Saving Dawn - In the fall of 1999, longtime friends Sean Goertz and David Harris decided to take their acoustic duo to a new level by adding on a full band. They began writing music and rehearsing with high school buddies Chris Pantuso on Drums and Noom Srisunakorn on Bass. Shortly after, they added a fifth member, Carlos Santiago as lead guitarist.

They started writing until the early hours of the morning, transposing current moods into the inspiring music. Songwriting was all that mattered, and the dedication and talent had overwhelmingly showed in their recent works.

In summer of 2001, the band began work on their debut studio effort, a 10 song album featuring the music written during the band's first months together. The project, entitled "Awakening Hour" was released in December of 2003, followed by 9 months of live support and shows all over Texas.