ort a ▁" jo ined ▁his ▁first ▁band -- ▁the ▁appropri ately ▁titled ▁Hum ble ▁Begin nings " ▁as ▁a ▁bass ▁player . ▁While ▁in ▁college ▁at ▁R ut gers ▁University , ▁he ▁started ▁the ▁pop ▁punk ▁band ▁Mid town . ▁As ▁the ▁vocal ist , ▁ly ric ist ▁and ▁bass ist ▁in ▁Mid town , ▁S ap ort a ▁attract ed ▁w ides p read ▁attention . ▁The ▁group ▁released ▁one ▁EP ▁and ▁three ▁LP ▁albums : ▁The ▁Sac rifice ▁of ▁Life , ▁Save ▁the ▁World , ▁L ose ▁the ▁Girl , ▁Living ▁Well ▁Is ▁the ▁Best ▁Re ven ge ▁and ▁For get ▁What ▁You ▁Know , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Mid town ▁encountered ▁legal ▁troubles ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁label ▁after ▁re le asing ▁its ▁second ▁album . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁S ap ort a ▁who ▁" was ▁quite ▁the ▁business man " ▁decided ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁understand ▁the ▁music ▁business ▁from ▁the ▁other ▁side ▁and ▁started ▁man aging ▁a ▁band ▁named ▁Arm or ▁For ▁S leep . ▁As ▁Arm or ▁For ▁S leep ▁became ▁successful , ▁S ap ort a ▁made ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁merge ▁his ▁fled g ling ▁company ▁into ▁Cr ush ▁Management , ▁who ▁would ▁also ▁manage ▁Mid town . ▁Cr ush ▁later ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁launch ▁Cob ra ▁Star ship ▁with ▁S ap ort a . ▁ ▁After ▁dis band ing , ▁Mid town ▁developed ▁a ▁cult - like ▁following . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁this ▁renew ed ▁interest , ▁Mid town ▁reun ited ▁for ▁a ▁secret