the Visible Men

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| genre = Baroque pop{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-visible-men-mn0000534425 |title=The Visible Men |publisher=Allmusic}}

| years_active = 1999–2007, 2009

| label = Leisure King Productions

| associated_acts = Cherry Poppin' Daddies

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| current_members = Dustin Lanker
Dan Schmid
Jordan Glenn
Jimi Russel

| past_members = Tim Donahue

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The Visible Men are an American pop band formed in 1999, consisting of Dustin Lanker (vocals, keyboards), Dan Schmid (bass guitar), Jordan Glenn (drums) and later Jimi Russel (guitar).

Biography

The Visible Men initially formed in the fall of 1999Shakra, Aaron. [http://media.www.dailyemerald.com/media/storage/paper859/news/2003/04/15/UndefinedSection/Local.Music.Label.Gains.Notoriety-1980712.shtml 'Local Music Label Gains Recognition']{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} Oregon Daily Emerald. April 15, 2003. as a side project for Cherry Poppin' Daddies members Dustin Lanker and Dan Schmid, both wanting to write and perform songs in a more experimental vein than what they had been doing with the Daddies.Iwasaki, Scott. [https://archive.today/20120723173604/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,600131622,00.html 'Visible Men Experiment In Music'] Deseret News. May 5, 2005. The band played their first show in November 2000, aided by Daddies drummer Tim Donahue, who remained with the band until he left to tour with Yngwie Malmsteen the following year.Taylor, Lewis. [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Duo+drums+up+whole+new+dimension.(Entertainment)-a085263741'Duo Drums Up A Whole New Dimension'] The Register-Guard. April 26, 2002. The group recorded a few demos and played a number of shows both with and without drummers until they were eventually offered a deal by indie record label Leisure King Productions, who persuaded Lanker and Schmid to take on a full-time drummer, leading to the addition of Jordan Glenn.

The band's debut album, the minimalist acoustic and piano-driven In Socks Mode, was released in 2002. Their second release, Love:30, followed three years later. In contrast to In Socks Mode, Love:30 had a stronger psychedelic slant, utilizing a fuller sound and more instruments, including organ, electric guitar and accordion.

The Visible Men toured extensively throughout 2005 and 2006, primarily in Oregon and Washington, though they also embarked on tours through California, the Southwest and the majority of the Northwestern United States. In February 2003, the group performed The Who Sell Out at John Henry's in Eugene.

In 2006, the band recruited guitarist Jimi Russel and announced that they were working on new material that, according to Lanker, was "influenced by 70s and 80s rock, but [had] the same pop influence".O'Rourke, Tim. [http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2006/04/27/music.html 'Forecast: Visibility At All-Time High'] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081120201246/http://www.eugeneweekly.com/2006/04/27/music.html |date=2008-11-20 }} Eugene Weekly. April 27, 2006.

The Visible Men went on hiatus in 2007, and by 2009 the band's website had been disabled. Their last performance to date was a one-off show on November 27, 2009, at John Henry's in Eugene, Oregon.