WILL PUGH - VOCALS, GUITAR
JOSEPH PEPPER - GUITAR
NIC HUDSON - GUITAR
JEFF LETT - BASS
KEVIN SANDERS - DRUMS
The Cartel quintet all grew up in Conyers, Georgia, about 20 miles east of Atlanta, where they live now. "We've known each other forever, but we've been playing together since 2000," Pugh says. After years of making demos and playing any hole-in-the-wall that would have them, the band self-released the Ransom EP in March 2004. A deal with the Militia Group followed and full-length debut CHROMA was issued in 2005. The buzz surrounding the album led to a contract with Epic, who re-released CHROMA last summer.
Pugh is philosophical about Cartel's past, present and future. "It's the same feeling parents have when their kid grows up and graduates," he says. "It's like wow, this idea that we put down a few years ago has finally come to fruition. We couldn't be more proud of what we've accomplished while at the same time looking toward the future." So what do you do when your dreams come true? "Easy," muses Pugh, "You invent new ones. For us, this is just the beginning."
Age: +16