It was recorded and produced by the band's drummer, Roulf Commandeur, at his father's home studio, Musical Solutions, in the Gold Coast, Queensland.

[2] On the Prowl is Operator Please's debut recording with the line-up of Tim Commandeur on drums, Sarah-Jane Gardiner on keyboards, Taylor Henderson on violin, Ashley McConnell on bass guitar and Amandah Wilkinson on lead vocals.

[1] According to The Guardian's Leonie Cooper the group started with a do-it-yourself ethic, "the band members and their accompanying instruments crammed into Commandeur's father's tiny home recording studio, which was normally used for taping backing tracks for commercials.

"[3] Commandeur recorded and produced the EP and "CDs were burned from the computer and Wilkinson's sister, a graphic design student, put together the artwork, which was printed on the new family inkjet printer.

[3] Jody Macgregor from AllMusic described the group's early effort "To help them secure more gigs they recorded the [EP] at a studio belonging to Commandeur's father, selling copies via MySpace and a post office box.