In November 1990, Dave Matthews , who was working as a bartender at

In November 1990, Dave Matthews , who was working as a bartender at Miller’s Bar in Charlottesville, Virginia , became a friend of a lawyer named Ross Hoffman. Hoffman convinced Matthews to record a demo of the few songs Matthews had written and encouraged him to approach Carter Beauford , a local drummer on the Charlottesville music scene. Beauford had been in several bands and was then playing on a jazz show on BET .