Aroc graduated from Oak Ridge Military Academy in Oak Ridge, North Carolina. Long time friends with the majority of the band, Aroc instinctively joined while a junior in 1995. He, along with the band Weekend Excursion, recorded their first musical work Stronger a Demo Tape in 1995 displaying their talents. After leaving a full scholarship to West Point, they worked with some members of the famous Atlantic Records recording artists, Collapsis and Athenaeum who recommended producer/engineer John Plymale of the Sex Police at Overdub Lane for their three subsequent albums.