Before You Exit is an American pop-rock band based in Orlando, Florida. Formed in 2007, the band originally
consisted of Connor McDonough, Braiden Wood and Thomas Silvers. A year later, the band included Connor's younger brother, Riley. In mid-2012, Toby McDonough joined, and the lineup changed to the three brothers with Braiden and Thomas for live performances. In August 2009, they self-released their debut EP, A Short Story Long. March 2011 was their next release of another EP, Letting Go. I Like That was released in February 2013.
Before You Exit's EP I Like That is available on iTunes.
2007: Formation
Before You Exit was formed in 2007 when Braiden Wood approached Connor McDonough from his local church, and Thomas Silvers, a classmate, with the idea of a band. Connor played in a band called The Dfunktrockers, before Before You Exit was formed. The original band name was SoulBinder39. Throughout the years, they had Connor's younger brother Riley as a guest vocalist, but decided to add his name to the band in August. Later Connor's brother Toby joined as well. The band name was created with the motto, "Make a Difference, Before You Exit."
2008-2011
In 2009, they released an EP, A Short Story Long. The first major tour that the band took part in was All Time Low's 2010 My Small Package tour. They became a supporting act in the middle of the tour. They also played a few shows in All Time Low's 2011 tour, the Dirty Work tour. In 2011, the band released their second EP, Letting Go. Following the release was their own mini headlining The Next Big Thing tour in the fall of 2011.
2012 - present
In early 2012, the group performed songs on MTV.3http://www.mtv.com/artists/before-you-exit/ [3]] They released End Of The World as single on January 10, 2012 before changing it up and releasing a newer version of the song in the December of that year. The band had also been supporting acts in Allstar Weekend's All the Way tour, alongside Hollywood Ending and The After Party. Due to their growing success and recognition in South America, the band traveled and performed in Brazil's 2012 NoCapricho Festival to promote themselves. In August 2012, Toby McDonough, younger brother to Connor and Riley, joined the group. February 2013 saw the release of the third EP, I Like That. They also were on tour supporting Action Item in the Resolution tour, along with Paradise Fears and Hello Highway to promote their newest songs. They also supported English singer Olly Murs in the North American part of his Right Place Right Time Tour.Throughout the years, the band's fame had also expanded to the Philippines where they performed in the Circuit Fest on May 25, 2013. During the summer of 2013 they appeared on Cody Simpson's Paradise tour as the supporting act, along with Ryan Beatty. On August 17 and 18, they traveled to Singapore to close for The Color Run at Sentosa and to Malaysia on August 19 at CD RAMA at Sunway Pyramid Mall. On February 3rd 2014 they announced they would be going on the dangerous tour. The first date of tour is 3-18-2014. On 2-11-2014 Before You Exit announced that they would be coming out with a music video for the track on the "I Like That EP" "Soldier". On 2-12-2014 they released the "Soldier" music video.
Members
Connor Patrick McDonough (born November 18, 1993) – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, saxophone (2007–present)
Riley Thomas McDonough (born August 31, 1995) – vocals, bass guitar, piano, guitar (2008–present)
Toby James McDonough (born January 21, 1998) – vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard (2012–present)
Thomas Christian Silvers (born September 8, 1993) – drums (2007–present, live member since 2012)
Braiden Montgomery Wood (born September 2, 1993) – guitar, piano, keyboard (2007–2014, live member since 2012)
Braiden Montgomery Wood resigned from the band to take on a carrier as a solo artist.
Tours
2010: All Time Low's My Small Package Tour
2011: All Time Low's Dirty Work Tour
2011: Next Big Thing Tour
2012: Allstar Weekend's All the Way Tour
2013: Action Item's Resolution Tour
2013: Olly Murs' Right Place Right Time Tour
2013: Cody Simpson's Paradise Tour
2014: Before You Exit's Dangerous Tour

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