Jenkins begins forming a band

After the Puck and Zen experience, Jenkins moved in the direction of starting a rock band. Jenkins recounted that over the span of a few years, he recruited members, and they dropped out because of drug addiction or join other bands. Jenkins wrote and workshopped early material with musician Jason Slater for years before the band started up formally, and the two recorded the band’s first demo together in 1993. Jenkins reconnected with music producer and sound engineer David Gleeson, a contact from his Puck and Natty days, to be able to record demos at professional studios like Skywalker Ranch . Gleeson assisted in the sessions, but eventually had a falling-out with Jenkins and stopped working with the band. George Earth played guitar on some demos. Much of the contents of the first demo, such as the track “Hold Me Down”, were scrapped and shelved, but Jenkins continued to work on some material like “Semi-Charmed Life” or ” Alright Caroline ” that were eventually released. Around this time, guitarist Tony Fredianelli auditioned for the band, though according to Slater, Jenkins believed him to be “too [heavy] metal ” for the band. Around the time frame of 1993 and 1994, Slater departed the band, while guitarist Kevin Cadogan and bassist Arion Salazar joined. The band cycled through a number of drummers including Adrian Burley, Steve Bowman ( Counting Crows ), and Michael Urbano ( Smash Mouth ).