We had just started to do a little music finally in the studio.  A lot of money was spent by us, and a huge amount of work.  Then “L1” and “L2″ showed up in our space.  L1 stated ” Um… I see what you are trying to do here, and I just want you to know it will never work.  You need to stop and move out.  Or build a room inside a room for sound reduction.”  (Estimate – $30,000).  Of course we had signed a lease, remember “24 hour access to rock”.  “Tricky” offered no help, as was becoming a pattern, and communication with him was becoming not so good either.  We argued and said “no, we can do this”.  They stated, in later to be revealed as a lie, that they had  spent a huge amount of money soundproofing, and “if Mick Jagger calls and wants to record a guitar track, he won’t stand for any sound from your little studio” .  Yes that is a quote!  We replied that we didn’t give a crap about Mick Jagger – why is he valid and our clients not, and found their attitude a bit arrogant.  And then L2 comes out from behind L1 and says “I don’t think you understand what we are saying”.  My reply “Actually we do,  you are saying F*ck you and everything you want to do, we are in charge”.  Good bye.  Later we found out that they didn’t soundproof their place correctly, and that a bus driving down Ave. A registered more sound on a meter inside their recording room, that us jamming at full volume with a full rock band.

We still did what we could to keep sound inside our place though, without spending $30,000 to do it.