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{{Short description|Rock band from England}}
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{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=July 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2014}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Fiction Plane
| name = Fiction Plane
| image = Fiction Plane Cologne.jpg
| image = Fiction Plane Cologne.jpg
| landscape = yes
| landscape = yes
| alt = Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany
| alt = Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany
| caption = Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany
| caption = Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany in 2010
| background = group_or_band
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[London]], United Kingdom
| origin = [[London]], England
| genre = {{Flatlist|
| genre = {{Flatlist|
* [[Rock music|Rock]]
* [[Alternative rock]]
* [[Pop Music|Pop]]
* [[post-grunge]]
* [[indie rock]]
}}
}}
| years_active = {{Start date|1999}}-present
| years_active = {{Start date|1999}}–present
| label = {{Flatlist|
| label = {{Flatlist|
* [[MCA Records|MCA]]
* [[MCA Records|MCA]]
* [[Bieler Bros. Records|Bieler Bros.]]
* [[Bieler Bros. Records|Bieler Bros.]]
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* Verycords
* Verycords
}}
}}
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
* [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
* [[Sting (musician)|Sting]]
* [[The Police]]
* [[The Police]]
* [[Eliot Sumner]]
* [[Eliot Sumner]]
}}
}}
| website = {{URL|fictionplane.com}}
| website = {{URL|fictionplane.com}}
| current_members =
| current_members = * [[Joe Sumner]]
* [[Joe Sumner]]
* [[Seton Daunt]]
* [[Seton Daunt]]
* [[Pete Wilhoit]]
* [[Pete Wilhoit]]
| past_members =
| past_members = * Dan Brown
* Dan Brown
}}
}}
'''Fiction Plane''' is a [[rock music|rock]] band consisting of lead vocalist, guitarist, and bassist [[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 Reunion Tour|The Police's reunion tour]]. Joe Sumner is the son of Police lead singer [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].
'''Fiction Plane''' are an English rock band consisting of lead vocalist and bass player [[Joe Sumner]], guitarist [[Seton Daunt]], and drummer [[Pete Wilhoit]].


== History ==
== 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 (band)|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.
When Sumner was a teenager in [[England]], he was inspired to write songs after he heard Nirvana's album ''[[Nevermind]]''. Sumner, having grown up around the music industry with his father [[Sting (musician)|Gordon “Sting” 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.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Alex|title=Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fiction-plane-mn0000173762/biography|website=AllMusic|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="FP Prepares">{{cite web|title=Fiction Plane Prepares For Takeoff|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72413/fiction-plane-prepares-for-takeoff|website=Billboard|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>
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]]''. Lacking a full-time drummer, they invited [[Abe Laboriel Jr.]], a session musician who had played with them before. After the album was released, they hired [[Pete Wilhoit]], a drummer from [[Bloomington, Indiana]], and Fiction Plane was launched.<ref name="Henderson">{{cite web|last1=Henderson|first1=Alex|title=Artist Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/fiction-plane-mn0000173762/biography|website=AllMusic|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="FP Prepares">{{cite magazine|title=Fiction Plane Prepares For Takeoff|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/72413/fiction-plane-prepares-for-takeoff|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref>


The band contributed the song "If Only" to the film ''[[Holes (film)#Music|Holes]]''. The song's lyrics are mostly based on a recurring poem from the film and its source novel. The film's soundtrack album was released in April 2003, only a month after the release of ''Everything Will Never Be OK''.
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Following their debut, the band released ''[[Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses]]'' (2005), ''[[Left Side of the Brain]]'' (2007), the live CD/DVD ''[[Paradiso (Fiction Plane album)|Paradiso]]'' (2009), ''[[Sparks (Fiction Plane album)|Sparks]]'' (2010), and ''Mondo Lumina'' (2015).<ref name="Cohen">{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Jonathan|title=Fiction Plane Resumes Flight With New Album|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053156/fiction-plane-resumes-flight-with-new-album|website=Billboard|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>


