Upon signing to New Line Records, they teamed up with Adam Schlesinger (Ivy, Fountains of Wayne) and James Iha (The Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle) for production of Beyond the Calm of the Corridor.
The Blank Theory released Beyond the Calm of the Corridor on September 24, 2002, via independent label, New Line Records.
Their cover of Portishead's "Sour Times" was one of two singles from Beyond the Calm of the Corridor and can be heard in the movie trailer to Wicker Park.
Founding member and guitarist, Michael Foderaro, left the band in May 2003 to pursue other music projects.
In mid-2004, drummer James Knight and keyboardist Shawn Currie also left the band to pursue other music projects.