The Heavenly States came about in 2002 when Ted Nesseth (singer, guitar player, lyricist) met Jeremy Gagon (drummer, instrumentalist) through a roommate service. Nesseth, a self-taught lefty who plays upside-down and backwards, and Jeremy, a power drummer with a jazz past, combined forces with Genevieve Gagon (instrumentalist, singer, lyricist) shortly thereafter....
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