The Whitest Boy Alive

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Whitest Boy Alive
Background = group_or_band
Years_active = 2003 – present
Origin = Germany
Genre = Minimalist Pop Dream pop Shoegaze
Label = Bubbles Service
Current_members = Erlend Øye Marcin Öz Sebastian Maschat Daniel Nentwig
URL = [http://www.whitestboyalive.com/ whitestboyalive.com]

The Whitest Boy Alive is a musical group based in Berlin. The band comprises singer/guitarist Erlend Øye, who is also a member of the band Kings of Convenience, bassist Marcin Öz, drummer Sebastian Maschat, and Daniel Nentwig on Rhodes piano and Crumar.

History

They started as an electronic dance music project in 2003 in Berlin, but have since slowly developed into a band with no programmed elements. Their German record label is Bubbles. Their debut album "Dreams" was released on June 21, 2006 in Germany. In July 2007, Modular Records signed them to their UK imprint and the band played their first UK performance with New Young Pony Club at the London Astoria in September 2007. The album was released in the UK with the single "Burning" in November 2007. The Band is currently working on their second album in a newly built studio located on Punta Burros, Nayarit, Mexico.fact|date=August 2008

Band members

*Erlend Øye - guitar & vocals
*Marcin Öz - bass
*Sebastian Maschat - drums
*Daniel Nentwig - rhodes & crumar

Discography

Albums

* "Dreams" (2006)

ingles

*"Inflation" (2004)
*"Burning" (2006)
*"Burning" (2007)(UK version)

External links

*Official|http://www.whitestboyalive.com/
*myspace|thewhitestboyalive
* [http://www.astralwerks.com/erlend_oye Erlend Øye]
* [http://www.srvice.com/ Service]
* [http://www.kingsofconvenience.org/ Fansite]