March 2009
7 posts
Los Angeles, Final Days: Jean Baptiste & Greg...
So our wonderful LA adventure is coming to a close. Yesterday B-Roc and I spent 12 hours straight workng at the studio with Jean Baptiste and his partners. We managed to write 2 really awesome songs and wanted to get even more done, but we had to get up super early for a session with Greg Wells. Although it was a short session we laid some cool groundwork for a great song idea. Tomorrow night we...
Los Angeles, Day 6/7: Matt Squire & Jesse Rogg
Sorry for missing last nights post, B-Roc and I were exhausted and managed to sleep for a solid 11 hours. Yesterday we got to work with Matt Squire at an awesome studio, The Lair, and start a song from scratch that has some awesome potential. Today, we get to write with Jesse Rogg, the dude who wrote Sam Sparro’s single, Black & Gold. While we’re out here we’ve been eating...
Los Angeles, Day 5: The Matrix
SUP FOOLS! B-Rizzla and I are still out here in LA working hard, and today we got the opportunity to work with The Matrix, an incredibly talented trio of producers who’ve worked with everyone from Avril Lavigne to Jason Mraz to Korn. I had started writing a song last night and they liked it so much that we all decided to go in on it full throttle. It came out awesome and we had a blast, the...
Los Angeles, Day 4: Columbia, CAA, and Dr. Luke
Whew! Today was a long but incredible day of meetings. Bright and early, B-Roc and I went to the west coast Columbia office at their brand new location on Santa Monica. We got to meet some awesome people and brainstorm about the future. They have a beautiful 2-story Roy Lichtenstein in the main lobby. After the office tour, we grabbed a bite to eat at Roni’s before heading over to Creative...
Los Angeles, Day 3: Sony & Greg Wells
Hey all you beautiful New Yorkers! If you’re just tuning in, B-Roc and I are out in sunny Los Angeles, getting our work on with a couple producers and writers, and taking meetings as they come. Last night, after the Rumspringa show at The Viper Room, we met up with a couple friends and rolled through to a laid back house party in Laurel Canyon where we (we meaning me, because B-Roc has to...
Los Angeles, Day 2: Beverly Hills and Dre & Vidal
Today was an awesome day out in sunny California. B-Roc and I got up early, a little confused about the time change, but ready to go nonetheless. We started the morning off right with a greasy breakfast and proceeded to drive through Beverly Hills and sight see for a while before our meeting with legendary production duo Dre & Vidal. The meeting went well and now we’re getting amped for...
Los Angeles, Day 1: Blue Cruisers & Guest Houses
Greetings from the Left Coast! B-Roc and I made it here in one piece, despite some typical airport hiccups. We rented a PT Cruiser. Enough said. California is beautiful and we feel right at home in Echo Park staying with producer Ariel Rechtshaid in his guest house. We have a long 10 days ahead of us and have already dug in and started to make some tunes and begin to get inspired. I’ll keep...