Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area guitarist, Don Soledad's unique personal sound is a mixture of flamenco and world guitar music.
Raised in a musical family, Don, at the age of 12, took an interest in the guitar. After being exposed to flamenco guitar recordings of the great Paco de Lucia, Tomatito and Vicente Amigo , he found where his heart truly belonged the Spanish guitar.
His guitar studies vary from the traditional style of Flamenco, including Mariano Cordoba and Agustin Rios (nephew of legendary Flamenco guitarist Diego del Gastor), to the modern flamenco school, with guitarists Jason McGuire of San Francisco, CA. and Juan Diego Mateos of Jerez, Spain.
In addition to his Flamenco studies, Don has also studied with jazz guitarist Mimi Fox from the Berkeley Jazz School in Berkeley, California. His intense study and dedication led to a first-place award in the 1998 "Best of the Bay" music talent contest at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. In 1999, he toured the country of Panama as the principal guitarist for the San Jose-based Latin group Senda.
Don also has recorded for numerous projects with artists in San Francisco, California including the song "You're Too Good For Him" the album, Destroy All Monsters by singer/songwriter Eric Martin, vocalist of the rock band Mr. Big.
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