Welcome to Diverse City is the second full length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac

TobyMac

Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....

. The songs on this album deal with racial tolerance in society and a desire to know God better. Several other Christian artists appear on this CD, including Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

 ("Diverse City"), Coffee from GRITS

GRITS

GRITS, also known as G.R.I.T.S., is a Christian Hip Hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit." GRITS is made up of Stacey "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were DC Talk dancers.Their song "Ooh Aah"...

 ("Hey Now"), DJ Maj

DJ Maj

Mike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys...

 (Several songs), Papa San ("Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"), Paul Wright

Paul Wright (rapper)

Paul Wright is an American musician originally from Eugene, Oregon. His debut LP, "Fly Away", was recorded in Oregon with Christopher Stevens and released in 2003...

 ("Street Interlude"), Superchick

Superchick

Superchick, originally known as Superchic[k], is an American Christian alternative pop/rock band. Their music incorporates various styles such as pop, punk, rock, rap, and R&B. Their sound has been compared to mainstream artists No Doubt and Avril Lavigne with a heavier sound...

 ("Stories (Down to the Bottom)"), and T-Bone ("The Slam").
TobyMac also reunites dc Talk

Dc Talk

DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...

 on vocals in a remix of his song "Atmosphere", the last track of the album.
The song "Gone" made it to the Top 5 songs on ChristianRock.net.

Track listing

1. "Hey Now" featuring Coffee from GRITS
   GRITS
   GRITS, also known as G.R.I.T.S., is a Christian Hip Hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit." GRITS is made up of Stacey "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were DC Talk dancers.Their song "Ooh Aah"...
   
   – 3:44
2. "Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" featuring Papa San
   Papa San
   Tyrone Thompson, better known as Papa San, is a Jamaican reggae, dancehall and gospel singer.- Biography :Born in 1966, he was raised by his Rastafarian grandmother and turned to Christianity in 1997...
   
    and MOC– 3:24
3. "The Slam" featuring T-Bone
   T-Bone (rapper)
   T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...
   
   – 3:19
4. "Poetically Correct" (Interlude) – 0:56
5. "Atmosphere" – 4:07
6. "Gone
   Gone (tobyMac song)
   "Gone" is a 2004 single by TobyMac from his album Welcome to Diverse City. It stayed at number 1 on R&R magazine's Christian CHR chart for 10 weeks. A remix is found on McKeehan's album Renovating Diverse City. The song is also featured in WoW Hits 2005....
   
   " – 3:27
7. "TruDog: The Return" (Interlude) – 2:22
8. "Diverse City" – 3:56
9. "Stories (Down to the Bottom)" featuring Superchick
   Superchick
   Superchick, originally known as Superchic[k], is an American Christian alternative pop/rock band. Their music incorporates various styles such as pop, punk, rock, rap, and R&B. Their sound has been compared to mainstream artists No Doubt and Avril Lavigne with a heavier sound...
   
    and mob-action– 4:40
10. "Getaway Car" – 4:27
11. "Burn For You
    Burn for You (tobyMac song)
    "Burn for You" is a huge hit by Christian rapper tobyMac from his 2004 album Welcome to Diverse City. "Burn for You" peaked at No. 10 on the Christian Songs chart, and 11 on ChristianRock.net....
    
    " – 3:49
12. "Fresher Than a Night at the W" – 0:48
13. "Ill-M-I" [Originally by Soul-Junk
    Soul-Junk
    Soul-Junk is an experimental genre-hopping Christian rock / hip hop group from San Diego, California.-Background:The roots of Soul-Junk began in 1993 when Glen Galloway began experimenting while touring in Europe with his rock band Trumans Water...
    
    ] – 3:29
14. "Phenomenon" – 5:19
15. "Gotta Go" – 2:48
16. "Atmosphere (Remix)" featuring dc Talk
    Dc Talk
    DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...
    
     – 4:37

Guest appearances

• Coffee from GRITS
  GRITS
  GRITS, also known as G.R.I.T.S., is a Christian Hip Hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit." GRITS is made up of Stacey "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were DC Talk dancers.Their song "Ooh Aah"...
  
  
• Truett McKeehan AKA Tru-Dog
• Kevin Max
  Kevin Max
  Kevin Max Smith is an American singer, songwriter, and poet. He is best known for being a member of the Christian pop group dc Talk...
  
