Growing up the eldest daughter of a bassist trapped in the funk revolution, Solan Rai has been immersed in music since birth. Absorbing the vibration of her father’s bass guitar brought harmony to her volatile home life, and in those moments, she learned the liberating power of music and devoted her life to pursuing it. She began her performing career in her hometown of Nashville, TN. After a brief run on the Music City scene, her pursuit of liberation led her to Atlanta, where she arrived haphazardly with the smell of burnt rubber still in her clothes.
Atlanta welcomed Rai with a plethora of challenges and opportunities. Trying to find her niche, she frequented coffee houses and open mic cafés, sharing her essence through poetic lyric. Never neglecting her affinity for song, she soon found herself in studios tracking background vocals and arranging spots for radio and television advertisements. However, it wasn't until she completed a life-altering journey for divine knowledge that she found her voice. This experience married a painful past with a renewed sense of consciousness; and with fire on her tongue, she began channeling her emotions in the creative process of songwriting. Pulling from her childhood memories of her father's band practices, she also began producing music to embrace the emotion in the lyrics she was writing.
After years of exposure to the force of music, she eventually found herself swept away in its current. Continuing to chase her passion for creativity, Solan Rai soon found herself branching out to other sectors of the entertainment industry. She founded The Clearview Dance Project – a nonprofit organization touching the lives of disenfranchised youth through the art of dance. She also launched Sol Rai Consulting – a management and marketing consulting firm catering to the indie music market. Adding to those ventures, she successfully hosted her own talk show, Sol Rai Café, where she spotlighted upcoming artists and provided a platform to share indie music.
At her core, Solan Rai is an artist. She has a deep-seated passion for all things creative, and she is committed to sharing her music with integrity and respect for the creative process.
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