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Logan Whitehurst

Logan Anthony Whitehurst (November 15, 1977 – December 3, 2006), was an American musician. His career began as the drummer for the band Little Tin Frog from 1995 until 2000, although he is best known as a founding member of Californian indie rock band The Velvet Teen[1] and as a solo artist performing under the name Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club.

Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club
Logan Whitehurst and Vanilla the Plastic Snowman
Background information
BornNovember 15, 1977
Los Banos, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 3, 2006(2006-12-03) (aged 29)
Los Banos, California, U.S.
GenresAlternative rock
Instrument(s)Vocals, keyboard, guitar, accordion, concertina, piano
Years active1995–2006
LabelsPandacide
Slowdance
Mp3.com
Needlejuice

Whitehurst was also an accomplished graphic designer, creating numerous album covers for bands such as his sister's Tsunami Bomb, in addition to Dynamite Boy, Little Tin Frog, The Velvet Teen, 20 Minute Loop, Go Time, Shut Up Donny, Santiago, and labels such as Fearless Records, Restitution Records, Silent Records and Entertainment, and Double Helix Records.[2] He also contributed illustrations and comics such as "Jonathan Quimby, the Boy with No Brain" to Section M Magazine.[3]

The Velvet Teen edit

During their stint together playing in Little Tin Frog, Whitehurst and guitarist Judah Nagler began secretly writing somber, serious songs. This side project came to be known as The Secret Band. Some time after the split of Little Tin Frog, The Secret Band reshaped itself and took on the name of Nagler's electronica-influenced solo project, The Velvet Teen. Adding bassist Josh Staples, the band's catalogue included several re-recorded Secret Band tracks, such as "A Reverie to Chanticleer" and "Mother of Love." The band signed with Slowdance Records.

In 2001, the band released +-=, an EP of both older songs co-written by Whitehurst and new recordings. In early 2002, the band released their first full-length album, Out of the Fierce Parade. The album was produced and mixed by Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla. The album's first track, "A Special Gift to You" was written solely by Whitehurst. He also co-wrote all the other tracks on the album. Out of the Fierce Parade also featured Whitehurst's engravings as the cover and inside the CD booklet.

Touring in support of Out of the Fierce Parade took Whitehurst across the country, as far east and south as Orlando, Florida, as well as out of the country with dates in Japan.[4]

The band received airplay on MTV2, which played their videos for "Radiapathy" and "The Prize Fighter."[5] MTV also included portions of "The Prize Fighter" in its pseudo-reality series Sorority Life. The independent film Lurking in Suburbia also featured original music from the group.

Released in 2004, The Velvet Teen's next album, Elysium, was Whitehurst's last with the band. Shortly after recording the album, he left the band in order to undergo treatment for brain cancer. He was never able to tour in support of the album.

Solo career edit

In addition to drumming for The Velvet Teen, he had a successful solo career as Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club.[6] In 1997, Whitehurst began uploading songs he had created on a four-track to Mp3.com, which served not only as a storage space, but an advertising and publishing firm. Mp3.com allowed Whitehurst's music to be downloaded as well as purchased. He was one of Mp3.com's early success stories, gaining national popularity in the "Comic Song" category. Whitehurst released his first five albums through Mp3.com.

Whitehurst played not only the drums in his solo work, but also keyboards, guitar, accordion, concertina, and piano. He also provided almost all of his backup vocals through multitracking. His music has often been compared to Flight of the Conchords and They Might Be Giants for its goofy, geeky subject matter as well as its underlying musicality.[6]

In 2003, having signed with Pandacide Records, Whitehurst released his sixth album, Goodbye, My 4-Track. The album featured guest appearances by members of The Velvet Teen, Death Cab for Cutie, Pedro the Lion, and many other bands. Whitehurst was never able to tour nationally in support of the album due to his involvement with the Velvet Teen and, later, his illness. However, he still did local shows, going as far away as Portland, OR.

His quirky brand of music quickly garnered a cult following from coast to coast. He became one of the most frequently requested and played artists on the nationally syndicated Dr. Demento radio show.[7] Dr. Demento dedicated two full shows to his music and interviews.[8][9]

In 2004, Whitehurst completed all of the score and incidental music for Replica, an independent film by Raymond Daigle that illustrates the trials, tribulations and mayhem of working in a copy shop.

