Hailing from Philadelphia, Novakaine takes inspiration from 2000s electronic music and online culture. His sound combines nostalgic synths and breakbeats with hard-dance force and trance emotion. On OneSeventy, he first collaborated with Skeets on 'R We Dreaming', then returned with the solo single 'Holding Me Up'. Credited across two distinct releases on the label, Novakaine connects those influences with the melodic side of its hardcore catalogue through both collaborative and solo production.