Metro Station is an electronic pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2006. They signed to Columbia/Red Ink Records and are perhaps best known for their single Shake It from their self-titled debut album, Metro Station. Popularized mainly by their co-frontman Trace Cyrus, this music act has experienced a recent boom in their record sales. In 2007 Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso agreed to meet on the set of Hannah Montana, in which Mason's brother Mitchel Musso and Trace's half sister Miley Cyrus star together. ...show more

Metro Station is an electronic pop band that formed in Los Angeles, California, in 2006. They signed to Columbia/Red Ink Records and are perhaps best known for their single Shake It from their self-titled debut album, Metro Station. Popularized mainly by their co-frontman Trace Cyrus, this music act has experienced a recent boom in their record sales. In 2007 Trace Cyrus and Mason Musso agreed to meet on the set of Hannah Montana, in which Mason's brother Mitchel Musso and Trace's half sister Miley Cyrus star together.

Sharing musical interests, they decided to form a band. Shortly thereafter, Cyrus recruited Blake Healy from Synthetic Joy as a keyboardist, synthesist, and bassist. Trace remained the singer and the lead guitarist. Mason is the main singer and guitarist, along with Trace.

He sang the track Seventeen Forever, which they released on their MySpace Music website. The track gained the attention of percussionist Anthony Improgo, who was soon added as the band's drummer. Their popularity on MySpace Music grew, topping the MySpace Music Unsigned Band's charts. An intern in Columbia Records' Walking Eye program discovered the band while looking through the MySpace Music charts, and they were signed shortly thereafter. ...show less