Jeremy Haffner and Stephen Cohen first met each other through local youth hockey team at the age of 6.
[3] Rhinelander native drummer Keith Larsen moved to California, and was accepted to Cal State Long Beach University's graduate music master's program.
One day Larsen was discussing various options with the band's producer Darian Cowgill, and heard music he wasn't familiar with.
They have also self-booked and promoted their own tours throughout the U.S.[3] In a May 2012 interview with portal wSzczecinie.pl, Jeremy Haffner said that the band had been working to sign a record deal in the U.S. for a long time.
One evening the band was surfing their Facebook page, and began getting hundreds of friend requests from teens in Poland.
"[1] The band played its first concert in Poland in October 2010, and got the full "rock star" treatment.
[1] In 2011, Oedipus signed a worldwide recording deal with THC Music/Rocket Science/Sony RED and on March 13, 2012, an album titled Vicious Little Smile was released.
Joined by Stephen Cohen, they released their debut EP Split Lip Serenade in July 2013, distributed by Paradise Artists and available as a free download.
Shortly after, drummer/percussionist David Cannava (Mad in the Hat) and keyboardist Chris Woods (CityZen, The Memorials) joined the band.