The Solardrive album, released on Getty’s own Purplehaus Records came together organically in Getty’s pool house -cum studio, where he lived for a manic three weeks straight tinkering with his new gift, a pro-tools rig given to him by his wife, and friend Joaquin Phoenix. Whoever happened to be at the house that day was roped into contribute to the recordings. Contributors to the album include, Rain Phoenix, Ozomatli vocalist/multi-intrumentalist Asdri Sierra, and Mother Tongue bassist David Gould. The album borrows from funk, blues, electronica and draws from artists like Massive Attack, Tricky and Portishead, all of whom had a large hand in shaping Getty’s adolescent’s.