In 2006, after his cancer had been declared in remission, Whitehurst took suggestions for an enormous number of short-subject songs from his friends and fans to get himself back into musical shape.[10] Ranging from 30 to 90 seconds, the 81 songs were recorded over the span of two months. Shortly after designing the album art and layout for the Very Tiny Songs Project, Whitehurst's brain cancer returned. The album was released posthumously on December 26, 2006, with a foreword by Dr. Demento.[11]

Vanilla the Plastic Snowman edit

A plastic Christmas lawn ornament (Pictured at top), Vanilla came to be something of a mascot for the Science Club. He had a ridiculously oversized ego and was constantly claiming that he did every cool thing in history and says Logan took all of Vanilla's work and said it was his own. Although he never really talked in any performances, he did have a blog he would post quite regularly. The subjects of his blog would often be random thoughts on his mind, but occasionally commenting on current events. His sentences came out comically garbled because he claimed he was typing with mittens on so he could not hit the keys well.

Illness and death edit

From November 2003 onward Whitehurst battled fatigue, headaches, dizziness, and stomach illness. In May, 2004 it was discovered that the ailments he was suffering were due to a cancerous brain tumor. Deciding to focus on his recovery, he left the Velvet Teen[12] and put his solo career on hiatus. He spent the better part of a year and a half in treatments for the recurring brain cancer. On December 3, 2006, Whitehurst died at his home in Los Banos, California.[13]

From many donations, the fledgling Remember Logan Foundation was founded.[14] Created by his fans, its mission is to provide funding for brain cancer research and treatment.

In October 2010, a group of comedy musicians created the Logan Whitehurst Memorial Award for Excellence in Comedy Music, or Logan Awards for short.[15] The awards are presented annually at FuMPFest for songs from the previous year in three categories: Outstanding Original Comedy Song, Outstanding Parody Song, and Outstanding Comedy Music Video.[16]

Discography edit

Studio albums edit

  • Outsmartin' the Popos (1997)
  • I Would Be a Biggest Octopus (1998)
  • How Does an Electrostatic Motor Work? (1999)
  • Earth Is Big (2000)
  • Goodbye, My 4-Track (2003)
  • Very Tiny Songs (2006)

EPs edit

  • Denture/Doorknob (1999)
  • Mini Album of Luv (2003)

Albums featuring Whitehurst edit

  • The Pain and Pleasure Machine (1997, drums),
  • Brilliant Ideas (1999, drums)
  • Comasynthesis/The Great Beast February (2000, drums, vocals)
  • +-= (2001, drums, vocals, keyboards)
  • Immortality (2001, drums, vocals)
  • Out of the Fierce Parade (2002, drums, piano, vocals)
  • Elysium (2004, drums, piano, vocals)

Other bands and collaborations edit

  • The End Is Near (Headboard, 1996, keyboards)
  • Warning: Do Not Open This Box (Little Tin Frog, 1996, drums)
  • This Is It! Proof... (Little Tin Frog, 1996, drums)
  • The Pain and Pleasure Machine (Little Tin Frog, 1997, drums)
  • Brilliant Ideas (Little Tin Frog, 1998, drums, vocals)
  • Enetophobia (Little Tin Frog, 1999, drums, vocals)
  • Special Little Devil (The Secret Band, 1999, drums, keyboards, concertina, vocals)
  • Future Is Turning (Luckie Strike, 2000, Assistant Engineer/Producer, backing vocals)
  • The Mercury Project (Luckie Strike, 2000, Assistant Engineer/Producer, backing vocals)

References edit

  1. ^ Slowdance Records :: The Velvet Teen 2007-01-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  3. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-01-19. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  4. ^ The Velvet Teen + The Americas + Out Circuit - PopMatters Concert Review
  5. ^ The Velvet Teen | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV
  6. ^ a b Metroactive Music | Logan Whitehurst
  7. ^ Search Results for "artistid=SYN042406", search type 'Artist', match type 'exact', word type 'substring'; from 1970 to 2008, sorting newest first, playlist type(s) synd/live
  8. ^ The Dr. Demento Show #07-01 - January 7, 2007
  9. ^ The Dr. Demento Show #03-41 - October 12, 2003
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-02-11. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
  11. ^ Music & Nightlife in Petaluma, CA | Logan Whitehurst memorial
  12. ^ scott (May 25, 2004). "Velvet Teen drummer leaves band due to brain tumor". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2007-01-14.
  13. ^ Music – Once More With Feeling – once more with feeling – Portland Mercury
  14. ^ http://www.rememberlogan.org 2007-01-01 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Site Launched
  16. ^ About the Logan Awards

