Martin Brothers Timeline

Ronnie and Jason formed a techno band called Link of the Haunted. Pet Shop Boys was a major influence on their sound.
They changed their band name to Two Lads.
Their first live performance was at a Mexican buffet for their high school's senior banquet.
Two Lads recorded a demo that contained the first version of “We'll Last So Long.”

Ronnie and Jason formed a new wave rock band and called it Chant of the Flowered Underground.
Ronnie played guitar, Jason played drums, and a friend of theirs named Randi Lamb played bass.
They changed the name of their band to The Chant and recorded one demo.
They changed the name to Morella’s Forest 1988 after signing to Narrowpath Records.
As they played local shows, Jason's high-school friend Jeff Cloud would come watch them play.
Recorded one demo as Morella’s Forest 1988.
They recorded a ten-song album called Tales for Narrowpath Records, but wanted to re-record it. Ronnie and Jason were just 18 and 16 when it was recorded.
Tales was originally scheduled to be released in Fall 1989, but was delayed.

The release of Tales was bumped up to Spring 1990, then the Summer. Narrowpath Records went under before Tales could be released.
Ronnie and Jason formed a new electronic/techno band called Love Children.
Love Children recorded a demo called The Children's Symphony.
Ronnie gave the Love Children demo to Michael Knott
Knott wanted to sign them, but under a different name. He suggested “Dance House Jesus,” but they decided to go with Dance House Children.
Dance House Children signed to Blonde Vinyl Records.

Dance House Children released Jesus for Blonde Vinyl Records.
Jason left Dance House Children and formed a band called Hester Prynnes.
Jason played drums for Fluffy for about two months.
Blonde Vinyl Records went out of business, but Michael Knott formed Siren Records and signed Ronnie for a third Dance House Children album.

Hester Prynnes recorded about 17 songs and put together a demo.
Hester Prynnes changed names to Starflyer 2000. Andrew Larsen was a member of Starfyler 2000, but he may have also been a member of Hester Prynnes.
Dance House Children released Rainbow Rider: Beautiful Dazzling Music No. 1 for Siren Records.
Starflyer 2000 planned to record a release for Siren Records, but the label folded before it was recorded.
Jason met Brandon Ebel at a California music festival and gave him a copy of his demo.
Ebel signed Jason to a short contract to Tooth & Nail Records, which he had just started. At some point, Starflyer 2000 became Starflyer 59.
Ronnie began writing his fourth album as Dance House Children - originally to be called Beautiful Dazzling Music No. 2.

Starflyer 59 released their self-titled debut album on Tooth & Nail Records on March 3, 1994. It quickly gained the nickname Silver for it's cover art. It was only the third release on the label.
Around the same time as Silver, Starflyer 59 also released The Drop 7-inch on Tooth & Nail Records.
At some point, Ronnie signed to Tooth & Nail Records and changed the name of his band to Joy Electric.
Early Tooth & Nail Records promotional material said Joy Electric was working on an album called Fairy Tale Melodies (probably a new name for Beautiful Dazzling Music No. 2).
Starflyer 59 played Cornerstone in July 1994 with Jesse Sprinkle of Poor Old Lu on drums.
The band then went on the road with Mortal and The Prayer Chain.
Starflyer 59 recorded a cover of Steve Taylor's “Sin for a Season” for I Predict A Clone: A Steve Taylor Tribute on R.E.X. Music.
Joy Electric released Melody in November of 1994.
She’s The Queen EP was released by Tooth & Nail Records in December of 1994. It contained leftover songs and remixes of existing songs.

Early June 1995 - “Starflyer 2000” made it's last appearance, as Jason recorded a duet with with Leigh Bingham of Sixpence None the Richer called “Leigh and Me.” It was released on the Art Core - Volume One compilation by Tooth & Nail Records.
Also on the Tooth & Nail Records Art Core - Volume One compilation was the original guitar-heavy version of “Sorcery” by Joy Electric. (Randi Lamb's Deer also had a track on that compilation called “Hidden Beauty.”)
June 25, 1995 - Starflyer 59 released their second self-titled album for Tooth & Nail Records, commonly referred to as Gold.
Around the same time as Gold, Starflyer 59 also released Goodbyes are Sad 7-inch on Tooth & Nail Records.
September 13, 1995 - Starflyer 59 released Le Vainqueur EP for Tooth & Nail Records.
October 1995 - Joy Electric released Five Stars For Failure EP for Tooth & Nail Records.

(…to be continued…)