▁York , ▁End ic ott ▁was ▁class m ates ▁with ▁future ▁Bra very ▁keyboard ist ▁John ▁Con way . ▁The ▁two ▁began ▁a ▁musical ▁partners hip , ▁playing ▁together ▁in ▁various ▁projects ▁in ▁the ▁P ough ke eps ie ▁area . ▁ ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁with ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Psych ology , ▁End ic ott ▁and ▁Con way ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁their ▁musical ▁partners hip ▁continued . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁switched ▁from ▁bass ▁guitar ▁to ▁vocals ▁and ▁began ▁writing , ▁recording ▁and ▁producing ▁the ▁music ▁that ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁first ▁Bra very ▁album . ▁ ▁Gu itar ist ▁Michael ▁Zak arin ▁joined ▁after ▁answering ▁an ▁advert ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁paper , ▁and ▁brought ▁with ▁him ▁bass ist ▁Mike ▁H ind ert , ▁a ▁class mate ▁of ▁his ▁from ▁Ge or get own ▁University ▁in ▁Washington , ▁DC . ▁ ▁Dr um mer ▁Anthony ▁Bur ul c ich ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁Boston ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁studied ▁per cussion ▁at ▁Ber k lee ▁College ▁of ▁Music . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁sister , ▁Bur ul c ich ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁his ▁child hood ▁home ▁in ▁Long ▁Island ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁be ▁with ▁his ▁family . ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁Bur ul c ich ▁was ▁moving , ▁while ▁driving ▁with ▁his ▁belong ings ▁in ▁a ▁U ha ul ▁tr uck , ▁End ic ott ▁called ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁Bra very ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁release ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0