Known for their energetic live performances, the band built a legion of fans across Asia following their first release, the 2003 EP titled "Where's The Mouse?!".
Following a series of support tours for everyone from My Chemical Romance to Fall Out Boy, the band, which celebrates their 20th anniversary in 2023, is still one of the biggest rock acts in the region (South East Asia).
In 2008, One Buck Short released their debut album Halal & Loving It;[citation needed] it produced hit singles "Fast Times", "Kelibat Korupsi" and "Khayalan Masa".
The band was the only Malaysian act billed for the inaugural SingFest in 2007[citation needed] and also performed at the very first MTV Asia Awards held in Malaysia.
It was at Syncrosound Studios where the band ended up meeting and eventually working with their longtime friend and collaborator Greg Henderson[3] (ARIA & AIM award-winning producer & sound engineer).
The release got a regional push and marketing campaign and propelled the band into one of South East Asia's largest rock acts.
One Buck Short had a number of hit singles from Halal & Loving It including "Fast Times", "Kelibat Korupsi" – a song in the band's native language about the rampant corruption the country faced, "10:04" – a track influenced by the band's favorite movie Back to the Future, and "Khayalan Masa".
Not long after, OBS signed on an endorsement deal with Jack & Jill Potato chips which ended in them conceptualizing and producing the band's very own music festival, Rockaway.