Ryan Andrew began writing and recording demos in the Spring of 2006 for what would become Castella’s debut album, “How Did We Get Here.” After recording a couple tracks with Portland/L.A. producer Rob Daiker, a demo began floating around and somehow landed in the hands of producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Shins, U2, Beck, etc…) Joe immediately called Ryan for a meeting in Portland and soon after plans were under way for making a record. Ryan contacted bassist Craig Montoya (formerly of Everclear), and guitarist Kevin Hahn, two Portland rockers who were playing in Montoya’s solo project Tri-Polar.

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