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Before singer
Patrick Nissley and drummer
Jared Piccone started the dance-rock early-
Killers-influenced outfit
Innerpartysystem, both were in the Reading, PA-based emo band Thirteen Over Eight, which
Piccone (who was then on drums) joined in 2000, a few years after their inception. Though the group enjoyed a nice local response and comparisons to bands like
the Used and
Thursday, things didn't really take off until the two started the electronic-inspired the Takeover, which later morphed into
Innerpartysystem. With
Kris Barman on keys and
Jesse Cronan on guitars and keys, the group signed to Stolen Transmission (headed by Sarah Lewitinn, credited for helping bands like
My Chemical Romance and
the Killers reach the mainstream) in May 2007, releasing their The Download EP a few months later. ~ Marisa Brown