Pressure 4-5

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Pressure 4-5

Country	United States
Years active	1998–2002
Genres	Alternative rock
Labels	Dreamworks Records
Members	Adam Rich (Vocals) Mark Berry (Guitar) Joe Schmidt (Guitar) Lyle McKeany (Bass) Tom Schmidt (Drums)

Pressure 4-5 was an alternative rock group hailing from Santa Barbara, California. The band broke up upon many of the band members leaving for alternate lifestyles not relating to music.

1 Band history
2 Albums
3 Music videos
4 External links

[edit] Band history

Formed in 1998 by vocalist Adam Rich and guitarist Mark Berry, Pressure 4-5 started simply enough, as two college friends forming a band together. Things quickly picked up when another friend from college, Lyle McKeany, joined the group as bassist. Joe Schmidt later joined the band as DJ before switching to rhythm guitar. Joe Schmidt later recruited his brother, Tom Schmidt, to fill in the final void in the band as drummer.

The band's moniker comes from Joe Schmidt's unwillingness to be the group's DJ. He rarely came for practices with the band, which left the remaining members wondering if they'd have 4 or 5 members, hence the name "Pressure 4-5."

In 1999, the band released an independently-released EP, entitled Antechnology. After a warm welcoming from the rock community and a large outpouring of support, the band was quickly signed to Dreamworks Records, where they released their only full-length album, Burning The Process, in 2001. Amidst a modern rock craze, this year would prove to be Pressure 4-5's most successful. Of the more minor notes, they acquired a spot on the Second Stage of Ozzfest 2001, and the song "Melt Me Down" would be featured on the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Soundtrack.

Unfortunately, the band's success was short lived, with only one single entitled "Beat The World," a song about the death of Adam Rich's friend. The song actually did quite well on modern rock mainstays such as MTV2 and saw frequent radio play from late summer to winter of 2001. But after working on a follow-up to Burning The Process the next year, numerous band members quit (namely Tom Schmidt and Lyle McKeany). The band abruptly called it quits after gathering replacement musicians and recording a few demos that were never released.