During this time, he worked as a freelance musician and made a solo album Night Time Emotion in 1979 produced by Trevor Rabin. He sang on Mike Rutherford's first solo album Smallcreep's Day in 1979, and on Morrissey–Mullen's 1985 This Must Be the Place. By 1981, he had decided to form his own band, which he had named Contact.
During this time, he worked as a musician on an independent basis and created a solo album Night Time Emotion in 1979 with Trevor Rabin's direction. He also sang on Mike Rutherford's first solo album Smallcreep's Day and Morrissey–Mullen's This Must Be the Place, released in 1985. By 1981, he had decided to create his own band, which was called Contact.