| Levi Seacer Jr. | |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Levi Seacer Jr. |
| Birth Date: | 30 April 1961 |
| Origin: | Richmond, California, United States |
| Instrument: | Bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals |
| Genre: | R&B, funk, gospel |
| Occupation: | musician songwriter producer President of NPG Records |
| Label: | Paisley Park NPG Diamond Bridge Music |
| Associated Acts: | Prince The New Power Generation Sheila E. Madhouse Sounds of Blackness The Purple Ones and in 1987 he produced tony! Toni! Tony!’s demo on night stand |
| Website: | http://www.myspace.com/leviseacerjr |
Levi Seacer Jr. (born April 30, 1961) is an American musician. He was an early associate of Sheila E. when he was tapped by Prince to form a new touring band after the demise of The Revolution in 1986. Seacer became the band's bassist, as well as a backing vocalist. Later, he began collaborating with Prince as a songwriter on several projects. Seacer was a founding member of Prince's The New Power Generation in 1991, switching from bass to the band's guitarist.[1] He remained a member of the band until 1993, and also participated in the later version of Madhouse. After leaving the Prince camp in 1993, Seacer has worked as a producer and session musician on various projects, most notably the gospel music ensemble Sounds of Blackness.
In 1990, he produced the majority of Right Rhythm, a Motown-issued album recorded by the pop/R&B group The Pointer Sisters. In 1991, he performed various instruments on the album Moment of Truth by Terri Nunn.
In October 1998, Seacer (along with Tony M.) filed a lawsuit against Prince, claiming that Prince hadn't shared royalties that Levi and Tony were owed for songs they had co-written for Prince's NPG Publishing, including "Sexy MF" and "My Name Is Prince". In the end, Mosely and Seacer settled for approximately $40,000 each (apparently, not even enough to pay their legal expenses), having sued Prince for $800,000.[2]