Serpentwithfeet is Josiah Wise (born July 9, 1988), an experimental musician based in Baltimore, Maryland, US. Wise released the EP blisters in 2016 and his debut studio album soil in 2018. Wise was raised in Baltimore, Maryland. He grew up amongst a religious family; his father owned a Christian bookstore and his mother was a choir director. Wise joined the church choir as a child and grew up with classical and gospel music as a primary influence.