Guide Note:

Louisiana rock band Mute Math play electronic and psychedelic rock with a strong jazz influence. The video for their song "Typical," off of their self-titled 2006 debut album, was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Short Form Music Video. The band's as-yet-untitled second album will be released in the Fall of 2008.

Fast Facts:

1. Formed in 2001 in New Orleans, Louisiana
2. Record Labels: Teleprompt Records, Warner Bros. Records
3. Chris Sligh performed the band's "Typical" on American Idol
4. Covered the Transformers Theme Song for the live-action film's soundtrack

In 2001, Paul Meany and Darren King, who had worked together in the Christian band Earthsuit, started collaborating from their homes in New Orleans and Springfield, Missouri, respectively. The two would trade demos back and forth, and played a few shows together as "MATH."

After recruiting guitarist Greg Hill and producer Tedd T to work on the project, the burgeoning group changed its name to Mute Math and created their own record label, Teleprompt Records.

In 2004, they released the Reset EP and started building a following by touring the Western United States. The EP went out of print in 2006.

The band signed with Warner Bros. Records, but were upset by the major label's decision to market them exclusively to a Christian rock audience. After months of legal disputes, the label eventually released the band's self-titled debut to a general audience in September of 2006.