The Whitest Boy Alive

Biography

The international outfit The Whitest Boy Alive assembled in Germany in 2003. The members of the band initially intended to play dance staff, but soon they denied the idea of programming sounds and chose to play instruments characteristic of classic rock. The project’s initiator was the Norwegian musician Erlend Oye, a professional DJ, leader of the Kings of Convenience group and other of many other acts. As a member of the new formation, he took up the responsibilities of a front man. For the first year of their activity, the participants of The Whitest Boy Alive came to realize that they liked playing live on the stage much more than sitting day in day out in front of the computer to make up electronic stuff. The musicians decided to get done with the boring procedure of mixing up the digital music layers and switched to recording together playing real instruments and involving other people into this process. They managed to found their own label called Bubbles to produce their debut album, Dreams, in 2006. The artwork of this release was executed by Geoff McFetridge, who also did the cover for the band’s subsequent log player.

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