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SOLAR  BIO

Solar, the number one Hip-Hop/Jazz producer for the past decade, with the number one Jazz/Hip-Hop album of the decade, “Jazzmatazz Vol.4” to his credit and the number one Jazz/Hip-Hop single of the decade “State of Clarity” he recorded with the rap legend GURU RIP featuring Common and jazz Legend Bob James. Solar stands alone as a legend in HipHop music who began as a teenager in NYC breathing in the fresh sounds of the city around him and dreaming of leaving his mark on Hip-Hop music’s rich history.

Solar is a producer, rapper, actor and songwriter who has performed on world tours with legends of all music. His partnership with rapper and lyricist GURU led to their founding of the successful record label called “7 Grand Records” and collaborations with legends of every genre of music including jazz, Hip-Hop, rock and reggae, gave him the credibility to continue as one of America’s best and most in-demand Hip-Hop jazz producers world-wide.

Solar is much more than a beat maker, he is a complete producer. He is driven by excellence and is in complete command in the studio. Solar brings a wealth of perfection, confidence, intelligence and wit to the Hip Hop arena. His vision for 7 Grand and it's impact on the Hip Hop culture and the youth today is something of great magnitude and uniquely essential. Jazzmatazz 4 as the revolutionary approach of the first ever undergorund, Jazzmatazz Mixtape "The Timebomb", Solar continues to redefine the role of producer. While the Jazzmatazz brand has a following of its own, Solar has injected a new energy into it. In between recording albums, Solar is immensely popular on the festival circuits, extreme sports arena, and have been selected for several corporate events most recently for Scion (Las Vegas, NV), Miller Genuine Draft (Chicago,IL), Sony Play Station (San Francisco, CA) and Red Bull. A fan favorite in the extreme sports arena, He headlined snowboarding and skiing competitions at Mammoth Lakes, Park City, Aspen, Breckenridge, Vail and skateboarding events at The World Skateboard Championship in Prague, San Diego, and Los Angeles to name a few. He’s also a favorite on the world wide stage where he headlined the prestigious Blue Note Festival (Ghent, Belgium), The Montreaux Jazz Festival (Switzerland) and The Hague Festival (The Netherlands), The Mai Jazz Festival (Oslo, Norway) and illustrious Jazz venues like Quasimoto (Berlin, Germany), The Jazz Café (London) where his back to back shows always sell out, and South Africa where he was invited by The United Nations to perform at a benefit event. An opportunity with MTV Europe sent solar to Albania for the largest outdoor concert ever in that country. Solar has also appeared at huge festivals and concerts in Russia, Spain, France, Japan, Greece, Germany, the, UK Chile and Brazil to name a few. In addition to the albums. Solar independently released 4 successful videos all directed by Solar. The videos for “State of Clarity”, “Cuz I’m Jazzy”, and “Jazzy Wayz” all received national play by BET, MTV, and VH1in addition to hundreds of regional stations. Video views on the internet have been incredibly strong. Several licensing deals through movies, video games and advertising, such as Sony Pictures “Redline”, Sony play station, Xbox 360, USA Networks “In Plain Sight”, Coca Cola, Ford Focus, Smimoff Ice, Heineken and Scion. Solar has been featured guest on national TV shows such as BET’s “Rap City”, MTV’s “yo MTV Raps!” and Fuel TV’s “The Daily Habit”. In addition Solar was asked to appear on G4 TV’s Free Style 101 to the fans how he “kill the Mic” internationally Solar has been featured on MTV UK, MTV Australia, MTV South Africa, MTV Brazil, MTV Japan, MTV Sweden, MTV Poland, MTV Brazil, MTV Russia, MTV France as well as the BBC and numerous others

7 Grand owns the trademarks to Jazzmatazz, GangStarr and of course 7 Grand that can be utilized to create profitable products in the music, film and apparel arenas. 7 Grand has proven itself as a successful global company across the world in both record sales and tour revenue. With its expansion into fashion, television, film, and video games there’s so much more to come. “Our movement has only just begun”.