During this time he frequently collaborated with his friends and future bandmates from El Paso, which included people such as Paul Hinojos, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Julio Venegas and the late Jeremy Michael Ward.
Durante ese tempo colaborou frecuentemente cos seus amigos e futuros compañeiros de banda de El Paso, entre os que estaban Paul Hinojos, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Julio Venegas e Jeremy Michael Ward.