The Automatic Music Explosion were founded in 2006 thanks to a chance encounter. Soon after Matt (vocals, guitar) moved from New York City to Los Angeles, he found himself talking to Max (drums) in a local record store. Within a few days, the duo had decided to start a band and were joined by Cleveland, OH, native Chris (guitar). The trio set to work rehearsing and gained the additional talents of Jodie (vocals, tambourine) and Jeff (bass). Inspired by a mutual love of bands such as the Dave Clark Five and AC/DC, the five refined their garage rock sound (following the lead of ...