D’Sa studied classical animation at Sheridan College , and even

D’Sa studied classical animation at Sheridan College , and even worked on Angela Anaconda as an animator. Gallant almost finished a business degree. Kowalewicz was in between jobs, one which included working at 102.1 the edge . Solowoniuk worked at Chrysler Canada . But during this, each member found the time and finances to max-out their credit cards, and record their first full-length album in 1999. They laid down twelve tracks at a studio called “Great Big Music”, collaborating with Juno -nominated music producer Brad Nelson. Kowalewicz started singing in melody with D’Sa. The music began to transform from “raw rap-rock” songs into “catchy and angst-ridden pop-punk anthems”. With that, Watoosh! was born and independently released. While popular within Toronto’s indie scene, it did not reach large mainstream sales levels.