Solon Ben Wixler (born January 4, 1977) is an American

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musician. He was Guitarist for the bands

Thirty Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of brothers Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Shannon Leto (drums, ...

(2001-2003) and Earlimart. He is currently the lead male vocal and guitar player in the band

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Early life

He was born as Solon Ben Wixler to a musically inclined family, whose musical past included a band called The Wild Blue Yonder, which included his parents and uncle. Solon started to play drums at the age of four. Music was heavily involved in Solon and his brother's lives. His mother died in the early 1980s. His father later remarried and had another child. On 11 October 2014 he married Rachel Stolte.

Music

In 2001, Solon joined

playing guitar. He left the band in 2003 due to issues related to touring. Since 30 Seconds to Mars, Solon has played in a revolving array of bands such as

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, Earlimart and Sea Wolf.Video Static: Music Video News: April 22, 2007 - April 28, 2007
Over the years Solon and Rachel Stolte had been trading music recorded on their own four-track recorders. Eventually this led to creation of

. Solon, in order to get a band together, asked Davey Latter to join. Latter originally played

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but later moved to drums when Ashley Dzerigian joined.

References

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