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Richard Mowatt, (born in 20 October 1972), commonly known by his stage name Solarstone (formerly spelled Solar Stone), is a British trance DJ and producer based in Birmingham and Wales. The music project Solarstone was founded in 1997 as a trio, and also used the pseudonyms Young Parisians, Liquid State and Z2. Over the years, Solarstone has developed a reputation for keeping to the original and classic trance sound. He is considered to be a veteran by fans in the trance music scene. Since 2012, Solarstone has been pushing forward a Pure Trance movement through tours where he aims to keep the trance genre true to its roots.
He's been on DJ Mag's top 100 list in 2008 and 2013.
Solarstone has had three major hit singles in the UK. The most successful was Seven Cities, which reached number 39 in 1999. Official charts, 1999-11-06 The song was one of the earliest and most famous examples of the Balearic trance genre, and has been re-released three times. The song has sold over 500,000 copies.
In 2003 and 2004, Solarstone collaborated with Scott Bond, releasing the three singles "3rd Earth", "Naked Angel" and "Red Line Highway". The group's debut album, AnthologyOne, was released in 2006. In 2008, their second studio album, Rain Stars Eternal, was released.
Solarstone has also produced several remixes and collaborated with renowned trance artists such as Paul Oakenfold and Thea Riley.
In 2014, Solarstone and Giuseppe Ottaviani began a collaboration project known as PureNRG. PureNRG have since released a number of singles, and perform live on stage regularly.
Rich Mowatt and Robbie Nelson later produced the Solaris International Radio Show, beginning in 2004, which was distributed through various online channels. In the early years, the programme appeared irregularly and was a mix of interviews and new music. From December 2006 (Episode 33) it appeared as a weekly, two-hour podcast. The show was reduced to a 1hr show in episode 294. Solaris International was hosted on alternate weeks by Nelson and Mowatt and included new tracks and remixes, a half-hour guest DJ mix, and at least one classic trance track from the late 1990s or early 2000s. The final episode was number 465 which was released on 18 August 2015.
On 2 September 2015, Solarstone launched the first episode of his new radio show Pure Trance Radio. Episode 100 was broadcast on 9 August 2017, live from the A State of Trance Studio in Amsterdam. The show is released on various platforms. All episodes of the show are presented by Solarstone.
Solarstone launched The Morning Show on 2 November 2020, streamed live on weekdays on his Twitch channel; features include the Coffee Break and the subscriber-requested Kickstarter.
| Remix album of Rain Stars Eternal |
| Remix album |
| Part 1 of album "One" |
| Part 2 of album "One" |
| Part 3 of album "One" |
| Mixed with Orkidea | ||||
| Mixed with Giuseppe Ottaviani | ||||
| Mixed with Bryan Kearney | ||||
| Mixed with Gai Barone | ||||
| Mixed with Brenden LaBonte and Andrew Liggett | ||||
| Mixed with Robert Nickson and Factor B | ||||
| Mixed with Kristina Stykos and Lostly | ||||
| Mixed with Activa | ||||
| 2021 | Electronic Architecture 4 | 14-05-2021 | ||
| 2021 | Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 9 | 11-12-2021 | Mixed with Stoneface & Terminal | |
| 2021 | Solarstone Presents Pure Trance Volume 10 | 03-11-2024 |
Singles
| featuring Elizabeth Fields | |||
| with Scott Bond | |||
| as Young Parisians featuring Ben Lost | |||
| with Scott Bond | |||
| with Scott Bond | |||
| featuring JES | |||
| with Alucard | |||
| with Mr. Sam and Andy Duguid | |||
| featuring Elizabeth Fields | |||
| featuring Essence | |||
| with Orkidea | |||
| featuring Bill McGruddy | |||
| featuring Bill McGruddy | |||
| Samples 'Buffy Sainte-Marie – Little Wheel Spin and Spin' | |||
| with Orkidea | |||
| featuring Alex Karweit | |||
| featuring Clare Stagg | |||
| with Aly & Fila | |||
| with Giuseppe Ottaviani | |||
| featuring Clare Stagg | |||
| with Orkidea | |||
| featuring Lemon | |||
| with Orkidea | |||
| includes vocal sample from Breaking Bad | |||
| featuring Iko | |||
| with Gai Barone | |||
| featuring Marcella Woods | |||
| with Ferry Tayle | |||
| featuring Meredith Call | |||
| with Orkidea | |||
| with John 00 Fleming | |||
| featuring Alex Karweit | |||
| with Indecent Noise | |||
| featuring Rabbii | |||
| featuring Thea Riley | |||
| with Lostly | |||
| with Activa | |||
| with Betsie Larkin | |||
| with Robert Nickson | |||
| with Orkidea | |||
| with Future Disciple | |||
| with Ian Urbina | |||
| island | 16-11-2020 | ||
| 2021 | S3000 | 29-01-2021 | |
| Restless 4AM | |||
| Slowmotion VI | With Orkidea | ||
| When I Dream | |||
| Rediscover | As 'Young Parisians'. With Katherine Amy | ||
| Ganzfeld | As Solarstone Presents Ganzfeld | ||
| Equilibrium | With Dreams of Wires | ||
| 2022 | Sovereign | ||
| Mist on the Hill | With Stoneface & Terminal | ||
| Hope | |||
| 2023 | Vision | ||
| Felt | As '892NOW' with Obie Fernandez | ||
| 2024 | The One | With Stine Grove | |
| A Long Way from Home | With Darren Tate, Feat Julie Scott | ||
| Velvet Tread | With Farius | ||
| Revelation | With Evan Henzi | ||
| Evensong | With Obie Fernandez | ||
| Aurora Borealis | |||
| Thinking of You | |||
| Barton Springs | With Farius | ||
| 2025 | Shivelight | ||
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