Editing Side project (section)

==Overview==
One of the earliest examples of a side project in the rock era was that of [[The Four Seasons (band)|The Four Seasons]], who established [[The Wonder Who?]] as a brand for experimental and novelty covers that could not be released under their own name; more enduringly, lead singer [[Frankie Valli]]'s solo career began as a side project. Such was the rarity of such arrangements at the time that [[Philips Records]], the Four Seasons' record label at the time of Valli's early solo work, was initially afraid that it was a sign the band was soon to dissolve or that Valli was leaving, which Valli assured he had no intention of doing.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=June 6, 2024 |title=Frankie Valli on Jersey Boys and His Unlikely Success: 'The Way I Grew Up, It Was Basically Against All Odds' |url=https://parade.com/300325/chriswillman/frankie-valli-on-jersey-boys-and-his-unlikely-success/ |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |language=en}}</ref>

One example of [[music]]al side projects is [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]'s decision in 1978 to have each member of the band, [[Gene Simmons]], [[Paul Stanley]], [[Ace Frehley]] and [[Peter Criss]], simultaneously release solo albums. In 1992, The [[Melvins]] released solo [[Extended play|EP]]s in a similar fashion.

"Side project" may also refer to pursuits of famous individuals outside of their primary fields. For instance, [[Wicked Wisdom]] is a "side project" of actress [[Jada Pinkett Smith]]. Side projects often occur at a crossroads of a [[celebrity]]'s career.

A side project can also be a band that takes on an "[[alter ego]]", usually in order to play a different style of music that their fans are not used to. An  example of this type of side project would be the band [[Weezer]], who is also the [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] [[cover band]] Goat Punishment.

Another example of a side project is when in 1990, [[Jesper Strömblad]] of [[Ceremonial Oath]] decided to start a side project known as [[In Flames]] because he wanted to start a new project that combined [[Iron Maiden]] and [[death metal]] all together which he said he had never heard of before, the side project then grew into a band in 1995 and is now one of the most influential [[Heavy metal music|metal]] bands of all time, and still together without Jesper.

A joint side project consisting of members of multiple known bands is known as a [[supergroup (music)|supergroup]].