Brian Solon
I am a writer musician and producer of books albums and films. My Name Was Mushroom • Co-author and audiobook co-producer with Wendy Baker for this #1 Amazon bestselling cult-survival memoir about the legendary Source Family commune winning the Gold Medal in the Global Book Awards and First Place in the Firebird Book Awards and optioned for film adaptation. In Pursuit: From the Streets of San Francisco to Watergate • Co-authored with former FBI Special Agent John Mindermann this historical investigation memoir nominated by Kirkus Reviews ("both sophisticated and rowdy") for Best Indie Memoir of the Year. The Road to Reality • Co-writer and co-producer of this high-profile Hollywood autobiography looking behind-the-scenes at the making of the cultural phenomenon Survivor and Dianne Burnett's marriage to mega-producer Mark Burnett translating a complex insider journey of television production and creative ownership into an intimate memoir. Favorite Review: “It's not going to win any literary prizes but I thoroughly enjoyed it.” Think Big Act Small • Co-writer and lead researcher spearheading the comprehensive corporate strategy studies analyzing high-performing companies embracing startup mindsets for this international business bestseller with New York Times bestselling author Jason Jennings published by the Portfolio imprint at Penguin Random House and translated into 32 languages. Star Trek • Campaign co-producer retained by Paramount Pictures for the global launch and interactive marketing of the Star Trek film reboot directed by J.J. Abrams collaborating with artists, actors, musicians, studio executives and Endeavor co-founders to synchronize multi-platform narrative strategies into a cultural media spectacle and box-office blockbuster becoming the highest-grossing film in the franchise winning an Academy Award.
I grew up in the SF Bay Area and went to UC Berkeley undergrad and MBA and law school at Santa Clara University. I am based in Los Angeles and travel on exclusive engagements to work with people across the USA, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with total creative immersion. I ghostwrote a WSJ Journal bestseller with a Fortune 500 CEO and thought leadership with a #1 NY Times bestselling author and co-authored a bestselling cult-survival memoir optioned for film. I am a drummer and studio musician.
I am a writer musician and producer of books albums and films. My Name Was Mushroom • Co-author and audiobook co-producer with Wendy Baker for this #1 Amazon bestselling cult-survival memoir about the legendary Source Family commune winning the Gold Medal in the Global Book Awards and First Place in the Firebird Book Awards and optioned for film adaptation. In Pursuit: From the Streets of San Francisco to Watergate • Co-authored with former FBI Special Agent John Mindermann this historical investigation memoir nominated by Kirkus Reviews ("both sophisticated and rowdy") for Best Indie Memoir of the Year. The Road to Reality • Co-writer and co-producer of this high-profile Hollywood autobiography looking behind-the-scenes at the making of the cultural phenomenon Survivor and Dianne Burnett's marriage to mega-producer Mark Burnett translating a complex insider journey of television production and creative ownership into an intimate memoir. Favorite Review: “It's not going to win any literary prizes but I thoroughly enjoyed it.” Think Big Act Small • Co-writer and lead researcher spearheading the comprehensive corporate strategy studies analyzing high-performing companies embracing startup mindsets for this international business bestseller with New York Times bestselling author Jason Jennings published by the Portfolio imprint at Penguin Random House and translated into 32 languages. Star Trek • Campaign co-producer retained by Paramount Pictures for the global launch and interactive marketing of the Star Trek film reboot directed by J.J. Abrams collaborating with artists, actors, musicians, studio executives and Endeavor co-founders to synchronize multi-platform narrative strategies into a cultural media spectacle and box-office blockbuster becoming the highest-grossing film in the franchise winning an Academy Award.
I grew up in the SF Bay Area and went to UC Berkeley undergrad and MBA and law school at Santa Clara University. I am based in Los Angeles and travel on exclusive engagements to work with people across the USA, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East with total creative immersion. I ghostwrote a WSJ Journal bestseller with a Fortune 500 CEO and thought leadership with a #1 NY Times bestselling author and co-authored a bestselling cult-survival memoir optioned for film. I am a drummer and studio musician.