Louis moved to Orange County, California with long-time friend and bassist Brent Clawson to start Bullets and Octane in 1998.

Bullets and Octane released their debut album The Revelry through the Criterion Records imprint in 2004.

The album was produced by ex Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke, who now forms part of Rock Star Supernova.

The band have opened for Avenged Sevenfold and CKY, and played on the Family Values Tour 2006, in company of Korn, Flyleaf and Deftones.

[1] He, Brent Clawson and Kevin Besignano are also members of a side project called Sex N Violence that is rounded out by Todd Hennig (formerly of Death By Stereo), and Criterion Records owner Jeremy Miller.