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The Happening were formed when JC moved to Sydney from Perth and met up with the 'E-man', Erik Rynberg in 2001. Like smoke in a pipe these two musical talents wrapped around each other and found in each other that rare musical 'other'. JC explains: "i just arrived in Sydney, put an add in the Drum Media mag, E-man answered, i went over to his place, we lit a couple of smokes & played a couple of songs. I don't remember much talking, but by the end of the session we were as tight as a duck's @##!!. That's musical gold." Slowly the music and the band developed - adding Craig Norvill (Mr radioactive) on drums & David 'hush hush' Stabback on keys along the way. "Smooth," Craig explains, "everyone had the groove right from the start. This is easy playing with these guys." The Happening spent about 12 months playing in sydney's inner west: at the Karrie Hotel & Balmain's Cat 'n' Fiddle as well as JC performing acoustic, unplugged solo sessions of their music, supporting Emma Donavan on