 The band is led by singer Nathaniel Fregoso, who has a reputation for highly energetic live shows, including singing from the tops of speaker stacks, hanging off water pipes, waltzing with members of the audience, or stealing off to the bar to swipe drinks.Fregoso met guitarist Zebastian Carlisle at a karaoke bar in Koreatown and keyboardist / co-vocalist Dyan Valdés at UCLA, which they both attended.The founding members of the band performed around Los Angeles as a three-piece until drummer Zachary Amos joined the band in 2003.