Ari Joshua, Bob Lovelace, John Ewing, and David Appelbaum started Space Owl in 2011. The band began playing original compositions around the Pacific. The original material was mostly brought in by guitarist and singer-songwriter Ari Joshua, and Bob and John both contributed as well to the band material. Over the years, there have been a few keyboardists and drummers in and out of the project. In 2020, Ari started releasing Space Owl music as part of his From the Vault series, and the interest in the music sparked a new interest in the band.

Sound Liberation is an eclectic chamber ensemble/band. It’s musical philosophy, developed by band founder Gene Pritsker, is based on "ending the segregation of sound vibration (i.e., musical genres)." The group incorporates its philosophy by performing compositions that encompass a diverse range of musical genres, heavily influenced by hip-hop and rock rhythms. This enables one to hear elements from classical music to jazz to music of various cultures at a Sound Liberation show.

After a decade of wandering down the same NYC streets, musicians Richey Rose & Lina Sophie met in the fall of 2017 at Brooklyn bar, Night of Joy. Bonding over a mutual love for Swedish pop, 80s alternative/first-wave, and 00s indie, the two later formed Songs for Sabotage in early 2019. They played their debut show in August 2019 at Bushwick’s the Sultan Room and released 3 self-produced singles with b-side remixes by May 2020.