Phantom Planet is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1994. The band consists of Alex Greenwald (vocals, rhythm guitar), Darren Robinson (lead guitar), Sam Farrar (bass guitar) and Jeff Conrad (drums). The band is best known for its track " California ", which became the theme song for the TV series The O.C. . The band featured actor Jason Schwartzman on drums until 2003.
34-2125: Greenwald is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alex Greenwald (born 1979), American musician and actor Amelia Greenwald (1881–1966), American nurse Andy Greenwald (born 1977), social commentator, specifically about popular music Bruce Greenwald (born 1946), American economist Douglas Greenwald (1913–1997), American economist Glenn Greenwald (born 1967), attorney, journalist, blogger, author of books, NSA critic Hank Greenwald (born 1935), former baseball announcer Herbert Greenwald (1915–1959), real estate developer associated with Mies van der Rohe Jeff Greenwald (born 1954), author, performer, and Executive Director of Ethical Traveler Joseph Greenwald (actor) (circa 1878–1938), American actor Louis Greenwald (born 1967), New Jersey, USA politician Maggie Greenwald (born 1955), American film director and writer Michael Greenwald, birth name of Michael Kidd (1915–2007), American film and stage choreographer Nora Greenwald (born 1977), also known as Molly Holly, American professional wrestler Robert Greenwald (born 1945), American film director, film producer, and political activist Rabbi Moshe Greenwald (1853–1911), Rabbi of Chust, Hungary, and author of Arugas Habosem Rabbi Eliezer David Greenwald (1867–1928), Rabbi of Satmar, and author of Keren LeDovid Rabbi Yaakov Yechezkiya Greenwald (1882–1941), Rabbi of Pápa, Hungary and author of Vayageid Yaakov Leopold Greenwald (1888–1955), Rav, Congregation Beth Jacob, Columbus, Ohio Rabbi Yosef Greenwald (1903–1984), Grand Rebbe of Pupa and author of Vaychi Yosef Rabbi Yaakov Yechezkia Greenwald II (b. 1948), present Grand Rebbe of Pupa, Williamsburg, Brooklyn Other uses [ edit ] Greenwald, Minnesota Greenwald, Pennsylvania See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Greenwald Grunewald (disambiguation) Grunwald (disambiguation) Grunwald (surname) Grünwald (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
68-408: A Vacation! . He played bass and produced several tracks on The Like 's second studio album Release Me . He is currently part of the group Phases (previously named JJAMZ), and signed to Warner Bros. Records . JJAMZ was a band composed of Greenwald along with James Valentine ( Maroon 5 ), Jason Boesel ( Rilo Kiley / Conor Oberst ), Michael Runion (solo), and Z Berg ( The Like ). The group
102-468: A band. The band played their first concert at the Echo Plex on January 27, 2009. The band released their first and only album, Suicide Pact , on July 10, 2012. It was released through Dangerbird Records . Following Valentine's departure from JJAMZ, the band changed its name to Phases . Signed to Warner Bros. Records , Phases is composed of Greenwald, Z Berg, Jason Boesel, and Michael Runion. Greenwald
136-524: A member of Los Angeles band blackblack , until 2007. At live shows, he was known for 1980s-style dance moves, which were inspired from watching David Byrne of Talking Heads . Greenwald is a vegan and has appeared in at least two ads for PETA . He told PETA his reasons for going vegan: "In college I stopped eating red meat on a bet with my girlfriend at the time. She bet she could stop smoking, and I bet that I could stop eating red meat. She started smoking again, so I won, which I'm always proud of.…I had been
170-493: A period of 30 days in Maui, Hawaii. Since 2012, Farrar is touring with Maroon 5 – as an additional band member – on guitars, occasionally on the bass guitar, percussion, backing vocals, turntables and providing samples and other special effects (using the MPC ). He co-wrote and co-produced a few of the band's songs on almost all of their studio albums and also remixed one of their songs, which
204-474: A vegetarian as a child for whatever reason. I guess kids sometimes follow their instincts…My friend dared me to go vegan as I was reading this book Fast Food Nation , which opened my eyes to a lot of cruelties.…Ever since then, I've been vegan and enjoyed it daily." Greenwald co-produced and appeared on ex – Panic! at the Disco members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker 's new band, The Young Veins debut record, Take
238-563: Is best known for producing the song " California ", which was used as the theme song of the teen drama The O.C. , which lasted four seasons. Phantom Planet announced their hiatus on November 25, 2008. In 2006, he collaborated with DJ Mark Ronson , to cover the Radiohead song, " Just ". The cover appears on the compilation album Exit Music: Songs with Radio Heads , as well as the Mark Ronson album, Version . He appeared with Ronson at
272-733: Is called "Woman", on Call and Response: The Remix Album , released in 2008. On August 31, 2012 – during a show in Argentina on the Overexposed World Tour – Farrar filled-in for Mickey Madden on the bass guitar for the very first time. He subsequently filled-in for Madden on the next few shows of the tour. In 2016, he has become an official member. Darren Robinson went on tour with the band Miniature Tigers in January, February and March 2009. He toured as member of singer/songwriter John Graney's Southern California surf band The Californian , in
