In 1994, Kevin Gilbert, formerly of Toy Matinee and Giraffe, encouraged Dogpark members Sherri Sarto (Nourse) and Dan Hancock to relocate from San Jose to Los Angeles. Dogpark came to L.A. to shop their first record, and while doing so, they reconnected with their friend Kevin who helped them record some of their new material. During this time Kevin was part of the "Tuesday Night Music Club" which was the group of writers and musicians who had written and produced the grammy award winning Sheryl Crow album of the same name.