 Moody's band Motograter, previously signed to Elektra Records, were to perform live on-air, when John, an XM Radio producer impressed with Moody's vocals, thought he would be a good fit with the material he had written for his previous project.After several recording sessions, drummer Chris Binns of Motograter (Formally of Intrinsic) was recruited, along with electronics/keyboards/programmer Brett Davis and bassist Mike McLaughlin (Formally of Intrinsic).The band released their self-titled debut album "Ghost Machine" on July 26, 2005, via their own label Black Blood Records.