The Webb Brothers are Christiaan, Justin, and James Webb, sons of the
songwriter Jimmy Webb and Patsy Sullivan, a cover-girl
model. They are grandsons of
actor Barry Sullivan. Christiaan and Justin grew up mostly in
Montclair, New Jersey, where they were one year apart through middle school and high school. They then attended
Boston University together before moving to Chicago. In 1998 the band recorded a
demo album called
Beyond The Biosphere with drummer Neal Ostrovsky, who also recorded and mixed the tracks, and shopped it around to
US record labels, but none expressed any interest. However, the demo was picked up by
London-based
7-inch-only label Easy!Tiger. It released
Excerpts From Beyond The Biosphere (track listing: "Cold Fingers", "The Filth of It All" and "I'm Over and I Know It") in early 1999. The 1,000-strong pressing sold out immediately, and the band also came over to the UK to play several concerts. Significant media attention followed and the band signed a
recording contract with
Warner Music, and
Beyond The Biosphere was formally released on the major label in July 1999, and followed by
Maroon on
Atlantic Records in 2000. James then joined his brothers in 2003 for a self-titled release on
679 Recordings. The Webb Brothers are now based in Los Angeles and have recorded several mini-projects, such as 'Music From The God Helmet'. In 2009, The Webb Brothers teamed up with their father to form 'Jimmy Webb & The Webb Brothers', releasing the album
Cottonwood Farm and touring the UK in November. Cornelius Webb plays bass for the band, and Cal Campbell (son of
Glen Campbell) plays drums. Tim Walker provided
pedal steel guitar. The Webb Brothers commenced work on a new album in January 2010 which was put on hold while Christiaan completed work on his first solo album,
A Man Possessed. ==Members==