Further Projects
Shortly after "Monday Mi Amor" was released, the members of Soluna announced that they were beginning to work out a sitcom deal with UPN based on their adventures in the music business. They appeared in an episode of Nickelodeon's first Latino-influenced show The Brothers Garcia in December 2002. The pilot for Soluna's sitcom was shot on April 28, 2004 and was reviewed by UPN to be added to the Fall 2004 program line-up. Unfortunately for Soluna, their television program was not picked up by UPN.
During this time, Soluna had been writing and recording tracks for their second album, which was to be a Spanish language disc. In May 2004, Soluna announced they had recorded a duet with recording artist J. Roman (a former member of the group Vi3). This track, entitled "Where Are You?" premiered on Chicago's B96 radio on May 17, 2004. Jessica was featured on the verses while all group members sang the chorus. A Spanish version ("Donde Esta?") was also recorded, as well as a pseudo cover of Eddie Money's "Take Me Home Tonight", with Castellanos singing the chorus and J.Roman performing original verses in a rap style. While "Where Are You?" achieved moderate success and radio play, J. Roman re-recorded it with a new female singer, Natalie, and this new version was released to radio. The song was released on Natalie's debut album as a bonus track, but the song received little attention.
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