The band's members are Jon Foreman (vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboards, vocals), and Drew Shirley (guitar). Known for their energetic live shows the three guitarists in the line-up often operate simultaneously, building on the pop sensibilities of Jon's songwriting, and, rounded out by Jerome's work on the synthesizer, bringing his industrial roots to the sound, the band works up "the Switchfoot sound" - a melodic crunch of densely layered sound featuring some electronic experimentation, and often driven by hard-charging guitar riffs, while throwing in a few softer, spacey ballads as well. Although involved with the Christian rock scene, Switchfoot avoids this tag, "For us, it's a faith, not a genre".