
Laura Solla
— Session and live guitarist based in Madrid —
My story
INICIOS
I was born in Ourense but raised in Pontevedra; there was always music and instruments in my house because my father is a musician (he plays the piano), and my uncle plays both the guitar and the piano. For this reason, when I started to take an interest in music, and specifically in the guitar, I had my father's Spanish guitar at hand to start experimenting with it.
Influencias
My main inspiration and motivation to explore and improve was rock in all its forms: 60s rock, such as The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, etc.; 70s rock, like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Jeff Beck, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, Ramones, and a long etc.; 80s rock, like Mötley Crüe, Def Leppard, The Police, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Georgia Satellites, Judas Priest, etc.; and 90s rock, such as Extreme, The Black Crowes, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, and many more. Over the years, I became interested in many other genres, like black music in all its forms (funk, soul, blues, RnB), country, boleros, or flamenco.
Comienzo de mi carrera musical en Galicia
I have been playing, recording, and touring with bands since I was 18. During my years in Galicia (before moving to Madrid), I played with Sugar Mountain, 1000 Demonios Blues Band, Voltage, Querido Extraño, Cora Velasco, Fifty Fifty Blues Band, Shoubinhas, The Funkles (a Beatles tribute band with which we played in Liverpool, Germany, Finland, Russia, etc.), Immaculate Fools, Basanta, Point Panic (surf instrumental), Oscar Avendaño, Adam Giles Levy, etc., and collaborated with Dixie Town, Burning, Dan Baird, Julián Maeso, etc.
Arrival in Madrid
In September 2017, I moved to Madrid, where I still reside and work to this day, taking part in numerous projects such as Cherry & the Ladies, Eva Ryjlen, Gallos, Purple Lemon, The Stickless, La Banda de Late Motiv, as a member of the house band in multiple jam sessions (Sala Juglar, Wurlitzer Ballroom, Marula, Sala BarCo…), Rockin’ Girls, Trebor, Lino Suricato, Hafa, Tongo, Shrizz & the Kiddz, Bluesas, Ladies in Blues, Raquel García & Cía, Traste3, Yorch… In 2021, after the Covid hiatus, which I took advantage of by spending time in Jerez learning some flamenco, I started getting calls to tour with artists such as Aitana, Alba Reche, Nat Simons, Cris Méndez, Juicy BAE, Blas Cantó, Juan Rozoff, Beatriz Luengo, Lichis, Marilia Monzón, Lorena Gómez, Marilia (Ella Baila Sola), Conchita, Cherie Currie (The Runaways), Ariel Rot… and also to collaborate with artists such as Kiko Veneno o Zahara.
Since 2023, I have been part of the house band for Cadena 100 Por Ellas, evento que se celebra cada año en el Movistar Arena, en el cual he acompañado a artistas como Amaral, Sergio Dalma, Edurne, Vicco, Rozalén, Álvaro de Luna, Abraham Mateo, Íñigo Quintero, Nil Moliner, Dani Fernández, Nena Daconte, Miriam Rodríguez, Paula Mattheus, Julia Medina, Melocos, Marlena, Marina Carmona, etc
Haciendo historia
En el año 2022 una foto mía formó parte de una exposición del Festival de Guitarra de Córdoba llamada Guitarras con Ñ, junto a algunos de los guitarristas más importantes de habla hispana de la historia. En el año 2023 tuve la oportunidad de colaborar con Coldplay tocando “Sparks” con el Lap Steel durante sus cuatro conciertos en Coímbra delante de 55.000 personas cada noche.
Actualidad y Futuro Próximo
At the moment, I am in the process of composing, arranging, and demoing my songs.
Disponibilidad para grabaciones y clases de guitarra.






