Shaffer set up the side-project band Fear and the Nervous System in 2008 and is also the founder of Emotional Syphon Recordings, who have signed acts like Monster in the Machine and Droid.
Shaffer creou o proxecto paralelo Fear and the Nervous System no ano 2008, e tamén é fundador do selo Emotional Syphon Recordings, discográfica de grupos como Monster in the Machine e Droid.