The Matrix explained that they cancelled the project following their dissatisfaction with the time commitments of interviews and live performances, finding that these demands gave them less time to devote to music production. The single and album releases, however, were abruptly cancelled several weeks before their intended release.
A full album was recorded and completed, several music videos were produced, and a heavy promotional campaign was planned for the album. In February 2004, the Los Angeles Times reported the name of four in-progress songs being recorded for the album, including "Love Is a Train", "Damn", "Another Year to Come", and "Do You Miss Me". The lead single "Broken" was planned to be released in the spring with the self-titled album following in the early summer. ĭevelopment for the album lasted over two years, with tentative plans to debut the material in 2004. like our role in the background and it shall continue to be there". When speaking on why The Matrix chose Longlands and Perry to join their group, Lauren Christy commented: "The reason we picked Katy and A.K.A. Devine was particularly impressed with Perry's vocals and overall charisma. Perry was redirected to The Matrix by Devine after he was introduced to her by Glen Ballard.
The production group was already working with Longlands on several songs prior to inviting him onto the project.
As a result, they recruited Adam Longlands, then performing under the stage name A.K.A., and Katy Perry to perform lead vocals on their album. The production group desired to have an outlet to release their own music, although they also wanted to avoid media attention. Having knowledge of this information, Columbia Records executive Tim Devine suggested to The Matrix that they record and release an album of their own. Preceding the formation of The Matrix, all three members of the production team worked to gain experience as performers in their own right. Katy Perry reflecting on the shelving of The Matrix. My own stuff is very heart-on-my-sleeve." We made a record that sonically sounds brilliant but doesn’t say much, even though there’s a few songs I still love. "Thank God that didn’t come out, you know? I had this kind of quirky, unique perspective, and they had a very mainstream-pop perspective, which was really cool, too, but I wasn’t used to it. In reference to the production group's name, Spock explained: "We don't want to take the glory, which is why we took the name the Matrix, to be in the background, to make the artist's name stand out more". While this project was meant to be a one-time occurrence, the group decided to continue writing and producing together due to the song being well-received and their overall enjoyment of the process. The group, however, eventually accepted the project and wrote "Venus or Mars" for the duo.
Christy and Edwards were apprehensive to accept this project, as they vowed to not professionally work together when they originally wed. In 1999, Dollshead's manager asked the group if they could write a song for Australian pop duo Jackson Mendoza. Spock accepted this offer and the group began writing songs together. Scott Spock remixed one of the duo's songs, which ultimately resulted in Edwards asking Spock to join Dollshead. In 1998, Edwards formed the electronic pop duo Dollshead with singer Sierra Swan.
Christy released two studio albums, including Lauren Christy (1993) and Breed (1997). In 1991, Lauren Christy and her then-husband Graham Edwards relocated to Los Angeles, California, in an effort to support her budding music career.