Bad Boys Inc

Bad Boys Inc

Formation

Bad Boys Inc were a boy band formed in the Spring of 1993 by record producer Ian Levine. Signed to A&M Records London UK, the members were (in order of image) David Ross (AKA David W. Ross)[1], Matthew Pateman (AKA Matthew James), Tony Dowding and Ally Begg.

Success

As was par of the course for Boy Bands in the 90's, the band embarked on a publicity blitz and tours of under and over 18 night clubs and schools.

Following their first hit "Don't Talk About Love" in the UK charts the band enjoyed international success with tours and promotion in Europe and Japan. Bad Boys Inc were one of the biggest bands at the time, alongside Take That and East 17.

After the top twenty album Bad Boys Inc, and 3 top twenty singles including the top ten single "More To This World" the band went on to win International acclaim by being awarded "Best International Newcomer" in both Denmark and Finland in 1994. The band were also the first band to appear on the 1st ever National Lottery Show before going their separate ways in the Spring of 1995.

Later Careers

Main article: David W. Ross

Ross has gone on to become a successful actor and screen writer, based in Los Angeles. He starred in the 2006 Sundance Film Festival breakout hit Quinceañera (film) (Echo Park LA), which won both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize. Quinceañera was also selected to play at the 2006 Berlin Film Festival and won the 2007 Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award. Ross has also starred in the award-winning short, "The Receipt", which won the prize for "Best Comedy" at the Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, "Sneaux", which was nominated for 6 LA Weekly Theater Awards including "Best Musical", and has appeared in many high profile television and print commercials around the world. As a screenwriter his first feature film " I Do," which tackles the controversial issue of gay marriage inequality in America, is in pre-production with director Carl Pfirman, who won a Student Academy Award® for his short "The Confession," and celebrated producer Stephen Israel (Swimming with Sharks, Boy Culture). David is also a published photographer and the official archive photographer for Courage Campaign. David currently resides in Los Angeles.

Main article: Matthew Pateman (actor)

Pateman has been concentrating on writing, recording and producing. He worked in Radio as a presenter for a while at London's Liberty Radio. He also appeared in BBC Daytime Drama series Doctors and played the lead in the musical Boyband at the Gielgud Theatre in London's West End. In 2002 he landed a deal with EMI Germany but parted company with the label in 2005 and created his own Electro-Pop-Rock band Jean who are currently completing their debut album. He is also a member of Madhen Productions. They perform all over the country in various guises including So 80's 80's tribute band,Scissor Sisters tribute Band, and Greased, a Grease tribute Band.

Main article: Ally Begg

After the split of the band Begg turned his hand to a career in television. In the summer of 1999 he was spotted by MUTV after a short spell with Granada TV. He began a five year stint as a regular presenter of News and Talk shows. Begg interviewed the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson, Roy Keane and David Beckham among others. During his time with MUTV he also worked for Sky Sports News, Sky News, Talksport Radio and Thomas Cook TV. In the summer of 2004 Ally was approached by Setanta Sports in Glasgow and was offered the position of Presenter of Celtic TV. In a three year stint he developed a special relationship with the Management, players and fans of Celtic Football Club even though his passion lies with Aberdeen FC. Prior to moving to Glasgow hesuffered a catastrophic leg injury. He broke his right leg in two places after an awkward fall. The extent of the injury meant he spent a month in hospital and had an Iluzarov cage bolted to his leg for three months. After five operations and countless hours of physiotherapy he has been left with a permanent disability. He is slowly coming to terms with his injury and now lives and works in Singapore after accepting a position with ESPN/Star Sports. As well as being a TV Presenter Begg is a successful part-time Model, signed to Scotland's premier agency, The Model Team. He recently featured in a campaign for Scottish Knitwear Company, Harley of Scotland.

Albums

• "Bad Boys Inc" # 13 (1994)

Singles

• "Don't Talk About Love" # 19
• "Whenever You Need Someone" # 26
• "Walking On Air" # 24
• "More To This World" # 8
• "Take Me Away (I'll Follow You)" # 15
• "Love Here I Come" # 26

External links

• Bad Boys Inc myspace page
• David Ross' official site
• Matthew's new band called JEAN (Matthew James/Matthew Pateman)
• Matthew's MySpace Profile Page
• The Receipt
• Quinceanera website
• Ally Begg's official website