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Fame Games Digital Artist PortfolioThe Influence
(www.meermusic.com/influence)
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The Influence, Virginia Beach USA.

 
Effigy Award 2007 Winner in Category: Best Overall ArtistEffigy Award 2007 Nominee in Category: Best GroupEffigy Award 2007 Finalist in Category: Best Artist in Style - General RockEffigy Award 2007 Finalist in Category: Most Popular ArtistEffigy Award 2007 Winner in Category: Most Popular BandEffigy Award 2007 Winner in Category: Best Overall VocalEffigy Award 2007 Nominee in Category: Best Male VocalEffigy Award 2007 Finalist in Category: Best Instrumental PerformanceEffigy Award 2008 Finalist in Category: Best Overall ArtistEffigy Award 2008 Nominee in Category: Best GroupEffigy Award 2008 Winner in Category: Best Artist in Style - General RockEffigy Award 2008 Finalist in Category: Most Popular ArtistEffigy Award 2008 Finalist in Category: Most Popular BandEffigy Award 2008 Finalist in Category: Best Overall VocalEffigy Award 2008 Nominee in Category: Best Male VocalEffigy Award 2008 Finalist in Category: Best FG ProfileEffigy Award 2009 Finalist in Category: Best Overall ArtistEffigy Award 2009 Finalist in Category: Best GroupEffigy Award 2009 Winner in Category: Best Artist in Style - Alternative RockEffigy Award 2009 Finalist in Category: Most Popular ArtistEffigy Award 2009 Finalist in Category: Most Popular BandEffigy Award 2009 Finalist in Category: Best Overall VocalEffigy Award 2009 Finalist in Category: Best Male VocalEffigy Award 2009 Finalist in Category: Best FG Profile

Band Members;
Will Clarke - guitar
Collin Cogan - drums
Matt Stephenson - vocals
John Zontini - guitar
Tully- bass

Music Style/Genre
Alternative/Rock

General Music Style
Rock AAlternative, ska, hardcore, punk, industrial, college, and other hard-to-classify kind of rock


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Tracks on Famegames
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Ocean Of Mine
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as: Alternative/Rock
)
Reviews13 Reviews FanMail1 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Yesterday
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as: Alternative/Rock
)
Reviews8 Reviews FanMail0 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Dust And Sun
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as: Alternative/Rock
)
Reviews7 Reviews FanMail1 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear The Following
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as:
)
Reviews14 Reviews FanMail2 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear The Corpse Song
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as:
)
Reviews11 Reviews FanMail1 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Cielo Sin Sol
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as:
)
Reviews8 Reviews FanMail2 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Anisoptera
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as:
)
Reviews8 Reviews FanMail2 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear At Sunset
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as:
)
Reviews6 Reviews FanMail0 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Slippin
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as: This song is about nuclear proliferation and even has a recitation of the Civil Defense Agency Dept. Manual in the background
)
Reviews7 Reviews FanMail0 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Windows
 (Rock AAlternative, ska, hardcore, punk, industrial, college, and other hard-to-classify kind of rock.
The Influence has classified the song as: The lyrics belie the lilting melody and soft harmonies. From afar, a helpless former lover conspires to help a victim of physical abuse
)
Reviews12 Reviews FanMail3 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear This Call
 (Rock AAlternative, ska, hardcore, punk, industrial, college, and other hard-to-classify kind of rock.
The Influence has classified the song as: This is our video version of the same song from our first album.
)
Reviews15 Reviews FanMail6 FanMails
Once you press play, you can stop the playback from here, and the pop-up will disappear Old Bones
 (Rock GGeneral rock, Indie, Pop-rock, AOR, Country Rock, 70s, 80s, etc.
The Influence has classified the song as: inspired by ABC-TV´s illustrated novel, Earth 2100. The band wrote the song from the point of view of Lucy, one of the main characters of the novel. It´s a cautionary tale about the environment and what earth might be like in 100 years. There is an i
)
Reviews6 Reviews FanMail2 FanMails
Full Bio
For the past few years the Influence has been busy immersing itself into what has become a vibrant East Coast rock scene. Thriving on their hybrid fusion of acoustic and electric sounds, luscious counter-melodies and seldom heard five part harmonies, The Influence has been quickly establishing their presence amongst the elite rockers of today.

The five piece band (originating from Virginia Beach) is influenced by the familiar sounds of the great 90s rock movement but is undeniably rooted in late 60s and early 70s rock sensibility. Matthew Archer Stephenson´s smokey, Peter Gabriel reminiscent vocals provide a candid look into the harsher, more provocative themes usually locked deep within the vaults of the more tortured minds. Channeling the introspective and often desperate ideas set forth in the songs are the beautiful ever intermingling guitars of long time friends John Zontini and WIll Clarke. The passion set forth in song is striking and effervescent when played in conjunction with the hard thumping beats of drummer Collin Cogan and bassist Chris Tully. Their on stage delivery is pure chaos in its search for perfection. An influence show is pure explosion usually leaving a stage dismantled and the audience enamored.

The Influence has shared the stage with
Silverchair
Jimmy Eat World
Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Paramore
Shiny Toy Guns
Angels and Airways
The Starting Line
Finger 11
Los Lonely Boys
Hootie and the Blowfish
Bowling for Soup
The Bravery
Vertical Horizon
Fighting Gravity
Carbon Leaf
Jimmie´s Chicken Shack
Sun Domingo
Honor By August


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Best compliment
``The best live performance I`ve ever seen by any band`` Kristi Michael WROX-FM
Worst diss
``Sounds like Dave Matthews on crack `` American University Eagle newspaper review


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