Blume first gathered in 1999 as a side project comprised of musicians in other San Diego bands. Jon Garner, a formally-trained jazz guitarist, called upon the funk and latin experience of bassist Anthony Wallace and drummer Jake Sibley to complete his vision of the ultimate pop group. Blume's overwhelming success on the local scence led them to self-release an EP, which they recently posted on Mp3.com. Two weeks after posting their music, Blume is ranked #1 on Mp3.com's Groove chart, #25 on the Rock chart, and they are tracking over 200 unique internet listeners per day.