People From Earth are John Tielli (vocals, guitar), Doug Tielli (trombone, vocals), Casey McGlynn (guitar, vocals), Derek Allen (bass guitar, vocals), and Pierce Allen (drums, vocals). Emanating from sundry regions of Southern Ontario (Tillsonburg, Rexdale, and Toronto), they incorporate influences from Mary Margaret O'Hara to the Pixies, from Neil Young to the Beach Boys. In the March 1994 issue of !*@# (Exclaim) magazine, Steve Smith writes that People From Earth's music "moves from bouncy rock to moments of jazz and is heavy on vocals and weirdness," with "chunky lead guitar" and "punchy trombone." Humour, irony and introspection attend the dramatically vocalized lyrics.

On March 21 1995 Green Sprouts Music and Dave's Records of Guelph (DROG) published a compilation CD, Nerdstock Vol.1, recorded live at the Ultrasound on July 2 1994. Six bands perform on the CD including People From Earth. The May 1995 issue of Chart magazine listed Nerdstock vol.1 at #13 on campus radio nationwide.

People From Earth's 17 song debut CD, "Growing up from the Ground," caters to an audience with diverse musical tastes. This DROG release offers a sonic bouquet which is in some passages manic, while in others, soothing. Don't expect the predictable on this album; it is altogether angry and friendly, happy and sad, goofy and serious. The CD's title, "growing up from the ground," is a reflection of the universal experience of growing up and dealing with life as a social animal.

Most of the songs on "Growing up from the Ground" were recorded at the Gas Station studio in Toronto between September and December 1994. The recording was engineered and CO-produced by Don Kerr, an accomplished Toronto musician and producer. Three tracks were recorded previously, in December 1993, at Reaction Studios in Toronto and CO-produced by Martin Tielli. People From Earth co-produced all tracks on the CD.