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Movement
and Nicholas Kessler formed The
Secession Movement in 1997 in the
wake of their former band A Roger 7.
Day joined in late 1998 after original
2nd guitarist Matt Hojnowski left to
explore other musical pursuits; The
band name came from the notion of a
separate North and South Jersey, "The
original full name was the South Jersey
Secession Movement, now the
shortened version exists as a sort of
philosophical tease in some ways and
as a stamp of rebellion in others," says
Downham.
With this duality in mind, the band
attends to their music with the same
philosophy. After their inception, the
Secession Movement released three
critically acclaimed EP's in successive
years. The first EP, "The Primary
Colors of..." put the band on the map,
among their fans and critics including a
feature in the Futures section of CMJ
New Music Monthly.
In Paris