We're in and sitting!
It's a small room, with music icons painted on the walls and graffitti'd up Android foam statues.
We should be beginning in 10 minutes or so.
Yes, folks, this Android's dials do in fact go up to 11.
Five minutes!
Benjamin Franklin conducting yet another electrifying experiment.
Andy Rubin in the house!
There's also a dude with a 7-inch tablet walking around looking for rogue mobile hotspots. He is using the meter to hone in on journalists with them. It's serious up in here.
Hello Kitty, anyone?
No offense Google, but we figured we'd see bigger speakers at a Music event.
The black Android statue got painted and decorated just a few hours ago.
The music just picked up... looks like we might be about to start.
False alarm, folks, the music seems to be on loop.
Silence devices - time to start!
Or so we thought. The music stopped... and began again moments later.
Lights just dimmed, here we go!
Remember when your world revolved around you? Says the video, as records, discs and hard drives spin.
"It seems... to be spinning out of control."
"There's another way."
Google Music, of course.
Jamie Rosenberg, director of digital content for Android.
"Music has been fundamental to things we care about," says he.
He says social networks have the power to enhance the music experience, and that's what consumers have come to expect.
We're talking Music Beta, the limited program Google rolled out earlier this year to upload your own music to the cloud.
He says users spent 2.5 hours per day streaming music during the beta, on average.
Beta no more, though!
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