During the break, the members of Finch still remained active. Marc Allen joined a band with his brother, Adam, called "Helen Earth Band". Randy Strohmeyer started a side project called "Gazillionaire", and also managed various indie rock bands. Former drummer, Alex Pappas, played drums in "Redgun Radar" until they disbanded in 2007, then played drums for "The Guana Batz". Nate Barcalow started a side project called "Cosmonaut", Alex Linares continued his education. Bass player Derek Doherty got involved in the real estate industry, and then eventually went on to be convicted of fraud. Doherty was sentenced to 15 months in prison and ordered to pay $98,835 restitution involving a scheme to defraud clients by taking advance fees for loan audits that he never performed.