Dwyer formed
Osees as a solo project in 1997 before hiring musicians and making Osees into a band. The stable lineup on their early albums included Dwyer,
Brigid Dawson,
Petey Dammit and Mike Shoun, all of whom left the band when John moved to Los Angeles in 2013. In 2003, John Dwyer met Brian Lee Hughes while he was filming
[Rock Star Scars, which Dwyer contributed
Coachwhips music to, as well as having a part in the film. In 2006, Dwyer met Matt Jones at a party, and together, with Brian Lee Hughes, they founded
Castle Face Records. From 2020-2021, Dwyer released several improvisation-based records with a rotating collective of different artists, including "Bent Arcana", "Witch Egg", "Endless Garbage", "Moon Drenched" and "Gong Splat". John Dwyer was one of the curators of the Dutch festival Le Guess Who in November 2021. ==Personal life==