 Saxophonist Niels Mathiasen initially joined the group in 1994; however, he did not become a full-time member of the group until 1997.During their first six months, The Alligators became familiar in the Copenhagen area as performers on the street and in undistinguished bars.Then, in the spring of 1991, a demonstration recording of theirs reached the mainland, with the outcome that they signed an exclusive booking and management contract with the well established CBA agency.