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Vocalist Brandon Lehti, guitarist Ryan Stead and bassist Mathew Gendron were 15 when they met at a Battle of Bands contest, while attending Garibaldi Secondary School.

[4] The group was discovered by bassist Tommy Mac of Hedley, who helped produced their debut album.

[17] On August 29, the group performed at the Canadian National Exhibition alongside Faber Drive, Fefe Dobson and Shiloh.

[5] "Tonight, I Love You" was nominated for Hot Adult Contemporary Song of the Year at the 2010 Canadian Radio Music Awards, but lost to Karl Wolf's "Africa".

[20] In March 2010, Lehti took part in Young Artists for Haiti to raise funds to support the victims of the 2010 earthquake performing K'naan's "Wavin' Flag".

[21] In April 2010, the group embarked on the SASS tour, in promotion of the School Alliance of Student Songwriters program.

[22] The band later supported Faber Drive on the Can't Keep a Secret tour along with These Kids Wear Crowns, Jesse Labelle and The New Cities.

[28] The band released the three remaining tracks intended for their second album, "Break The Ice", "Hero" and "Still Believe In You" on MySpace before splitting up.

[32] He also releases music independently and has worked as a session and touring guitarist for many artists including, Fefe Dobson, Carly Rae Jepsen, Luke Combs and Meghan Patrick.

[2] The band blends vocal hooks, metal riffs and strong beats to help connect them with the audience.