Mayday Parade’s members are Derek Sanders (lead vocals, piano), Alex Garcia (lead guitar), Brooks Betts (rhythm guitar), Jeremy Lenzo (bass, co-lead vocals) and Jake Bundrick (drums, co-lead vocals). The only former member is Jason Lancaster, who sang lead and played rhythm guitar from 2005 to 2007. The American rock band formed in Tallahassee, Florida, in 2005 when two local bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment, merged.
All five current members have been in the band since that 2005 formation, and the only change in the band’s history came in 2007. Here is every member, with roles and years.
Derek Sanders (2005–present)
Lead vocalist, who also plays piano and additional guitar. For the first two years he shared lead vocals with Jason Lancaster, and he has been the main singer since Lancaster left in 2007.
Jason Lancaster (2005–2007)
Co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist in the original line-up. He sang on the debut EP, Tales Told by Dead Friends (2006), which sold over 50,000 copies without any label support, and left in 2007.
Alex Garcia (2005–present)
Lead guitarist since the band formed.
Brooks Betts (2005–present)
Rhythm guitarist since 2005. He also played lead guitar until 2007 and has sung backing vocals since then.
Jeremy Lenzo (2005–present)
Bass guitarist and backing vocalist from the start. Since 2007 he has also sung co-lead vocals.
Jake Bundrick (2005–present)
Drummer and percussionist since 2005, and a backing and co-lead vocalist since 2007.
Mayday Parade Line-Ups at a Glance
- 2005–2007: Derek Sanders, Jason Lancaster, Alex Garcia, Brooks Betts, Jeremy Lenzo, Jake Bundrick
- Since 2007: Derek Sanders, Alex Garcia, Brooks Betts, Jeremy Lenzo, Jake Bundrick
Mayday Parade History in Brief
Signed to Fearless Records since 2006, the band released its debut album, A Lesson in Romantics, in July 2007. It moved to the major label Atlantic Records in 2009 and followed with Anywhere but Here (October 2009), Mayday Parade (October 2011), Monsters in the Closet (October 2013) and Black Lines (October 2015). In April 2018 Mayday Parade signed to Rise Records and released Sunnyland on June 15, 2018. What It Means to Fall Apart followed on November 19, 2021. In 2025 the band began a three-part album, starting with Sweet on April 18 and Sad on October 3.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is the lead singer of Mayday Parade? Derek Sanders. Jason Lancaster shared lead vocals with him from 2005 to 2007.
- Who left Mayday Parade? Jason Lancaster, in 2007. He is the band’s only former member.
- How did Mayday Parade form? Through a 2005 merger of two Tallahassee bands, Kid Named Chicago and Defining Moment.
- Where is Mayday Parade from? Tallahassee, Florida.
For more bands from the same scene, see the complete lists of Taking Back Sunday band members, New Found Glory band members and Yellowcard band members.
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