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Pressure. 4-5. is. a. rock. group. hailing. from Santa. Barbara,. California.. The. band. broke. up. upon. many. of. the. band. members. leaving. for. alternate. lifestyles. not. relating. to. music..

Formed. in. 1998. by. vocalist. Adam. Rich. and. guitarist. Mark. Berry,. Pressure. 4-5. started. simply. enough,. as. two. college. friends. forming. a. band. together.. Things. quickly. picked. up. when. another. friend. from. college,. Lyle. McKeany,. joined. the. group. as. bassist.. Joe. Schmidt. later. joined. the. band. as DJ. before. switching. to rhythm. guitar.. Joe. Schmidt. later. recruited. his. brother,. Tom. Schmidt,. to. fill. in. the. final. void. in. the. band. as. drummer..

The band's moniker comes from Joe Schmidt's unwillingness to be the group's DJ. He rarely came for practices with the band, which left the remaining members wondering if they'd have 4 or 5 members, hence the name "Pressure 4-5."

In 1999 the band released an independently-released EP, entitled Antechnology. After a warm welcoming from the rock community and a large outpouring of support, the band was quickly signed to Dreamworks Records, where they released their only full-length album, Burning The Process, in 2001 amidst a modern rock craze.

Unfortunately, the band's success was short lived, with only one single ("Beat The World") that actually did quite well on modern rock mainstays such as MTV2. After working on a follow-up to Burning The Process numerous band members quit (namely Tom Schmidt and Lyle McKeany). The band abruptly called it quits after gathering replacement musicians and recording a few demos that were never released.

Adam Rich ( Vocals) Mark Berry ( Guitar) Joe Schmidt ( Guitar) Lyle McKeany ( Bass) Tom Schmidt ( Drums)