When Jason's management called me on May 14th to tell me my 'I'm Yours' video had won the Bebo competition I was a very happy chap. I'd won the chance to play at soundcheck with one of my favourite musicians! However when June 30th at The Cambridge Junction came around, there was a slight change of plan:
"Do you know how to play the lead guitar to I'm Yours?" asks Jason.
"Erm... Yeah I think I can work it out" I respond (That's my response when anyone asks me if I can play something I don't know).
"Cool then you can play that tonight" replies Jason casually.
... and so my prize got a bit bigger and scarier: A soundcheck AND a gig! Woo yeah.
The soundcheck itself was fantastic. The band sounded brilliant & as the only audience member, I had a pretty good seat. Jason and the band made me feel really welcome. Just before finishing they invited me up to play 'I'm Yours' with them. I'd watched from the crowd when they performed this at Hyde Park a couple of days earlier, so it was pretty surreal being up onstage this time.
In the evening I watched in the audience with everyone else (Great gig!!) until Jason invited me up to perform during the encore. It's always been a dream of mine that one day I'd start one of my songs at a gig and the crowd would go wild. Well this was a premature taster of what that feels like...! It feels good. Veeery good. Jason gave me the count in and then after about 2 seconds the place errupted. For the next 3 minutes or so I was in a very happy place... I don't really know how to explain it. Fortunately there's a video so you can see for yourself.
Afterwards I had a beer in the dressing room with the band and then made my way home. Really really good day. Thanks to Jason, bebo and everyone else involved for making it happen & making me feel so welcome. I would happily do that again every day until I'm a wrinkly old man.
If you'd like to hear any of my songs or watch the video that won the competition please do drop by my bebo page. Feel free to add me as a friend too:
www.bebo.com/paulbullenmusic
Alternatively, if you're reading this on my page... Go check out Jason's:
www.bebo.com/jasonmraz. His music is amazing.
Cheers everyone. Hope to see you at another gig sometime
Paul x
pretty sweet!
67th fan
I like you song
listen this song everday
lolol
Your cover of "I'm Yours" is amazing! You have a beautiful voice and it was sung very nicely. Keep it up!
xoxo
Jessie
Hey everyone... Just thought I'd let you know I'm getting quite a long way along with my new recordings and plan to release a new album in the Spring!! I'll be uploading some of the new tracks here on bebo soon...! Thanks to all of you who've written or come to gigs recently
Have a great Christmas -Paul x
Hey Paul,
It's been a while. Hope you're doing well. I just stopped by say hi. Keep it up, Paul.
Cheers,
FUCHSIA
Woooo u rocked at NAC! I had to leave early
...shoulda got u to sign that CD-you're gonna be big one of these days! Come back to Norwich again 
I've also done a version of "I'm yours" it's an awesome song
Keep rocking 
I saw your winning video of I'm Yours on youtube and thought I'd drop by your Bebo page.
Keep up the great work and hope to see you live one day!
Love the voice, the music and the video. I'm a fan already! Well done and my GOD are you lucky to have had the chance to perform with Jason. I'd sell my soul to meet that man!
Am liking your demo songs, getting quite attached to 'Nothing'. Very groovy
I found your video on jason mraz's youtube. Wow your video blew me away. great job! ^_^
let me know if you get a gig down in southern california.
I would give a kidney to MEET Mraz..(and both kidneys to play a show with him)... I honestly now consider you one of the 10 luckiest people in the world, and would like a lock of your hair (share the wealth bud) to help me in my own luck based endeavors. haha. Just wanted to say hey and congratz.
love your video!
congrats on your win.. loved your vid. you are very talented
Hi Paul,
Congrat on your video 'I'm yours'. Well done! That's fun and love it so much. Did you come to Japan with Jason?
Very very big congrats on the jason mraz thing i voted you and glad you did well!
keep the shizit up!
i'm also a singer of a band
www.myspace.com/eskimosfall
once again congrats i'm so jealous you bastard lol
yeah you are really really really good
you got to play with Jason Mraz!
Wow!!
so, how did you feel when you got to play with Mr. A-Z?
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ps, you have a great musical abilty i wish i had...guess i neeed a lot more practice at guitar center
just wanted to say awesome job on your cover^^
Myagi is a cool song
r u doing any shows in east anglia?
keep up the lovely music!