lolawolf is composed of frontwoman kravitz, and drummer and producer jimmy giannopoulos (also of mothxr and pretty good dance moves). kravitz became friends with giannopoulos while living in brooklyn. they began collaborating on music and released the track "wanna have fun" in may 2013. kravitz asked them to join her in los angeles while working on the independent film "the road within", to help take her mind off the difficult role of playing an anorexic. the band began recording tracks at movie producer bruce cohen's home studio in hollywood at night. cohen is kravitz's godfather. actor and drummer raviv ullman was a member from 2013–14.