Pangea was formed in 2008 when longtime friends William Keegan and Danny Bengston met drummer Erik Jimenez at Cal Arts The group began playing several shows on the California Institute of the Arts campus and as well as many local venues throughout Southern California, releasing a few singles and EPs in their early days as a band. They eventually released their full-length debut Jelly Jam on cassette in 2010 via Lost Sound Tapes.