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Leaving Haven
12+ albums
alternative rockmodern rock
about
Leaving Haven is a modern rock band from Orlando, Florida. The band consists of lead vocalist Trevor Hastings, guitarist Luke Melsenti, guitarist Michael Strippoli, bassist Madison Macko and drummer Benjamin Melsenti. Officially formed in the summer of 2011, Leaving Haven first got started when Trevor Hastings and Luke Melsenti met at Full Sail University back in 2008. Trevor and Luke instantly became friends and realized they both shared an enormous passion for music. However, it wasn’t until the fall of 2009, that Trevor and Luke decided to put a group together with their classmate Tony Quinn that they called Fading Blue. Although Fading Blue only lasted a handful of months, Luke and Trevor realized that they had chemistry and they wouldn’t let it go to waste. Soon after the disbandment of Fading Blue, Luke asked his twin brother Ben if he would be interested in moving to Orlando and play drums with him and Trevor. Excited about the opportunity Ben left his post in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he was attending Western New England College, and moved in with Luke and Trevor in the summer of 2010. Throughout the rest of 2010 and early 2011, Trevor and Luke pursued a Master’s degree at Full Sail while at the same time playing music with Ben. During this time was when Trevor, Luke and Ben decided on the name Leaving Haven. They wanted to pick a name that all three of them could relate to, while at the same time picking something that everyone who would listen to their mu
