Cody Carson

Cody Carson was born on January 9, 1989 in Tampa, Florida, US into a family of classical musicians. He grew up along with his sister Cambia. Cody went to a local high school in Tampa.

He majored in orchestral arts from Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. While pursuing his higher education, Cody opted to drop out in order to devote more time to his band ‘Set It Off’.

Cody began his career in music in the year 2000. He followed the footsteps of his father and started playing instruments in orchestras. He started off as a clarinet player as he had completed his clarinet lessons which he had started during his high school days. Since Cody was already pursuing a career in music, it only made sense for him to choose arts for his college education.

While pursuing his Bachelor’s degree, Cody performed with many popular bands. Right after completing his first year in college, he got a chance to perform with the band ‘All Time Low’. The show was a hit and Cody’s performance was praised by one and all. That was when he realized that he can make a career out of rock music.

Cody belonged to a family which advocated classical music. Hence, he had difficulties in explaining rock music to his family, especially to his father. Unfortunately, Cody’s idea was not well-received by his family as they wanted him to stick to conventional music.

Cody then started to chalk out a plan to step into the world of rock music. He discussed his plans with his friend, Dan Clermont. Cody and Dan had already formed a band when they were studying in their high school and had performed locally on several occasions.

Cody and Dan came across another duo that had formed an amateur punk band. Austin M. Kerr and Zach DeWall were the members of the punk band and they eventually collaborated with Cody and Dan to form a new band. Thanks to the YouTube channel which Cody had created in 2006, the newly formed band found some music lovers who were ready to lend their ears.