Paul Heeren

Paul Heeren was a member of the 1990s band The Times, led by Ed Ball, playing guitar and providing occasional backing vocals. During this period he also guested with Ed Ball bands Conspiracy of Noise and Teenage Filmstars.

Having gained local exposure via the ABC (Australia) with progressive rock band Montage, Heeren moved to London where he worked as a session guitar player, eventually meeting Ed Ball when brought in to guest on 'E For Edward'. He continued to be involved with The Times throughout the 90s, performing with an unplugged version of band for the 1994 Creation Records 10th Anniversary concert at the Albert Hall. He also appeared with the Times on Gary Crowley's ITV music show 'The Beat'.

Heeren provided the solos for several songs on earlier albums, with comprehensive guitar contributions to 'The Times At The Astradome' and 'Alternative Commercial Crossover' albums. The single 'Lundi Bleu', a cover of New Order's 'Blue Monday', was a Radio 1 Single of the Week on its release, featuring his 'Dive Bomb' guitar.

Heeren provided Power chords on the recording of the United Kingdom's entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 'Give a Little Love Back to the World' by Emma.

Also a songwriter, Heeren wrote the 1991 Highlander II film theme 'Trust',Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Heeren-Stevens-Trust/release/3925907 "Heeren Stevens - Trust"], Retrieved 31 October 2018. released on WEA, performed by Heeren Stevens, which included powerhouse rock vocalist Jan ParkerCountdown Wiki [http://wiki.apterous.org/Jan_Parker "Jan Parker"], Retrieved 3 November 2018. (formerly Stevens), Gary Wallis (Pink Floyd) on drums, Nigel Ross-Scott (Re-flex) on bass and Adrian Lee (Mike + The Mechanics) on keyboards and acting as producer.

This was followed by the 1996 German release of the GAIA album 'Truth and Illusion'Hard Rock / AOR Webzine Database [http://melodic-hardrock.com/gaia-truth-and-illusion-1996 "Gaia - Truth and Illusion"], Austria, 22 June 2013, Retrieved 1 November 2018. on Koch Records with Jan Parker on vocals, and featuring performances from Steve_Alexander_(drummer) and Jamie Lane on drums. The singles 'Moment of Truth' and 'Wonderland' were taken from the album.

Heeren engineered at Jongleurs Comedy Club, from its inception, and co-recorded their first live comedy album 'Live At Jongleurs'.Discogs [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Live-At-Jongleurs/release/3122096 "Live At Jongleurs"], Retrieved 31 October 2018.

Heeren subsequently co-founded UK telephony company [https://www.x-on.co.uk X-on] with Paul Bensley in 2000.East Anglian Daily Times [https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/business/suffolk-1980s-band-members-carve-out-new-career-7828462 "1980s band members finally make it big - in business"], UK, 16 March 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021. Based in [https://www.ridunapark.com Riduna Park], Suffolk, X-on supplies cloud based hosted telecommunications services throughout the UK and Internationally. X-on was acquired by [https://www.southern-comms.co.uk Southern Communications Group] in 2022.The Health Guild [https://thehealthguild.com/x-on-acquired-by-southern-communications-group/35572 "X-on acquired by Southern Communications Group"], UK, 30 March 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

• The Times 'E For Edward' (October 1989)
• The Times 'Et Dieu Créa La Femme' (August 1990)
• The Times 'Pure' (August 1990)
• The Times 'The Times At The Astradome' (April 1992)
• The Times 'Alternative Commercial Crossover' (April 1993)
• Conspiracy of Noise 'Chicks With Dicks And Splatter Flicks' [Credited as Paul Hero] (1993)
• GAIA 'Truth and Illusion' (1996)
• Teenage Filmstars 'Buy Our Record And Support Our Sickness' [title in reverse] [Credited as Dean Angel] (1997)

• 'Highlander II Soundtrack' (1991)
• 'Welcome to the Wonderful World of Ed Ball' (1995)
• Hot Stuff 'Melodic Rock' (1997)
• Hot Stuff 'Sentimental Rock' (1997)
• ArTpOp! 'Here's to Old England' (2005)

• The Times 'Manchester' [Backing Vocals] (1990)
• Heeren Stevens 'Trust' (1991)
• The Times 'Lundi Bleu' (1992)
• The Times 'Finnegans Break' [Featuring Tippa Irie] (1993)
• GAIA 'Moment of Truth' (1996)
• GAIA 'Wonderland' (1997)
• Edward Ball 'Love is Blue' [Backing Vocals] (1997)

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• [http://www.praying-mantis.com/mantis/infinity.shtml Tony O’Hora] of Praying Mantis Interview
• [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102034/soundtrack IMDB Highlander II Soundtrack]
• [http://www.allmovie.com/work/22427 Highlander II: The Quickening]
• [http://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-From-And-Inspired-By-The-Film-Highlander-II-The-Quickening/release/3275565 Discogs Highlander II Soundtrack]
• [http://www.discogs.com/artist/1894922-Heeren-Stevens Discogs Heeren Stevens]
• [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Heeren Discogs Paul Heeren CDs]
• [https://www.x-on.co.uk/paul-heeren/discography-paul-heeren.htm paulheeren.com Discography]
• [http://www.discogs.com/Emma-Give-A-Little-Love-Back-To-The-World/release/1104266 Discogs Emma]
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZFkg82Whgs Trust Fan Video]
• [https://www.myspace.com/thetimeslondon The Times Myspace Site]
• [http://www.televisionpersonalities.co.uk/edball.htm More on The Times and Edward Ball]
• [https://www.myspace.com/thetimeseforedward Myspace site dedicated to ‘E For Edward’]

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