Carmen Gray (previous name Jerkem) was formed in the summer of 2000.
At the time, the band consisted of only three of the current members, Lappe, J.J and Pete.
O.J brought the music together and created the sound that the boys had searched for a long time.
Lappe and Tommi Tikka created the band's songs already in October 2000 when they wrote the band's first songs, and that working relationship stands tall even today.
Later in 2005, the boys started to reach further success when they signed a record deal with Sony/BMG.