The Instruments
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The Instruments is the musical project of Heather McIntosh, cellist in a number of Athens, Georgia
groups including Circulatory System
, Elf Power
, and Japancakes
. Their first album, Billions of Phonographs, was released on Orange Twin Records
in 2003, followed by 2006's Cast A Half Shadow and 2008's Dark Småland. Other members of the band include Peter Erchick, Will Cullen Hart
, John Fernandes
, Hannah Jones
, and Derek Almstead
.
Heather McIntosh toured with Gnarls Barkley in 2008 as their bass player and is now playing bass and cello for Lil Wayne
's band tour (Dec.08-...).
In 2009, Heather contributed cello to the tracks "Graze" and "Bleed" on Animal Collective
's Fall Be Kind
EP.
Athens, Georgia
Athens-Clarke County is a consolidated city–county in U.S. state of Georgia, in the northeastern part of the state, comprising the former City of Athens proper and Clarke County. The University of Georgia is located in this college town and is responsible for the initial growth of the city...
groups including Circulatory System
Circulatory System
Circulatory System is a psychedelic rock musical ensemble formed by musician/painter Will Cullen Hart, and featuring Derek Almstead, Suzanne Allison, Peter Erchick, John Fernandes, Charlie Johnston, and Heather McIntosh....
, Elf Power
Elf Power
Elf Power is an indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia. Currently, the line-up consists of guitarist/vocalist Andrew Rieger, keyboardist Laura Carter, guitarist Jimmy Hughes, bassist Derek Almstead, and drummer Eric Harris...
, and Japancakes
Japancakes
-History:Rhythm guitarist Eric Berg formed the band with the idea of putting ten musicians in a band without any rehearsal, and performing a D chord for 45 minutes . He continued performances with numerous instrumentalists before releasing their first recording If I Could See Dallas on Kindercore...
. Their first album, Billions of Phonographs, was released on Orange Twin Records
Orange Twin Records
Orange Twin Records is an Athens, Georgia-based record label run by Laura Carter, a multi-instrumental member of Elephant 6 popsters Elf Power....
in 2003, followed by 2006's Cast A Half Shadow and 2008's Dark Småland. Other members of the band include Peter Erchick, Will Cullen Hart
Will Cullen Hart
William "Will" Cullen Hart is one of the co-founders of the Elephant Six Collective, as well as the rock band The Olivia Tremor Control...
, John Fernandes
John Fernandes
John Fernandes is an American multi-instrumentalist musician.-Professional career:Fernandes, along with several other members of the Elephant Six Collective, joined the acclaimed psychedelic pop group The Olivia Tremor Control in Athens, GA in 1994...
, Hannah Jones
Hannah Jones
Hannah Jones is a British female dance music vocalist, who scored Three Top 5 hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in the late 1990s. Her first two songs hit #1 on that chart: "No One Can Love You More Than Me" in 1997 and "You Only Have To Say You Love Me" in 1998...
, and Derek Almstead
Derek Almstead
Derek Griffin Almstead is an American musician/engineer closely tied to the Elephant 6 Collective.-Background:Born in Lexington, Virginia, he spent his childhood in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, and later Manassas, Virginia. In 1995 he moved to Athens, Georgia, where he became involved with Elephant 6...
.
Heather McIntosh toured with Gnarls Barkley in 2008 as their bass player and is now playing bass and cello for Lil Wayne
Lil Wayne
Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. , better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G.. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included...
's band tour (Dec.08-...).
In 2009, Heather contributed cello to the tracks "Graze" and "Bleed" on Animal Collective
Animal Collective
Animal Collective is an experimental psychedelic band originally from Baltimore, Maryland, currently based in New York City. Animal Collective consists of Avey Tare , Panda Bear , Deakin , and Geologist...
's Fall Be Kind
Fall Be Kind
-Personnel:* Avey Tare* Geologist* Panda Bear* Heather McIntosh - Cello on "Graze" and "Bleed" * Ben Allen and Animal Collective - Mixing* Rob Carmichael - Design and layout* Andy Marcinkowski and Aaron Ersoy - Recording assistants-External links:* *...
EP.