Three of LMNT's five members first met as potential candidates for
ABC's 2000
reality television series
Making the Band. Thousands of young men auditioned for what would eventually become the boy band
O-Town.
Hawaii native Ikaika Kahoano was originally selected as one of the five winners but an undisclosed dispute caused him to back out of the line-up. Joined by fellow runners-up baritone Bryan Chan and Mike Miller, the bass vocalist, the three decided to form their own group.
Matthew Morrison, later of TV show
Glee, joined LMNT in 2001. LMNT was the headline
pop act at the
Linda Creed Breast Cancer Foundation Benefit Concert held in South Jersey in the spring of 2002. The group performed a live
a capella rendition of
Papa Was A Rolling Stone in tribute to honored guest
Motown legend
Richard Street, formerly of
The Temptations. That same year, LMNT and Richard Street were featured on the cover of the debut issue of the entertainment quarterly
R&B Showcase Magazine. In the summer of 2002, LMNT opened for
Britney Spears on her Dream Within a Dream tour, and toured the United States as part of the Pop 'Til You Drop! Tour, a 30-date tour headlined by
A*Teens with other supporting acts, including
Baha Men and
Play. LMNT performed in front of crowds in support of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, 2002 A Time for Heroes Carnival, in Los Angeles, California. They recorded their own version of "
A Whole New World" from Disney's
Aladdin, for the
Disneymania 2 CD, and "Open Your Eyes (To Love)", for
The Lizzie McGuire Movie soundtrack. In 2002, the band performed at various U.S. high schools as part of a
Clear Channel Communications contest, including Immaculata High School in Marrero, LA. Their song "Juliet" made it into the
Lizzie McGuire episode "Lizzie in the Middle", where she falls in love with TV star
Frankie Muniz. The members last performed in a music video for their song "It's Just You", for the
Kim Possible soundtrack. The group only consisted of Mike Miller, Bryan Chan, and Jonas Persch at this time. In 2003, the group disbanded, but some members went on to pursue different avenues. ==Members==