Rob and Nikki met in the wake of different types of personal tragedy in October of 2008. Rob was reeling from the loss of his biggest supporter and inspiration - his mother - and Nikki was coping with the exodus of all of her closest friends and loved ones to the west coast while remaining in Boston to pursue musical endeavors.

Both were toiling away in the Boston music and comedy scenes, respectively, and were starting to feel a little weathered. Though they had crossed paths numerous times before without so much as a passing greeting, late one night at a party at New Alliance Studios, they found themselves on the same old couch seeking respite from the noise and networking.

It all started when Rob asked Nikki, 'Why do you play music?' and the outpouring of emotions and truth from the two of them that followed. They spent the next 6 months finding that they were seeking much the same thing...a return to the childlike love of music and life, but with undertones of the pain and realism of both their individual lives.

From beach drives to bowling, personal philosophy and later to fun-loving videos, they were fast writing a script that would turn into a simplistic yet cuttingly honest debut album of 20 songs and 3 bedroom demos within a 2 month time span.

Did We Happen to Begin?* the debut album from Super Time Pilot is the culmination of the collision of two people burning at an alarming rate and refusing to fit into any predetermined definitions. With only 2 days to do it in and the help of 4 great friends and Boston contemporaries, Nate (drums), Kier (guitar), Adam (bass), and Kevin (sax), it seemed magic had been on their side.

Bouncing from humor to heart to psychology and back to explosive laughter, Rob and Nikki sought to lay their insides out on this album and have a blast doing it. 'Did we happen to begin?' is the question you ask a whirlwind of a person who unwittingly helps you find your own perspective again. Here we have two people asking each other the same question.