He gained the attention of music mogulorganization.leadershipSimmons who invited Cormier to be part of his newly formed management company , Rush Communications .
A decade later , in 1991 , music mogulorganization.leadershipStein signed both Calderone and his partner Gene LaFosse ( they collaborated on a short-lived techno act called `` Program 2 '' ) to a contract deal with Sire Records .
Their first recording , `` The Rejection '' , caught the attention of record mogulorganization.leadershipStein who offered the duo a demo deal with Sire Records and facilitated their signing to Cordless Recordings , a digital imprint of Warner Music Group .