Sabatino left Pencey Prep in 2001 and started Fairmont, originally a solo acoustic project; however, McGuire joined on bass shortly afterward. Looking back at the early days of Fairmont, Sabatino notes he "wanted it to be my former band Pencey Prep, I built the band up to being a five-piece with two guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals, and a screamer.
Sabatino left Pencey Prep in 2001 and started Fairmont, initially a solo acoustic project; however, McGuire joined on bass shortly after. Looking back at the early days of Fairmont, Sabatino reflects that he "wanted it to be my former band Pencey Prep, he built the band up to being a five-piece with two guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, vocals, and a screamer.