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{{Karl Koch quote 2|This would mark one of the rare BMF [ [[Black Market Flowers]] ]/Weezer/El Mag team ups, 3 bands, who along with [[Wax]] defined the mini-scene that weezer was a part of then, trying to forge a non-hair band -yet- non-grunge scene.}} | {{Karl Koch quote 2|This would mark one of the rare BMF [ [[Black Market Flowers]] ]/Weezer/El Mag team ups, 3 bands, who along with [[Wax]] defined the mini-scene that weezer was a part of then, trying to forge a non-hair band -yet- non-grunge scene.}} | ||
As noted above, Weezer often referred to the band as "El Mag."<ref name="8/20">[[Historic event: 08/20/1992]]</ref> | |||
==Studio work== | |||
{{Main|Weezer's third demo}} | {{Main|Weezer's third demo}} | ||
El Magnifico drummer [[Jon Pikus]] was chosen to engineer [[Weezer's third demo]], an independently produced, five-song cassette tape that proved essential in their eventual signing to Geffen<ref name="03/25">[[Historic event: 03/25/1993]]</ref>. As Koch described, | El Magnifico drummer [[Jon Pikus]] was chosen to engineer [[Weezer's third demo]], an independently produced, five-song cassette tape that proved essential in their eventual signing to Geffen<ref name="03/25">[[Historic event: 03/25/1993]]</ref>. As Koch described, Pikus was "a capable but still learning engineer, and the tape, while being the best-yet representation of the band, was still flawed by some sonic strangeness, such as a snare drum that sounded kinda like a tennis ball hitting a racket." | ||
For recording his parts on ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'', founding Weezer bassist [[Matt Sharp]] used a bass gifted him by El Magnifico bassist Johnny Lonely.<ref>[[Matt Sharp's equipment#Pre Blue and Blue album]]</ref> | For recording his parts on ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'', founding Weezer bassist [[Matt Sharp]] used a bass gifted him by El Magnifico bassist Johnny Lonely.<ref>[[Matt Sharp's equipment#Pre Blue and Blue album]]</ref> | ||