 The first time he went into a recording studio with her to record some demos, he was excited by the whole recording process and after the stint with Carlene finished in 1984, he landed a job as an assistant at West Side Studios, London working with production pair Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley who produced Madness, Dexys Midnight Runners, Lloyd Cole & the Commotions, Elvis Costello and later Bush.In 1985, Saunders engineered the hit record "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie and Mick Jagger.A year later, he became a freelance engineer and was discovered by Rhythm King, a label at the forefront of the British dance music.