In the fall of 2012, Vera Jonas was a Fellow in the inaugural year of the OneBeat international cultural exchange, a US State Department initiative produced by Bang on a Can’s Found Sound Nation (FSN). Her experience at OneBeat as a cultural ambassador encouraged her to re-examine the role of music in Hungarian society and inspired her to develop project ideas to address social and cultural issues in her country. 

Upon returning home, Vera was inspired to focus on ways that music can bridge the gaps between various ethnic groups in Hungary. Jonas' Street Studio Hungary was aimed at facilitating understanding and awareness between the Roma community, particularly youth, and other non-Roma Hungarians. Led in collaboration with Jonas and a team of seven young producers and musicians from Snétberger Talent Center, Street Studio Hungary traveled to three different cities in Hungary to create collaborative, participatory tracks with the public.