Starting out as a hip-hop producer in the 1980s, Carl Stephenson's career-high
came in 1993 after he co-wrote and co-produced Beck's 1993 hit song "Loser". He
also played a huge part in creating Beck's 1994 major-label triumph Mellow Gold.
However, Stephenson forged his own path as Forest for the Trees, releasing an
eponymous album of experimental indie-rock in 1997 that contained the lead
single, "Dream". The track made it onto the Billboard Hot 100 and follow-up EP,
The Sound of Wet Paint, came in 1999.