Part of the fertile Southern California music scene, Alan Oakes and Chad Kulengosky both grew up with a love and fascination with 80's Metal (Guns N' Roses, Metallica, AC/DC, etc.) and So Cal Skater Punk Rock (NO/FX, Strung Out, Pennywise, etc...). Destiny called and fate brought their paths togther via old school chum Michael Narlinger, (Narlinger is Executive Producer of "Lost In Aurora" and CEO of Read The Footnotes Productions). Narlinger approached Oakes to put together a "dream band", which would be given the time and necessities to make the ultimate great rock act. And so the search began... Kulengosky, known for his fiery soaring guitar solos and hooky charts, joined forces as second guitarist, and vocalist, in addition to veteran Orange County drummer, Justin McCarthy, and bassist Jason Nelson. Together, the four members co write all their songs as a collaborative unit, with Oakes contributing the lyrics, and the trio writing the powerful hooky arrangements. Rounding out the quartet is drummer Justin McCarthy, whose credits include moonlighting as the drummer for MTV's Laguna Beach cast member Alex M's band, and being one of the most "in demand" session drummers in Orange County, CA. Known for being a multi-instrumentalist (besides drums, McCarthy also plays guitars and most musical instruments within his reach), he's also known as the band's huge video game fanatic. Cohesively as a unit, the band takes the best elements of EMO/Alternative/and Pop Punk rock and

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