Frank Solano was never classically trained in music, nor did he ever play
any kind of instrument growing up. What he did have was a boom box and
an older sister who was heavy into this new sound that was taking the
city by storm. The sound was House music and the time and place was
Chicago during the late 80’s. Frank got his first taste of the underground
recording Hot Mix 5 mixes for his older sister. These tapes were the
beginning to what would become two decade love affair with Chicago House
music.
Over the years he has always kept a finger on the pulse of what was moving
people in the windy city. Behind the decks Frank has had the opportunity
to DJ at some of Chicago’s most historically notable House nights in the
last decade. For 4 years he secured a residency at the famed Zentra nightclub
working with prominent Chicago powerhouse promoters such as HouseArrest
and Music101, regularly warming up such heavyweights as Louie Vega,
Mark Farina, and Derrick Carter.
Most recently, Frank has focused most of his creative energy on generating
fundamental, inventive and deep-rooted house music. His deep house
productions have been signed to such labels as Lost My Dog, Kolour
Recordings, and most recently Nacho Marco’s LoudEast Recordings. Frank has
also been keeping busy with composing remixes for US labels, Guesthouse,
and One Thirty Recordings and Kinjo music. His collaborations with
longtime friend Chris Santiago (of Santiago and Bushido) under “The 312” moniker
have been routinely charted by Deep House heavyweights such as Kevin Yost and
Moodymanc. With many of Frank’s productions in their final stages of
release, it is no question that this bright DJ and producer will soon be
adding his name alongside the incredibly stellar list of Chicago’s finest
