Plan B (producer/musician)

Plan B is Seattle song writer, musician, producer James van Leuven.

History

Started when Seattle multi-instrumentalist James van Leuven, after supporting various bands and projects as a drummer, most notably Automaton (Pacifico Recordings, US) and The Subdebs (K Records, US), began writing solo songs. This experiment resulted in his music style shifting from punk rock into electronic and hip-hop. The first EP, "Like a Ship Sailing" (Luckyhorse Industries, U.S. 2001), introduced the Plan B sound to the world. In concert, van Leuven's solo performances were often punctuated by him joining the crowd to breakdance to his own output.

Acclaim from the first EP sent van Leuven touring around the world, including a long stint in France, where he released the second EP "Keepsake" (Ggoo22, France 2003), which moved Plan B into more group-oriented output. This continued upon van Leuven's return to Seattle, with the performing collective often adopting the Plan B Indie-Orchestra moniker as their ranks grew. They released a digital EP "Buoy" in 2005 featuring a reproduction of Fugazi's Waiting Room. And in 2006 their first full length album, "I'm the Captain, Where We Going?" (Fourthcity, US/Ggoo22, France) featuring guest musicians like cellist Brent Arnold (Modest Mouse, Built to Spill), violinist Jen Kozel (Quasi, Elliott Smith), violinist Sarah Standard (Carissa's Wierd) and analog mixdown collaboration with Phil Ek (Built to Spill, Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, etc).

Members of Plan B

Recording Members:

*Amy Blaschke: Vocals.
*Andy Sells (FCS North): DJ Scratching
*Arielle Levy: Cello.
*Bill Jones (Clinton Fearon): Trumpet.
*Brent Arnold (Modest Mouse, Built to Spill): Cello.
*Elisabeth Perlié: Vocalist.
*James van Leuven: Drums/Bass/Guitar/Keys/Sequencing
*Jen Kozel (Quasi, Elliott Smith): Violin.
*Julien Chailloux (Chut!): Bassist.
*K. Warden: Vocals.
*Sarah Standard (Carissa's Wierd): Violin.

Performing members:

*Adam Swan (Foscil, Truckasaurus): Keyboards.
*Bill Jones (Clinton Ferron): Trumpet.
*Brent Arnold (Built to Spill, Spheres): Cello.
*Dann Gallucci(Murder City Devils, Modest Mouse): Guitar.
*Elisabeth Perlié: Vocalist.
*François Juin: Guitar.
*Sarah Standard (Carissa's Wierd): Violin.
*James van Leuven: Drums/Bass Guitar/Laptop.
*Jen Kozel (Elliott Smith, Quasi): Violin.
*JP Scesniak (Paper People, Origami Ghosts): Guitar/Vocals.
*Julien Chailloux (Chut!): Bassist.
*Julian Garcia (Sientific American): DJ scratching.
*K. Warden: Vocals.
*Karla Tull-Esterbrook: Rhodes Organ and Vocals.
*Leigh Gable: Bass.
*LP Reklaw: MC.
*Pat Kearney (Automaton): Bass.
*Serena Imago (múm): Cello.

External links

* [http://www.planbboy.com Official Plan B website]
* [http://www.luckyhorseindustries.com Plan B's US Record Label Site - Luckyhorse Industries]
* [http://www.fourthcity.net Plan B's Crew Site - Fourthcity ]
* [http://www.ggoo22.com Plan B's European Record Label Site - Ggoo22]
* [http://www.myspace.com/planbmusic Plan B's Myspace Page]