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|early life = Originally from Richmond, California, Levi started playing guitar, bass and other instruments at the age of six in his grandmother’s church. He met [[Sheila E.]] in his teens and together they played in clubs in and around the Bay Area. | |early life = Originally from Richmond, California, Levi started playing guitar, bass and other instruments at the age of six in his grandmother’s church. He met [[Sheila E.]] in his teens and together they played in clubs in and around the Bay Area. | ||
|before working w/prince = When [[Sheila E.]] was signed by [[Prince]], Levi did not initially join her band but instead went to play with Curtis Ohlson’s band and met [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius Don Cornelius]. Together, they worked on [[Rosie Gaines]]' first album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caring_(album) Caring] in 1985. ([[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] was also in Curtis Ohlson’s band. | |before working w/prince = When [[Sheila E.]] was signed by [[Prince]], Levi did not initially join her band but instead went to play with Curtis Ohlson’s band and met [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Cornelius Don Cornelius]. Together, they worked on [[Rosie Gaines]]' first album, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caring_(album) Caring] in 1985. ([[Rosie Gaines|Gaines]] was also in Curtis Ohlson’s band. | ||
− | |work w/prince = In 1985, Following the [[Purple Rain Tour]], where [[Sheila E.]] was the support act, Levi joined her band replacing [[Benny Rietveld]]. | + | |work w/prince = In 1985, Following the [[Purple Rain Tour]], where [[Sheila E.]] was the support act, Levi joined her band replacing [[Benny Rietveld]]. His earliest (known) recording with [[Prince]] occurred later that year when he was invited to jam with [[Sheila E.]] and [[Eric Leeds]] at [[Sunset Sound]]. These sessions would yield the unreleased [[Album: The Flesh (1986)|album]], which was tentatively planned to be released under the name [[The Flesh]], a forerunner to [[Madhouse]], a band in which Levi would play a role in the studio (for the second album [[Album: 16|16]]) and more prominently on stage. |
Before the Japanese leg of the [[Parade Tour]], [[Sheila E.]]’s live band is reconstructed, following her own Romance 1600 Tour. She added her childhood friend [[Boni Boyer]] on keyboards and future members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9! Tony! Toni! Toné!] ([[Timothy Riley]] on drums, [[Rafael Wiggins, Jr]] on bass and [[Carl Wheeler]] on keyboards). Levi became the musical director and the band’s guitarist. Along with [[Prince]] and [[David Z.]], they all contributed to [[Sheila E]]’s [[Sheila E.]]’s [[Album: Sheila E.|third album]] which would be released the following year (with Levi co-writing three of the songs). | Before the Japanese leg of the [[Parade Tour]], [[Sheila E.]]’s live band is reconstructed, following her own Romance 1600 Tour. She added her childhood friend [[Boni Boyer]] on keyboards and future members of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony!_Toni!_Ton%C3%A9! Tony! Toni! Toné!] ([[Timothy Riley]] on drums, [[Rafael Wiggins, Jr]] on bass and [[Carl Wheeler]] on keyboards). Levi became the musical director and the band’s guitarist. Along with [[Prince]] and [[David Z.]], they all contributed to [[Sheila E]]’s [[Sheila E.]]’s [[Album: Sheila E.|third album]] which would be released the following year (with Levi co-writing three of the songs). | ||
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After the [[Parade Tour]], [[Sheila E.]], [[Boni Boyer]] and Levi Seacer, Jr joined Prince’s group after the disbanding of [[The Revolution]]. At that same time Levi is also the bassist of the live line-up of [[Madhouse]], together with [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Dr Fink]]. After the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]], Levi, [[Sheila E.]], [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Prince]] recorded [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], [[Eleven]], [[Twelve]], [[Fifteen]], for the second [[Madhouse]] album ([[Album: 16|16]] and four instrumentals that would later appear on [[Eric Leeds]]' [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] album ([[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Andorra]] and [[Kenya]]). | After the [[Parade Tour]], [[Sheila E.]], [[Boni Boyer]] and Levi Seacer, Jr joined Prince’s group after the disbanding of [[The Revolution]]. At that same time Levi is also the bassist of the live line-up of [[Madhouse]], together with [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Dr Fink]]. After the [[Sign O’ The Times Tour]], Levi, [[Sheila E.]], [[Eric Leeds]] and [[Prince]] recorded [[Ten]], [[Ten And ½]], [[Eleven]], [[Twelve]], [[Fifteen]], for the second [[Madhouse]] album ([[Album: 16|16]] and four instrumentals that would later appear on [[Eric Leeds]]' [[Album: Times Squared|Times Squared]] album ([[Night Owl]], [[Overnight, Every Night]], [[Andorra]] and [[Kenya]]). | ||
