Fisher is the first music success story of the Internet. The duo’s songs have been streamed and downloaded from various Internet sites nearly 2,000,000 times in the last year, and they are the first artist signed to a major label because of its New Media success. Fisher’s first big break arrived via a soundtrack. The gold album for Great Expectations, the 1998 film starring Ethan Hawke and Gwyneth Paltrow, included Fisher’s “Breakable” alongside tracks from Tori Amos, Scott Weiland and Iggy Pop, among others. Now there’s True North, featuring the new songs “Human” (“about not becoming a victim,” says Kathy), the darkly amusing “Miseryland” and the cheatin’ tune “Simi California.” Of course, great artists utilize tools that help them express their emotions - turning feelings into songs.
"I honestly don't think I'd be where I am today if it was not for Macintosh computers," says Ron Wasserman.
"I've been using them loyally since 1989, when I obtained my first real steady gig scoring television (Power Rangers, X-Men, Sweet Valley High, etc.). Every single Fisher song we've written was created on a Mac. The CD "True North" was recorded and mixed entirely using Pro Tools and Mac. How much do I love Mac's? I have 2 ibooks, 2 iMacs, 2 G3's, the Cube, and a new Powerbook G4!"
"Christmas Face" was conceived about a month before Christmas of 1999. "We wanted to make a holiday song available for our listeners at MP3.com, except I was finding it hard to get in the 'holiday spirit', knowing that one more Christmas was going to come and go with my family on the other side of the country. I realized, however, that I was not the only person on the planet in that position, considering how so many families are separated by so many miles on a daily basis these days. So I decided to write about the bitter-sweetness of the holidays. The result? I cried every time I heard the song...In fact, it hit me so hard that I cashed in all my frequent flyer miles so that Mom and her beau could fly to California to spend the holidays with Ron & me. It turned out to be a very merry Christmas after all..."
