The band found themselves amidst a label bidding war and eventually signed a record deal with Geffen Records . They toured with popular bands like Culture Club , The Thompson Twins , Midnight Oil , Love & Rocks , Flock of Seagulls , The Alarm , and others . As with many bands of the era , being signed was more of a curse than a blessing . After a few records , the band broke up for good in 1998 . Jay Pounders now lives in Nashville and has a residency at Belcourt Taps beginning on March 7th . He contacted New Jersey Stage to give his side of the story and let people know that he ’ s still writing music and would love for people to hear his new work . His story details the pitfalls of the music business that largely remain true today .
Here is his story …
In 1982 , I created a band called Crossfire Choir . Starting out in West Palm Beach , Florida as a two-piece synth-pop recording project with my best friend from high school , we soon added a bassist and drummer and set our sights on the record industry , which still existed in those days . We headed north in search of the “ golden ticket ” , ie . the ever-elusive recording contract that we were sure would bring us fame and fortune . We headed north up I-95 towards New York landing in an exhaust polluted twostory house just inches off Rt . 27 in Edison , New Jersey . We were quickly and graciously adopted by the burgeoning New Brunswick , New Jersey music scene that produced many notables including The Smithereens , as well as MTV ’ s Matt Pinfield , who , at that time was a local DJ on the college radio station at Rutgers .