Editing Transister (section)

==History==
Transister's formation was the culmination of various collaborations between songwriter Eric Pressly, former [[Danny Wilson (band)|Danny Wilson]] frontman [[Gary Clark (musician)|Gary Clark]], and vocalist Keely Hawkes.  Hawkes first made use of Pressly's songwriting on her 1993 solo debut for [[EMI]], while Pressly and Clark first worked together in the band King L, releasing the album ''Great Day for Gravity'' in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/danny-wilson-gary-clark/|title=Danny Wilson & Gary Clark - Timeless Scottish Songwriters &#124; uDiscover|first=uDiscover|last=Team|date=February 18, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/one-l-of-a-reincarnation-1595677.html|title=One L of a reincarnation|date=October 23, 2011|website=The Independent}}</ref>  The three were encouraged by the results of their early songwriting attempts, and decided to release a six-song [[Extended play|EP]] on their record label.

Transister began to attract major label attention after [[KCRW]] DJ [[Christopher Douridas]] played a few of the self-recorded tracks on ''[[Morning Becomes Eclectic]]'' in early 1996.  [[Interscope Records]] released Transister's self-titled debut in the US in 1997; UK and international distribution was handled by [[Virgin Records]].  Tracks from the album were featured on a number of film soundtracks, including ''[[Nightwatch (1997 film)|Nightwatch]]'' (1997), ''[[Wild Things (film)|Wild Things]]'' (1998), ''[[Jawbreaker (film)|Jawbreaker]]'' (1999), ''[[Never Been Kissed]]'' (1999), ''[[Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels]]'' (2000) and ''[[Cheaters (2000 film)|Cheaters]]'' (2000).  Although members of the band have since gone on to other projects, Hawkes and Pressly maintained a relationship and were married on January 8, 2005.

Their song "Look Who's Perfect Now" entered the [[UK Singles Chart]], where it peaked at No.&nbsp;56 in March 1998.<ref name=occ>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4338/transister/|title=Official Charts > Transister|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=23 July 2019}}</ref><ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited  | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 564}}</ref>  "Look Who's Perfect Now" also charted in Australia, where it peaked at No.&nbsp;76 in June 1998.<ref name="ARIA"/> A second single, "Dizzy Moon" peaked at No.&nbsp;90 in the UK in July 1998.<ref name=occ/>