Originally the band started from two members, Don DeOliveira and Rob Lasky of the band "Tattoo Taxi" from Baltimore. The pair decided to start anew, and Fubler, Cook, then (after a long search) Jones answered an advertisement in "ROX Magazine" and met up with DeOliveira and Lasky. A demo was recorded at Flite III studios in Baltimore and they began playing gigs in the local Baltimore/Washington area. Due to personal and financial reasons, Cook was let go, and Kevin Baker joined shortly thereafter. In 1996 Lasky, DeOliveira, Fubler, Baker, and Jones became the core members of L.A.B.