Formed High Output

In the late 1980s while attending El Molino High in Forestville , California, friends Marty Gregori and Larry Tinney bonded over a mutual admiration for rock band AC/DC and began teaching each other guitar chords. After joining up with schoolmates Zack Charlos and Ray Castro they formed High Output, an early incarnation of the band that would later become known as Bracket. During these initial stages, the group played cover songs by Tom Petty , Creedence Clearwater Revival and the Rolling Stones , with its earliest performances appearing at weddings, bar mitzvahs and high school parties. In the fall of 1991, Gregori and Charlos penned their first original song, “Why Should Eye”, just before relocating to Los Angeles where they made an attempt at starting a new project. Following an unsuccessful two months, Charlos moved back home and reconnected with Tinney and Castro. Gregori stayed behind for another year but continued to exchange song ideas with Tinney through telephone answering machine messages.