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Solid Air Records

American independent record label specializing in instrumental acoustic guitar music, celebrating 30 years of releases and a GRAMMY Award.

Last updated September 27, 2026

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Overview

Solid Air Records is an American independent record label dedicated to instrumental guitar music. According to its official website, the label has been active for "30 years of instrumental guitar brilliance" and has earned a GRAMMY Award. The label's catalog focuses on acoustic and fingerstyle guitar, featuring artists such as Laurence Juber, Doug Smith, Bill Perry, Kenny Sultan, Mike Dowling, Al Petteway, David Cullen, Steve Baughman, and Doug MacLeod. Beyond physical and digital releases, Solid Air Records has expanded its offerings through partnerships with SheetMusicNow.com, which provides tablature and standard notation transcriptions of its artists' songs, and MusicGurus.com, which hosts video lessons from its roster. The label maintains an online presence at solidairrecords.com, where it provides artist links, catalog downloads, and updates. While its exact founding year and ownership structure are not specified in available sources, the label is recognized as a US record label and continues to operate as an independent entity in the instrumental guitar niche.

History

Solid Air Records is an American record label that has specialized in instrumental guitar music for over three decades. Its official website states that it has been active for "30 years of instrumental guitar brilliance" and that it has won a GRAMMY Award. The label's catalog includes releases by notable fingerstyle and acoustic guitarists such as Laurence Juber, Doug Smith, Bill Perry, Kenny Sultan, Mike Dowling, Al Petteway, David Cullen, Steve Baughman, and Doug MacLeod. In addition to its core album releases, Solid Air Records has expanded into music education through partnerships with SheetMusicNow.com, which offers hundreds of its artists' songs transcribed in both tab and standard notation, and MusicGurus.com, which hosts video lessons from its artists. The label continues to operate and update its online presence, having recently changed web hosts and added new titles to its catalog, including Laurence Juber's "Fingerboard Road," Doug Smith's "Guitar Americana," and Bill Perry's "Guitar Journeys" and "Guitar Lockdown." While the exact founding year and ownership details are not provided in the available sources, the label remains an active independent entity in the instrumental guitar genre.

  • Label celebrates 30 years of instrumental guitar releases and a GRAMMY Award.

  • Added Laurence Juber's 'Fingerboard Road' to catalog.

  • Added Doug Smith's 'Guitar Americana' to catalog.

  • Added Bill Perry's 'Guitar Journeys' and 'Guitar Lockdown' to catalog.

Products and positioning

Independent label focused on instrumental acoustic guitar, with a GRAMMY-winning catalog and educational extensions.

  • Laurence Juber: Fingerboard Road

  • Doug Smith: Guitar Americana

  • Bill Perry: Guitar Journeys

  • Bill Perry: Guitar Lockdown

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