Jordan Luckman - Mono In Vcf 2004-2009

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2004

Tacoma, Washington, USA

[MAY 3–2005]

HUNTER LEA

ALLDRIDGE

AUGUST 11, 2004_DEBUT SHOW AT THE HIDEAWAY iN DOWNTOWN SEATTLE

LUCKMAN @ THE HQ STUDIO

[UNKNOWN]

FARFISA

SINGER CHARLES PERALES WITH DRUMMER JASON FALK

ALLDRIDGE

HUNTER LEA @ HELL"S KITCHEN

ALLDRIDGE

LEA

ALLDRIDGE

MIKE KRUSHKA

ALLDRIDGE

SARAH LUCKMAN

LEA IN TACOMA "... DOWN THE HATCH"

NOVEMBER 19, 2004_FENDERS TACOMA

ALLDRIDGE

DECEMBER 5, 2004_The Meow Meow with Idiot Pilot, Portland, OR

HUNTER & JORDAN PERFORMING WITH WALLPAPER MEMBERS ON A SELECT FEW LENNON NUMBERS

Lea & Perales HANGING BACKSTAGE with Jason Pierce (SPIRITUALIZED, SPACEMEN 3)

APRIL 5, 2002_ROSELAND THEATER IN PORTLAND

(unknown]

DECEMBER 11, 2004_STUDIO SEVEN Seattle

Alldridge

FEBRUARY 5, 2005_HELL'S KITCHEN TACOMA

L to R: MIKE KRUSHKA, JORDAN LUCKMAN, CHARLES PERALES

ALLDRIDGE

February 25, 2005_HELL'S KITCHEN TACOMA

The Degrees' live 'd'

FERNANDEZ

MARCH 26, 2005_KEXP-FM 90.3 SEATTLE

ALLDRIDGE

APRIL 17, 2005_THE VERA PROJECT SEATTLE

ALLDRIDGE

PHOTOGRAPH: ALLDRIDGE+DESIGN: LEA/LUCKMAN/PERALES

ALLDRIDGE-KURTIAK

MAY 14, 2005_WIRE @ THE BALTIC ROOM SEATTLE

ALLDRIDGE

PERALES

ALLDRIDGE

LEA

ALLDRIDGE

SNAKE LAKE Tacoma

ALLDRIDGE

June 13, 2005_Rendezvous Seattle

Alldridge

JUNE 22, 2005_WIRE @ THE BALTIC ROOM SEATTLE

[UNKNOWN]

VENICE BEACH

JULY 2, 2005_HOLLYWOOD HOUSE PARTY @ ALLISON ANDERS'

HANGING WITH GEORGE @ ALLISON'S

[UNKNOWN]

JULY 31, 2005_THE COMET TAVERN SEATTLE

[UNKNOWN]

SEPTEMBER 3, 2005_LIVE ON KEXP-FM 90.3 SEATTLE

ALLDRIDGE

SPRING 2006 / PRODUCERS MARTIN FEVEYEAR & HUNTER LEA @ work @ JUPITER STUDIOS SEATTLE

LUCKMAN

ALLDRIDGE-LUCKMAN

SNAKE LAKE TACOMA HQ

@ home

[UNKNOWN]

GEORGE REED-HARMON, GUITAR

ALLDRIDGE

APRIL 5, 2007_KEXP-FM presents Audioasis @ the HIgh Dive

CANCER RISING & MONO IN VCF livE ON JORDAN'S HIDDEN INSTRUMENTAL @ THE CENTER OF SELF-TITLED 'MONO IN VCF'

Alldridge

CANCER RISING

"EVRYDAY BIDNESS"

KEYBOARDIST DYLAN TAGGART

ALLDRIDGE

APRIL 30, 2007_THE SHOWBOX MARKET SEATTLE, OPENING FOR JARVIS COCKER

ALLDRIDGE

WITH JARVIS

HATFIELD

TAGGART

FALK

KIMBERLY MILLER

LUCKMAN

[JUNE 17–2008]

While Mono In Vcf claim Tacoma, Washington as their headquarters, one listen to their self-titled full length conjures images of the band roaming the Parisian streets on a dark and rainy night, smoking cigarettes under the glow of the Eiffel Tower. Mono In Vcf have proved that even the French haven’t forgotten their Pacific Northwest heritage by getting on rotation on Canal B (Rennes, France) and regular spins on the Ferarock morning show. Seattle's KEXP had the group peaking at number six on its 2008 variety charts, while BBC1’s Rob Da Bank also spun Mono In Vcf that year in England. Jarvis Cocker even selected the band to open for him at his most recent Seattle appearance.

Original singer and founding member Charles Perales chose the band name as a collision of sounds and eras. The name was just as much a statement of influences: “Mono” paid homage to Phil Spector’s “Wall of Sound” production, which guitarist and fellow main songwriter Hunter Lea favored a modern representation of on HIS recordings. "In Vcf" completed the idea of broadcasting sounds through a Moog synthesizer – something Lea does regularly.

The group released The Voltage Control EP on May 3, 2005. “Modern Nocturne” and “Ultra Love” became immediate favorites on KEXP-FM in the summer. During 2006 sessions for a debut album ON RED INK (Sony/Columbia), the group disbanded. The 2006 Columbia sessions were never released.

Lea and bassist Jordan Luckman, both founding members along with Perales, continued Mono In Vcf in 2007, joined by vocalist Kimberly Miller. The group released an acclaimed self-titled debut on June 17, 2008. Co-produced by Lea and a Seattle Englishman named Martin Feveyear (R.E.M., Screaming Trees, THE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA), the album combines the droning psychedelia of the Velvet Underground and Nico, with Phil Spector’s booming “Wall Of Sound.”

MONO IN VCF HAS INCLUDED THE MUSICIANS:

Scott Clarke, Jason Falk, Martin Feveyear, Tyson Griffin, Chad Imes, Terry Jacks, Rick King, Alan Kropf, Mike Krushka, Hunter Lea, Jordan Luckman, Kimberly Miller, Charles Perales, George Reed-Harmon & Dylan Taggart