When a meeting of musical minds turns into magic, there's always an element of mystery. It was on tour back around 2008 when Eric Rachmany, Rebelution's vocalist/guitarist, met Amp Live, the renowned producer, DJ, and remixer (then of the hip hop duo Zion I). Something about their personalities and musical sensibilities clicked creatively. Out of that mystery, Unified Highway was born. The collaboration was natural from the start. Amp recalls grabbing the very first guitar riff Eric twanged off in the studio and building it into a song. Eric, in turn, incorporated into Rebelution's live stage act a guitar manipulation Amp Live had crafted in a studio remix. The partnership only accelerated from there.