In the mid eighties James Callahan performing as Solitaire, brought "One-man Synth Pop" to audiences in Baltimore and D.C. Ten years before Windows 95 and Pentium technology Solitaire delivered ground breaking computer driven performances. In 1986 Solitaire was voted Maryland's "Best Keyboard Player" by Maryland Musician Magazine’s Annual Reader poll. Much like his contemporaries, it looked as if Solitaire's reward for introducing music performance to the age of computers would be obscurity. But now some twenty years later; with a track released on the Anna Logue Records compilation LP "Echoes From Our Past", in Germany, a vinyl re-release of the 1985 single "System Overload" on ERA Records, a new 5 song DVD "Solitaire: Live at Maxwell’s ‘84" in the works, and a spot on the upcoming "Sirens in the Mix" compilation, Solitaire proves he’s "Still Techno After All These Years." Read more at:
SolitaireMusic.Net
Solitaire Interview on Rappin' With Rockstars TV Show
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System Overload (Video-Remix)
