Musical art collective now accepting email submissions and auditions from musicians and songwriters for a newly commissioned album to be released in early 2008.

We are currently looking to find musical collaborators who can contribute textures and songwriting skills to the project.

In order to be considered to work with us on the album with us please send us 1 -2 recorded versions of the following songs. Feel free to use your instinct to record the song in whatever tone you see fit. In other words, feel free to surprise us.

Selected song list:

Porpoise Song - The Monkees

Another the Letter - Wire

Monster Hospital - Metric

For low-resolution audio samples of the songs please email us.

Requirements: Songs should be recorded without vocals. Entire versions of songs are preferred, however, if you have an idea for a sound, a texture or a section you would like us to hear, partial versions will be considered.
Please email your MP3 or .aif submissions to us at theinfluences@gmail.com by April 15th, 2007.

Artists and musicians interested in collaborating with us should feel free to contact us, outside of the specific requirements for the open call.

We are hoping to form a minimal, eclectic, folk, rock, pop, electronic, band with musicians based in any part of the world, but preferably able to rehearse at least a few weeks this summer or fall in new york.

Musicians should send web links to their music, or a text only email initially - no attachments please.

For questions please email us at theinfluences@gmail.com