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Amber Pacific wasn't supposed to become the Amber Pacific you're hearing today -- at least, those weren't the plans from the very beginning. What started in 2002 as a trio of high school juniors who performed locally in their Seattle hometown just for kicks under a different moniker, has now expanded into a full-time, full-fledged quintet. College plans have been placed on hold, lives have become road-bound and ambitions have been placed on pedestals not even envisioned by the group in its earliest iteration.
Chalk it up to getting the right music in the right hands. While recording their second EP (which was tracked with the intention of having friends and associates hear their progress), the band's producer, Martin Feveyear, introduced them to an acquaintance who was able to get their disc in a few labels' hands. The band agreed to give it a shot and the attempt paid off -- big time.
"A couple months later, life was back to normal, we had all went back to school, and then we found out that Hopeless was interested in us. We were like, 'Wow, we couldn't believe that!'"
Putting their ideas out on the table, the college freshmen of Amber Pacific decided collectively to pursue the offer. At that same time, their original drummer had just left the band. It wasn't easy, but with a little searching, they managed to locate Dango, a Nashville native that held a degree in music, who flew out and aced the audition. With the band's roster solidified, the act signed to Hopeless in January 2004, yet had to clear another hurdle -- due to legality issues, a new name had to be locked in.
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