Hidden In Plain View formed in August 2000 playing together much in the DIY style releasing two EP’s on small indie labels (Note To Self Records and LLR Records) while playing out to fans in the Northeast US. HIPV signed with southern California pop punk label Drive-Thru Records (2003 - 2007) beginning a touring and recording career that saw the releases of a self-titled EP (November 2003), Life in Dreaming LP (February 2005), and Resolution LP (July 2007). It was the impact of these releases as well as notable national and international support and headlining tours with bands such as Something Corporate, Midtown, Mae, Allister, Less Than Jake, 2004 and 2005 Vans Warped Tour, Academy Is, Matchbook Romance, The Starting Line, The Early November, Fall Out Boy, and MXPX that solidified the band as a mainstay of the Drive Thru Records era.