“Somebody was there that knew somebody who knew Madonna. And basically, she got our demo tape; we had a two-song demo tape. And [I] was at work the next day – I used to work at Tower Records – and I got a call from Maverick records, which was Madonna’s record label at the time. […] They called us at work and said, ‘Hey, Madonna wants to see you guys play.'”

“I became a technologist because it is something that I am good at, that I enjoy, that pays the bills — in this capacity, what can I do to leave the world a better place than I found it?”