<Ul> <Li> Matthew Ramsey </Li> <Li> Trevor Rosen </Li> <Li> Whit Sellers </Li> <Li> Geoff Sprung </Li> <Li> Brad Tursi </Li> </Ul> <P> Old Dominion is an American five - member country music band formed in Nashville, Tennessee . The band consists of Matthew Ramsey (lead vocals), Trevor Rosen (guitar, keyboards), Whit Sellers (drums), Geoff Sprung (bass guitar), and Brad Tursi (guitar). Their music is contemporary country with rock instrumentation, and has pop and hip hop overtones . They released their first self - titled EP in 2014, followed by their debut studio album, Meat and Candy on RCA Records Nashville, which includes the singles "Break Up with Him", "Snapback", and "Song for Another Time". </P> <P> The band members of Old Dominion are lead singer Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rosen on guitar and keyboard, Whit Sellers on drums, Geoff Sprung on bass, and Brad Tursi on guitar . "Old Dominion" was chosen as the name of the band because it is a nickname for the state of Virginia, and four members of the group have links to Virginia . </P> <P> Ramsey and Sellers are both originally from the Roanoke Region of Virginia, and played on drumlines for their respective high schools, James River High School and Lord Botetourt High School . After high school, Ramsey went to Virginia Commonwealth University and moved to Nashville after graduation to become a songwriter . He was introduced to Rosen in 2003 and formed a songwriting partnership for some years while working as a solo artist . Sellers went to James Madison University in Virginia where he met Sprung and Tursi . Sellers and Sprung also ended up in Nashville where they joined force with Ramsey and formed Old Dominion . Tursi who was once a member of the rock band Army of Me joined the band in 2012 . </P>

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