Sol was introduced to drum & bass in 1996 by a friend and became a regular visitor at Chrome, Liverpool's original Drum&Bass event. After acquiring his first set of decks he became dedicated to perfecting his mixing style. It wasn't long before various parties showed interesting in Sol and he was asked to play at Futurebounds' night X. Later Sol became resident at Sophonic Sessions alongside some of the north's top DJs…Sappo, Mark XTC, and Si Smith.

Now not only the owner and promoter of Sophonic Sessions, Sol also fronts the hugely successful nwdnb.co.uk website. Having played at every major event in Liverpool and Manchester he has been able to perform as far a field as Miami.

Through their involvement in the Liverpool scene it wasn't to long before Xample & Sol realised they both shared similar musical tastes, this in turn led to them going into the studio. After gaining a release from their 1st ever track the pair have carried on producing and DJ-ing together under the guise of Xample & Sol.

Sol has taken a break from producing recently to promote Metropolis in 6 major cities in the North West, with plans to extend further in 2006.