Upcoming Gigs




Every Friday 

9pm to 2am

The Roof @ Wit Hotel

Corner of State and Lake St.  Chicago IL

 
Guest Spots:

SmartBar
August 7
w Pezzner and Mark Farina

 

 






2-8-2010

Winter is upon us here in the windy city, although the snow hasn't hit us as bad as other parts of the mid west we still get the bone chilling wind from lake Michigan to remind us of how bad mother nature can be.   So alot has happened since my last update, the biggest news by far is that I am now a home owner!  Got a great deal on a duplex loft on Michigan Ave in the south loop right around the corner from my day job.   Now that all the dust has settled from the move I have been able to get my butt back in the studio.   I just released my "spotted now EP"  on soul fuel, and sent Tony from Tango Recordings my latest EP so be on the lookout for that soon.  Its a 3 tracker with a deep jazzy little number called "warm and fuzzy"  and 2 deep driving jams called "don't leave me", and Caipiroska.   I am putting the finishing touches on a remix for Sondos Fuera from Ibiza for my friend from Madrid Paco Buggin.   will update with release info when i get it.

on the gig front I am still at roof every friday if you are in town.  I am also planning my annual trip down to miami for winter music conference and have a few gigs in the works with nordic trax and kinjo music.  I will also update once everything is finalized.

I recently got asked by my bud Karl Almaria to do a set for his Brunchlox broadcst at the end of the month.  For those that dont know its an internet show that broadcast's live the last sunday of the month from Karl's home while a bunch of cool people (mostly Djs) cook, eat and drink their sunday afternoons away.    

Thanks again for stopping bye


_ Frank



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  Going to work on a new mix soon will post it up here when I do.  Hope everyone has a great summer!



   

Frank Solano


Sets and Mixes:
Check out the Music101 podcast for my latest mixes
you can get them here
 

Frank Solano Maxima FM Mix April 2009

Frank Solano _Verano 08

Sunday Schooled with Chris Santiago - Summer 07
Afterglow - Spring 07 mix
Find the Formula - winter 07

New Tunes and info:

http://soundcloud.com/frank-solano

 

Contact/Bookings:
frank@franksolano.com

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Bio:


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 was introduced early on when he
would record the WBMX weekend mixes for his big sis. He
would tune in diligently every Friday and Saturday night, and record
cassette tapes of the legendary Hot Mix 5 DJ sets. These tapes were the
catalyst to what would be a two decade fascination 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. It is no shock that 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