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Vocals - Jeremiah Ruff Drums - Kerry DeWitt Guitar - Pete Joseph Bass - Corey Donell DJ/Sampler - Shane Neville Seeded Crown was formed in late '97 by friends (guitarist) Pete Joseph and Kerry DeWitt (drummer). The two started writing material and looking for other players: the bass position was filled by another friend and vocals were soon taken care of by Jerry Ruff. Pete had played years earlier with Jerry's brother John and it was coincidence that Pete met Jerry years later at the time Seeded Crown was being formed. Within months the group (then called dropt) was making a name for themselves with their unique sound and playing countless numbers of live shows in and around the Tampa Bay area. Over the next year the band built quite a large fan base and locally released a four song CD and continued to write new material, but internally the band was having problems with their bass player, both musically and personally, so it was decided it would be best if he left the band. Now in the midst of writing new songs, they had to find someone to not just play bass, but actually be a vital ingredient in the band's sound and development. As if it were meant to be, this person was found both quickly and locally in Corey Donell, a mutual friend who was in another band at the time but agreed to fill in, and soon became a permanent and pertinent member of the band, clicking both musically and personally with each other person in the group. Over the course of the next year, the band