Carlos Solorzano is a professional drummer & songwriter from Southern Arizona who is available for
drumming services & music licensing opportunities.
Carlos has been featured both as a performer and writer from DRUM! Magazine and is endorsed by and proudly uses:
Soultone Cymbals, Ahead Sticks & Accessories, Drum Dots and Hansenfutz Pedals.
Audio Video
Will Calhoun: A Tribute
There are musicians that you simply like and then there are musicians who literally change your life. For me that happens when they show me something fresh in their musical expression and/or a different way to approach my instrument. When either of those happen the amount of gratitude I have is always without measure. For me, one of those musicians is the amazing Will Calhoun who is best known as the drummer of Living Colour.
Like many music fans I first became aware of the band when the video for Cult of Personality appeared on MTV. I loved the song and was just as impressed with later singles like Open Letter (to a Landlord) and then Type. Then a college friend of mine strongly suggested that I buy their albums because their other songs were even better. I acted on that suggestion one particular day when I was at a record store in Long Beach, CA called The Tape and Record Room, which is where I bought most of my bootleg and import records. On this particular visit I saw two used cassettes of the band's first two albums Vivid & Time's Up and this poor college kid couldn't beat the price of $3.00 for each.
For some people purchasing a pre-owned item of value excites when a long search has finally come to end, especially if they were able to get
the item at a reasonable price. In my case it was something different because I left the store that day with a good feeling even though I really didn't know a lot about the albums I had just purchased. I just knew that something special was about to happen like those moments in life when you meet someone and know that something amazing is about to happen.
1. 'Getting Acquainted'
5. 'In The Moment'