 Playing local venues, they met and performed with the Beach Boys, and discovered the appeal of the latter's "surf sound".By this time Berry was co-writing, arranging, and producing all of Jan and Dean's original material.During this time Berry co-wrote or arranged and produced songs for other artists outside of Jan and Dean, including the Angels ("I Adore Him", Top 30), the Gents, the Matadors (Sinners), Pixie (unreleased), Jill Gibson, Shelley Fabares, Deane Hawley, the Rip Chords ("Three Window Coupe", Top 30), and Johnny Crawford, among others.