Hippo Campus

St. Paul, Minnesota Hippo Campus includes Jake Luppen (vocals/guitar), Nathan Stocker (guitar/vocals), Zach Sutton (bass) and Whistler Allen (drums/vocals). They often performed under their stage names The Turntan, Stitches, Espo, and Beans respectively. The band met at the Saint Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists where they all attended high school and many of Hippo Campus's members played in other bands (Blatant Youth/Whistle Kid; Danger, Will Robinson/Northern) before uniting under the Hippo Campus banner. Jake Luppen and Nathan Stocker began to play together more seriously after performing at School of Rock in Minnesota. Jake and Nathan also play in the threesome group [a7024471] along with [a7538637].