The Huntingtons
The Huntingtons debut album "Sweet Sixteen" was released in 1996 by Flying Tart Records. A few months later, their first attempt at recording Ramones covers, entitled "Rocket to Ramonia" saw limited release via the Burnt Toast Vinyl label. At this point the band added a second guitarist, Tom Rehbein (later in Small Towns Burn a Little Slower). After working with producer Mass Giorgini for the band's next album, "Fun and Games", Tom was replaced by Brad Ber. After the album's release in mid-1997, the band started touring and gained a cult following. Their big break came in 1998, when they signed to Tooth & Nail Records and released "High School Rock".
James Asher
Asher had written and had published library music albums, including "Gyroscope", "Generation Gap", "Electro FX", "Flash Music", and "Working It Out" for Bruton Music (now owned by Universal). Also albums for Studio G library – "Action Disco", "Flying Colours", "Powerhouse", "Powergame", "Science and Space", "Corporate Collection" (now owned by Downtown Music) and "Intervision" and "Time Cycle" for the Southern library. "The Great Wheel", Asher's first commercial album, originally on his own Lumina label with publisher John Gale, was released by Music West, topping the UK New Age music chart for two years. He followed this with his first world music-flavoured release "Globalarium", released by Silverwave. But it was his album "Feet in the Soil" that really built his profile, with sales of over 250,000 units, released by New Earth Records.