David Satori, born in Burlington, Vermont in 1979, brings experience with many different styles of world music to the collaborative drawing board of Beats Antique.

His son Femi Kuti also sat in with Aphrodesia, and inspired Satori to produce their 2007 album, Lagos by Bus.

Influenced by his father's jazz LP's and his brothers prog rock and heavy metal music, Cappel became very interested in percussion.

Tribal Derivations was a concept album, created to complement the dance styles of producer/arranger Zoe Jakes.

Their 2010 release Blind Threshold featured harmonica player John Popper of Blues Traveler.

"[4] Later that year, David Satori teamed up with Evan Fraser, a fellow student at the California Institute of Arts, and formed the side project, Dirtwire and released a self-titled album through Beats Antique Records on October 1, 2013.

Featuring artists include Alam Khan, LYNX, SORNE, Micha & Leighton, and the Antibalas horns.

Featuring carnival-themed performers specific to each city, audience participation, and crafting events surrounding four “Creatures” (Light Saber the tiger, Al Eyes the owl, Jackie Lope the Antelope, and Squidzilla the squid), attendees of the shows were encouraged to dress wildly and come prepared with customized Creature masks.

[8][9] Selections from two of these performances, in Denver, Colorado and Asheville, North Carolina, were compiled into their latest release, titled Creature Carnival Live.