 Quickly afterwards, Carabine and Walther's friendship blossomed and they formed "Dala" in the summer of 2002.Their "innate understanding of music" and "vocal range" helped propel them towards signing a five-year artist development deal with Big Bold Sun Music on December 12, 2003, and on April 3, 2005, Dala released their first album, "This Moment Is a Flash".On August 8, 2005, Dala signed its first major record deal with Universal Music.