Will Jackson Rathbone’s 100 Monkeys Appear On ‘Eclipse’ Soundtrack?

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BOSTON — Unlike the “Twilight” soundtrack, the collection for “New Moon” — which hit stores Friday — did not include any music created by actors in the film. For those who remember, “Twilight” director Catherine Hardwicke pushed for the songs “Never Think” and “Let Me Sign” by Robert Pattinson to be included in the film.

But as many Twi-hards know, Pattinson isn’t the only star from the saga with musical talent. Fellow vampire Jackson Rathbone has a band as well, 100 Monkeys, who were recently announced to be creating the soundtrack for his indie film “Girlfriend.” Not to be outdone by Pattinson, Rathbone shared with us that his group would also submit songs for potential inclusion on the “Eclipse” soundtrack.

“It’s been talked about, but it’s one of those things,” Rathbone said when asked if he had been approached to have songs on the previous soundtracks. “We’re going to be kind of giving some of our songs off of our upcoming album for them to see if they want to put on ‘Eclipse.’ “

Earlier this year, Rathbone talked with MTV about having a song on the “New Moon” soundtrack.

“We’d love it,” Rathbone said. “[But] we’re not really pushing for it. It’s one of those things where if they want to put our song on the album, I’m not going to complain.”

When we talked to him on the set of “Girlfriend,” he echoed similar sentiments.

“It’s one of those things that we’re not really pressing for it, because we just love making music. We love playing live and we just have so much fun doing it, that for us it’s all about the performance and not so much the marketing,” he said.

To some, the chance to have their music exposed on what is expected to be a huge blockbuster like next summer’s “Eclipse” would not be something to be taken lightly, but Rathbone was more concerned about pleasing his fans than money or fame.

“We believe in any marketing that we do, we give all the marketing to the fans because it’s what they want,” he said, referencing a contest 100 Monkeys will be having on their Web site that will allow the fans to vote on the cities they want the band to perform in. “They’re supporting us. Without them we’d be living on bread and water alone.”

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Jackson and His Monkey’s On Virgin Radio In Vancity

Make sure to check out on air interview with Jackson Rathbone and his band 100 Monkey’s

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Meet The 100 Monkey’s

We just heard the following from the 100 Monkey’s publicity team:

“We’re going to be picking two lucky fans from our September 12th Vancouver show for a private meet & greet with Jackson and the band.”

So if you are going to be in Vancouver that weekend buy your tickets for the show now before it sells out!

The show is at The Rickshaw Theater, and is a class above the local pubs the band played in last time they had a Vancouver gig (not that there’s anything wrong with a pub band location). The Rickshaw has a great stage and a relatively new sound system so it should be a great show.

The warm up band is Thee Manipulators and the tickets are $20.00. You can purchase your tickets right here.

The new Create Control Live Sessions album is now available at 100MonkeysMusic.com in the Monkey Mart.

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100 Monkeys Take on TwiCon

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Today is my first day at the TwiCon at Dallas! It is going great so far, and I am having so much fun!

The big event that occurred today was the 100 Monkeys concert, which is known for the actor who plays Jasper Hale in Twilight, Jackson Rathbone. Since I had a press pass, I was allowed to go to the front, right next to the stage! It was so unbelievably close that it almost felt awkward to be there, staring right into all of the band members’ eyes! It was so unreal I still cannot believe what just happened.

Once the 100 Monkeys hit the stage, the crowd went crazy! What was so cool was that they also tried to interact with the audience, getting everyone involved. One of my favorite things that they did – other than singing – was when Jerad Anderson and Ben Graupner were passing notes to each other and Jackson pretended to be a teacher and told them to read it out loud! Another fun part was that Jackson was wearing a hat, and once the fans told him to take it off, he listened!

The band was so energetic; they kept jumping around and telling the fans to dance along with them. Ben G. was constantly jumping, clapping and playing around. At one point he even laid on the stage! It was a crazy concert! They sang many songs, mostly improv-heavy, sometimes without even stopping.

Listening to their creative and crazy (in a good way) music is so inspiring! Knowing that Jackson is not only an actor but also a musician shows how talented he is. I feel so lucky to have been able to experience it live!

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100 Monkeys’ Interview

You know that band that Jackson Rathbone is a part off? Yeah, those sexy 100 Monkeys. Well they just did a great interview with Starshine Magazine. So who loves them some 100 Monkeys, WE DO! WE DO!

When we were growing up, we thought ten little monkeys could get themselves into enough trouble for all of us…jumping on the bed and whatnot.

But now there’s 100 Monkeys, and they’re just as impulsive and unpredictable. The West Coast band comprised of Jacksone Rathbone (a.k.a. Jasper Hale of the “Twilight” saga), Ben Graupner, Ben Johnson, and Jared Anderson has found success across the country with their unique improv style of music.

Categorized on their MySpace page as a combination of “Japanese classic music, 2-step, psychobilly” which may be good enough or equally perplexing descriptors as any, the 100 Monkeys are currently touring throughout the summer with their debut CD Monster De Lux.

Just listen for the shouted deluge of audience improv suggestions or follow the trail of over-excited, collapsed Twi-hards, and you’ll be sure to find them.

Meanwhile, StarShine caged the jovial, bantering Monkeys (sans Ben J.) for an exclusive interview in which they discuss stage life, Twilight mania, obscure global theorems, and humpback whales.

What’s the origin of the 100 Monkeys?

Jackson: The 100 Monkeys started with Ben G. and I–like 3 years ago–whenever he moved to L.A. We were roommates back in high school. We knew Ben J. back then, and we started the band as a two-man group just doing improv music and trying to get Ben J. out to Los Angeles to make some music with us. Along the way, we happened to meet up with Jared Anderson who we would jam with all the time. Now we all are together in harmony. It’s fantastic.

