[2] In 1996 songwriters Joseph Donovan and Alex Olsen's careers came to fruition upon forming the band Marlowe.
Marlowe consisted of Donovan on Guitar, Olsen on vocals and keyboard, Jason Thomas, George Donoso and Eric Fares.
In addition to his studio work, Donovan also took time as The Dears' tour manager and guitarist.
The Receivers have shared the stage with Sam Roberts Band, Beach House, The Clientele, The Black Heart Procession, Fleet Foxes, and They Are Nocturnal.
Donovan now works out of Mountain City Studios (co-owned by Popovich) and continues to produce acts, most recently the Sam Roberts Band, whose gold certified album Love at the End of the World garnered national success and won Donovan a Juno Award for Rock Album of the Year.