California Music

It was originally a loose collective of studio musicians, with participation from Bruce Johnston, Terry Melcher, Gary Usher, Curt Boettcher, Dean Torrence, and Brian Wilson.

[2] Biographer John Tobler described the project as involving Johnston, Melcher, Wilson, Dean Torrence, "and a few others ... who had recorded previously as the Legendary Masked Surfers.

[4] Wilson was involved with California Music's renditions of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" and "Jamaica Farewell", acting as co-producer, instrumentalist, and backing vocalist.

[10] Johnston recalled, "Brian spent a day and night talking to us about it; he was really desperate for an outlet, because basically the deal at Warners was for the Beach Boys.

"[5] At the behest of Marilyn, he was legally ousted from California Music in order to focus his undivided attention on the Beach Boys, who perceived the side project as Brian's attempt to pay for his growing drug expenses.

[4] In the meantime, The Beach Boys' recent Endless Summer compilation was selling extremely well, and the band — without Brian — was touring non-stop, making them the biggest live draw in the United States.

[1] In 2021, a new iteration of California Music was organized and produced by David Beard, the editor and publisher of the Beach Boys fanzine Endless Summer Quarterly.

The re-recording of “Add Some Music To Your Day” was the first studio recording to feature Mike Love, Al Jardine, Johnston, and Marks together since the end of the 2011-2012 50th anniversary reunion.