EPISODE · May 11, 2025 · 1H 10M
EAP Episode.85 - Ole Paulsen (2 Brave) : "London Records said we had more fan mail than Bananarama, but it didn't translate into big chart sales"
from Eighties Archive Podcast · host David Arscott + John Mabey
**This episode contains 3rd party music content and excerpts of which have been used where ever possible**We welcome our first Norwegian guest, Ole Paulsen, the voice and co-song writer from Dance Pop duo 2 Brave.These young lads put their dreams before their studies after receiving good feedback from EMI to their demos in Norway. They decided to come to London and pursue a career in music, embarking on gruelling club date promo tours, acquiring an abundance of screaming fans, generating more fan mail at London Records than label mates Bananarama, but frustratingly this never translated into hard sales figures.The duo eventually ending up in L.A. songwriting and living the dream.Ole is now a respected businessman with an influential book publication available, but is still enjoying creating music, and embracing AI in touching up the old 2 Brave compositions.
Embed this episode
Ready to play
EAP Episode.85 - Ole Paulsen (2 Brave) : "London Records said we had more fan mail than Bananarama, but it didn't translate into big chart sales"
No transcript for this episode yet
Similar Episodes
No similar episodes found.
Similar Podcasts
No similar podcasts found.