3:30am wake up call, 6:45am flight, a layover at LAX, a subway ride and a city walk (for old times’ sake!), and finally, arrival at Zoo Labs in San Fran around 3pm PST. They call this day negative one, since tomorrow is day zero. I’m so thankful we’re here with a day to rest up before the magical mayhem ensues.
Jimmy and I spent some time on pre-production tonight after a fantastic meal here in Oakland at a place called Hopscotch. There’s a lot in common, I think, between a great restaurant and great music. Learning, developing a concept, preparation, execution, and of course, sharing with the world your own original take on something beautiful, which is what we’re gonna aim to do here…