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Following their debut, the band released ''[[Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses]]'' (2005), ''[[Left Side of the Brain]]'' (2007), ''[[Paradiso (Fiction Plane album)|Paradiso]]'' (2009), ''[[Sparks (Fiction Plane album)|Sparks]]'' (2010), and ''Mondo Lumina'' (2015).<ref name="Cohen">{{cite magazine|last1=Cohen|first1=Jonathan|title=Fiction Plane Resumes Flight With New Album|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1053156/fiction-plane-resumes-flight-with-new-album|magazine=Billboard|access-date=29 May 2016}}</ref>
==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.<ref name="MacMillan">{{cite web|last1=MacMillan|first1=Douglas|title=Joe Sumner: Synchronizing Crowdsourced Movies|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-07-19/joe-sumner-synchronizing-crowdsourced-movies|website=Bloomberg|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref><ref name="Metz">{{cite web|last1=Metz|first1=Rachel|title=Using Your Smart Phone to Mix Video Clips with Others|url=https://www.technologyreview.com/s/428279/using-your-smart-phone-to-mix-video-clips-with-others/|website=Technology Review|accessdate=29 May 2016}}</ref>


Fiction Plane's popularity increased in 2007 when they were the opening act for [[The Police Reunion Tour|The Police's reunion tour]] - Joe Sumner is the son of Police lead singer [[Sting (musician)|Sting]].
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==Discography==


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==Discography==
===Studio albums===
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
|-
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fictionplane |title=Discographie Fictionplane |publisher=Lescharts.com |language=French |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br/><ref name="FRA">{{cite web|url=http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fictionplane |title=Discographie Fictionplane |publisher=Lescharts.com |language=fr |access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br/><ref name="NLD">{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fictionplane |title=Discografie Fictionplane |publisher=Dutchcharts.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br/><ref name="NLD">{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fictionplane |title=Discografie Fictionplane |publisher=Dutchcharts.nl |language=nl |access-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312162419/http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fictionplane |archive-date=12 March 2016 |df=dmy }}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br/>Heat.]]<br/><ref name=heatseekers>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302106/Fiction+Plane/chart?f=324 |title=Fiction Plane - Chart history |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br/>Heat.]]<br/><ref name=heatseekers>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/302106/Fiction+Plane/chart?f=324 |title=Fiction Plane - Chart history |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=14 September 2014}}</ref>
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Everything Will Never Be OK]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Everything Will Never Be OK]]''
|
|
*Released: 2003
*Released: 11 March 2003
*Label: [[MCA Records]]
*Label: [[MCA Records]]
| —
| —
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! scope="row" | ''[[Left Side of the Brain]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Left Side of the Brain]]''
|
|
*Released: 2007
*Released: 22 May 2007
*Label: [[Bieler Bros. Records]]
*Label: [[Bieler Bros. Records]]
| 111
| 111
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! scope="row" | ''[[Sparks (Fiction Plane album)|Sparks]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Sparks (Fiction Plane album)|Sparks]]''
|
|
*Released: 2010
*Released: 10 May 2010
*Label: [[Roadrunner Records]]
*Label: [[Roadrunner Records]]
| 147
| 147
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| —
| —
|-
|-
! scope="row" | ''[[Mondo Lumina]]''
! scope="row" | ''Mondo Lumina''
|
|
*Released: 02-09-2015
*Released: 13 November 2015
*Label: [[VERYCORDS]]
*Label: VERYCORDS
| —
| —
| —
| —
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====Extended plays====
====Extended plays====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details
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! scope="row" | ''[[Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses|Bitter Forces<br/>and Lame Race Horses]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Bitter Forces and Lame Race Horses|Bitter Forces<br/>and Lame Race Horses]]''
|
|
*Released: 2005
*Released: 11 July 2005
*Label: [[Universal Records]]
*Label: [[Universal Records]]
|}
|}


====Live albums====
====Live albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
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|-
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:12em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details
! scope="col" style="width:16em;"| Album details
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! scope="row" | ''[[Paradiso (Fiction Plane album)|Paradiso]]''
! scope="row" | ''[[Paradiso (Fiction Plane album)|Paradiso]]''
|
|
*Released: 2009
*Released: 23 March 2009
*Label: [[XIII Bis Records]]
*Label: [[XIII Bis Records]]
*Formats: DVD, 2xCD+DVD
*Formats: DVD, 2xCD+DVD
|}

