The band's current DIY approach dates back to the early days of the band. In an August 22 article published by MTV.com, the boys played a few shows around L.A., but they concentrated more on putting together a demo, which, "somehow," found its way to David Geffen's house. That led to producer Rick Rubin (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash) dropping by to check them out. "I had no idea that all these record labels were all right around our house," Nick said. "At first it was really scary, because all these people start coming over to see you and you think, 'What do I have that all these people want? Maybe I should protect it.' " [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1457128/20020822/artificial_intelligence.jhtml]