 Earle lives in and maintains his studio in Thousand Oaks, California called "Earle's Psychedelic Shack" and is still active in recording and producing.- Earle Mankey launched his solo career with a 1978 single "Mau Mau" b/w "Crazy" (w/picture sleeve).- In 1981 Earle Mankey performed, produced and engineered some of his own music on a six-song mini-Lp self-titled