Gordon Gibson formed The Tomorrowpeople in 1996 with his roommate Erich Scholz in Denton, Texas while on a break from touring with Brutal Juice.

Following a move to Dallas, the two hooked up with former New Bohemian guitarist Wes Martin who brought them into Steve Curry's SRC Studios in Garland, Texas.

Enlisting the aid of recently departed Toadies guitarist Darrel Herbert and Chomsky keyboardist John Norris, Gibson and Scholz—who took the nom de rock "Jody Powerchurch"—quickly wrote enough songs for a set and played their first show at Club Dada in Dallas on November 18, 1996.

Their wildly erratic stage shows featured liberal use of old 16mm films and projections courtesy of Gordon and Jody's neighbor Michael Allen as well as live deployment of electronics and samples.

The group released two CDs, 1997's Golden Energy on Last Beat/Slab records[2] and 1999's Marijuana Beach—a mini album of demos and unreleased tracks from their aborted 1998 Geffen set.