 While working with Paul Buckmaster, Michael was introduced to Gregg Alexander, whose band New Radicals had recently been signed to a record contract with MCA Records.Michael was hired to be an engineer for the album, specializing in editing the dense and complex tracks in order to yield a cohesive set of songs that sounded live and spontaneous.Michael's inspiration for this technique came from reading about the production of Rolling Stones albums, such as "Some Girls", that were edited performances that sounded live.