<Tr> <Th> Past members </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Alvaro Alcala </Li> <Li> Jason Ellis </Li> <Li> Zachary Garren </Li> <Li> Kurt Travis </Li> <Li> Sean O'Sullivan </Li> <Li> Eric Lodge </Li> <Li> Jonny Craig </Li> <Li> Josh Benton </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Alvaro Alcala </Li> <Li> Jason Ellis </Li> <Li> Zachary Garren </Li> <Li> Kurt Travis </Li> <Li> Sean O'Sullivan </Li> <Li> Eric Lodge </Li> <Li> Jonny Craig </Li> <Li> Josh Benton </Li> </Ul> <P> Dance Gavin Dance is an American post-hardcore band from Sacramento, California, and formed in 2005 . The band currently consists of Tilian Pearson (clean vocals), Jon Mess (unclean vocals), Will Swan (lead guitar), Tim Feerick (bass guitar), and Matthew Mingus (drums, percussion). The band formerly included lead vocalists Jonny Craig and Kurt Travis . Swan and Mingus are the only band members who have appeared on every studio album while Mess has performed on each album but Happiness . </P> <P> Upon their development, Dance Gavin Dance released their debut EP, Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean in 2006 and signed to Rise Records thereafter . The band released their full - length debut studio album, Downtown Battle Mountain, in May 2007, which spawned the singles "And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman" and "Lemon Meringue Tie". </P>

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