“The head of A&R felt we had a hit in our repertoire, possibly a second, but couldn’t quite convince their whole team to agree to a record deal. It was hugely disappointing after such an exciting build-up. By the late eighties we’d sadly given up on State of the Art but our music still stands up as well as the wonderful memories,” says Mr Heeren.
He continued to pursue a career in music for many years securing record deals with various bands and writing the theme for the film Highlander 2 while Paul Bensley moved focus and became technical director at a telecommunications company.