Pan American (often stylized as Pan•American) is an American experimental
electronic music ensemble. It is the alter ego of Mark Nelson, vocalist and guitarist for the band
Labradford, who first began recording under the name in 1997.
The debut release for Pan American was a self-titled LP on
Kranky in 1998. The 2000 LP 360 Business/360 Bypass included appearances from
Rob Mazurek and
Alan Sparhawk and
Mimi Parker of
Low.[1] Two further full-lengths on Kranky followed in 2002 and 2004.