Mayday Parade formed in the winter of 2005 when two local Tallahassee bands, Defining Moment and Kid Named Chicago, decided to merge. The still unnamed collection of Derek Sanders, Alex Garcia, Jake Bundrick, Jeremy Lenzo, and Brooks Betts entered the studio with producer Lee Dyess and took under a week to finish their debut EP, "Tales Told by Dead Friends." It became clear that more touring was on the horizon for Mayday Parade after finishing the EP and selling over 10,000 copies while following the 2006 Vans Warped Tour. Mayday Parade's hard work and dedication was finally rewarded in the fall of 2006 when the band signed with California based Fearless Records. Now with 221,000+ MySpace friends, features in everything from Alternative Press to Outburn to Substream, and several nationwide and UK tours under their belt, the band is set to take 2009 by storm. After a fall run on "The Compromising of Integrity, Morality & Principles in Exchange for Money Tour” with All Time Low, Every Avenue, and The Maine, along with a major music festival in the UK and a stop in Japan with Paramore, under their belt as well.