Tone-Loc

Both his albums were re-issued by Rhino Records. Two months after the release, the band began the new tour with a new lineup: Patrick McGuire on guitar, Michael Austin-Moore on bass and backing vocals and Jerry Rehn on drums/percussion. Tone-Loc grew up in Santa Monica, California. V.A.S.T's most recent album, Nude, was released on February 24, 2004. Additionally, Tone-Loc made a cameo appearance in the 1980's film Ford Fairlane with Andrew Dice Clay. In 2001, Cotta and Clark decided to leave the band to form their own, named Ether. His tracks "Wild Thing" and "Funky Cold Medina" were immensely succesful - in fact, "Wild Thing", which was co-written by Young MC, was the first top ten hit for a black rapper according to allmusic.com. The new quartet began another US tour.

Tone-Loc is an American rapper and actor. After auditioning, Justin Cotta was chosen to replace him. 1991 Cool Hand Loc (Delicious Vinyl). Before it was finished, Robertson left in pursuit of a solo career. 1989 Loc-ed after Dark (Delicious Vinyl). After touring America and releasing their first album named simply V.A.S.T. (1998), they began work on a second album, entitled Music for People (2000). Thomas Froggatt, Steve Clark, and Rowan Robertson made up the hastily-assembled band along with Crosby.

Their real rise to fame began when a local radio station granted consistent air-time to their demo tape, after which Crosby sent demo tapes to New York City recording companies, eventually signing with Elektra Records. has attempted to live up to its name through making its live shows a full-on sensory experience, employing display monitors and other visual effects onstage. Always wanting to be more than a simple rock band, V.A.S.T. The musical outfit began in rather minimalist fashion when Jon was only seventeen, with the other members of the outfit being a drum machine and a bass player.

V.A.S.T. stands for Visual Audio Sensory Theater, and is the brainchild of Los Angeles, California-based singer-songwriter and musician Jon Crosby.