The Dirty Heads
are a band with the music sound consisting of rock, reggae, and hip-hop from Southern California. Their debut album, Any Port In A Storm
, was released on September 23, 2008 by Executive Music Group (Fontana/Universal).
In 1996, the band was originally founded by Jared Watson
and fellow vocalist/guitarist Dustin “Duddy” Bushnell
in the Orange County, CA community of Huntington Beach, having a friendship based on music, as well as surfing and skating, living the Southern California lifestyle. Later, percussionist Jon Orzabal
and drummer Matt Ochoa
were added as well, completing the band's sound. The Dirty Heads have influences of Bob Marley, 311, Sublime, and The beastie Boys. Rob Cavallo
(Who signed popular artists such as Green Day and My Chemical Romance) originally signed the band to Warner Bros., but artistic differences led them to leave the label, though they did manage to take their master recordings, which comprise the bulk of Any Port in a Storm,
with them.
The band connected with producers Steve Fox and Stan Frazier (The same people who produced Sugar Ray and Ashlee Simpson) to produce their debut album. Any Port In A Storm
features one of the last recorded performances from legendary Beatles collaborator Billy Preston, as well as appearnaces by Josh Freese (NIN, Korn), percussionist Alex Acuna, Jamaican dancehall legend Tippa Ire and Indie 103.1 reggae host Native Wayne, which you can notice in "Stand Tall" and "Neighborhood". The album was mixed by Beastie Boys mixmeister Mario C.
The Dirty Heads have toured the U.S. multiple times with bands such as 311, Pepper, Kottonmouth Kings and Matisyahu. The band has also been part of marketing campaigns for Etnies Jeans [1] and Vestal Watches.
The Dirty Heads were among the first bands featured on YouTube's Raw Session. The set included a cover of Coldplay's "Viva La Vida."
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