astic ▁c ape , ▁Nom i ▁sang ▁the ▁aria ▁" Mon ▁c œur ▁s ' ouv re ▁à ▁ta ▁voix " ▁(" My ▁heart ▁opens ▁to ▁your ▁voice ") ▁from ▁Camil le ▁Saint - Sa ë ns ' ▁opera ▁Sam son ▁et ▁Dal ila ▁The ▁performance ▁ended ▁with ▁a ▁cha otic ▁crash ▁of ▁stro be ▁lights , ▁smoke ▁bomb s , ▁and ▁loud ▁electronic ▁sound ▁effects ▁as ▁Nom i ▁back ed ▁away ▁into ▁the ▁smoke . ▁Jo ey ▁A rias ▁re called : ▁" I ▁still ▁get ▁go ose ▁p im ples ▁when ▁I ▁think ▁about ▁it ... ▁It ▁was ▁like ▁he ▁was ▁from ▁a ▁different ▁planet ▁and ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁calling ▁him ▁home . ▁When ▁the ▁smoke ▁cleared , ▁he ▁was ▁gone ." ▁After ▁that ▁performance ▁Nom i ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁clubs ▁all ▁over ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁New ▁W ave ▁V au dev ille ▁show ▁Nom i ▁met ▁Krist ian ▁Hoff man , ▁song writer ▁for ▁the ▁M umps . ▁Hoff man ▁was ▁a ▁perform er ▁and ▁MC ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁New ▁W ave ▁V au dev ille ▁and ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁of ▁Susan ▁Hann af ord ▁and ▁Tom ▁S cul ly , ▁who ▁produced ▁the ▁show , ▁and ▁Ann ▁Magn us on , ▁who ▁directed ▁it . ▁Any a ▁Phill ips , ▁then ▁manager ▁of ▁James ▁Ch ance ▁and ▁the ▁Cont ort ions , ▁suggested ▁Nom i ▁and ▁Hoff man ▁form ▁a ▁band . ▁Hoff man ▁became ▁Nom i ' s