1 9 8 3 ▁Smith ▁introduced ▁Com po ▁to ▁Mos es ▁A sch , ▁who ▁signed ▁him ▁to ▁Fol k ways ▁Records . ▁The ▁Smith son ian / F olk ways ▁released ▁Com po ' s ▁' [ http :// www . folk ways . si . edu / char les - com po / se ven - fl ute - sol os / cont empor ary - elect ron ic / music / album / sm ith son ian ▁' Se ven ▁Fl ute ▁Sol os ] ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁Com po ▁worked ▁briefly ▁as ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁Andy ▁War hol ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁before ▁War hol ' s ▁death ▁and ▁later , ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 6 - 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁assistant ▁to ▁song writer ▁R itch ie ▁Cord ell . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁shows ▁in ▁and ▁around ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁under ▁the ▁stage ▁name ▁Ch uck ▁Tem po , ▁including ▁Ax el ▁Rh odes ▁in ▁the ▁Off ▁Broadway ▁production ▁of ▁Return ▁to ▁the ▁For b idden ▁Planet . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁Fast ▁Edd ie ▁in ▁the ▁N BC ▁day time ▁drama ▁Another ▁World . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Tw y la ▁Th arp ▁commission ed ▁Com po ▁to ▁compose ▁Touch ▁Dance . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁Com po ▁also ▁recorded , ▁wrote , ▁and ▁performed ▁on ▁commercial ▁projects ▁for ▁companies ▁such ▁as ▁Hit