Although most of it's members were in earlier bands together, the project originally named Wormwood later became known as 12º Split!

Here's a review of that history ...

In 1994, the band, then known as Wormwood, began to take shape. Rob and Wayne started talking about putting together a band. They asked Chad about singing. The two knew that Chad would be perfect for the spot. Chad agreed. Now all Wormwood needed was a drummer!

Not many days later, they came across video of Kevin playing drums. Funny enough, it was only later that week when they bumped into him at the West Orange Cinema. Never having met before, Wayne asked Kevin if he would be interested in jamming or joining a band. Wayne, Chad, Rob and Kevin - Wormwood was born!

Right away they started writing original music. Once Wormwood had about ten songs, the gig search started...They ran into an old friend (Dave) who was in another local band at the time. Wormwood and his band played together on Wall St. in downtown Orlando. It
was the first gig…talk about exciting! And they actually got it on video!!!

It wasn't long after the first gig that they were looking for a new bass player.
It only took two auditions to find the right guy and Dave joined the band!

In the Spring of 1995 they played every Wednesday night at the Orlando Ice Skating
Palace. Wormwood had to learn several cover tunes for the gig. Each week they would add a
new song to the set list. They weren't big on covers but it helped make money to pay for some equipment, Wormwood t-Shirts and such.

Wormwood got their first real recording experience at Powerhouse studios. They did four
songs that night. A cool guy named Justin engineered the recording. He seemed to like the sound which only helped to fuel the sessions. Unfortunately, the recordings were never published.

Not long afterwards they ran into Drew while playing a show at the FBI. Drew told the guys that they were bound for stardom! They knew Drew from high school but had lost contact with him. Meanwhile, he was trying to make a name for himself as talent manager. He told the band about a contact at a local recording label. He wanted to introduce them and they couldn't wait! The initial meeting brought on a couple of tasks...the most important was to find a new name. Apparently, there was another up and coming band with the same name! Anyway, while taking some promo shots near downtown Orlando, Kevin came up with the name 12º Split. They weren't sure about it at first…but it didn't take long for the name to grow on them.

Under the name 12º Split they went back to Powerhouse and recorded four more songs. The songs were published only to be available on cassette tape. It was packaged in a red case with the new 12º Split logo on it. Available in the local malls or at shows, this was another step in the right direction. In the meantime, they decided not to do business with the local recording label. However, all of the excitement had brought a new subject to light…it was time for
a full-length CD!

It was the Winter of 1997 and 12º Split had looked at several studios before deciding on Shock Lizard. It just seemed like the right place. It was small and the owners were cool. But most of all the band felt very comfortable there. Allen Beck did almost all of the engineering on the album. He put in 110%. No one could have asked for more. To pay for studio time they borrowed most of the money from friends and family. The band was only $1000 short when 12º Split finished first place at a "Battle of The Bands!" The grand prize was $1000!

Unfortunately, not long after the recording and final mixes were done, Kevin decided to leave the group. It was a rough time for the guys. Of course, the decision was made to finish the CD production and packaging. Then it was time to look for a replacement drummer. Only about 3 months after Kevin left, Daniel joined the group! He learned the songs quickly and 12º Split was back on the local scene.

With the CD available in April of 1998 they found themselves with new opportunities. 12º Split was playing venues that they couldn't get into before. They landed shows at the House of Blues
Orlando, Hard Rock Live Orlando and several other popular places downtown. Everything
was going right. Nothing could stop them. Next they decided to put together a new
product line that included t-shirts, ladies tank-tops, and stickers. The fan based mailing
list had grown to over 200 people!

12º Split decided to put together a web site. It was becoming popular for bands to establish an internet presence. Daniel was the only one who had any knowledge of web design. He offered to put something together. The band agreed and the bands official web site was born.

A couple of years passed and Dave left the band. It was not the first time they had been between bass players ...after auditioning a couple of very different people they met Cliff. He was obviously the one they were looking to find. Once again 12º Split was back on the
scene.

With Cliff in the group they continued to play shows and write music. There was no doubt that these songs were the best yet! They began to look for a place to record the next album. Although they had hoped to return to Shock Lizard, the guys found the studio empty. Apparently they were no longer in business. So, the search was on...12º Split found themselves at a local studio that must remain nameless. They paid for recording media but after laying a few tracks decided that the quality left much to be desired. They needed to find a different studio.

Unfortunately, in the months to follow the band decided to take a break. That break started in the Spring of 2002 but never ended. In the wake were many good times, songs, and other memories. As you browse this site, you'll find many reflections of them.