Plan B began as a basement studio solo project by Seattle multi-instumentalist James Van Leuven in 2001, and has developed into a collective of rotating musicians, singers, graphic artists, videographers, and dancers. Plan B music uses the laptop, drums, guitar, bass, trumpet, violin, vocalists, accordion, sampling, turntablists, cello, keyboards, and anything else James find to be musical.

Started by James after working as a drummer for various bands and projects, Plan B allowed van Leuven to explore new musical territory for himself, moving from rock into more electronic and hip-hop. The first LP, "Like a Ship Sailing" (Luckyhorse Industries, 2002), introduced the Plan B sound to the world, with van Leuven's supporting solo performances often punctuated by forays into the crowd for break dancing to his own output.

Acclaim from that LP sent James touring around the world, including a long stint in France, where he then released the second EP "Keepsake" (Ggoo22, France 2003), which moved Plan B into more group-oriented output. This continued upon James' Seattle return, with the performing collective often adopting the "Plan B with mini-orchestra" moniker as their ranks grew. They just released their first full length album, "I'm The Captain, Where We Going?" (Ggoo22, France and Fourthcity Records, Seattle, WA, 2007).