Forest For The Trees Music Group

It's early afternoon as Carl Stephenson sits in a Sunset Strip restaurant, reminiscing about the heady days four years ago when he got the attention of the music industry as the co-writer of Beck's hit single "Loser" and for his contract with Geffen Records. He had already written "Dream," a dazzling single that industry insiders were comparing to the early work of such classic Los Angeles pop creators as Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks.

It's early afternoon as Carl Stephenson sits in a Sunset Strip restaurant, reminiscing about the heady days four years ago when he got the attention of the music industry as the co-writer of Beck's hit single "Loser" and for his contract with Geffen Records. He had already written "Dream," a dazzling single that industry insiders were comparing to the early work of such classic Los Angeles pop creators as Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks.