Who's your influences?
The Who, The Clash, the later Joe Strummer stuff (Mescaleros), lots of Ska, Reggae and Dub (esp. Lee "scratch" Perry), The Replacements, The Pixies, More recent, REM, The Doves, Moby, Sneaker Pimps, Mogwai, Goldfrapp...
Where are you now, where are you going?
Draw a triangle with say REM, Portishead and Fat Boy Slim on the pointy bits, and we are trying to fall somewhere in the middle: REM for the songwriting, the accessible but intelligent pop package, FBS for the groove, and Portishead for the sheer mood and feeling.
So what is the big idea?
Dance music has developed a lot over the last ten years: it is the background context for a big part of our lives: in a club, adds on TV, even (lost) in the supermarket,
and some of the beats and rythms are excellant, they can't be ignored.
Finally, there is the tension created by writing songs on acoustic and electric instruments, but producing them in a digital, quantized way.
Markovich/A.M.P.: Bio
Jerry Allen - Lead Vocals
Jerry is an accomplished vocalist and songwriter in his own right, with a number of CD releases to his name. The clarity and power of his voice complements the music, helping to keep it accessible.
Jerry's voice is key to the more upbeat and fun side of the Project's work: on "Peter Tong", and the fun he had singing the track is easy to hear.
Margot du Bois - Lead Vocals, Lyrics
Margot, better known for her work with Margot and the Rocket People, delivers a sombre but melodic counterpoint to the darker tracks.
Her minor-key feel and heartfelt vocals help to sell the mood of songs like "When the Sky fell Down" and "Sunday Morning" (for which track she also contributed the lyrics and original song idea)
Roy Phillips - Songwriting, Guitars, Programming
A guitar and bass player, Roy also writes most of the material, arranges and produces it.