The Influents were a punk rock

Punk rock

Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...

 band formed in 1999 by Jason White

Jason White (musician)

Jason White is an American guitarist who has played in various punk rock bands. He is most notable for being the long-time touring lead guitarist for Green Day and guitarist for Californian punk quartet Pinhead Gunpowder. Jason White has been a touring member of Green Day since 1999 when they...

 and Bill Schneider

Bill Schneider (musician)

Bill Schneider is an American musician. He has played bass in the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder since 1990, as well as providing vocals and writing the lyrics to the song Backyard Flames. He has also been in many other bands such as The Influents, Monsula and The Skinflutes...

. Both were members of the seminal East Bay

East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)

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 punk band Pinhead Gunpowder

Pinhead Gunpowder

Pinhead Gunpowder is an American punk rock band formed East Bay, California, in 1990. The band has consisted of Aaron Cometbus , Bill Schneider , Billie Joe Armstrong and Jason White for the majority of its existence...

, 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

Check Please

Check Please is the debut album by the American rock band The Influents. It was released on November 14, 2000 through Adeline Records.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by The Influents.#"Tears, Not Suicide" - 2:03#"Chain Parades" - 2:20...

, through Adeline Records

Adeline Records

Adeline Records is a record label which was formed in Oakland, California in late 1997. It is co-owned by Billie Joe Armstrong, lead singer of Green Day, his wife Adrienne Armstrong, and Jim Thiebaud, professional skateboarder...

 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

Grammy Award

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-winning punk band Green Day

Green Day

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...

. Schneider was a guitar tech for frontman Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is an American rock musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter and lead guitarist for the American punk rock band Green Day...

 and now works as their tour manager, while White plays guitar in their touring band and has appeared in several Green Day music video

Music video

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s.

Both of their albums are available for free download at the band's site.

Discography

• Check Please
  Check Please
  Check Please is the debut album by the American rock band The Influents. It was released on November 14, 2000 through Adeline Records.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by The Influents.#"Tears, Not Suicide" - 2:03#"Chain Parades" - 2:20...
  
  (Adeline Records, 2000)
• Some of the Young (Adeline Records, 2003)