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====== Bon Voyage ======

Alternative Rock\\
Aliso Viejo, California, USA

Bon Voyage is a musical duo consisting of Jason Martin of [[Starflyer 59]] and his wife, Julie. Jason was kind of bored and writing a lot of songs around this time. But because he couldn't put out too many more Starflyer 59 albums per year than he already was, his extra songs became Bon Voyage songs. Martin wanted a really fancy name for the project like Chanel (as in the French perfume), but of course they couldn't use that. Jeff Cloud asked "what about Bon Voyage?" and the name stuck.

The duo's first release was in 1996 when they released //Issue 1//, a 7" recording on Jeff Cloud's record label [[Velvet Blue Music]]. They appeared again in 1997 when they released a follow up 7", //Issue 2//. By 1998, Bon Voyage had signed on to [[BEC Records]] to release their first CD, entitled //Bon Voyage//. The group remained mostly silent until 2002 when [[Tooth & Nail Records]] released //The Right Amount//. They worked with Tooth & Nail again to release their 2008 album //Lies//.

===== Discography =====

| 1996 | Issue 1 (7") | [[Velvet Blue Music]] |
| 1997 | Issue II (7") | [[Velvet Blue Music]] |
| 1998 | Bon Voyage | [[BEC Records]] |
| 2002 | The Right Amount | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |
| 2008 | Lies | [[Tooth & Nail Records]] |

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==== Issue 1 ====

1996 [[Velvet Blue Music]] (VBM003)

Mrs. Julie Martin - Vocals\\
Jason Martin - Music

  - Be What I Need
  - You're Wonderful

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==== Issue II ====

1997 [[Velvet Blue Music]] (VBM 013)

Julie Martin - Singing\\
Jason Martin - Guitar, keyboards\\
Andy Blunde - Bass on "Honeymoon"\\
Jeff Cloud - Bass on "We Know How You Feel"\\
Drums – Matt McCartie

  - Honeymoon
  - We Know How You Feel

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==== Bon Voyage ====

1998 [[BEC Recordings]] (BED7408)

Julie Martin - Vocals\\
Jason Martin - Guitar\\
[[Gene Eugene]] - Keyboards\\
Travis Zimmerman - Bass\\
Matt McCartie - Drums

  - Honeymoon (3:23)
  - Kiss My Lips (5:02)
  - West Coast Friendship (3:46)
  - Why Can't You Be (2:50)
  - You're Wonderful (4:05)
  - You Got It, I Want It (2:38)
  - I Just Wanna (Be With You) (2:50)
  - We Know How You Feel (3:13)
  - Together (1:28)
  - No Paradise (3:15)

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==== The Right Amount ====

2002 [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (TND 39007)

Julie Martin - Vocals\\
Jason Martin - Guitar\\
Richard Swift - Keyboards\\
Ronnie Martin - Synthesizer\\
Travis Zimmerman - Bass

  - The Right Amount (2:32)
  - Never Coming Back (2:39)
  - The Third Marie (2:31)
  - Dressed in White (2:52)
  - Segue (1:11)
  - All the Traps (3:38)
  - The Telephone (4:51)
  - On Your Side (2:21)
  - Be What I Need (4:02)
  - Advice (3:17)

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==== Lies ====

2008 [[Tooth & Nail Records]] (TND 14087)

Julie Martin - Vocals\\
Jason Martin - Guitar, keyboards\\
Steven Dail - Fender precision Bass\\
Mike Perez - Synthesizer, drum programming

  - Monster (3:06)
  - Don't Lie (3:47)
  - Birthday (2:43)
  - Best Friend (3:49)
  - Bad Friend (1:03)
  - Diary (3:22)
  - The Good Life (2:57)
  - Girlfriend In a Coma (2:00)
  - Bad Dream (4:14)
  - LTD (1:11)
  - Wake Up, Make Up (3:39)

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==== Compilation Appearances ====

//**12 Song Sampler**// (1997 [[Velvet Blue Music]])\\
09) Caribbean Sea (demo) (2:33)

//**Happy Christmas**// (1998 [[BEC Recordings]])\\
10) Holly Jolly Christmas (2:35)

//**Happy Christmas Vol. 5**// (2010 [[Tooth & Nail Records]])\\
08) The Little Christmas Tree

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