DriVen is comprised of three members: 24 year-old Blake Bertles on percussion, 22 year-old Josh Toro on the four-string, and 22 year-old Zach Hess on guitar and vox. Before this ultimate incarnation, Josh and Zach had worked previously on a project known as Jynxed Myndz; a band which formed at the start of their high-school careers, featuring Josh on the drums, and lasted until the winter of 04’. After the project came to fruition, Josh and Zach went their separate ways. At the end of the summer in 2005 Josh (still on the drums at this point) and Zach decided to join forces once again in order to try again.

The bass player slot went through a couple of rotations. First, the original bass player from Jynxed Myndz reunited with the group to play some open jam sessions. The group played their first show in over a year and the feeling was unanimous: the band was then appropriately renamed DriVen. Soon after, the bass player left and the spot was filled by a close friend. The band continued to play shows for the