▁new ▁vent ure , ▁The ▁Art ist ▁Group . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁Cob ra ▁Star ship , ▁S ap ort a ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁lead ▁singer , ▁bass ist , ▁and ▁ly ric ist ▁for ▁the ▁punk ▁band ▁Mid town . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁G abe ▁S ap ort a ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Monte video , ▁Uruguay . ▁His ▁family ▁is ▁Jewish ; ▁his ▁grand par ents ▁and ▁great - grand par ents ▁escaped ▁Europe ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁settled ▁in ▁Uruguay . ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁four ▁years ▁old , ▁he ▁moved ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁At ▁an ▁early ▁age , ▁G abe ▁developed ▁a ▁passion ▁for ▁music , ▁which ▁became ▁his ▁escape ▁and ▁salv ation ▁from ▁a ▁tum ult uous ▁up br ing ing . ▁S ap ort a ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁music ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁ability ▁to ▁deliver ▁messages ▁and ▁connect ▁people . ▁His ▁first ▁love ▁was ▁hip ▁hop , ▁but ▁soon ▁after ▁he ▁discovered ▁punk ▁rock ▁and ▁started ▁going ▁to ▁shows ▁to ▁see ▁bands ▁such ▁as ▁Gor illa ▁Bis cu its , ▁F ug azi ▁and ▁Pav ement . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁long ▁before ▁S ap ort a , ▁along ▁with ▁his ▁brother ▁R icky , ▁started ▁to ▁put ▁on ▁his ▁own ▁shows ▁and ▁put ▁out ▁his ▁own ▁records . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Career ▁beg inn ings ▁and ▁Mid town ▁( 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 5 ) ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁old , ▁S ap