profile ▁release ▁of ▁their ▁own ▁music , ▁issu ing ▁their ▁first ▁( and ▁only ) ▁album ▁Int rodu cing ▁Roger ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Roger ▁Tr out man ▁continued ▁to ▁record ▁with ▁his ▁brothers , ▁losing ▁the ▁name ▁Roger ▁& ▁The ▁Human ▁Body ▁and ▁adopt ing ▁the ▁Z app ▁nick name ▁from ▁his ▁brother ▁Terry ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁The ▁group ▁searching ▁for ▁recognition , ▁began ▁playing ▁at ▁various ▁small ▁ven ues ▁locally ▁around ▁Ohio . ▁The ▁Tr out man ▁family ▁had ▁long - standing ▁friend ships ▁with ▁Ohio ▁n atives ▁Ph el ps ▁" Cat fish " ▁Collins ▁and ▁William ▁Earl ▁" Bo ots y " ▁Collins , ▁who ▁had ▁both ▁been ▁involved ▁with ▁Parliament - F unk adel ic ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Ph el ps ▁and ▁Bo ots y ▁were ▁at ten de es ▁at ▁a ▁performance , ▁and ▁were ▁im pressed ▁with ▁Z app ' s ▁musical ▁ab ilities , ▁prompt ing ▁Bo ots y ▁to ▁inv ite ▁Roger ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Sound ▁Studios ▁in ▁Detroit ▁( the ▁P - F unk ▁studio ▁base ) ▁which ▁was ▁frequently ▁used ▁by ▁Parliament - F unk adel ic . ▁Roger ▁Tr out man ▁subsequently ▁wrote ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁demo ▁for ▁" More ▁B ounce ▁to ▁the ▁O un ce " ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁George ▁Cl inton , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁F unk adel ic ▁liked