User:HawthorneMN/Who We Are

Who We Are is an American rock band formed in Blue Earth County, Minnesota in August 2009. It was founded by Patrick Hasse (Tibb) and Ben Mackie.

Band Member's Meeting
Patrick and Ben originally meet at the Lutheran church they attended. They immediately became good friends. The first concerts they attended together were at the Sonshine Festival in Willmar, Minnesota.

Starting of the Band
Who We Are evolved from a conversation Ben Mackie and Patrick Hasse had over the internet, involving Patrick's guitar. Patrick went over to Ben's house the day before volunteering at a Minnesota State Fair Chinese food booth to begin writing songs and other things. Who We Are was originally intended to be named The Taxi, but the name was taken. The band decided on Who We Are, which is from the Hawthorne Heights song "This is Who We Are" and the 58_(band) song "Who We Are".

Although the band members are Christian, the band is not.

Tech Time! EP
Tech Time! EP is currently being written and recorded to test out the band's set up. It is not going to be released.

North Brother Island
Who We Are is currently writing their debut album "North Brother Island". It is set to be released between 2009 and 2011.

Members
Ben Mackie (2009-Present, Founding Member)- Sythesizer, Vocals Patrick Hasse (2009-Present, Founding Member)- Guitar, Bass Guitar, Songwriter Producer Gak Chamdak (2009-Present)- Vocals Joe Bruels (2009-Present)-

Influences
The band says on their MySpace page that they were influenced by The Academy Is..., Aerosmith, Alice in Chains, Avenged Sevenfold, The Beatles, Buckcherry, Cobra Starship, Eleventyseven, Family Force 5, Flatfoot 56, Guns N' Roses, The Misfits, Motley Crue, My Chemical Romance, Nirvana, The Offspring, Panic! At The Disco, Paramore, Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Rise Against, Silverline, Sixx:A.M., System of a Down, and 3OH!3.