The band consists of four members: Thomas "Sparkles*" Clarke, Alex Parvis, Jonathan Kogan and Leo Taylor.
[1] The band's sound is heavy with minimal synthesizers and electronic effects that they call modern rock,[1][2] however in their earlier records, Area 11's sound commonly blended heavy metal guitar riffs with a wider more prominent range of synthesizers and electronic effects,[1] which they sometimes referred to as gaijin rock.
[3] Meaning "foreigner rock" in Japanese, this is a title that also relates to the band's musical origins when their style was notably influenced by anime and J-rock.
[3] Founding members Sparkles, Luke, and Alex then discovered their shared love of anime whilst watching Code Geass episode 22 "Blood Stained Euphy", from which they wrote their first song, "Euphemia."
[2] The band has been commissioned to produce music for companies such as YouTube broadcasting group The Yogscast and Namco Bandai Games.