During the late 1970's and early 1980's the Australian band "One Foundation" was the mainstay of Prem Rawat's festivals and DLM released quite a few audio tapes of their songs and some of their dance music is available on OneTube. One Foundation was made up of Kim Field, girl singer and major songwriter, Lindsay Field, her then husband, who has been a longtime backup singer for John Farnham, Australia's most popular singer, Geoff Bridgeford who became Kim Field's partner, drummer and prolific song-writer. He had been in Blue Aquarius, Prem Rawat's brother's band, Joe Creighton, bass player, who has had a very successful musical career in Australia since leaving the group and Ross Hannaford, lead guitar virtuoso and former member of one of Australia's all-time most successful bands, Daddy Cool. At least one of the members, Joe Creighton, now believes he was sucked in hook line and sinker to a great deal of bullshit and detests the principles that were operating in Divine Light Mission. Another "apostate", Michael McDonald, wrote the lyrics for the One Foundation song "Surdas The Gardener".
Kim O'Leary, a member of the group and her former husband Lindsay Field and her partner Geoff Bridgeford, have been the major songwriters among Rawat's devotees. Her songs have had a significant, positive impact on the success of Rawat's career since the mid-1970's. They are nearly always strongly emotional ballads espousing extreme views of devotion and gratitude to Rawat ("Maharaji" or Great King as he calls himself) and a complete reliance on his power and grace. They are songs that Rawat's followers have heard for decades and can induce a deep trance state in them quickly and easily.
At right is a fresh faced Ross Hannaford before the years of following Prem Rawat had taken their toll.