  
• Tait
  Tait (band)
  Tait is a Christian rock band formed by Michael Tait, one of the members of dc Talk and the lead singer of Newsboys since 2010.- Pre-formation of Tait :...
  
  
• MOC
  MOC
  -Computing:* Meta Object Compiler, used by the Qt development framework* Microsoft Office Communicator, instant messaging software* Music on Console, console audio player* Model of computation-Military:* Military occupation...
  
  
• Papa San
  Papa San
  Tyrone Thompson, better known as Papa San, is a Jamaican reggae, dancehall and gospel singer.- Biography :Born in 1966, he was raised by his Rastafarian grandmother and turned to Christianity in 1997...
  
  
• Superchic(k)
• Bootsy Collins
  Bootsy Collins
  William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...
  
  

Charts

The album debuted and peaked on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

 at number 54, selling 21,000 copies that week.

Chart	Peak Position
U.S. Billboard 200	#54

Awards

On 2005, the album won a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the 36th GMA Dove Awards.

Songs in popular media

Songs from Welcome to Diverse City, particularly "The Slam", featured many mainstream appearances.

• "The Slam" is the lead track for the opening episode of Prison Break
  Prison Break
  Prison Break is an American television serial drama created by Paul Scheuring, that was broadcast on the Fox Broadcasting Company for four seasons, from 2005 until 2009. The series revolves around two brothers; one has been sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit, and the other devises an...
  
  Season One.
• "The Slam" was also used in the movies Into the Blue, Crank
  Crank (film)
  Crank is a 2006 American comedy movie, written and directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, and starring Jason Statham, Amy Smart, Jose Pablo Cantillo, Efren Ramirez, and Dwight Yoakam...
  
  , and Never Back Down
  Never Back Down
  Never Back Down is a 2008 action film starring Sean Faris, Amber Heard, Cam Gigandet, and Djimon Hounsou. It was theatrically released on March 14, 2008. The film's respective tagline is "Win or lose.....
  
  .
• "The Slam" was also used by wrestler Matt Cappotelli as an entrance theme while in OVW, a WWE developmental territory.
• "Catchafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)" appeared in the 2005 Usher
  Usher (entertainer)
  Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...
  
   film In the Mix
  In the Mix (film)
  In the Mix is a 2005 American crime-comedy film starring R&B/pop singer Usher. It was released in the United States on November 23, 2005, the film being targeted at the traditionally large Thanksgiving weekend audience....
  
  .
• "Gone" appeared on the Xbox and PlayStation 2 versions of The Bible Game
  The Bible Game
  The Bible Game is a Christian-themed party game developed by Crave Entertainment. It is aimed at Christians and is "family-friendly". There are a variety of trivia questions related to the Old Testament. The main two modes are "TV Game Show" and "Challenge Games"...
  
  , released in 2005.
• "Diverse City" appears on the Xbox dance game Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
  Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 4
  Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX 4 is the twelfth home version of Dance Dance Revolution released in the United States. It was released by Konami on November 14, 2006, for the Microsoft Xbox video game console. About 70 songs are available in total in this version...
  
  , released in 2006.
• "Diverse City" also appears on the show Veronica Mars
  Veronica Mars
  Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...
  
  in the episode "The Wrath of Con". The song can be heard in the background at the college party that Veronica and Wallace go to.

Additionally, songs from Welcome to Diverse City were published on four consecutive WOW Hits albums.

• "Phenomenon" appeared on WOW Hits 2004
  WOW Hits 2004
  WOW Hits 2004 is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been dubbed to showcase the best in contemporary Christian music. It was released on October 7, 2003. The album features songs by Michael W. Smith, Newsboys, Amy Grant, Sixpence None the Richer, and many more widely renowned groups...
  
  .
• "Gone" appeared on WOW Hits 2005
  WOW Hits 2005
  WOW Hits 2005 is a two-disc compilation album of hit songs that were selected to represent the best in contemporary Christian music. It was released on October 5, 2004. The album includes thirty one songs plus three bonus tracks. It features songs by Steven Curtis Chapman, Newsboys, MercyMe,...
  
  .
• "Atmosphere (Remix)", featuring dc Talk
  Dc Talk
  DC Talk , is a Grammy-winning Christian rock music trio. The group was formed in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1987 by Toby McKeehan, Michael Tait, and Kevin Max Smith. They have released five major studio albums together: DC Talk , Nu Thang , Free at Last , Jesus Freak , and Supernatural...
  
