diff --git a/src/components/beat-loader.js b/src/components/beat-loader.js
index f812aaa..be61600 100644
--- a/src/components/beat-loader.js
+++ b/src/components/beat-loader.js
@@ -228,6 +228,7 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('beat-loader', {
         this.orientations[noteInfo._cutDirection]);
 
       beatEl.play();
+      beatEl.components.beat.onGenerate();
     };
   })(),
 
diff --git a/src/components/beat.js b/src/components/beat.js
index 33690cc..7e57d38 100644
--- a/src/components/beat.js
+++ b/src/components/beat.js
@@ -85,12 +85,16 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('beat', {
     }
   },
 
+  pause: function () {
+    this.el.object3D.visible = false;
+    this.partLeftEl.object3D.visible = false;
+    this.partRightEl.object3D.visible = false;
+  },
+
   play: function () {
     this.blockEl.object3D.visible = true;
     this.destroyed = false;
     this.el.object3D.visible = true;
-    this.startPositionZ = this.el.object3D.position.z;
-    this.el.object3D.position.z -= BEAT_WARMUP_OFFSET;
   },
 
   tock: function (time, timeDelta) {
@@ -120,6 +124,14 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('beat', {
     this.returnToPool();
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Called when summoned by beat-loader.
+   */
+  onGenerate: function () {
+    this.startPositionZ = this.el.object3D.position.z;
+    this.el.object3D.position.z -= BEAT_WARMUP_OFFSET;
+  },
+
   initBlock: function () {
     var el = this.el;
     var blockEl = this.blockEl = document.createElement('a-entity');
@@ -381,12 +393,6 @@ AFRAME.registerComponent('beat', {
     };
   })(),
 
-  pause: function () {
-    this.el.object3D.visible = false;
-    this.partLeftEl.object3D.visible = false;
-    this.partRightEl.object3D.visible = false;
-  },
-
   initCuttingClippingPlanes: function () {
     this.leftCutPlanePointsWorld = [
       new THREE.Vector3(),