Stephen Slaton

• Stephen, after playing drums by himself for a year or two, started his first band with his best friend, Sam Adams. They went through many band names (and members) before settling on Stand Down.
• Stand Down sucked for 3 or 4 years, then started writing decent songs and getting noticed; just in time to break up. During this time, Stephen did a favor for his friends in Indium and sat in on drums for a show at the Pandimonium (Colin Kinnaird was grounded).
• Sam and Stephen (this time on guitar), had been writing some songs together, so they started The Writing Scar, with Nathan Busse and Cullen Clark. The band made one full-length and two E.P.s.
• Following Sam's tragic death, Stephen didn't play music again for quite some time. He got an offer to join a new ska band called Mr. Case, and accepted. Not long after, he realized that he was not a ska guitarist, and that it was still too soon. * Eventually, Stephen joined Morning Belle, with his long-time friend and ex-bandmate (from Stand Down) AJ Brady. They went through several lineup changes before none other than Cullen Clark came to play with them. So there were Stephen and Cullen, playing together again.
• After recording a full-length album with them, Stephen quit Morning Belle to start a band that would fit his writing style better. This band was Jettison. His friend (and former guitar student) Lindsey Wilts had been talking to Stephen about the two of them starting a band for years. Stephen, needing to solidify a lineup, and knowing what a nice singing voice Lindsey had, invited her into the band (this time on bass, rather than guitar). They started playing out with Ben Sears, then switched over to none other than Cullen Clark. Due to personal differences, Jettison disbanded.
• Stephen was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and passed away on August 10th, 2010.

Bands:

• Stand Down - drums
• Indium - drums
• The Writing Scar - guitar and vocals
• Morning Belle - guitar and vocals
• Mr. Case - guitar
• Jettison - guitar and vocals