Vanessa had been learning drums for a couple of months. She and Elizabeth were at a show when they decided to play together. They met a couple of times and then added Vince and Sam. Within an hour of the first practice as a foursome, WALL had already written “First Date” and knew they could be a band. All the songs are written together. Usually WALL begins with a drum beat, adds the bass, adds the guitar, and then the vocals. Elizabeth, the bassist, is self-taught and writes from an atonal background (think Steve Reich/DNA/Big Black). Vince, the guitarist, has received proper music training and writes from a pop background (think Beach Boys). They have learned to collaborate to create a melding of the two.