306-541: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alex Greenwald Alex Greenwald is an American musician, actor, and record producer. He is the lead vocalist of the California rock band Phantom Planet . Greenwald is American. In 1994, Greenwald formed Phantom Planet in his teens with four friends – guitarist Darren Robinson, bassist Sam Farrar , guitarist Jacques Brautbar , and drummer Jason Schwartzman . The band
340-544: Is the executive producer and one of the musicians in The Business International. He also helped to write several of the songs on their album Record Collection . He is one of the lead singers in the song 'The Night Last Night', and appeared in the music video for " The Bike Song ". In addition to the commercials for the Gap and his appearance in the 2001 film Donnie Darko , Greenwald appeared in two music videos for
374-449: The 2005 film Bad News Bears , playing as a fictional " skate " band called The Bloodfarts. In 2005, they covered the CSNY track "Our House" for the movie The Chumscrubber . Phantom Planet also performed a cover of Jackson Browne 's "Somebody's Baby" for Not Another Teen Movie . "Big Brat" was also introduced in the soundtrack to the video game Driver 3 and featured in an episode from
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#1733085162705408-454: The 2007 Glastonbury Festival where he climbed up on to the lighting rig of the John Peel stage during the performance of "Just", and also sang " California ". In 2010, he collaborated once again with Ronson on the album "Record Collection", on which Greenwald shares writing credits on six out of the eleven tracks. He became part of Ronson's band, The Business Intl . for this record. He was also
442-517: The Business Intl , playing guitar, keyboards, and singing on the album. Alex Greenwald was a part of the group Phases . He is also helping fellow band member Darren Robinson in his side project Twin Terrors. Sam Farrar joined a band called Operation Aloha with members of Gomez , Maroon 5 . Operation Aloha's self-titled, fourth full-length album was released on May 12, 2009. It was recorded over
476-468: The Disco , The Rocket Summer , Hanson (band) and Paramore . Phantom Planet has appeared on Sabrina the Teenage Witch , performing "So I Fall Again". They have also appeared on American Dreams , playing British rock band The Zombies and performing " Tell Her No " in the episode "A Clear and Present Danger". The song "Lonely Day" appeared in the television series Smallville . They have appeared in
510-472: The addition of a second Troubadour show to be played June 14, 2012. Former member of the band, Jacques Brautbar, joined them for songs at the June 13 show. In August 2013, the band, under Alex Greenwald & Phriends, performed a new song titled Balisong, which ended up being on Greenwald's solo album and later released in 2019 as a single by the full band. This performance did not have bassist Sam Farrar because he
544-516: The band got the opportunity to open for one of their collective idols, Elvis Costello. The Guest got an extra boost when the record's song " California " was chosen as the theme song for the Fox Network 's hit TV series The O.C. . As a result, the record was reissued in late 2003 with bonus tracks and a new cover. The band's eponymous third album in 2004 marked a change in both the band's sound and lineup. Ditching their radio-friendly pop rock,
578-467: The band moved towards a garage rock sound. Lead singer Alex Greenwald said it was an intentional choice: "I especially loved bands, like The Beatles, that changed with every single record they made. That's been our plan from the get-go. We want our records to be like experiments. We want to have fun with the music. People can hear when you're not having fun." In the middle of recording the album, founding member and drummer Jason Schwartzman abruptly left
612-522: The band officially announced "Hiatus. Over." They announced their first "public" show in over seven years at Hanson's "Hop Jam" Music and Beer Festival in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 19, 2019. Before that event, they scheduled three shows across Southern California. On May 7, the band officially released their first song in 11 years, "Balisong". The song was a reworked version of a track previously released on Alex's solo album. In March 2020, Phantom Planet announced
646-461: The band to focus on his acting career. He was replaced by Jeff Conrad , who helped record the remainder of the album. Phantom Planet was released to mixed reviews from critics. Shortly after the album's release, guitarist Jacques Brautbar left the band to pursue a career in photography. The band performed "Big Brat", the album's first single, on the Late Show with David Letterman . Early on in
680-400: The band's show at a time when the group was looking for a producer to record their second effort. Froom approached her father to produce the group, and after meeting with Phantom Planet, he agreed. Froom also brought in engineer Tchad Blake to work on the record. The Guest was released in 2002. The group toured for almost 18 months both as a headliner and an opening act, and in late 2002
714-491: The electronica band M83 – "Don't Save Us From the Flames" and "Teen Angst", the video for Uffie 's " ADD SUV " and also in videos for Mark Ronson, including the video for "Just". In 2013, Greenwald began a relationship with actress Brie Larson . In May 2016, Larson's representative confirmed that the pair was engaged. On January 10, 2019, it was reported that Greenwald and Larson had called off their engagement. In June 2020, it
