The band – which features Bailey Graeber (18) on drums, and Jamie Bailey (18), Brandon Alexander (15), Lee Hackney (18) and Jacob Richardson (17) – will head off to Los Angeles at the end of the month after signing with Loudmouth Music.

After their original drummer left the band, Graeber was brought in to the group in January.

“Then it all pretty much exploded,” Graeber said.

With a pop-punk sound that could be described as Blink 182 meets 5 Seconds of Summer, Kid Zr0 is building a steady fan base of ‘Zr0 Heroes’ from all over the globe.

They have even caught the attention of pop superstar Pink, who shared their cover of her hit Just Like Fire with her 32 million Facebook followers.

Artist managers Michael Browning and Brent Jeffrey were impressed with their demo and soon took them on board.

“We knew we needed to take a look at these guys, we liked what they were doing,” Jeffrey said.

Former AC/DC manager Browning, who signed INXS to his label Deluxe Records in the early 1980s, connected Kid Zr0 with Loudmouth Music – the label behind artists including Natasha Bedingfield (Unwritten) and The Script.

Jeffrey said the boys have continued to live up to their expectations.

“The fact that they have been given an opportunity like this, they are more driven and work-orientated, and have been putting all their energy into rehearsing and writing,” he said.

“They are starting to connect with a lot of kids internationally, and the response from the fans and the industry has been really positive.”

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