Complex sentence: Lead guitarist Jonathan Byrd had success in the early 1990's in the band Copperhead, once the band disbanded he and founder Tony Hawkins formed the band Hybird in the year 2000.
Split into simpler sentences: Lead guitarist Jonathan Byrd had success in the early 1990's in the band Copperhead. Once that band disbanded he and founder Tony Hawkins formed the band Hybird in the year 2000.