Bullet Proof Messenger - Completing The Lineup/Sellaband (late 2006 - Early 2007)

Early 2007)

Though the album was complete the band was still missing a bassist and a second guitarist. The group had tried out a number of potential bassists and guitarists during the recording process but found nobody suitable.

In November 2006 the band was introduced to guitarist Scott Martin through a potential bassist they had been trying out. Impressed by the speed S. Martin learned the tracks the group decided to bring him into the group. After two months of attempting to incorporate the bassist, Straiter mentioned that he knew a potential candidate, Jesse Downing (former Shootyz Groove member), who he had played with through his side project.

Straiter contacted Downing who was living in Albany, NY at the time and presented 3 tracks for him to learn. Downing took a weekend trip to Long island and visited Litwin where he performed the 3 songs as well as the rest of the album. At that time the band was hesitant to remove the bassist they had been trying to break in, however upon a live tryout with the group a week later, the group decided Downing would be the perfect fit.

By the beginning of 2007 the band had a complete lineup.

In 2007 the band was practicing and performing around the East Coast of the USA. During that time Downing received an email from Rob Parzek of Wetwerks (band) saying they had reached 15,000 dollars of investment on Sellaband, which he forwarded to the rest of the group.

After researching Sellaband and the site, the group decided it would be a good opportunity to fund the band's second album and a great opportunity to gain new fans world wide.

On March 21, 2007 the band registered on Sellaband with their album The Crucial Line backing them. During this time The Crucial Line was receiving a great deal of attention and positive reviews from respected music sites such as “Tunelabmusic.com” and allowed the group to enter the top unsigned acts chart on MySpace.

Joining Sellaband in its infancy with a professionally recorded album, believers rapidly rallied behind the group. The band progressed extremely quickly, holding the number 1 position on Sellaband, based on money raised, for their first 3 weeks on the site. At that time Sellaband also announced their London Calling competition. Rallying all the fans they had made from The Crucial Line through MySpace and other outlets, the group earned a slot on the show.

The band was subsequently flown to London, England in June 2007 to perform at London Calling at Gibson Guitar Studios. Through the time of London Calling the band had progressed to approximately $17,000 in budget (out of the $50,000 required). After London Calling the band progressed rapidly to their $50,000 target. In order provide the greatest support for the release for their second album, the group attempted to rally the most believers of any Sellaband artist. To do do, the band unexpectedly requested that believers limit their investments and delay reaching the $50,000 target.

On December 21, 2007 BPM hit the $50,000 target mark with 1171 believers. This is currently the highest number of believers any act on Sellaband.