The Venetians were formed in late 1982 as a studio concept band after Rik Swinn (lead vocalist) arrived in Sydney with master tapes of tracks he recorded in England with Vic Coppersmith-Heaven producing.
[1][2] Drummer Tim Powles (ex-Ward 13) joined next and keyboardist Matthew Hughes (ex-Gotham City) completed the line up of the Venetians by July 1983.
Their second single, "Chinese I's (Here Come the Minute Men)" (November 1983), which The Canberra Times' writer observed, "is being heard lots at the moment, both on television and on radio,"[7] while the band began to build their reputation as a live act on the pub circuit.
[1][6] Near the end of 1985 the Venetians went into the studio with producer Mark Opitz to record two tracks, which were issued as their next single, "So Much for Love" (December 1985).
[1][6] The Venetians embarked on a two-month Australian tour, with the Church, and released a follow-up single, "Inspiration" (March 1986), which reached the top 20.
[3] The single was issued with a remixed by Robert Racic and Stephen Orkins as well as an extended Rock Mix, which reached number one on the Chicago Dance Chart.
All three were directed by Alex Proyas (Crowded House, INXS),[9] a film director whose credits include, The Crow and Dark City.
The album was mixed at Electric Lady Studios in New York by Michael Frondelli who had worked with Billy Idol and Pat Benatar.
Skeet returned to Sydney in 1999 and continued to produce records, including projects at Powles' Spacejunk studio.