External links edit

  • Logan Whitehurst's Official Site
  • Logan Whitehurst's MySpace profile
  • Archive site for Logan's music and art
  • Detailed article on Logan Whitehurst & The Junior Science Club on Metroactive

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Logan Anthony Whitehurst November 15 1977 December 3 2006 was an American musician His career began as the drummer for the band Little Tin Frog from 1995 until 2000 although he is best known as a founding member of Californian indie rock band The Velvet Teen 1 and as a solo artist performing under the name Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science ClubLogan Whitehurst and Vanilla the Plastic SnowmanBackground informationBornNovember 15 1977Los Banos California U S DiedDecember 3 2006 2006 12 03 aged 29 Los Banos California U S GenresAlternative rockInstrument s Vocals keyboard guitar accordion concertina pianoYears active1995 2006LabelsPandacideSlowdanceMp3 comNeedlejuice Whitehurst was also an accomplished graphic designer creating numerous album covers for bands such as his sister s Tsunami Bomb in addition to Dynamite Boy Little Tin Frog The Velvet Teen 20 Minute Loop Go Time Shut Up Donny Santiago and labels such as Fearless Records Restitution Records Silent Records and Entertainment and Double Helix Records 2 He also contributed illustrations and comics such as Jonathan Quimby the Boy with No Brain to Section M Magazine 3 Contents 1 The Velvet Teen 2 Solo career 2 1 Vanilla the Plastic Snowman 3 Illness and death 4 Discography 4 1 Studio albums 4 2 EPs 4 3 Albums featuring Whitehurst 5 Other bands and collaborations 6 References 7 External linksThe Velvet Teen editDuring their stint together playing in Little Tin Frog Whitehurst and guitarist Judah Nagler began secretly writing somber serious songs This side project came to be known as The Secret Band Some time after the split of Little Tin Frog The Secret Band reshaped itself and took on the name of Nagler s electronica influenced solo project The Velvet Teen Adding bassist Josh Staples the band s catalogue included several re recorded Secret Band tracks such as A Reverie to Chanticleer and Mother of Love The band signed with Slowdance Records In 2001 the band released an EP of both older songs co written by Whitehurst and new recordings In early 2002 the band released their first full length album Out of the Fierce Parade The album was produced and mixed by Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla The album s first track A Special Gift to You was written solely by Whitehurst He also co wrote all the other tracks on the album Out of the Fierce Parade also featured Whitehurst s engravings as the cover and inside the CD booklet Touring in support of Out of the Fierce Parade took Whitehurst across the country as far east and south as Orlando Florida as well as out of the country with dates in Japan 4 The band received airplay on MTV2 which played their videos for Radiapathy and The Prize Fighter 5 MTV also included portions of The Prize Fighter in its pseudo reality series Sorority Life The independent film Lurking in Suburbia also featured original music from the group Released in 2004 The Velvet Teen s next album Elysium was Whitehurst s last with the band Shortly after recording the album he left the band in order to undergo treatment for brain cancer He was never able to tour in support of the album Solo career editIn addition to drumming for The Velvet Teen he had a successful solo career as Logan Whitehurst and the Junior Science Club 6 In 1997 Whitehurst began uploading songs he had created on a four track to Mp3 com which served not only as a storage space but an advertising and publishing firm Mp3 com allowed Whitehurst s music to be downloaded as well as purchased He was one of Mp3 com s early success stories gaining national popularity in the Comic Song category Whitehurst released his first five albums through Mp3 com Whitehurst played not only the drums in his solo work but also keyboards guitar accordion concertina and piano He also provided almost all of his backup vocals through multitracking His music has often been compared to Flight of the Conchords and They Might Be Giants for its goofy geeky subject matter as well as its underlying musicality 6 In 2003 having signed with Pandacide Records Whitehurst released his sixth album Goodbye My 4 Track The album featured guest appearances by members of The Velvet Teen Death Cab for Cutie Pedro the Lion and many other bands Whitehurst was never able to tour nationally in support of the album due to his involvement with the Velvet Teen and later his illness However he still did local shows going as far away as Portland OR His quirky brand of music quickly garnered a cult following from coast to coast He became one of the most frequently requested and played artists on the nationally syndicated Dr Demento radio show 7 Dr Demento dedicated two full shows to his music and interviews 