The origins of the band
New Found Glory date back to the summer of 1997 when Pundik met
Steve Klein at
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and the pair began writing music together. Pundik later stated the band name was created whilst he and Klein were working in
Red Lobster together. Pundik says, "We came up with A New Found Glory, we wrote it on a napkin. I think we pulled some of it from '
A Newfound Interest in Massachusetts' by the
Get Up Kids". They recruited friend Ian Grushka on bass, who they had previously played with in a band named "Inner City Kids". The band practiced in Grushka's garage, and later invited Joe "Taco Joe" Marino to play drums. Shortly thereafter, Chad Gilbert (lead guitar), former vocalist of
Shai Hulud, joined to complete the quintet. Jordan also appears on the Hope After the End/A Stab In The Dark split EP with Ned Harrington. In 2004, he appeared on the Breakdance Vietnam song "Graves of Mistakes" from the album
Memories of Better Days, released on Broken Sounds Records. Jordan also contributed vocals on "You're the Wanker, If Anyone Is" by
Say Anything alongside bandmate
Chad Gilbert. Jordan also contributed vocals on the b-side track titled "The Lost Boys" by
Set Your Goals. Jordan is also featured in the band Midtown's music video "Just Rock & Roll". In 2010, Pundik collaborated with
Paramore's
Hayley Williams and
Relient K's
Ethan Luck for a
punk rock cover of "
The Bed Intruder Song". In 2012, his "suburban punk" band Domestikated (consisting of himself and
Relient K's Ethan Luck) released an EP called
5 Minutes in Timeout!. The EP also features a collaboration with Hayley Williams, on the track "What's His Name" (feat. Becca). == Influences ==