From Minnesota

From last.fm:

Long before becoming rock and dance icons, Mark Mallman and Dan Geller met each other in a high school sex education class in the small town of Waukesha, WI. Geller was a “skater” and Mallman was a “smoker”. The two began swapping mix tapes in the high school parking lot. Graduation came, (with honors for Dan, and just barely for Mallman) and the two parted ways, Mallman to Minneapolis, and Geller to Athens, GA. After finishing art school, MARK MALLMAN quickly developed a successful career as a solo artist, touring the US and Europe. Read more on Last.fm