It was around this time that Costa started experimenting with combinations of instruments, producing musical arrangements, and peddling them to a few notable big band s. It was this self-promotion that caused two young up and coming singers to notice his work. Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme invited Costa to write some vocal backgrounds for their future recordings. He agreed, and thus began an association that led to their joining a new record label being headed by Sam Clark as president:
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