Richard Mowatt, commonly known by his stage name Solarstone (also Solar Stone), is an English trance DJ and producer from Birmingham. The music project Solarstone was originally founded as a trio, and also used the pseudonyms Young Parisians, Liquid State and Z2. Over the years, Solarstone has developed a reputation for unfailingly keeping to the original and classic trance sound. He is considered to be a true veteran by fans in the trance music scene. Since 2012, Solarstone has been pushing forward a Pure Trance movement through tours where he aims to keep the trance genre true to his roots.