Member Since: 01/12/2005
Band Website: www.skypaintmusic.com
Band Members: Russell Chudnofsky: Creator, Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Keyboards and organ, Loops, Samples, Banjo, kazoo;
Erin Taylor: recording, Assistant Creator;
Brian Brown: Drums, Recording, Mixing, Assistant Creator;
Sarah Borges: Vocals;
Eric Schmider: Vocals;
Tom Sturm: Vocals;
Steve Scully: Drums;
Phil Aiken: Mellotron, organ, recording;
Lesley Smith: Backing vocals
Phil Magnifico: Bassist for live shows;
Rob Dulaney: Drummer for live shows;
Binky: Robopet walker;
Dave Wesner: recording;
Darren Ottovani: recording;
Ben Slater: recording;
Adam Taylor: Mixing, recording;
Ian Kennedy: Mixing and Mastering;
Matthew Ellard: Mixing;
Lawrence Sampson, Erin Dalbec: Visual Effects;
Gia and Aiesha: Dancers
Influences: The Beatles, Radiohead, Flaming Lips, Wilco, Phil Spector, Jon Brion, Beck, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Tom Waits, The Who, Queen, The Kinks, Brian Wilson, Elliot Smith, U2, Aimee Mann, Morphine, Quasi, The Band, Lucinda Williams, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, David Bowie, Muddy Waters, The Byrds, Prince, Jimi Hendrix, The Monkees, Gorillaz, Green Day, Nick Cave, Air, Nirvana, The Dead, Daniel Lanois, The Cars, Ray Kurzweil, Philip Dick, Kurt Vonnegut, Erich Fromm, Ralph Waldo Emerson, The Bible, Planet of the Apes, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, William Gibson, The Coen Brothers, Charlie Kaufman, Austin Powers, The Matrix, Star Trek, Monty Python
Sounds Like: a combination of the above influences
Type of Label: Major