 Mullan began collaborating with Chris Corsano before moving on to work as a sound engineer and instrumentalist.He also plays bass guitar in the trio Hallogallo with Michael Rother and Steve Shelly.Mies fronted a blues-rock band in Baltimore, backed by the Emo performers Colin Seven (Universal Order of Armageddon) and Monica DiGialleonardo (Moss Icon) before joining Mullan in New York to begin Tall Firs.