Prior to Ladybirds,
Tyler Pursel and
Teeter Sperber were recording and touring with Ley Royal Scam, a short-lived group that had a successful run opening several shows for Taking Back Sunday at the Bamboozle festival in 2005. They also self-released two demos, titled
Pregnancy Scare and
Sophomore Slump. Within that year, the members of Ley Royal Scam separated, which allowed Pursel to rejoin Gym Class Heroes. In 2006, Pursel contacted Sperber to provide vocals for a new project; what would become Ladybirds. Production culminated in January 2007, when Pursel and Sperber put the finishing touches on
Regional Community Theater at a Creep Records basement studio in Pennsylvania. A music video for the song "The Brown and Red Divide" was released in June 2007. ==Personnel==