est ab lish ments ▁in ▁Australia ▁Category : V eh icle ▁manufact uring ▁companies ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁A udi ot ra ffic ▁were ▁an ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁band ▁from ▁Hong ▁Kong . ▁Form ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁their ▁music ▁is ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁British ▁ind ie ▁bands . ▁ ▁History ▁After ▁playing ▁in ▁a ▁short ▁lived ▁gr unge ▁cover ▁band ▁together ▁in ▁their ▁te ens , ▁Ad rian ▁Da ▁Silva ▁and ▁Don ▁Cruz ▁re group ed ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁write ▁Brit / ind ie - rock ▁style ▁music , ▁a ▁relatively ▁new ▁musical ▁direction ▁for ▁them . ▁After ▁recording ▁a ▁demo ▁and ▁rec ruit ing ▁ ▁bass ist ▁W ade ▁Bol ing bro ke ▁and ▁drum mer ▁Alex ▁Lee , ▁' C ry ' ▁( l ater ▁renamed ▁A udi ot ra ffic ) ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁W ings ▁Music ▁Entertainment . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁Cry ' s ▁first ▁album ▁was ▁recorded ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁Le F ev re , ▁a ▁music ▁veter an ▁who ▁has ▁worked ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Pet ▁Sh op ▁Boys , ▁The ▁Rol ling ▁St ones ▁and ▁Van ▁Hal en . ▁Ad rian ▁and ▁Don ▁travel led ▁to ▁London ▁to ▁do ▁a ▁final ▁mixing ▁of ▁their ▁CD , ▁sp ending ▁just ▁ 1 1 ▁days ▁on ▁recording ▁and ▁post ▁production . ▁W ade ▁and ▁Alex ▁left ▁the ▁band ▁due ▁to ▁personal ▁reasons