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Fiction Plane
Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany
Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany
Background information
OriginLondon, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active1999 (1999)-present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Dan Brown
Websitefictionplane.com

Fiction Plane is a rock band consisting of lead vocalist and bass player Joe Sumner, guitarist Seton Daunt, and drummer Pete Wilhoit. Fiction Plane's popularity took off in 2007 when it was the opening act for The Police's reunion tour. Joe Sumner is the son of Police lead singer Sting.

History

When Sumner was a teenager in England, he was inspired to write songs when he heard the album Nevermind by the American rock group Nirvana. Sumner already knew how to play guitar and drums, so he started a band with Dan Brown, a friend from school who played bass. Fiction Plane began to form in 1999 when they were joined by guitarist Seton Daunt.

At a live performance a few years later, they attracted the attention of David Kahne, a producer who escorted them into a studio to record their debut album, Everything Will Never Be OK. Session musician Abe Laboriel Jr. was hired to play drums because the band lacked a full-time drummer. After the album was released, they hired Pete Wilhoit, a drummer from Bloomington, Indiana, and Fiction Plane was launched.[1][2]

Following their debut, the band released Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses (2005), Left Side of the Brain (2007), Paradiso (2009), Sparks (2010), and Mondo Lumina (2015).[3]

Beyond the Band

Joe Sumner co-founded the company Vyclone to make a mobile app that allows several people to film an event simultaneously, then upload the clips and combine them into one movie viewed from different angles.[4][5]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
FRA
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		US
Heat.
[8]
Everything Will Never Be OK — — —
Left Side of the Brain 111 9 46
Sparks 147 22 —
Mondo Lumina — — —

Extended plays

Title Album details
Bitter Forces
and Lame Race Horses

Live albums

Title Album details
Paradiso

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(VL)
[9] 		NLD
[7]
"Two Sisters" 2007 54 25 Left Side of the Brain
"Anyone" (Acoustic)[10] 2009 — — Non-album single
"Push Me Around"[11] 2010 — — Sparks

Band members

Current

Former

  • Dan Brown – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (until 2006)
  • Olly Taylor – drums (until 2003, when the band performed under the name "Santa's Boyfriend")

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Fiction Plane Prepares For Takeoff". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  3. ^ Cohen, Jonathan. "Fiction Plane Resumes Flight With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  4. ^ MacMillan, Douglas. "Joe Sumner: Synchronizing Crowdsourced Movies". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  5. ^ Metz, Rachel. "Using Your Smart Phone to Mix Video Clips with Others". Technology Review. Retrieved 29 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Discographie Fictionplane" (in French). Lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Discografie Fictionplane" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Fiction Plane - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Discografie Fictionplane" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  10. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/anyone-acoustic-single/id307965233
  11. ^ https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/push-me-around-radio-edit/id363541993


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