Dust for Life was born in December of 1999 when Chris Gavin and Jason Hughes
were introduced by mutual friend and current agent, Carol Snodgrass.

 They quickly formed a bond mutually liking artists like Black Sabbath and Alice
In Chains.  They decided to form DFL and wrote 15 songs over that winter. 
Josh Weil and Rick Shelton rounded out the lineup. In April 2000, Dust went
to Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN with co producer/engineer, Pete Matthews,
ostensibly to record "demos." What they came out with was : "Step into the
Light," "Dirt into Dust," "Dragonfly," " and "Where the Freaks Go."
"I remember getting the songs and overnighting them to Jeff Hanson (manager
of CREED) and him calling us flipping out," says Jason Hughes. Dust for Life
never looked back.  They quickly signed with Hanson MGMT and Wind_Up records
and finished the debut disc in June 2000 at Ardent.

 In August 2000, the band joined CREED on the road as a support act with Dave
Rhea, from the Von Ray (Elektra) on bass.  They spent the whole fall that
year touring with 3 Doors Down and Nickelback and COLD.  Step into the Light
got an unprecedented 48 ads at radio the first week including KROQ in New
York and KROQ in L.A.  Step was eventually played on 338 radio stations
simultaneously while reaching #10 on Billboard's Active Rock charts.  "We
had a really good band and great songs, but we were also lucky to be there,"
said Chris Gavin.  The band garnered rave reviews and was featured in Hit
Parader, Circus Magazine, Metal Edge ,Guitar One, and Guitar for the Practicing
Musician just to name a few. Dust for life even appeared as guest hosts on
VH1's ,The Rock Show.

 "Seed" was released as the second single in the spring of 2001 and even
without any push from the Label it went in to Billboard's Top 40 of Active
Rock songs. The band toured throughout the spring and played shows with
Linkin Park, Lifehouse, FUEL, Stone Temple Pilots, and Tenacious D, just to
name a few. Then, in May of 2001, the wheels came off.  The band found out that all of
its "untouchable " publishing money had been spent frivolously by the
involved parties. They came out publicly with what happened and why they
were off tour in the middle of the record cycle in what Chris and Jason
would later call "the smartest dumb move we ever made."    The band promptly
released Hanson MGMT ,Flood Bumstead, McCready and McCarthy from their roster. 

Shortly afterwards, Rick Shelton left Dust for
fame and fortune in Lava/Atlantic band, Course of Nature. Jason, Josh and
Chris soldiered on through 2 more tours and many new songs that they thought
might never see the light of day.  The bad business eventually took its toll
on the guys and the band has been "on break" until now.

 In July of 2003, Chris and Jason shared song ideas and decided that it was
time to dust off the guitars.  With Rick making the second Course record and
Josh busy managing the breakfast bar at the Radisson Hotel in downtown
Memphis, Chris and Jason recruited young guns, Mike McSorley on bass and
Steve McClenaghan on drums.  "They have brought a whole new dynamic to the
group and they have that untainted enthusiasm that really gives the new
songs a lift," says Jason.  Dust has settled in to writing ,recording and
getting the new material ready upcoming shows;

 Are you ready for the new shit?