===Singles===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2.5em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Album
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|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Ultratop|BEL<br/>(VL)]]<br/><ref name="BEL VL">{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Fictionplane |title=Discografie Fictionplane |publisher=Ultratop.be |language=Dutch |accessdate=14 September 2014}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| [[Single Top 100|NLD]]<br/><ref name="NLD"/>
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|-
! scope="row"| "[[Two Sisters (Fiction Plane song)|Two Sisters]]"
| 2007
| 54
| 25
| ''Left Side of the Brain''
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|-
! scope="row"| "Anyone" {{small|(Acoustic)}}<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/anyone-acoustic-single/id307965233</ref>
| 2009
| —
| —
| {{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Push Me Around"<ref>https://itunes.apple.com/nl/album/push-me-around-radio-edit/id363541993</ref>
| 2010
| —
| —
| ''Sparks''
|}
|}


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===Current===
===Current===
* [[Joe Sumner]] – lead vocals, bass
* [[Joe Sumner]] – lead vocals, bass (1999–present)
* [[Seton Daunt]] – guitar
* [[Seton Daunt]] – guitar (1999–present)
* [[Pete Wilhoit]] – drums
* [[Pete Wilhoit]] – drums (1999–present)


===Former===
===Former===
* Dan Brown – bass, keyboards, backing vocals {{small|(until 2006)}}
* Dan Brown – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1999–2006)
* Olly Taylor – drums {{small|(until 2003, when the band performed under the name "Santa's Boyfriend")}}


==References==
==References==
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{{reflist|30em}}



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[[Category:English musical trios]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1999]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in England]]
[[Category:MCA Records artists]]
[[Category:Roadrunner Records artists]]
[[Category:Bieler Bros. Records artists]]
[[Category:Bieler Bros. Records artists]]
[[Category:English alternative rock groups]]
[[Category:Indie rock groups from London]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 1 September 2024

Fiction Plane
Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany
Fiction Plane in Cologne, Germany in 2010
Background information
OriginLondon, England
Genres
Years active1999 (1999)–present
Labels
Members
Past members
  • Dan Brown
Websitefictionplane.com

Fiction Plane are an English rock band consisting of lead vocalist and bass player Joe Sumner, guitarist Seton Daunt, and drummer Pete Wilhoit.

History

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When Sumner was a teenager in England, he was inspired to write songs after he heard Nirvana's album Nevermind. Sumner, having grown up around the music industry with his father Gordon “Sting” 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. Lacking a full-time drummer, they invited Abe Laboriel Jr., a session musician who had played with them before. After the album was released, they hired Pete Wilhoit, a drummer from Bloomington, Indiana, and Fiction Plane was launched.[1][2]

The band contributed the song "If Only" to the film Holes. The song's lyrics are mostly based on a recurring poem from the film and its source novel. The film's soundtrack album was released in April 2003, only a month after the release of Everything Will Never Be OK.

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]

Fiction Plane's popularity increased in 2007 when they were the opening act for The Police's reunion tour - Joe Sumner is the son of Police lead singer Sting.

Discography

[edit]

Studio albums

[edit]
Title Album details Peak chart positions
FRA
[4] 		NLD
[5] 		US
Heat.
[6]
Everything Will Never Be OK — — —
Left Side of the Brain 111 9 46
Sparks 147 22 —
Mondo Lumina
  • Released: 13 November 2015
  • Label: VERYCORDS
 — — —

Extended plays

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Title Album details
Bitter Forces
and Lame Race Horses

Live albums

[edit]
Title Album details
Paradiso

Band members

[edit]

Current

[edit]

Former

[edit]
  • Dan Brown – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1999–2006)

References

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  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. ^ "Discographie Fictionplane" (in French). Lescharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Discografie Fictionplane" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Fiction Plane - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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