Original sentence: The trio consisted of Mike Stock, Matt Aitkin and Pete Waterman.Their successful formula, was to make a distinctive style of catchy (some would say annoying) bubblegum synth pop, with attractive singers
Edited sentence: (I'm sure there are many more, the charts were infested with 'that sound' for years - personally I can't stand any of them but a comprehensive list here is worth going for).Mike Stock was the main songwriter, with the assistance of Matt Aitken.Pete Waterman is now accepted as having made no musical or lyrical contribution whatsoever to any of the songs, but for many years tried to take credit for writing the hits for Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, etc