, ▁they ▁joined ▁the ▁growing ▁list ▁of ▁record ▁companies ▁that ▁made ▁some ▁music ▁available ▁via ▁digital ▁download ▁with ▁online ▁distribution ▁company ▁Am pl ified ▁Entertainment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Z om ba ▁joined ▁maj ors ▁E MI , ▁Universal ▁and ▁B M G , ▁with ▁appro ving ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁J ive ▁catalog ▁for ▁release ▁on ▁the ▁new ▁Data Play ▁media . ▁ ▁Though ▁the ▁media ▁was ▁largely ▁un success ful , ▁the ▁move ▁illustrated ▁Z om ba ' s ▁compet it iveness ▁with ▁the ▁major ▁labels ▁in ▁the ▁growing ▁digital ▁world . ▁ ▁However , ▁a ▁negative ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁changing ▁times ▁was ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁Z om ba ' s ▁B atter y ▁Studios ▁and ▁Dream line ▁equipment ▁r ental ▁business es ▁towards ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Te en ▁Pop ▁explos ion ▁Ar ound ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁C live ▁Cal der ▁began ▁his ▁une asy ▁relationship ▁with ▁Lou ▁Pear l man . ▁ ▁Pear l man ▁had ▁put ▁together ▁a ▁new ▁group , ▁Back street ▁Boys , ▁which ▁was ▁l angu ishing ▁on ▁Mercur y ▁without ▁any ▁hits . ▁ ▁He ▁presented ▁the ▁group ▁to ▁Cal der ▁along ▁with ▁David ▁Mc Ph erson . ▁ ▁Though ▁initially ▁un inter ested ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁domin ance ▁of ▁gr unge ▁and ▁alternative ▁rock , ▁Cal der ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁group ▁could ▁help ▁expand ▁his ▁operations ▁over se as . ▁ ▁Z om ba ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁boys