In 1998 , Slack Season recorded a set of demos with producer-engineer Michael Ray FitzGerald at Music Factory in Jacksonville Beach , Florida . Those demos garnered interest from Epic Records VP of A&R Rose Noone . The band drove to New York in the middle of winter to showcase at Arlene Grocery , but no deal ensued . After a couple false starts with other labels and producers , the band flew to New York City on September 8 , 2001 to showcase for MCA Records executives and producer Don Gehman at CBGB . Shortly after the September 11 attacks the group disbanded
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
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