  , appeared on WOW Hits 2006
  WOW Hits 2006
  WOW Hits 2006 is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been touted to represent the best of Christian music of 2006. It was released on October 4, 2005. It includes thirty songs plus three bonus cuts. The album features songs by Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Third Day, and many...
  
  .
• A "Shortwave Radio Mix" of "Burn for You" appeared on WOW Hits 2007
  WOW Hits 2007
  WOW Hits 2007 is a two-disc compilation album of songs that have been touted to represent the best of Christian music of 2006. It was released on October 3, 2006. The album features songs by Jeremy Camp, Casting Crowns, MercyMe, Chris Tomlin, and many more highly renowned groups and singers. The...
  
  .

Personnel

• TobyMac
  TobyMac
  Toby McKeehan , better known by his stage name TobyMac , is a Christian recording artist, music producer, hip-hop/pop artist, singer-songwriter, and author....
  
   - vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Coffee
  Coffee
  Coffee is a brewed beverage with a dark,init brooo acidic flavor prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant, colloquially called coffee beans. The beans are found in coffee cherries, which grow on trees cultivated in over 70 countries, primarily in equatorial Latin America, Southeast Asia,...
  
   - Vocals on "Hey Now"
• Papa San
  Papa San
  Tyrone Thompson, better known as Papa San, is a Jamaican reggae, dancehall and gospel singer.- Biography :Born in 1966, he was raised by his Rastafarian grandmother and turned to Christianity in 1997...
  
  , MOC
  MOC
  -Computing:* Meta Object Compiler, used by the Qt development framework* Microsoft Office Communicator, instant messaging software* Music on Console, console audio player* Model of computation-Military:* Military occupation...
  
   - Vocals on "Catachafire (Whoopsi-Daisy)"
• T-Bone
  T-Bone (rapper)
  T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...
  
   - Vocals on "The Slam"
• Max Hsu - Keys
  Keyboard instrument
  A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
  
   and synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
   on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)"
• Dave Ghazarian - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   and bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
   on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)"
• Matt Dally - vocals
  Singing
  Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
  
   and guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
   on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)"
• Brian Gocher - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
   on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)"
• Tricia Brock, Melissa Brock, Brandon Estelle - Vocals on "Stories (Down to the Bottom)"
• Randy Crawford
  Randy Crawford
  Randy Crawford is an American jazz and R&B singer. She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States, where she has not entered the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist...
  
  , TruDog - Vocals on "Gotta Go"
• DC Talk
  DC Talk
  DC Talk is the first studio album released from vocal trio DC Talk. It is the most hip hop-oriented of all of their albums as each later album gradually progressed into a more rock-centered sound. Michael Tait stated that their original goal for the album was to sell 10,000 units. It sold 7,142...
  
   - Vocals on "Atmosphere (Remix)"
• Jaime Moore - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  , bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Mike Haynes
  Mike Haynes
  Michael James Haynes is an American former National Football League cornerback who played for the New England Patriots and the Los Angeles Raiders. He used his speed, quickness and range to become both a premier defensive back and an outstanding punt return specialist.-Early years:Mike Haynes...
  
  , Mark Douthit, Barry Green
  Barry Green
  Barry Green is a U.S. orchestral and solo double bass player and teacher. He was the principal bassist for the Cincinnati Symphony. A contemporary of people such as Gary Karr, he has developed and publicized his own method for double bass....
  
   - Horns
  Horn section
  In music, a horn section can refer to several groups of musicians. It can refer to the musicians in a symphony orchestra who play the horn . In a British-style brass band it refers to the tenor horn players. In popular music, it can also refer to a small group of wind instrumentalists who augment a...
  
  
• Cary Barlowe
  Cary Barlowe
  Cary Barlowe is a songwriter, guitarist and artist who lives in Nashville, Tennessee.Barlowe is a member of the rock band Luna Halo with his brother Nathan Barlowe, Jonathan Smith, and Victor Broden....
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• DJ Form - DJ
• Gabe Patillo - Beat Box
• Christopher Stevens
  Christopher Stevens
  Christopher Stevens is an American Grammy-nominated Nashville, Tennessee record producer, mix-engineer, and songwriter. His most notable achievements to date include production and mixing for Grammy-winning CCM artist TobyMac, production, programming, and mixing for country artists Blake Shelton,...
  
   - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  , drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  , engineering
  Engineering
  Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
  
  , bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , additional vocals
• Solomon Olds - Beats
  Beat (music)
  The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
  
  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  , electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  , bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , keys, Sitar, additional vocals
• Joe Baldridge - Beats
  Beat (music)
  The beat is the basic unit of time in music, the pulse of the mensural level . In popular use, the beat can refer to a variety of related concepts including: tempo, meter, rhythm and groove...
  
  , synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  , guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• DJ Maj
  DJ Maj
  Mike Allen, professionally known as DJ Maj, is a Christian music DJ, contributing to Gospel music albums released by tobyMac, GRITS, Ill Harmonics, Carman, dc Talk, and the Newsboys...
  
   - DJ
• Joe Weber - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Mark Townsend - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Tim Donahue
  Tim Donahue (drummer)
  -Career:Born in Oswego, New York, Donahue was raised in Oregon, where he began playing drums professionally in the early 1980s, serving in numerous bands including Lucy Crank, Road Kill, Flash Back, Zoo Gang, RMS McConnel, AKA and Intensity. In mid-1997, he joined Eugene band the Cherry Poppin'...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Brent Milligan
  Brent Milligan
  Brent Milligan is an Grammy Award-nominated, American record producer and session bass guitar player currently residing in Nashville, TN. He was born in Baton Rouge, LA, and moved to Nashville after graduating from Louisiana State University in 1992...
  
   - Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  
• Jeff Savage - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  , additional vocals
• Andy Selby - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Dave Clo
  Dave Clo
  Dave Clo is a guitarist who has played in the bands All Star United, Superchick, Casting Pearls and Tait, a Christian rock group formed by Michael Tait and Chad Chapin in 2004....
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Michael Linney - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Robert Marvin - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Josiah Bell - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Lynn Nichols
  Lynn Nichols
  Lynn Arthur Nichols is an American songwriter, producer, and musician from New York who now resides in Nashville, Tennessee.In 1977, Nichols was a member of the Phil Keaggy Band, with Phil Madeira, Terry Andersen and Dan Cunningham. The band released one album together, entitled Emerging...
  
   - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Brian Haley
  Brian Haley
  Brian Haley is an American actor and stand-up comedian. His stand-up act is characterized by playing his all-American looks against manic outbursts and absurd situations...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Dave Rumsey - Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Paul Meany
  Paul Meany
  Paul Meany is the lead singer and keyboardist for the band Mutemath. He is also one of the co-founders of Franklin, TN based independent label Teleprompt Records...
  
   - Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  , rhodes
  Rhodes piano
  The Rhodes piano is an electro-mechanical piano, invented by Harold Rhodes during the fifties and later manufactured in a number of models, first in collaboration with Fender and after 1965 by CBS....
  
  
• Darren King
  Darren King
  Darren King is the drummer for the band Mutemath. He also played drums for the band Earthsuit for a short time. King is well known for intense drum beats that showcase a vast amount of energy...
  
   - drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Tedd T
  Tedd T
  Tedd T., born Tedd Andrew Tjornhom , is a Grammy Award–winning music producer, songwriter, arranger, programmer, and engineer. He also launched the independent record label Teleprompt Records in 2003 as a joint venture with Word / Warner Music Group. His interest in the music industry began in his...
  
   - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Damon Riley - Synthesizer
  Synthesizer
  A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones...
  
  
• Michael Ripoli - Acoustic Guitar, electric guitar
  Electric guitar
  An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
  
  
• Kyle Whalum - Bass
  Bass guitar
  The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
  
  
• Nirva Dorsaint - Additional Vocals
• Jason Eskridge - Additional Vocals
• Joanna Valencia - Additional Vocals
• Tyler Burkum
  Tyler Burkum
  Tyler Burkum is an American guitarist and songwriter most known for his work with singer/songwriter Mat Kearney. Burkum's solo album, "Darling Maybe Someday", was released May 1, 2008, while his new band, Leagues, released a 3-song EP on June 28, 2011....
  
   - Additional Vocals
• Paul Wright
  Paul Wright (rapper)
  Paul Wright is an American musician originally from Eugene, Oregon. His debut LP, "Fly Away", was recorded in Oregon with Christopher Stevens and released in 2003...
  
   - Vocals on West Coast Kid
• Byron "Mr.Talkbox" Chambers - Talkbox on Diverse City