July 8th, 2022

Tim Dillon

Justin Raisen and Jordan Benik were born two days apart, Justin in Miami where his father worked for YSL, Jordan in Chicago where his father was attending Moody Bible College with a major in Ancient Greek. Thick as thieves in their youth, the cousins decided to be a The Band and recorded over 80 songs in Bay Shore, NY, while clocked in at their no-show jobs for the Town of Oyster Bay Parks Dept. The NYC kids loved them, so they decided to move to Los Angeles.  Things fell apart soon afterwards, with Justin trying out a new role as a record producer while Jordan buckled down working full time at E! Entertainment. Passion separated them, but fate brought them back together.
They were soon surprised to find themselves in a Meet-Cute for the ages at the Coffee Bean by the Albertsons on Hillhurst. Initial plans for a podcast went awry, and old wounds threatened to derail their new collaboration. 
Luckily, they were able to find common ground in their mutual desire to bring the softest hoodies to market. Ever restless, they decided not to move to Austin. Justin & Jordan would stick it out, watch their longtime favorite, Michael Jordan’s “Come Fly With Me” and make a “rock n roll record, like we used to,”... but this time... with hustle. You can’t resurrect what never died.

Tim Dillon

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