It was formed in 1996 in the San Francisco Bay Area by producers Eric Valentine and Jason Slater.

[1] Snake River Conspiracy was founded in 1996[2][3] as a project of producer Eric Valentine and Jason Slater, a former member of Third Eye Blind.

[1][5][4] The band's debut EP/single, "Vulcan", was released on October 5, 1999; it received rave reviews from critics, and was named "Single of the Week" by the British music magazine NME.

[14][15] In July 2022, Torres and Mitchell Doran launched a new Instagram account for Snake River Conspiracy, announcing that new music from the band will be released in 2023.

[16] In November 2022, Mitchell Doran alleged that Jason Slater had stolen several compositions that were written by other Snake River Conspiracy members during the SRC2 recording sessions, and reused them with other bands he produced.