Solo (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = Solo


Background = group_or_band
Origin =
Genre = Singer songwriter, Pop
Years_active = 2003- present
Label = Excelsior Recordings
URL = [http://www.solopeople.net/ Official website]
Current_members = Michiel Flamman
Simon Gitsels

Solo is the musical outfit of Dutch musicians Michiel Flammann and Simon Gitsels. The duo released two albums, of which the latest "Solopeople" was the biggest success. The album released on esteemed label Excelsior Recordings spawned a Dutch top 20 hit with "Come Back To Me".

Biography

ongs ’n Sounds (2003-2005)

In 2003 Flamman and Gitsels team up under the name Solo. By then both have already paid their dues in the music industry. Flamman performed under the name J. Perkin and wrote songs for other artists. Gitsels worked as sessions musician for Mathilde Santing and Birgit.

A year later the duo signs with Excelsior Recordings. On this label Solo releases its debut album "Songs ‘n Sounds" on August 16. The record is produced by Martijn Groeneveld and contains contributions from Minco Eggersman (at the close of every day), Rowin Tettero (Mindmeners) and Marg van Eenbergen (Seedling). The latter two also support Flamman and Gitsels during live shows. In November Solo receives an Essent award.

olopeople (2005-2006)

In January 2005 Solo performs at Noorderslag ( [http://www.noorderslag.nl external link] ). In February the band supports Spinvis on his Lotus Europa tour, playing throughout the Netherlands. At the end of april Solo enters the studio to record the tracks of their second album. The recording sessions finish in November. In radio show 2 Meter Sessies the band previews a number of tracks. At the end of the year Solo also records a cover version of de "Pingpongsong" for a tribute album for Dutch singer Herman van Veen.

Solopeople, the band’s second album, is released in January 2006. The Dutch press receives the record well and the band makes appearances in popular Dutch TV shows such as "Barend & Van Dorp" and "De Wereld Draait Door". The band manages to sell out the rock club Ekko in Utrecht three times within a month. In the summer of 2006 the band manages to play at one of Europe’s biggest festivals Lowlands twice. "Solopeople's" second single "Opportunities" follows in September.