He first me Evan while he was in the Lounge Lizards. Evan asked him to play in the house band for Evan’s music for the children cartoon show “Oswald”, where he also helped with some arranging. When Evan was asked to compose music for an upcoming children’s cartoon show, “The Backyradigans, he asked Doug to help with composing. The show ran for four seasons, producing over 80 shows. They composed separately, but closely collaborated on many other aspects of the production. He also played on several of Lurie’s soundtracks, including featured soloist for “Joe Gould’s Secret”
