The Voluntary Butler Scheme

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Rob Jones
The Voluntary Butler Scheme
Background information
Born	(1985-05-28) 28 May 1985 (age 39) Stourbridge, England
Genres	Indie pop, one man band
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, bass, percussion, drums, kazoo, ukulele, keyboard, synthesizer
Labels	Split Records
Website	[1]

The Voluntary Butler Scheme (VBS) is the stage name for one-man band Rob Jones, based in Stourbridge near Birmingham. Jones records and produces the majority of his material by himself in a home studio in his bedroom. The VBS uses the technique of live looping at gigs, playing in parts on various instruments, such as a guitar, a guitar synthesizer, drums, a kazoo and a ukulele.

The debut album, At Breakfast, Dinner, Tea, was released on 7 September 2009 on Split Records. Singles from the album have been championed by the NME, BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 6 and XFM. The VBS has played sessions for Huw Stephens, Marc Riley, Dermot O'Leary and Jon Kennedy. Declared "one to watch" in publications as diverse as Q and The Sun, and Suggs declared himself a fan, stating in an interview that "they are a very good band".^[1]