Josh Bulman (1994), was born in San Jose, CA, and is based in Chicago, IL. Bulman came to prominence around the time of release of his short film Zhuang Alliance Group—Archived Live Stream (2020). This immediately catapulted him into the world of fame and fortune, resulting in the rapid loss of his livelihood. Severe paranoia rendered Bulman incapable of producing another major work until Holier Now (2021), a short film accompaniment to the sounds of Bench Music's track of the same name.