in 2008, debbie d. joined otto von schirach, jose el rey, and el tigre to create the miami bass warriors. the band released a self-titled 12" ep in july 2009. in a 2009 interview with "the miami herald", debbie d. reflected on her choice to leave avenue d, "i was ready to do something new. i was tired of everybody coming up to me and asking me, 'do i look like a slut?' irony only goes so far. we turned into the characters in our songs. we wrote them when we were 21. by 28 i had just outgrown it."