Side project

In music, a side project is a project undertaken by one or more people already known for their involvement in another band. It can also be an artist or a band temporarily switching to a different style. Usually these projects emphasize a different aspect of that person's or that band's musical interests that they feel they cannot explore within the boundaries established by their main project.

Side projects can later become full-time endeavours, like Hot Tuna or New Riders of the Purple Sage. This should not be confused with quitting a band for a solo career or another band.

Other times, a side project can be a continuation of a particular band's legacy and music after that band have disbanded. Examples of these can include Manzarek-Krieger, The Honeydrippers, and the various spin-off groups of the Grateful Dead.

A side project may also be a supergroup, giving certain artists an opportunity to work with each other when they normally wouldn't be able to do so.

List of side projects[]

Often various artists can start up multiple side projects, undertaking one at a certain point in time before starting another, or sometimes at the same time. Within a band, multiple members of a band can participate in the same side project, or just one can start one up.

Note: Everything here is sorted by artist.

Steven Adler[]

Adler's Appetite

Trey Anastasio[]

70 Volt Parade
Surrender to the Air
Trey Anastasio Band

Phil Anselmo[]

Arson Anthem
Christ Inversion
En Minor
Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals
Southern Isolation
Viking Crown

Avenged Sevenfold[]

Pinkly Smooth

Chester Bennington[]

Bucket of Weenies
Dead by Sunrise

Blink-182[]

+44
Angels & Airwaves
Box Car Racer

David Bowie[]

Tin Machine

Phil Collins[]

Brand X
The Phil Collins Big Band

Deep Purple[]

Gillan & Glover
Paice Ashton Lord

Disturbed[]

Device
Fight or Flight

The Doors[]

Manzarek-Krieger

Eminem[]

Bad Meets Evil (with Royce da 5'9")

Mick Fleetwood[]

Mick Fleetwood Band
Mick Fleetwood Blues Band
The Zoo

Fleetwood Mac[]

Bekka & Billy
Buckingham Nicks
Peter Green Splinter Group

Jerry Garcia[]

Black Mountain Boys
Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band
Jerry Garcia Band
Legion of Mary
Old and in the Way

Ian Gillan[]

Grateful Dead[]

The Dead
Dead & Company
Further
Heart of Gold Band
Kingfish
New Riders of the Purple Sage (started out as a side project but eventually grew to more or less become its own entity.)
The Other Ones
Rhythm Devils