Justin Lloyd
Vocalist/Guitarist
Since I was young I've loved music. I grew up watching my dad play his guitar and picking at it myself here and there, and I just always thought it was the most amazing thing. It was even more impressive to me when I would see him play guitar AND sing at the same time. Around the age of 11, I got my first guitar. It was my birthday and it was the best gift I had ever received. I sat down with my dad, and he taught me how to play a few small licks, and a couple chords. From there I learned more and more over the years. I practiced, got better, and eventually learned to play and even sing just like my dad had always done. And I couldn't be happier to be able to.
I first delved into writing all the back in middle school. What I wrote was always very simple, usually based off of already existing songs I loved. As the years went on and I got more and more experience both with writing music and with writing lyrics, I honed my abilities until I reached the point where I felt confident in what I had created. I've never been one to decide I wanted to sit down and write a song. Pretty much everything I've ever written has been written in the spur of the moment. And admittedly I wouldn't have it any other way. Creativity is not something that should be bound to convenience.
Charles Byfield
Bassist
I was always around, during each of the different incarnations of the band, starting all the way back in Freshmen year of high school. I started out as a sound guy/roadie alongside a couple others, and was inspired to eventually go on to learn the bass myself so that I could be part of the band and what do you know, it worked. From my history with it, technically I've been a part of this band about as long as Justin has. I just fulfilled a different role at the start than I do now. But it's always been fun, I'm glad to have done it, and I'm glad to be doing what I am now.
Ethan Becker
Percussionist
Hi, I’m Ethan. I’ve dabbled into various musical pursuits practically since I was born. As someone who was a singer for as long as I could speak I learned a variety of instruments at an early age; playing piano since age 9, and drums since age 11. I eventually received a guitar at age 13 and figured out quickly that I loved working with rock music. After going to University for music I figured out very quickly that I wanted to record music just as much as I wanted to play it. After originally working with a former incarnation of this band as a guitarist, I left to work as a Music Producer. Eventually I ended up working with Heroes Die Young. I joined back up to help however I could, in this case as a percussionist.
As a music nerd my influences include just about every genre under the sun, and there are too many bands and artists to list specifically. But my main influences would have to include Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Motion City Soundtrack, Foo Fighters, Bob Segar & The Silver Bullet Band, Chicago, and many many more.