 While pursuing a record contract, Painter began playing in studio sessions for artists like dc Talk, Sixpence None the Richer, Indigo Girls, Jars of Clay, Nanci Griffith, and Jewel.In 1994, the band recorded "Harder to Believe than Not To" for "", a tribute album to Steve Taylor.The following year, the couple released their first album, "Delusions of Grandeur" on Universal Records.