I stumbled over this on a CBCradio3 blog the other day (even helped find out the very information that follows.) Jon Janes, the dude that IS The Mountain & The Trees band, is looking for help on his next album. The idea is actually pretty cool... keep reading!

"How To Play On A Mountains & Trees Album
(or how not to make a million dollars, but enjoy it just the same)

The Mountains & The Trees are recording a new album (to be released later this year) and there are several ways to play on said album:

#1 - Be The Mountains & The Trees (I just checked - that’s not you)

#2 - Be part of the Valleys & Seas Orchestra that often accompanies The Mountains & The Trees (there’s a chance this is you, but if not, read on)

#3 - Be you (the most likely scenario)

That’s right, *anybody* can be on the new Mountains & Trees album. All it takes is a few simple steps:

#1 - Go to https://download.yousendit.com/TzY1ZFhqb0JGOFJMWEE9PQ and download the .WAV file (”New Song (La La La Section) DEMO” or something like that)

#2 - Load it into your favorite program (Garageband, ProTools, Adobe, etc) and make a recording of yourself singing along to the “La Da Da DaDa Da” section (make sure it’s as high a quality as it can be - it’ll have to be for the end result)

#3 - Save the part of just yourself singing as a high-quality (VERY important) .WAV file and use http://www.yousendit.com to send the file back to info@themountainsandthetrees.com. Make sure to include your name/where-you’re-from in the e-mail!

That’s about it! If the file is of good quality, we’ll put it together along with the others and the local ones and make a chorus out of it. Bada bing, bada bang, bada boom, you’re on a Mountains & Trees album!

So what have we learned from all this?

#1 - It’s easy to get on a Mountains & Trees album

#2 - I like making lists with 3 different points

#3 - ...

Any questions, comments, concerns, compliments, or snide remarks can be sent to info@themountainsandthetrees.com.

Cheers!
- Jon, The Mountains & The Trees" (via Facebook)

So, there ya have it. Cool idea, right?! I don't know if I have the capability to participate (need to check with the Mr. about recording devices in our household) but will have to do it soon. In one comment Jon left on the Facebook post, he said they're taking submissions through mid-February.