Ari Joshua Bob Lovelace John Ewing and David Appelbaum started Space Owl in 2011. The band began playing original compositions around the Pacific. Original material was mostly brought in by guitarist and singer songwriter Ari Joshua, and Bob and John both contributed as well to the band material. Over the years there have been a few keyboardists and drummers in and out of the project. 
 In 2020, Ari started releasing Space Owl music as part of his From the Vault series, and the interest in the music sparked a new interest in the band.