| Gram LeBron | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Graham LeBron |
| Also known as | Golden Gram |
| Born | May 5, 1973 Omaha, Nebraska |
| Instruments | Singer, guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, melodica, glockenspiel, stylophone drums |
| Years active | 1995 - Present |
| Labels | Cedar Fever Records |
| Associated acts | Rogue Wave, The Album Leaf, Port O'Brien, Schrasj, Sad Like Crazy, Get Better |
| Website | Golden Gram website |
Gram LeBron (born May 5, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He was born Graham LeBron in Omaha, Nebraska and currently resides in the woods of Rockford, Alabama where his father was raised. In January 2010, he started a music and video project with Shanna Mahan entitled Get Better. They released an EP titled Rockford Summer in August 2010 via bandcamp.com. He and Shanna met while living at Lobot Gallery in Oakland, California. A former member of Rogue Wave and current member of Port O'Brien and The Album Leaf, he sings and plays guitar, bass, mandolin, piano, melodica, glockenspiel, stylophone and drums. He is also an accomplished DJ and recording engineer. He records his own compositions under the title Golden Gram.
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His first band was an electronic dance project called Conundrum which self-released one tape, Something for ya, before fizzling as members attended different colleges.[1]
His next band, which lasted until 1998, was called schrasj and featured then wife, Terri Loewenthal [2] (Rubies, Call and Response). They released two records, schrasj (1996), and f (1998). Before leaving Houston for California with Loewenthal in 1999, LeBron played and recorded with Sad Like Crazy,[3] a band still active in Austin, TX.
Arriving in California in March 1999, LeBron soon found work at Levi's headquarters in San Francisco where he worked for the next five years to support his ever growing music habit.[4] During this time, he wrote and recorded his first solo album under the name Golden Gram. The self titled Golden Gram[3] was recorded in his studio in Oakland and released in 2001.
Good friend Patrick Spurgeon, following a Craigslist post for musicians, joined Rogue Wave and shortly after introduced LeBron to the band.[5] He joined Rogue Wave in February, 2003,[6] playing his first show as a three piece at Kimo's after just two rehearsals. He quit his day job at Levi's in July 2004 when his department was no longer receptive to his requests for time off to tour. LeBron left Rogue Wave in March 2009 after six years of service.
His second solo album, Master of None, was released on September 8, 2009.[7] It was produced by LeBron and Louie Lino (Nada Surf).
He toured as multi-instrumentalist with Port O'Brien through the end of 2009 to promote the release of their third album, Threadbare, on tbd Records. Gram has also played keyboards with Nada Surf, and guitar with the Heavenly States and Spoon.[8] At Treasure Island 2008, he played acoustic guitar with Dr. Dog.
Beginning in 2010, LeBron will be touring with The Album Leaf, playing bass guitar and keyboards.[9]