard Rock/Heavy Metal genre, historically presaging the later emergence of the so-called 'Black-Rock Movement' of the late 80’s characterized by an eclectic mixture of significant Black artists such as Prince, Bad Brains, Fishbone, Living Colour, and Lenny Kravitz by over a decade. Bevis has been publicly honored and awarded the keys to The City of Austin in 1998, and was inducted into the Texas Music Museum in April, 2010 as an artist of unique socio-cultural significance, and he currently continues to actively perform, write, produce, and collaborate with many of America's most prominent musicians of today.
JIM HEBLER
".Simply put, as a strategist, marketer and entertainment-to-corporate alignment professional, I found Mr.. Griffin to be a superb professional."
" I've had the pleasure of knowing Bevis for over ten years, during which we worked together at multiple companies and he's always been a positive driving force in any endeavor he's a part of."
MARIELSI MCBAIN
"Bevis is a connector at heart, I've seen him work magic when it comes to connecting the right people across his network."
LIZ DEERING
"Bevis is a trusted colleague and friend. His experience in music and culture is unique. "
DAVE DART
TIM STEGALL
" I interviewed Bevis for a book I am writing about the history of Austin's punk scene. He filled a lot of holes in my knowledge of the city's undocumented glam rock scene, and provided sensitive, expert analysis of every aspect of that music/time/culture. The man was erudite, knowledgeable, and generous."
" Bevis is that rare industry insider, a fertile rhizomatic node bridging eras, genres, races, and creeds, and doing it all with the patient integrity of old-fashioned relationship-building. I know from the work we've done."
THOMAS STANLEY
JAMES VOLLENTINE
" I met Bev while working as a producer with a very talented young artist several years ago. Bev was not only acting as their manager, but as their mentor, oracle, muse, and creative director, guiding them through the shallow money trench that is the music business."
DAIN DUNSTON
" Bevis is a powerhouse of a thinker, who has been a seismic force in the Austin music scene since the 1970's. "
MEDGAR JEFFERS
" An understatement assuredly, the sky is the limit when it comes to this man's expertise. It's not everyday
one has the opportunity to meet an individual like Bevis with such driving focus in his field while still having the
compassion and willingness to share with and teach those on the come-up."
" Bevis and I have begun work in earnest again and his vision, guidance, direction, objectivity and access are invaluable. He listens where most folks simply wait to talk and his comprehensive knowledge of music and aesthetics makes navigating the more eclectic terrain effortless.
MATTE HENDERSON
CHRIS PIZZOLO
" To suggest that Bevis Griffin is a "rare" breed would imply that there is anyone else in the world like him. That simply would not be correct. Bevis is an A-#1 professional and person. Bevis has maintained a position in the music industry throughout its ever-evolving spectrum spanning more than 4 decades."
BRUCE MACK
" The work and value that Bevis M. Griffin does and offers goes beyond the categories offered here. I first met Bevis while I was becoming president of the Black Rock Coalition aka 'the BRC'."