Born in Caribou, Maine- John Nels Blanchette spent 26 years in Northern Maine while practicing techniques in home recording on a budget and playing in various musical groups with diverse backgrounds. While releasing many home recordings starting with 2003's Prelude Le Hiver Fonce- John Nels came into his own with 2007's 'The Current State of Madness' which foreshadowed his bout with depression. Since then, John Nels has successfully learned to record with various instruments on a tight budget; creating thick records doused with acoustic pop and early 90s college rock. John Nels recently moved to Portland, Maine in August of 2010 to explore the growing community that the largest city in Maine. He has performed with members of Grand Hotel, The Cambiata, The Lucid, Line of Force, and Strange Pleasure; in clubs such as Empire Dine & Dance, The Big Easy, Slainte, and Venue Music Bar & Grille. Instrumentation John Nels Blanchette - Bass, Drums, Guitar, voice, keys/piano, misc Discography 'Prelude Le Hiver Fonce' - 2003 'Elephants + Airplanes' - 2004 'Songs for the Uneducated Mind' - 2005 'The Current State of Madness' - 2007 'Self-Titled' - 2008 'A Great Depression' - 2009 'Night/Day' - 2010      _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________         Added 6.20.11 by John Nels