Jaime Solano was born in, raised in, and continues to live in Hawthorne, CA a suburb of Los Angeles . He attended Bishop Montgomery High School in Torrance. He graduated from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he earned a BA in Television and Film production, and from San Jose State where he received a Masters in Information Science. He is co-owner of Studio Mio, a high-end event photography and videography studio.