John Vanderslice grew up in rural Florida listening to Led Zeppelin and The KInks. He has released 11 full-length records on Dead Oceans, Barsuk, Polyvinyl, and Native Cat. He has toured with St Vincent, Spoon, Sufjan Stevens, Death Cab For Cutie, and Stephen Malkmus. As owner of Tiny Telephone, an analog recording studio in San Francisco and Oakland, he has produced records from Spoon, Cherry Glazerr, and the Mountains Goats.