− | Between the [[Lovesexy Tour]] and the [[Nude Tour]], Levi’s role as a sideman became more and more prominent in the studio with him (co-)writing and producing many songs with [[Prince]], including [[Sex]] for [[Prince]], [[Bliss]] and [[Mind Bells]] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahoru_Kohiruimaki Kahoru Kohiruimaki], [[Shall We Dance]] and [[Bang Bang]] for [[Brown Mark]], [[Shake!]] and [[Release It]] for [[The Time]] and worked on albums [[Album: I Am|I Am]] for [[Elisa Fiorillo]], [[Album: | + | Between the [[Lovesexy Tour]] and the [[Nude Tour]], Levi’s role as a sideman became more and more prominent in the studio with him (co-)writing and producing many songs with [[Prince]], including [[Sex]] for [[Prince]], [[Bliss]] and [[Mind Bells]] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahoru_Kohiruimaki Kahoru Kohiruimaki], [[Shall We Dance]] and [[Bang Bang]] for [[Brown Mark]], [[Shake!]] and [[Release It]] for [[The Time]] and worked on albums [[Album: I Am|I Am]] for [[Elisa Fiorillo]], [[[Ingrid Chavez]]’s [[Album:_May_19_1992|eponymous album (also known as ''May 19, 1992'')]] and [[T.C. Ellis]]’ album ([[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]]). |
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Levi wrote and produced most of the songs for [[Derick Hughes]]' "All For Love" album released in 2000. Former [[The NPG|NPG]] members [[Tommy Barbarella]] and [[Morris Hayes]] also contributed to the record. | Levi wrote and produced most of the songs for [[Derick Hughes]]' "All For Love" album released in 2000. Former [[The NPG|NPG]] members [[Tommy Barbarella]] and [[Morris Hayes]] also contributed to the record. | ||
− | After actively contributing to the album "Soul Symphony" by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness] and touring with them, Levi released his first album under his own name, titled '''2wo 4our 1one''' in 2010, | + | After actively contributing to the album "Soul Symphony" by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sounds_of_Blackness Sounds of Blackness] and touring with them, Levi released his first album under his own name, titled '''2wo 4our 1one''' in 2010, with saxophonist Ric Alexander. It contains 12 tracks including a remake of [[Get Blue]], a song he wrote with [[Prince]] twenty years earlier and offered to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie]. The other 11 instrumentals are composed by the duo. The opening track is entitled "25 (Bopp!)" as an echo to [[Madhouse]], and contains musical similarities with "[[It’s Gonna Be A Beautiful Night]]". |
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:1991: [[T.C. Ellis]] - [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] | :1991: [[T.C. Ellis]] - [[Album: True Confessions|True Confessions]] | ||
:1991: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] - [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] | :1991: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] - [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] | ||
− | :1991: [[Ingrid Chavez]] - [[Album: May 19 1992| | + | :1991: [[Ingrid Chavez]] - [[Album: May 19 1992|Ingrid Chavez]] |
:1993: [[Jevetta Steele]] - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] (1993 Worlwide release) | :1993: [[Jevetta Steele]] - [[Album: Here It Is|Here It Is]] (1993 Worlwide release) | ||
:1993: [[Carmen Electra]] - [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]] | :1993: [[Carmen Electra]] - [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]] | ||
:1993: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] | :1993: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louie_Louie_(musician) Louie Louie] - [[Album: Let’s Get Started|Let’s Get Started]] | ||
− | :1993: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] | + | :1993: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monie_Love Monie Love] - [[Album: In A Word Or 2|In A Word Or 2]] |
:1993: [[The Steeles]] - [[Album: Heaven Help Us All|Heaven Help Us All]] | :1993: [[The Steeles]] - [[Album: Heaven Help Us All|Heaven Help Us All]] | ||
:1993: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] - [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] | :1993: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] - [[Album: The Voice|The Voice]] |
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