hɪz fˈɜːst əfˈɪʃəl ɹᵻkˈoːɹdɪŋ wɪððə bˈænd wʌz fɚðə fˈʊlbˈænd vˈɜːʒən ʌvðə sˈɔŋ "ɹˈeɪn" fɹʌm wiː ɑːɹ nˌɑːt ɐlˈoʊn ɪn mˈɪd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv, wˌɪtʃ wʌz sˈɛnt tə mˈɑːdɚn ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ, ænd lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐpˈɪɹd ɔnðə bˈændz kˈʌvɚɹ ʌv kwˈiːnz "hˌuː wˈɔnts tə lˈɪv fɚɹˈɛvɚ".
His first official recording with the band was for the full-band version of the song "Rain" from We Are Not Alone in mid-2005, which was sent to modern radio, and later appeared on the band's cover of Queen's "Who Wants to Live Forever".