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Emerson Drive is a five-piece country band from Alberta, Canada. The band formed in the wake of a high school talent contest in 1995, originally recording under the name 12 Gauge - a nod to the ubiquitous shotgun round. Though the band’s lineup has changed frequently throughout the years, the band’s current lineup consists of singer and sole remaining founding member Brad Mates supported by guitarist Danick Dupelle, drummer Mike Melancon, keyboardist Dale Wallace, and fiddler David Pichette.

As 12 Gauge, the band built a loyal fan base across Canada throughout the late 1990’s. The band released two independent records during this time, 1996’s Open Season and 1997’s Until You Walk The Tracks. After their success in Canada, the band decided to expand their horizons and moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1999 to pursue a career in the lucrative American country music industry. While in the United States, the band decided to change up their act; they renamed their band Emerson Drive (the name 12 Gauge was already taken; it belonged to a rapper from Agusta, Georgia) and revamped their image, ditching the old black duster coats they used to wear and adopting more cosmopolitan country fashion.

The band signed a recording contract with DreamWorks Records (Buckcherry, Danielle Peck) in 2000, fulfilling their desire to break it big into the American market. Based on the success of 2001 single "I Should Be Sleeping", Emerson Drive released their first self-titled album in 2002. A surprise success, Emerson Drive produced two more hit singles and went on to rise to the 13th spot on the Billboard Top Country Albums index.