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Twelve After

Twelve After is a a band started in Elizabethtown,PA in 2003 by Zachary Wilkins (vocals) and Scott Emlet (drums). They met at Elizabethtown High School and soon started jamming together at what they lovingly called The Mill. After many sessions and many parties they decided to start a band. The original members were Zach and Scott and they added Josiah on guitar and Colin Bradley on bass. Originally this band was called Stasis and they continued to jam and have fun writing music together. They played for their friends at The Mill and continued to develop their music. Zach was the writer of both the music and the lyrics at that time. Colin and Josiah helped write their parts as Scott added his drums. A few years passed and early in 2005 they added Dan Kecki to take the place of Josiah. Dan was then called on to assist Zach in writing the music. Later on, because of some differences in opinion on music writing, Colin Bradley left the band and was replaced by Dane Youtz on bass. The 4 man group continued to write their music and completed such songs as Shakespeare, Crystals, One More Dose, Grab, Razorblade Lullaby and Tragedy just to name a few. Their music continued to mature as they finished such songs as Casket Garden, Inside The Shadows, Dildo, Love Is Blind, and Turn Around. Early in 2006 they met Matt Brandyberry, who they knew from High School, and who was a friend of Dane's since they were 3 years old. Matt was initially only interested in helping the band to get shows, as he was already in a band called "Between The Lines". His interests soon turned to joining the band as he got to know the band and their music. A vote was taken and Matt was added to the band and became the fifth member of the band. Matt plays guitar. Matt then began to assist Dan in writing the music which allowed Zach to focus on the lyrics for the songs written. Such songs as Material Thriller, No Passive Praise, Run Rabbit run (It's Not My Fault) and Slut were created. In the mean time, as the band continued to write more music and continued to play out Matt then asked his father Jeff Brandyberry to come and see what the band was doing since he joined them. Jeff, after hearing their music and seeing their show, was touched by the music in such a way as to talk to the band about taking over the role Matt was doing as "Manager". Jeff himself had had over 10 years in management in a few companies including his own. His goal was simple. He wanted to help the band play more shows, receive more exposure on radio and help contact record companies as they continued to grow in their music and showmanship. He also told them that by him taking the reins as their manager they would be free to write their music and play their shows without having to worry about the things other bands without managers would have to take care of, that is scheduling shows, contacting radio stations and record companies. This is what he would do for the band. The band started to record their music and would release their own CD's with many of their songs for their fans to obtain. They also started to play more and more shows and their showmanship and music continued to mature at that time.