8 9 In 2004 Whitehurst completed all of the score and incidental music for Replica an independent film by Raymond Daigle that illustrates the trials tribulations and mayhem of working in a copy shop In 2006 after his cancer had been declared in remission Whitehurst took suggestions for an enormous number of short subject songs from his friends and fans to get himself back into musical shape 10 Ranging from 30 to 90 seconds the 81 songs were recorded over the span of two months Shortly after designing the album art and layout for the Very Tiny Songs Project Whitehurst s brain cancer returned The album was released posthumously on December 26 2006 with a foreword by Dr Demento 11 Vanilla the Plastic Snowman edit A plastic Christmas lawn ornament Pictured at top Vanilla came to be something of a mascot for the Science Club He had a ridiculously oversized ego and was constantly claiming that he did every cool thing in history and says Logan took all of Vanilla s work and said it was his own Although he never really talked in any performances he did have a blog he would post quite regularly The subjects of his blog would often be random thoughts on his mind but occasionally commenting on current events His sentences came out comically garbled because he claimed he was typing with mittens on so he could not hit the keys well Illness and death editFrom November 2003 onward Whitehurst battled fatigue headaches dizziness and stomach illness In May 2004 it was discovered that the ailments he was suffering were due to a cancerous brain tumor Deciding to focus on his recovery he left the Velvet Teen 12 and put his solo career on hiatus He spent the better part of a year and a half in treatments for the recurring brain cancer On December 3 2006 Whitehurst died at his home in Los Banos California 13 From many donations the fledgling Remember Logan Foundation was founded 14 Created by his fans its mission is to provide funding for brain cancer research and treatment In October 2010 a group of comedy musicians created the Logan Whitehurst Memorial Award for Excellence in Comedy Music or Logan Awards for short 15 The awards are presented annually at FuMPFest for songs from the previous year in three categories Outstanding Original Comedy Song Outstanding Parody Song and Outstanding Comedy Music Video 16 Discography editStudio albums edit Outsmartin the Popos 1997 I Would Be a Biggest Octopus 1998 How Does an Electrostatic Motor Work 1999 Earth Is Big 2000 Goodbye My 4 Track 2003 Very Tiny Songs 2006 EPs edit Denture Doorknob 1999 Mini Album of Luv 2003 Albums featuring Whitehurst edit The Pain and Pleasure Machine 1997 drums Brilliant Ideas 1999 drums Comasynthesis The Great Beast February 2000 drums vocals 2001 drums vocals keyboards Immortality 2001 drums vocals Out of the Fierce Parade 2002 drums piano vocals Elysium 2004 drums piano vocals Other bands and collaborations editThe End Is Near Headboard 1996 keyboards Warning Do Not Open This Box Little Tin Frog 1996 drums This Is It Proof Little Tin Frog 1996 drums The Pain and Pleasure Machine Little Tin Frog 1997 drums Brilliant Ideas Little Tin Frog 1998 drums vocals Enetophobia Little Tin Frog 1999 drums vocals Special Little Devil The Secret Band 1999 drums keyboards concertina vocals Future Is Turning Luckie Strike 2000 Assistant Engineer Producer backing vocals The Mercury Project Luckie Strike 2000 Assistant Engineer Producer backing vocals References edit Slowdance Records The Velvet Teen Archived 2007 01 02 at the Wayback Machine Design Resume of Luv Archived from the original on 2007 01 28 Retrieved 2007 02 08 Jonathan Quimby Archived from the original on 2007 01 19 Retrieved 2007 02 08 The Velvet Teen The Americas Out Circuit PopMatters Concert Review The Velvet Teen Music Artist Videos News Photos amp Ringtones MTV a b Metroactive Music Logan Whitehurst Search Results for artistid SYN042406 search type Artist match type exact word type substring from 1970 to 2008 sorting newest first playlist type s synd live The Dr Demento Show 07 01 January 7 2007 The Dr Demento Show 03 41 October 12 2003 Very Tiny Songs Project Archived from the original on 2007 02 11 Retrieved 2007 02 08 Music amp Nightlife in Petaluma CA Logan Whitehurst memorial scott May 25 2004 Velvet Teen drummer leaves band due to brain tumor Punknews org Retrieved 2007 01 14 Music Once More With Feeling once more with feeling Portland Mercury http www rememberlogan org Archived 2007 01 01 at the Wayback Machine Site Launched About the Logan AwardsExternal links editLogan Whitehurst s Official Site Junior Science Club community on Livejournal Logan Whitehurst s MySpace profile Archive site for Logan s music and art Detailed article on Logan Whitehurst amp The Junior Science Club on Metroactive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Logan Whitehurst amp oldid 1217283466, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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