Atello was formed by Larry Atello (lead vocals), Seth (lead guitar and vocals), Jazz (keyboards and vocals), Jim (drums), and Derek (bass). Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, Larry had grown up in a large family, who all enjoyed watching him perform as a child. However, his musical career had officially begun when he sang with the New Utrecht High School Choir in Brooklyn, NY. Atello is a hard rock band that mixed the sound of the eighties metal and the hard-edged sound of modern times.