Club Nerd started in 1997, after it's ringleaders, Melvin and Barry(Who prefer to see themselves as visionaries for modern music)decided that New Zealand needed a band like them. They travelled extensively throughout the country, but saw only bands that took themselves too seriously. Melvin and Barry quickly saw an opportunity for a "cool" band. That is, 'Retro Cool', the way 'Cool' should be, complete with long socks, pocket protectors and horn rimmed glasses! (If you ask me, what they actually formed was a band that exacerbated all the panache of a Ukranian Goat Farmer). Because Melvin and Barry came from academic circles (both multiple degree holders and specialists in subjects that most normal individuals haven't even heard of, nor really care about) they promptly assembled the most bizarre team of musicians one could ever imagine.