Bass player Josh "Bear" Browning and guitarist Josh "Buck" Pearson comprised the initial lineup of Lift to Experience, along with a third friend who contributed his expertise on the drums. They met in Denton, TX, not far from the city of Dallas, while Browning was a college student at a local school. A year after forming, the group issued a self-titled EP of four tunes. Not long after, their drummer bailed out to join Mandarin, another Texas-based group, as a guitarist. To take his place, Browning and Pearson recruited Andy "The Boy" Young. The fact that their new recruit was ...