Ben G: It’s like an MTV reality show.

Would you ever do one of those?

Jackson: No, that would make even more drama out of what little drama there is.

Jared: If it was a Discovery Channel reality show, yes.

Speaking of the Discovery Channel, why did you choose to name the band after “The Hundredth Monkey Effect,” which per your MySpace page, “generally describes the instant, paranormal spreading of an idea or ability to the remainder of a population once a certain portion of that population has heard of the new idea or learned the new ability”?

Jackson: That was one part of it, and [that idea] if you get 100 monkeys in the room with 100 typewriters, eventually they’ll create the works of Shakespeare. (See: Infinite Monkey Theorem) It’s the certain style of music we make and the music we write.

If you came up with your own Monkey Effect, what idea would you like to impart on society?

Ben G: Wow!

Jackson: We’re really trying to get people into the Spencer Bell Memorial. (www.spencerbellmemorial.com) It’s a benefit for adrenal cancer research and our friend Spencer Bell, who was our greatest influence in all of our music. He passed away about three years ago, so we’re just working, trying to keep his memory alive and keep his music out to the masses. We were able to raise money to put out one of his albums, and we have 3 more because of the fan support that we’ve been getting. It’s just incredible.

Why have you chosen to use improv in your music?

Jared: I think because we started as actors, most of us, minus Ben J. Improv is part of acting, so we all love doing it. We play well off each other, and we do take straight-up audience suggestions and make up a song on the spot, even all the instrumental parts.

Just then, the sound of piano keys interrupts his thought as the boys chime in, singing and playing notes, “It’s a song that we’re singing for the very first time…” Over just as soon as it started, they jump back on the interview train –

Jackson: See, genius! Where inspiration takes you, it takes you hard. If you take the drummer and the drummer starts playing bass and the singer starts singing backup vocals, you find a whole new bunch of stuff in the music that you might not find if you didn’t allow yourself the freedom to change the lyrics once in a while or completely make up a song.

Jared: It’s called the 100 Monkeys Switcheroo.

Ben G: We increase each other’s talents.

Jackson: We all come from different backgrounds and ways of learning music. It’s really interesting, and it’s really cool to have that diversity ‘cause when it comes together, it creates this union of –

Jared: – magic. A union of magic.

Jackson: Sometimes it sounds awful…but still magic. Sometimes it sounds good. (laughs)

Can everyone play all of the instruments?

Ben G: Not yet, but almost. People have their strengths. Everybody specializes I think in probably two things.

Jackson: We wanna give the audience a show. We love our fans. We love performing, and we feel that when you come to our show, you’re gonna get to hear a song that’s never going to be played live again. People always come up to us at the end of shows requesting other improv songs.

Jared: I actually feel like we owe it to ‘em after a while because they’re like demanding, and I’m like, “I don’t know how!” I’m like, “Let’s just suck it up and learn it!”

Given that three out of the four of you are also actors, do you have a preference between music and acting?

Jackson: I wanna have my cake and eat it too. I wanna do both. I think the way we figure it, it feeds both sides of the creative process.

To feed the elephant in the room, Jackson, can you tease anything about “New Moon” for the yearning “Twilight” fans out there?

Jackson: It’s gonna be raging…action-packed, more steamy romance. You get to see a lot more crazy stuff happening. We went deeper into the world now, and it’s gonna be a fun thrill ride for everyone.

Also, filming recently wrapped in Pennsylvania for M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Last Airbender.” What was that experience like, Jackson?

Jackson: It’s been incredible, a great set. I really believe we’re making a film that’s going to be epic. It’s gonna move people. I think the movie’s gonna turn out beautiful.

The 100 Monkeys have performed with Rob Pattinson in the past. Any chance that’ll be a recurring collaboration?

Jackson: Well, I mean, Rob’s a busy guy…(laughs) We’ve had a few chances to play with him. He’s an awesome musician.

How has “Twilight” mania affected the band’s popularity?

Jackson: It’s definitely gotten us some attention, but I think the main thing is our lives shows. People get to –

Jared: – escape into a fun land. Enjoy good music.

Jackson: Yeah, we like to have a good time. That’s what we’re always trying to do – play music for as many people as possible.

Jared: Hopefully, they come in ready to rock out and have some fun. That’s all you can expect.

Ben G: If you scream loud enough, we’ll make up a song that you decide what it’s called. Things like guitar picks and sweat.

Jackson: We like to give things away a lot on stage.

Jared: Sometimes we bring monkeys and throw them into the crowd.

Jackson: By the way, Ben J. is an adamant whale enthusiast. I know that if he were here, he would want to mention something about preserving the humpback whale in particular. Just figured I’d throw that in there.

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Another Cast Spotting In Vancouver

How awesome is this? The whole cast was out in Vancouver to support Jackson’s band 100 Monkeys, the following is a fan encounter with a huge amount of pictures. Enjoy!

We headed down to the Backstage Lounge at Granville Island, to check out 100 Monkeys. Jackson Rathbone sings, plays guitar, and the keyboard with his band. Let me first start out by saying… the band was amazing. The music was great and they put on a really good show. Also props to the management of the Backstage Lounge… they did a good job of keeping things calm.

I can’t even begin to tell you how nice the cast was. They asked for us to wait to take photos until mainly after the show because they didn’t want to take the spotlight from Jackson’s band, and they were incredibly kind, classy, and friendly. And they mostly hung out in the crowd all night, just enjoying the show like everyone else. Mindblowing! Kudos, Twilight cast. You really are a one-of-a-kind group. Thanks for putting up with us fans!

To read the entire encounter and see some pretty ubber awesome pictures, go to:http://www.vancityallie.com/2009/04/15/photos-of-twilight-new-moon-cast-at-concert/