Solon Bixler
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Solon Bixler is a rock–indie musician from Fresno, California
. He is a former guitarist for the bands 30 Seconds to Mars
and Earlimart
. He is currently the lead male vocal and guitar player in the band Great Northern
.
as Solon Ben Bixler to a musically inclined family, whose musical past included a band called The Wild Blue Yonder, which included his parents and uncle. Solon started to play drums at the age of four. Music was heavily involved in Solon and his brother's lives. His mother died in the early 1980s. Later on his father remarried and had another child.
playing guitar. He left the band in 2003 due to issues primarily related to touring. Since 30 Seconds to Mars
, Solon has played in a revolving array of bands such as All Smiles, Earlimart
and Sea Wolf
. Over the years Solon and Rachel Stolte had been trading back and forth music recorded on their own four-track recorders. Eventually this led to creation of Great Northern
. Solon, in order to get a band together, asked Davey Latter to join. Davey originally played bass
but later moved to drums when Ashley Dzerigian joined.
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
. He is a former guitarist for the bands 30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto , Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević...
and Earlimart
Earlimart (band)
Earlimart is an Indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. They are named for the town of Earlimart, California. Their sound bears resemblance to Elliott Smith and Grandaddy, as well as to contemporaries like Pedro the Lion, with whom they performed in a 2004 tour. The band's sixth...
. He is currently the lead male vocal and guitar player in the band Great Northern
Great Northern (band)
Great Northern is a rock group from Los Angeles composed of lead vocalist/keyboardist Rachel Stolte, guitarist Solon Bixler , bassist Matt Roveto, and drummer Justin Rocherolle...
.
Early life
Born in Fresno, CaliforniaFresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
as Solon Ben Bixler to a musically inclined family, whose musical past included a band called The Wild Blue Yonder, which included his parents and uncle. Solon started to play drums at the age of four. Music was heavily involved in Solon and his brother's lives. His mother died in the early 1980s. Later on his father remarried and had another child.
Music
In 2001, Solon joined 30 Seconds to Mars30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto , Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević...
playing guitar. He left the band in 2003 due to issues primarily related to touring. Since 30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars
30 Seconds to Mars is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1998. Since 2007, the band has consisted of actor Jared Leto , Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević...
, Solon has played in a revolving array of bands such as All Smiles, Earlimart
Earlimart (band)
Earlimart is an Indie rock band based in Los Angeles, California. They are named for the town of Earlimart, California. Their sound bears resemblance to Elliott Smith and Grandaddy, as well as to contemporaries like Pedro the Lion, with whom they performed in a 2004 tour. The band's sixth...
and Sea Wolf
Sea Wolf (band)
Sea Wolf is a band led by Alex Brown Church, an indie folk musician based in Los Angeles, California. Church attended film school at NYU and was a founding member of a group called Irving in 1998...
. Over the years Solon and Rachel Stolte had been trading back and forth music recorded on their own four-track recorders. Eventually this led to creation of Great Northern
Great Northern (band)
Great Northern is a rock group from Los Angeles composed of lead vocalist/keyboardist Rachel Stolte, guitarist Solon Bixler , bassist Matt Roveto, and drummer Justin Rocherolle...
. Solon, in order to get a band together, asked Davey Latter to join. Davey originally played bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
but later moved to drums when Ashley Dzerigian joined.
External links
- Great Northern' official website
- Great Northern at MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....