The Influents were an American
punk rock band formed in 1999 by
Jason White and
Bill Schneider. Both were members of the seminal
East Bay
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punk band
Pinhead Gunpowder
Pinhead Gunpowder is an American punk rock band that formed in East Bay, California, in 1991. The band currently consists of Aaron Cometbus (drums, lyrics), Bill Schneider ( bass), Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Jason White (guitar, ...
, which featured White on guitar and Schneider on bass, but due to the sporadic nature of Pinhead Gunpowder's recording and gigging (between May 1992 and April 2001, they played just fifteen shows), White and Schneider decided to form a new band as a side-project on which to focus. Schneider's brother Greg joined as second guitarist, sharing songwriting and vocals with Jason, and drummer Willie Samuels completed the lineup.
The Influents released their debut album, ''
Check Please'', through
Adeline Records
Adeline Records was an American record label that was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997 and closed in August 2017.
History
In 1997, Adeline Records was founded by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, Screw 32's Doug Sangal ...
in 2000. After the record was released, Bill Schneider left the band amicably to focus on his music shop, and Johnnie Wentz filled in on bass. This lineup released one more album, ''Some of the Young'', in 2003, before dissolving.
Bill Schneider and Jason White are both involved in
Grammy Award
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-winning punk band
Green Day
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. Schneider was a guitar tech for frontman
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for t ...
, bass tech for
Mike Dirnt
Michael Ryan Pritchard (born May 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Mike Dirnt, is an American rock musician who is the co-founder, bassist, backing and occasional lead vocalist, and former guitarist of Green Day. He has also played in sev ...
and now works as their tour manager, while White was the touring guitarist for the band from 1999 to 2012 and was an official member of the band from 2012 until 2016. He also appeared in several Green Day
music video
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s.
Both of their albums are available for free download at the band's site.
Band members
*
Jason White – lead vocals, guitar
* Greg Schneider – vocals, guitar
*
Bill Schneider – bass
* Johnnie Wentz – bass
* Willie Samuels – drums
Discography
*''
Check Please'' (Adeline Records, 2000)
*''Some of the Young'' (Adeline Records, 2003)
References
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Punk rock groups from California
Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area
Adeline Records artists