 The band known as The Brian Hughes Group performs at LA jazz clubs including Two Dollar Bills and others in the Southern California area including The Wind and Sea in Dana Point.Summer of 1982, DeRenzo, Tom Zink and Bill Bieschke travel to Edmonton, Alberta, to perform at Walden's and other clubs in Edmonton and in Banff, Alberta.Thanksgiving weekend, 1984, DeRenzo travels to Las Vegas to audition for Las Vegas lounge act, the Dae Han Sisters and is offered the job.