Solon Bixler

Solon Ben Wixler (born January 4, 1977) is an American indie rock musician. He was a former guitarist for the bands Thirty Seconds to Mars and Earlimart. He is currently the lead male vocal and guitar player in the band Great Northern.

Solon Wixler
Solon Wixler, in August 2007 in San Diego
Background information
Born (1977-01-04) January 4, 1977
Fresno, California, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • bass guitar
  • piano
  • keyboards
  • synthesizers
  • programming
  • drums
  • percussion
Years active1992–present
Associated acts

Early life

He was born as Solon Ben Wixler to a musically inclined family, whose musical past included a band called The Wild Blue Yonder,[1] 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. His father later remarried and had another child.

On 11 October 2014 he married Rachel Stolte.

Music

In 2001, Solon joined Thirty Seconds to Mars playing guitar. He left the band in 2003 due to issues related to touring. Since 30 Seconds to Mars, Solon has played in a revolving array of bands such as All Smiles,[2] Earlimart[3] and Sea Wolf.[4] Over the years Solon and Rachel Stolte had been trading 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. Latter originally played bass guitar but later moved to drums when Ashley Dzerigian joined.

References
  1. Wild Blue Yonder
  2. Interview with Jim Fairchild of All Smiles (formerly Grandaddy) « Perfect Porridge Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Video Static: Music Video News: April 22, 2007 - April 28, 2007 Archived April 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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