Griffin discovered Guided by Voices from Matt Sweeney,[5] and their 1994 release Bee Thousand helped launch the band before they signed with Matador Records.[6]Robert Pollard, Guided by Voices frontman and primary songwriter, according to one story, felt vindicated after 10 years at age 35 when he was signed to Scat to release Propeller, and ran up and down Titus Avenue in Dayton, Ohio screaming in jubilation, inspiring the name for the later album Vampire on Titus.[7][8] Griffin was said to have helped the band find their successful sound as well.[9]
