Born in Madison Wisconsin Hexum went to Westside High School in Omaha Nebraska There he played in the schools concert jazz band and played in several local bands like The ExtrasThe Eds The Right Profile and Unity In the late 1980s Nick moved to Los Angeles to pursue music but he found his opportunity to be back home in Omaha just a couple of years later His friend and future band mate Chad Sexton convinced him to move back to Omaha to start a band with other friends Aaron Wills and Jim Watson this is the band that would eventually take the name 311
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