Los Angeles (via Virginia Beach) chillwave band
Mansions on the Moon was formed by Ben Hazlegrove (keyboards), Jeff Maccora (bass), Lane Shaw (drums), and Ted Wendler (guitar, vocals). Hazlegrove and Shaw were previously in the jazz-funk/fusion-inspired electronic act
Pnuma Trio. The band debuted in 2010 with a mixtape, Paradise Falls, presented by Benzi and
Diplo. The following year, the band toured as the opening act on
Wiz Khalifa and
Mac Miller's Green Carpet Tour.
Lightyears, an EP executive produced by
Pharrell Williams, was released in 2012, highlighted by "Leaves Fall," a melodic amalgamation of soft rock and dream pop. ~ Andy Kellman