After his appearance at the 2001 South by Southwest Festival, he was signed to Aware Records, and then Columbia Records, which released his first EP, Inside Wants Out.
Након његовог појављивања 2001. на South by Southwest фестивалу, он је потписао за Aware Records, а затим Коламбија рекордс, за које је објавио свој први ЕП, Inside Wants Out.