We met in grad school and got to know each other through hangouts with mutual friends after class (pre-covid after class decompressing over Indian food was the best part of grad school). One day Dan was driving me and some other friends home. I was in the passenger seat when suddenly Fineshrine by Purity Ring came on. I looked at him, he looked at me. I said, "You know this band?!" He replied, "You know this song?!" I exclaimed, "Saltkin is my ringtone!" And the rest was history.