Broken Transmitter is Scott Paris and Tim Benner. The two met in 2011 at a music store, and became fast friends. Paris hired Benner into the Assorted Vagabonds, which was the backing band for his solo act. Benner, an accomplished studio engineer, played bass and drums in the AV at different times. The two also joined a band called Hello Dollie that recorded one single and plays cover shows throughout Ohio. BT was started to initially fill in schedule gaps for Dollie, but took off when Wizard World Comic Con asked Broken Transmitter to be it's house band and tour across the US in 2018. The duo was already in the middle of writing and recording a debut album that released March of 2019, called Meridians