Julie Bowen's birthday is November 3.
Deathray -LRB- 1998 -- 2007 -RRB- was a band from Sacramento , California , formed by former Cake members Greg Brown and Victor Damiani , and Dana Gumbiner , a musician formerly of the Sacramento indie band Little Guilt Shrine .. Dana Gumbiner. Dana Gumbiner. Greg Brown. Greg Brown ( Cake ). Sacramento. Sacramento, California. California. California. Cake. Cake ( band ). Victor Damiani. Victor Damiani. After leaving Cake , Brown and bassist Victor Damiani met up with Gumbiner , who was playing solo shows under a variety of names , most notably The Micronauts .. Cake. Cake ( band ). Victor Damiani. Victor Damiani. The three recruited multi-talented rock and jazz drummer James Neil and keyboardist Max Hart to form Deathray .. After selling over 3,000 copies of their EP , Deathray was signed to Capricorn Records .. extended play. Capricorn Records. Capricorn Records. Their self-titled debut album was produced by Eric Valentine and released in 2000 .. While the album received critical praise , the band 's future became murky during the collapse of Capricorn and a hastily organized nationwide tour .. After a long battle , Deathray was dropped from Capricorn , but regained control of the masters from their album , which they have since released on their own label , Doppler Records .. Shortly thereafter , Hart left the band to move to Los Angeles and form his own band , The High Speed Scene , which has since released its major-label debut on the Neptunes ' imprint , Star-Trak Records .. Neil also left Deathray after the release of their first album , but went on to join numerous bands , including  : Milwaukee -LRB- as keyboardist with Johnny Gutenberger of Two Sheds , and Chris Robyn of Far -RRB- , Red Planet , An Angle , Jay Shaner 's Cowboy Killers , and he is currently the drummer for the California-country band The Golden Cadillacs .. California. California. Following the recording of Cake 's album Comfort Eagle , drummer Todd Roper left the band and has since also joined Deathray .. Todd Roper. Todd Roper. Cake. Cake ( band ). Comfort Eagle. Comfort Eagle. Brown and Gumbiner -LRB- continuing his solo electronica project Night Night , and currently owner / producer / engineer at Station To Station Media + Production , and a. contributing writer at TapeOp Magazine -RRB- remain the principal songwriters of Deathray , with Damiani also penning several tunes for the band .. A Deathray song titled `` I Wan na Lose Control '' appears on the soundtrack to the 2006 animated film Open Season -LRB- 2006 film -RRB- , along with a cover of Paul Westerberg 's `` Wild as I Wan na Be . ''. Paul Westerberg. Paul Westerberg. These are the first two Deathray songs published by a major record label since the band 's debut .. As of July 1 , 2007 the band has split up , according to an entry on their official website .