Hailing from New Jersey, school friends
Josh Milan and
Kevin Hedge aka
Blaze began producing in 1984 and made a name for themselves two years laters with a pair of garage classics, "If You Should Need A Friend" and "Whatcha Gonna Do" (with vocals by
Colonel Abrams). The 1990's saw the boys further their sucess with the release of "Hide Away" by
De'Lacy and "My Desire" by
Amira, both of which are now widely regarded as anthems. More recent releases on
Slip 'n' Slide,
Easy Street Records plus collaboration with
Louie Vega for his album "Elements Of Life", have helped to maintain the duo become one of the most sought after writing, producion and remix teams in the business.
Chris Herbert was a member of Blaze but left the group in the early 90's.