{{short description|American musician (born 1961)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2015}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Levi Seacer Jr. | image = Levi Seacer, Jr.jpg | caption = Seacer in 1993 | image_size = | background = person | birth_name = Levi Seacer Jr. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|04|30}} | origin = Richmond, California, U.S. | instrument = {{hlist|Bass|guitar|keyboards|vocals}} | genre = {{hlist|R&B|funk|gospel}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|producer}} | years_active = | label = {{hlist|Paisley Park|NPG|Diamond Bridge Music}} | past_member_of = {{hlist|New Power Generation|Madhouse}} | website = {{URL|http://www.myspace.com/leviseacerjr}} }} '''Levi Seacer Jr.''' (born April 30, 1961) is an American musician.
== Career == 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 New Power Generation in 1991, switching from bass to the band's guitarist.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|date=2020-09-30|title=What Was It Like to Play Bass for Prince?|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/prince-sign-o-the-times-playing-bass-1068978/|access-date=2020-10-01|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.
== Lawsuit == 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, Mosley and Seacer settled for approximately $40,000 each (apparently, not even enough to pay their legal expenses), having sued Prince for $800,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.prince/msg/41f781b47323b648 |title=Google Groups |date= |accessdate=2015-07-17}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}{{New Power Generation}}{{Authority control}}
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