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Ozma was formed in 1995 by [[Ryen Slegr]] (vocals/guitar), [[Jose Galvez]] (guitar/vocals), [[Patrick Edwards]] (drums), and [[Daniel Brummel]] (vocals/bass), when Brummel was introduced to the others by Galvez, whom he had met on the internet while looking for a band to join. In 1996, the as-yet-unnamed band was joined by Katherine Kieckhefer on keyboards, before deciding on the name "Ozma" (taken from the L. Frank Baum books) in 1997. After the early cassette demos "Cuatro" and "[[Ocho]]" in 1998, they were joined by Star Wick, who replaced the departing Kieckhefer. In early 1999, they released ''Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars'', a collection of demos and live tracks, released on home-made CD-Rs and later republished in slightly different form as ''[[Songs of Audible Trucks and Cars]]'' by mp3.com. They then released what was considered their first "proper" album, ''Rock and Roll Part Three'', on [[January 1]] 2000. This consisted of "a few thousand" (estimated by Brummel) self-made pressings on their own Tornado Records label. | Ozma was formed in 1995 by [[Ryen Slegr]] (vocals/guitar), [[Jose Galvez]] (guitar/vocals), [[Patrick Edwards]] (drums), and [[Daniel Brummel]] (vocals/bass), when Brummel was introduced to the others by Galvez, whom he had met on the internet while looking for a band to join. In 1996, the as-yet-unnamed band was joined by Katherine Kieckhefer on keyboards, before deciding on the name "Ozma" (taken from the L. Frank Baum books) in 1997. After the early cassette demos "Cuatro" and "[[Ocho]]" in 1998 and their song "[[Iceland]]" being the leading track on ''[[Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli]]'', later that year they were joined by Star Wick, who replaced the departing Kieckhefer. In early 1999, they released ''Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars'', a collection of demos and live tracks, released on home-made CD-Rs and later republished in slightly different form as ''[[Songs of Audible Trucks and Cars]]'' by mp3.com. They then released what was considered their first "proper" album, ''Rock and Roll Part Three'', on [[January 1]] 2000. This consisted of "a few thousand" (estimated by Brummel) self-made pressings on their own Tornado Records label. | ||
Ozma's first real break, however, came in 2001, when they were selected to tour with [[Weezer]] on their [[Yahoo! Outloud Tour]]. In preparation for their spring tour, Weezer asked fans to vote for an opening act on their web site, and Ozma was selected along with the Kansas City-based [[The Get Up Kids]]. | Ozma's first real break, however, came in 2001, when they were selected to tour with [[Weezer]] on their [[Yahoo! Outloud Tour]]. In preparation for their spring tour, Weezer asked fans to vote for an opening act on their web site, and Ozma was selected along with the Kansas City-based [[The Get Up Kids]]. | ||