Celebrity
Solene Velvet

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Solene Velvet (real name Amber Sierra Cuadra) is a Los Angeles-based singer and songwriter widely recognized as the pioneer and “Mother of Cyber Jazz.” Her background bridges a traditional musical upbringing with a deeply immersive, narrative-driven aesthetic built on cyberpunk lore. Born in Los Angeles, Solene moved frequently throughout her childhood, living across Southern California and Miami and spending five years in England. This extensive travel shaped her creative worldview from an early age. Initially, she aspired to become a fashion designer, drawing inspiration from Japanese manga and culture, as well as Gwen Stefani’s “Harajuku Lovers” era. However, after finding the physical pattern-cutting process too slow, she shifted her creative focus entirely to music. Solene trained strictly as a traditional jazz vocalist and was deeply influenced by the rich, timeless voices of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, and Erykah Badu, alongside the moody trip-hop sounds of Portishead. The name and persona “Solene Velvet” emerged as a means of personal empowerment. Solene created the persona after growing tired of being taken advantage of as a woman navigating a difficult music industry. Through albums such as Chase the Stars, Midnight Angel, and Femme Fatale, she has built a distinct fictional narrative world. Her music videos, lyrics, and artwork are set in a gritty, neon-lit, retro-futuristic jazz club located in a world where corporate greed, artificial companions, and cybernetic augmentations shape humanity. She explores themes of identity loss in digital spaces, the shifting nature of beauty through technology, and moral survival. She describes her musical universe as a “refuge for old souls living in a digital world,” using timeless vocals layered over lo-fi and cyberpunk aesthetics to critique modern systems. Because of her signature look and narrative-driven aesthetic, her world has also intersected with gaming culture.