Kent Erdell was born to Charles and Shannon Erdell on December 20, 1987. Charles was self-employed as a plumber and Shannon was the owner of "Bundles of Joy" daycare center. She cared for children that ranged in age from 6 months to 6 years. Kent was their only child so he was with her at the daycare every day. Shannon started caring for Blake Jenson when he was 8 months old. Since he and Kent were so close in age, she put them in the same crib. It seemed that from that moment on the two boys were always together.

Kent was very athletic and excelled at both baseball and basketball. When he was 11 years old he started taking drum lessons. Soon he stopped playing basketball and devoted his time to baseball and drums. At the age of sixteen he got a job working after school at Subway. Kent was rather backward and shy when it came to girls. His attempts at flirting were comical.

While in his junior year of high school his buddy, Blake, decided that they needed to start their own band. They put up fliers at the school announcing that they would have open practices at Blake's grandparents' garage every Wednesday. It was an invitation for other aspiring musicians to come practice with them. After a couple of weeks several girls started coming to watch and Kent realized that while he was playing the drums his shyness vanished.

Blake always got the prettiest girls but there was never a shortage. After graduation Kent applied for and was accepted to the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi.

Kent's friends describe him as having a laid back personality, fading into the background except when he is playing the drums.

Kent is currently working for his father in the plumbing business and he lives in a one-bedroom apartment in Oxford. When not working or at school Kent can be found either at Blake's cottage or at a local bar.

On February 8, 2009 he placed the 911 call to report that Blake was not breathing and that he feared he was dead.