In 2015, Peter Sumic and his friend Robby Porovich started a new project called Forest Ray. The two were in college at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, writing and recording at the time, without doing live shows. After graduating and recording their first album, they moved to Seattle, which Sumic calls home, to build a live band. Since then, there have been plenty of changes in faces over the years, but Sumic has kept the heart and soul of Forest Ray consistent. “The current iteration is probably one of my favorite lineups so far.