Jasmine Solano is an American musician and disc jockey who founded and hosted the Scratch the Surface series on MTV, and in 2008 she teamed with DJ MeLo-X to perform internationally as Electric Punanny.
18 Facts About Jasmine Solano
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Jasmine Solano has deejayed for Ninjasonik, Wiz Khalifa, Talib Kweli and Melanie Fiona.
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Jasmine Solano is a political activist, using music and art to express political ideas.
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Jasmine Solano was born and raised in Philadelphia, the daughter of parents from two different cultures: her mother is from northeast US and her father is from Indonesia.
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At the age of nine, Jasmine Solano began to play tennis seriously.
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Jasmine Solano was part of the Okayplayer movement, making music with friends, beginning with rap lyrics.
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Jasmine Solano learned turntablism from a friend who worked at Siren Records in the Doylestown area north of Philadelphia, and by watching videos of deejay competitions.
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Jasmine Solano chose to form her own music activism major at Emerson College in Boston, combining music production, marketing and politics.
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In 2009, Jasmine Solano opened Rock the Bells with her DJ set.
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Red Bull Music Academy noticed Jasmine Solano, inviting her to deejay and host shows starting in late 2009 in New York City.
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In 2010, Jasmine Solano toured with Wiz Khalifa as his DJ for 60 concerts across the US.
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Jasmine Solano hosted another radio show starting in 2014 on Radio Lily, with tropical- and reggae-themed music broadcast from Miss Lily's store in New York City for two hours each Tuesday afternoon.
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Jasmine Solano hosted a series on MTV Iggy which started airing in 2014: Scratch the Surface.
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Jasmine Solano played a set in Palm Springs during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April 2017, as part of an all-female deejay pop-up party sponsored by Beats by Dre.
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Jasmine Solano has worked as a brand ambassador, promoting clients' brands in various ways.
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In 2016, Jasmine Solano curated a playlist for ONS Clothing of New York City.
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In January 2017, Jasmine Solano founded the Unity in Color movement, a photography series showing communities around the world, brought together to promote women's rights.
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Jasmine Solano has named DJ Qbert and Mix Master Mike as inspirations for her own career in turntablism.