The Seldon Plan was founded in 2002 by guitarist Bobby Landle and bassist Dave Hirner. Landle chose the name for the band as a reference to Isaac Asimov. In late 2003, Hirner and Landle met Michael Nestor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine via an ad placed on a local music website. The earliest performances featured the use of a drum machine with occasional appearances from percussionist Austin Stahl, who provided drums for the first Seldon Plan demo. In 2003, the trio met drummer and multi-percussionist Mike Landavere and as a result, the band took a more dynamic and engaging approach. Stahl continued work with Private Eleanor and The Beechfields Record Label, which released the first Seldon Plan EP.
