History

Dig formed in 1991 in Los Angeles; vocalist Scott Hackwith

Scott Hackwith

Scott Hackwith is an American composer-producer-musician whose career has progressed from work as a professional guitarist and singer to recording producer and scoring motion pictures...

 had previously produced for The Ramones, and guitarist Dix Denney had played with The Weirdos

The Weirdos

The Weirdos were an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California. They formed in 1976 and broke up in 1981, were occasionally active in the 1980s, and recorded new material in the 1990s...

 and Thelonious Monster

Thelonious Monster

Thelonious Monster is a post-punk rock band from Los Angeles, led by singer-songwriter Bob Forrest. Active from 1983 to 1994, and again since 2004, the band has released five original studio albums...

. After releasing an EP in 1992, they signed with Radioactive Records

Radioactive Records

Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business....

 and issued their first full-length in 1993, produced by Dave Jerden

Dave Jerden

Dave Jerden is an American record producer, engineer and mixer who mostly works with artists in the alternative rock, punk rock and metal genres....

. The single "Believe" was played regularly on MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

's Buzz Bin

Buzz Bin

MTV's Buzz Bin was a select group of music videos by up and coming artists and bands that the network deemed "buzz worthy", "cutting edge", or "the next big thing"...

 and was their lone charting hit, reaching #19 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart and #34 on the Mainstream Rock chart. The group issued two further full-lengths in 1996 and 1999.

Members

• Scott Hackwith
  Scott Hackwith
  Scott Hackwith is an American composer-producer-musician whose career has progressed from work as a professional guitarist and singer to recording producer and scoring motion pictures...
  
   - vocals, guitars
• Dix Denney - guitar
• Jon Morris - guitar
• Phil Friedmann - bass
• Matt Tecu - drums

Discography

• Runt EP (Wasteland Records, 1992)
• Dig (Radioactive
  Radioactive Records
  Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business....
  
  /MCA
  MCA Records
  MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
  
  , 1993)
• Defenders of the Universe (Radioactive
  Radioactive Records
  Radioactive Records was an American record label. It was formed as a joint venture between talent manager Gary Kurfirst and MCA Records, and it is now out of business....
  
  /MCA
  MCA Records
  MCA Records was an American-based record company owned by MCA Inc., which later gave way to the larger MCA Music Entertainment Group , of which MCA Records was still part. MCA Records was absorbed by Geffen Records in 2003...
  
  , 1996)
• Life Like (Uptown
  Uptown Records
  Uptown Records was an American record label, founded by Andre Harrell in 1986. It went on to become one of the most popular Hip-Hop and R&B labels of the late 1980's and early 1990s. Featured on the roster were such luminaries as Guy, Heavy D & The Boyz, Jodeci, Mary J. Blige, and Soul for Real...
  
  /Universal
  Universal Records
  Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...
  
  , 1999)

External links

• Dig at Myspace
• Dig Fansite
• Dig at Discogs