The sound of Collective Hallucination can be attributed to the many vast influences the band has from Prince to INXS, Incognito, Geoffery Williams, Nicole C. Mullen, Maysa, the Motown sound, many gospel and jazz artist as well as Public Enemy, Erykah Badu, TEXAS, Billie Holiday, The Roots, Tony Rich, Jamiroquai, Jesse Johnson, Sly Stone, Eric Benet, George Clinton, BB King, Elton John, Des'ree, The Staple Singers, Macy Gray, The Time, Loose Ends, Club Nouveau, Culture Club, Duran Duran, Soul II Soul, TTD aka Sanada, Jade, EnVogue, Beyonce' the great Carleen Anderson, Sandra St. Victor and a host of others.
They also attribute the C.H. sound to each other's very vast, different backgrounds in music. The band is one of the best in their genre to come out of Houston in a long time.

Des'ree rules!!!

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