SOLA ROSA

Sola Rosa, the ever-evolving project of Andrew Spraggon, stands as one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most inventive musical exports. Over the past two decades, Spraggon has proven himself a master of reinvention, blending soul, R&B, funk, jazz, hip-hop, and pop into a sound that’s unmistakably his. Warm, polished, and relentlessly creative, his work has consistently pushed boundaries, earning him a global following and attracting top-tier collaborators along the way—remixes from names like Tall Black Guy, Hermitude, and DJ Vadim tell their own story.

Since bagging Best Electronic Release for his debut Solarized at the 2001 New Zealand Music Awards, Spraggon has built a career marked by its diversity. Whether playing festival stages at Secret Garden Party or Green Man, or racking up plaudits from Rolling Stone to Mojo, the Sola Rosa sound has traveled far beyond its South Pacific roots, reaching fans in Berlin, São Paulo, Paris, and beyond.

Fast forward to 2020’s Chasing The Sun, his first full-length album in five years, and you can feel that a certain creative momentum has been building. Now, as we approach 2025—a year that marks 25 years of Sola Rosa—there’s a sense of transition. Spraggon is set to release a new EP early in the year, gathering together tracks that have been simmering for some time. It’s a project that brings together a who’s who of vocalists, musicians, and writers from both New Zealand and further afield, all woven into a fitting close to this chapter of Sola Rosa's evolution.

Make no mistake, this EP marks the end of an era for Sola Rosa. The expansive, collaboration-heavy approach is shifting. However, Spraggon is already deep into a new full-length album, due in late 2025. While collaboration with musicians and artists remains part of the process, this next phase will see Spraggon taking a more focused, central role—bringing his signature production into sharper focus for both loyal fans and new listeners alike.

VIDEOS & LIVE

MUSIC/MIXES

DISCOGRAPHY

Tears Roll Down ft Akosia (Single) - 2024
Chasing The Sun (Deluxe Edition Album) - 2021
You Don't Know (Dizz1 Remix) - 2021
For The Might Dollar (RNZ Live Sessions) - 2021
Something Good (High HOOPS Flip Single) - 2021
Chasing The Sun (LP) - 2020
Shine On ft. Thandi Phoenix (Single) - 2020
For The Mighty Dollar ft. Kevin Mark Trail (Single) - 2020
Searching For Love ft. Kiko Bun (Single) - 2020
In Spaces (EP) - 2018
Leave a Light On (Single) - 2018
Back To You (Single) - 2017
So Fly (Single) - 2016
Magnetics (Album) - 2015
Low & Behold, High & Beyond-The Remixes - 2014
Get It Together-The Remixes - 2013
Solarized: Refreshed (Album) - 2013
Low and Behold, High and Beyond (Deluxe Edition Album) - 2013
Get It Together (Remixes EP) - 2012
Low & Behold, High & Beyond (Album) - 2010
Get It Together-the remixes (Instrumentals Album) - 2010
Get It Together - the Remixes (Album) - 2010
Get It Together (Deluxe Edition Album) - 2009
Get It Together (Album) - 2009
Moves On (Album) - 2005
The Ready Now (EP) - 2003
Haunted Out-Takes (Album) - 2003
Solarized (Album) - 2001
Entrance to Skyway (EP) - 2000

PRESS

MMF - 2024
Radio New Zealand - 2020
NZ Music Month - 2018
13th Floor - 2018
Under The Radar - 2018
Base FM - 2016
NZ Herald - 2014
NZ Musician - 2014
Stuff - 2014

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