[4] Prior to recording The Overlap, Foster met Steve Rothery of Marillion, who was a fan of Mr So-&-So and signed the band to his label Dorian Music.

[4][6] Foster formed Sleeping Giant in 2001 with Charlotte Evans on vocals, Leon Parr on drums, Simon Crumley on bass and James Rimmer on keyboards.

[7] In 2011 Foster released his debut solo album Gravity, which featured Dutch vocalist Dinet Poortman,[4][8] whom he met at Marillion weekend[1] and would regularly collaborate with.

[2] In 2013, Foster joined the Steve Rothery band, alongside Leon Parr (drums), Yatim Halimi (bass) and Riccardo Romano (keyboards) with Martin Jakubski (vocals).

He played his debut performance as the Dave Foster Band at the Panic Room Weekend in May 2016, alongside Mr So-&-So member Leon Parr and Poortman.