Upstart and You Don't Stop! Upstart grew out of a friendship formed when Michael Cartwright, Jarod Sheahan, and Tony Hundtoft found themselves working together at a Michigan dinner theater in 1999. After playing nearly 200 theater shows over the next few summers, the three developed a great friendship, paving a solid musical and personal foundation for their future. Since their debut in 2003, Upstart has added Josh Bachman and Brad Babinski to their lineup, and played a host of clubs across the Los Angeles area, including the Roxy, Key Club, Viper Room, and Continental Room. Their consummate musicianship and entertaining live performances have also landed them exclusive engagements for the Los Angeles Clippers, and casts of “Desperate Housewives” and “Alias.” The music of Upstart is rooted in soul and R&B traditions, but maintains a restless sense of discovery that defies the restraints of neo-genres that aim to recreate the past. Utili...