Of Montreal - Side Projects

Side Projects

True to the style of most Elephant Six recording artists, Of Montreal's members have been in a variety of side project with other bands:

• Kevin Barnes played keyboard for "The Difference in the Shades" on the Bright Eyes' album Letting Off the Happiness.
• Kevin Barnes, Nina Barnes, and David Barnes did a comedy tour called "A Pollinaire Rave".
• The band performed as the backing band for Marshmallow Coast on record and on tour.
• Dottie Alexander released the song "The You I Created" on the Kindercore singles club, under the pseudonym My First Keyboard. Of Montreal acted as her backing band.
• Bryan Poole has a solo career as the Late B.P. Helium.
• Davey Pierce and Travis Adams from the now-defunct emo band My Hotel Year, created the band Inkwell in 2004.
• James Huggins released A Parallax I under the name "James Husband" which featured a cover of The Beatles' "We Can Work it Out".
• Ahmed Gallab has a solo career as post-rock jazz Sinkane, and has also drummed for Born Ruffians and Caribou. He currently plays with Yeasayer.
• Derek Almstead has worked with many artists as a musician and engineer including his collaboration with Andy Gonzales M Coast, Elf Power, and Circulatory System.
• The group worked with artist Janelle Monáe on a track called "Make The Bus" in her 2010 LP The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III).
• Kevin produced Solange Knowles latest album.
• In 2011, they collaborated with Os Mutantes on the track "Bat Macumba" for the Red Hot Organization's most recent charitable album "Red Hot+Rio 2." The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "Red Hot+Rio." Proceeds from the sales will be donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues.
• K Ishibashi has a solo career as Kishi Bashi and toured as a supporting act with Sondre Lerche in 2011.
• Davey Pierce and Nicolas Dobbratz and their project, Yip Deceiver. Currently known for their track "Get Strict".