In 2000, singer/guitarist and songwriter Daniel Johnson formed Judah Johnson with a strong desire to attempt to approach rock as if it had no history. After home-recording and issuing a self-titled EP as the first release on Flameshovel (2001), the band soon experienced the familiar throes of touring and member changes on their way to releasing their debut full-length Kisses and Interrogation (Flameshovel 2003). Although the lineup changed several times in the early '00s, Johnson and bassist Rodrigo Palma created the final Judah Johnson album in 2006, Be Where I Be.