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#1733085162705748-507: The first season of One Tree Hill , as well as used in the film The Amazing Spider-Man . Alex Greenwald, the band's vocalist, sang a fusion jazz cover of Radiohead 's " Just " for the 2006 compilation Exit Music: Songs with Radio Heads . Sam Farrar also contributed to the Hanson album Underneath , on the song "Lost Without Each Other". In 2008, "Raise the Dead" was featured in an episode from
782-425: The recording process of their fourth studio album, Phantom Planet's contract with Epic Records expired and they signed to Fueled by Ramen . Raise the Dead was released on April 15, 2008. When describing the new record, Greenwald described it as "a concept record. If The Beatles had Sgt. Pepper's and The Rolling Stones had Their Satanic Majesties Request , we have our 'Leader.' We're concocting it, but at
816-543: The release of their fifth album Devastator on May 8, 2020, and their first album in 12 years since Raise the Dead (2008). However, the album was delayed to June 19, due to the COVID-19 pandemic . It was later pushed again one day earlier June 18, as a way of showing respect and support to the Black Lives Matter movement. In September 2009, Alex Greenwald officially announced the tracks for his solo record. He posted
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884-539: The same time we're following it." The first single from the album was " Do the Panic ". On November 25, 2008, Phantom Planet announced in a blog entry on their website that they would be going on hiatus and playing their last show December 12, 2008 at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. In late January 2012, Phantom Planet announced their first reunion show, June 13, at The Troubadour in Los Angeles. On January 31, they announced
918-566: The second season of Gossip Girl and "Do the Panic" was featured on the Gossip Girl soundtrack, OMFGG – Original Music Featured on Gossip Girl . Their music has been heard frequently on television, most notably "California", as the theme song for the popular TV show The O.C. , and the songs "Do the Panic" and "Dropped" in various commercials. Greenwald made an impact on the British music scene in early 2008 by featuring on Mark Ronson 's cover of
952-666: The summer of 2009. The band then included John Graney (vocals), himself (guitar and vocals), Jonathan Price (guitar Keys and vocals), Wendy Wang (bass and vocals), Mike Hopkins (drums). Darren has three projects, Twin Terrors, Dead Honcho, which has songs uploaded to SoundCloud, and Fist Fright with Andrew Parker, which currently has three songs posted on Bandcamp. Jeff Conrad has a project called Vibe Mountain. The band has opened for many well-known artists, including Guns N' Roses , Sting , Elvis Costello , Incubus , Guided by Voices , Blink-182 , The Zombies , The Hives , Sloan , American Hi-Fi , Maroon 5 , Ludacris , Panic! at
986-451: The track listing and a CD mockup to his Twitter account. The debut solo studio album by Alexander Greenwald, Yo , was released on May 5, 2014. Greenwald has co-produced and appeared on ex – Panic! at the Disco members, Ryan Ross and Jon Walker 's new band, The Young Veins debut record, Take a Vacation! . He has also produced a few tracks on the band The Like 's new album. More recently, Greenwald recorded with Mark Ronson &
1020-447: Was confirmed that Greenwald and Australian actress Phoebe Tonkin were in a relationship. Phantom Planet On November 25, 2008, the band announced in a blog entry on their website that they are going on "hiatus, and will not be playing any more live shows or making any new records, indefinitely." They played their last pre-hiatus show on December 12, 2008, in Los Angeles. The band reunited in 2019, announcing that their hiatus
1054-531: Was followed by the release of the single "So I Fall Again" in September 1998, which was also released to promote the soundtrack Sabrina the Teenage Witch: The Album . Shortly thereafter Geffen Records folded into Universal as part of a major record industry merger, and within a few years Phantom Planet had signed with Epic Records . Charlotte Froom, the daughter of producer Mitchell Froom , caught
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1088-466: Was over. Phantom Planet was named in 1994 after a 1961 B-movie called The Phantom Planet . While still in their teens, the group played frequently in and around the Hollywood area, finally catching the eye of Geffen Records executives. Phantom Planet signed with Geffen in 1997 and released their first album, Phantom Planet Is Missing in 1998 . The album did not impact any major charts. The album
1122-484: Was started at karaoke night at Guys in Hollywood. The band name is an acronym, using the first letter of each member's name. The group was a means of escape from each member's respective band at the time. "JJAMZ started at an interesting time in all of our lives. We all needed some kind of escape from relationships or our other bands. It was a tumultuous time, and the lyrics just came out. It was like word vomit. I can't remember," said Z Berg in one of their first interviews as
1156-426: Was touring with Maroon 5. He was replaced by Jamiroquai bassist Stuart Zender. A Phantom Planet Instagram account was created on January 19, 2019, indicating that the band could be reforming. Additionally, band members posted the logo on their personal social media accounts. It was confirmed that the band played a small secret private show January 19, 2019, at No Name on Fairfax in Los Angeles. On March 18, 2019,
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