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New York City (2003 – present)

Cobra Starship is an American band created by former Midtown bassist and lead vocalist Gabe Saporta in 2003 in New York City. Other members are guitarist Ryland Blackinton, bassist Alex Suarez, drummer nate novarro, and keytarist Victoria Asher, all of whom provide backing vocals. The group released their debut album, While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets in 2006, which they followed with ¡Viva La Cobra! in 2007. They then released Hot Mess in 2009. The group is perhaps best known for their singles “Snakes On A Plane (Bring It)”, “Good Girls Go Bad (feat. Leighton Meester)”, and You Make Me Feel… (feat. Sabi). The band’s fourth studio album, Night Shades was released August 29, 2011 release with the first single “You Make Me Feel… (feat. Sabi)”.

While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets (2006–2007)
Cobra Starship was formed in 2005 after Midtown bassist Gabe Saporta took a trip to the deserts of Arizona. During this time, Saporta went on a “vision quest”, spending time with Native American tribes and smoking peyote. He began to create his vision for a new band, a melodic style of music heavily influenced by and . Upon returning home, Saporta rented a house in the Catskill Mountains and began writing what would become the band’s debut album, While The City Sleeps, We Rule The Streets. He posted a parody response to Gwen Stefani’s “Hollaback Girl” titled “Hollaback Boy” on Myspace. The song gained Saporta notoriety on the internet and he eventually signed to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz’s label, Decaydance Records.
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