Relocate to Nashville

SafetySuit originated as a band called Crew, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma , and was originally composed of singer Doug Brown, drummer Tate Cunningham, bassist Jeremey Henshaw, and guitar players Curtis Lloyd and Jesse Carey, who met while attending Oral Roberts University . After winning a local battle of the bands, Crew began to increase in popularity in their hometown of Tulsa, OK, so the band recorded and co-produced Day After Yesterday with local producer David John. Curtis and Jesse left the band soon after to pursue other careers, and guitarist Dave Garofalo joined the band a few months later. In 2004 the band decided to relocate to Nashville, Tennessee and retitled Day After Yesterday to create the Crew EP . In the summer of 2005, the members of Crew were introduced to producer Greg Archilla and recorded a 4-song EP called Stay . The band continued to grow in popularity locally until they played a showcase at 12th & Porter where they were signed by Universal . After signing their record deal, the band changed their name to SafetySuit to avoid legal problems down the road.