Lee and Ben Moody met in 1994 at a Christian youth summer camp. The two started working on music and later performed at bookstores and coffee houses. After two of their songs were played on local radio stations, they became more popular in their area and were asked to appear in local concerts. Lee and Moody went on to make two EPs, "Evanescence EP" (1998) "and Sound Asleep/Whisper EP" (1999). The EPs were sold to concert audiences.
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