9 Ball's founding member Tim Nienhuis showed his songs to drummer Danny Gamboa and bassist Leo Song and they started doing live shows around Orange County, California. The next thing they knew they were at The Orange County Music Awards being nominated for Song Of The Year (How Do You Dream) and Best Pop/Rock Band for several years in a row..................Then the following year they won Best Indie Rock Band at the awards and lived happily ever after. Their music has been heard on CW's ONE TREE HILL & FOX TV's BONES