The Whitest Boy Alive

The Whitest Boy Alive
The Whitest Boy Alive live in London in 2009
Background information
Origin	Berlin, Germany
Genres	Indie rock, electronic, dream pop
Years active	2003-present
Labels	Bubbles Service
Associated acts	Kings of Convenience Erlend Øye
Website	http://www.whitestboyalive.com/
Members
Erlend Øye Marcin Öz Sebastian Maschat Daniel Nentwig

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

History

The Whitest Boy Alive 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 21 June 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 released their second album Rules in March 2009. It was recorded in a newly built studio located on Punta Burros, Nayarit, Mexico. Their single "1517" was also featured in the soundtrack of the video-game FIFA 10.

The band started The Whitest Boy Alive + The New Wine tour in April, 2009, visiting Germany, Denmark, United Kingdom, Switzerland, France, Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden

Band members

• Erlend Øye - guitar and vocals
• Marcin Öz - bass
• Sebastian Maschat - drums
• Daniel Nentwig - Rhodes piano and Crumar synthesizer

Discography

Albums

• Dreams (2006)
• Rules (2009)

Singles

• "Inflation" (2004)
• "Burning" (2006)
• "Burning" (2007)(UK version)
• "1517" (2009)

External links

• Official website
• The Whitest Boy Alive on Myspace
• Erlend Øye at Astralwerks website