Rod and Steve have known one another about 10 years now. Steve was sending demos to deepchord in the late 90's & always thought the world of Rod & Mikes material. They developed a good friendship over the years to come and always kept in touch. They started working together a few years ago, Steve asked if he could remix some of Rod's material. The subject of remixing deepchord was a little touchy for Rod, because at that time he was hesitant to let anyone remix deepchord, however... He couldn't think of anyone better to do it than Steve. "He understands the sound, and is extremely talented." So he told him "go for it". As expected, Rod said it came out brilliantly. Then down the road, they discussed working together on a project, and once again, Rod couldn't think of anyone with a better understanding/ability when it comes to this sound, so he went with it and there you have, echospace.