VAST stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, and is the brainchild of Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter and musician Jon Crosby. The musical outfit began when Jon Crosby was sixteen, and at the time the other members of the group consisted of a drum machine and a bass player. VAST's concerts included elements of performance art as well as music, employing display monitors and other visual effects onstage. The band first had some success when a local radio station gave one of their demo tapes consistent air-time. Crosby sent demo tapes to several New York City recording companies, eventually signing with Elektra Records. Thomas Garadis, Steve Clark, and Rowan Robertson made up the hastily-assembled band along with Crosby. After touring America and releasing their first album, named simply Visual Audio Sensory Theater (1998), they began work on a second album, entitled Music For People (

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