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ABOUT AIDEN JAMES

POP

SINGER SONGWRITER

MUSICIAN

PRODUCER

PHILADELPHIA, PA USA

Aiden James・Photographed by Russ Hickman in Philadelphia, PA ・Hoodie by Haus of Aiden James・ Credit as www.aidenjamesmusic.com

MUSIC

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Aiden James is an international singer-songwriter touring behind his new single, "Elixir." The Philadelphia native completely engineers, mixes and produces his music, which has climbed to iTunes Top 20 Charts. Despite growing up in poverty and never having a music lesson, Aiden has chiseled out a place for himself in music history. His ability to deliver a powerful live show, paired with his songwriting, arranging, composing, producing and technical skills with Music Performance Software, has made him an artist for the new age. Ⓥ 

 

Aiden previously released the powerful pop single “Colorblind." In addition to its release, he’s currently working on an album Intelligent Machines. While handling most of the workload himself, Mr. James has collaborated with talented musicians such as Drummer/Producer Elliot Jacobson (Ingrid Michaelson, Elle King), Lead Guitarist/Musical Director Billy Norris for Gavin DeGraw, and songwriter friend Matt Morris (Kelly Clarkson, P!nk, Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake, Mary J. Blige).

 

Without the assistance of a publicist, fancy agent or traditional record label deal, Aiden has harnessed the power of social media, engaging fans and the industry to help bring his music and message into the spotlight. His endorsements include global brands TC-Helicon, Twitter, Virgin America, MTV and Facebook, to name a few. 

 

Aiden continues to tour & engage with fans all over the world. find him at www.aidenjamesmusic.com @aidenjamestour

Aiden James・Photographed by George Rose in Philadelphia Credit as www.aidenjamesmusic.com

VIDEO

● Album "Trouble With This" Hit #28 on iTunes Singer Songwriter Charts

● Performed Benefit for The Recording Academy MusiCares Foundations - Grammy's

● Television Broadcast Debut on MTV Logo

● Performed Live at SiriusXM Headquarters in New York City Rockefeller Plaza

● Performs both Nationally & Internationally

● Featured Interview with The Advocate & Metro Weekly

● Cover of The FIGHT Magazine 

● Aiden James ® is a registered trademark known synonymously with his creations in music, art, live performances & merchandise

● Broadcast on NPR, 88.5 WXPN, 93.7 WSTW, SIRIUSXM,  MTV LOGO, VH1

HIGHLIGHTS

● International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival Shorts Winner

● Music streaming on Virgin America Airlines

● TC-Helicon Endorsed + Live Headquarters Performance

● Performed or Headlined Festivals Such as The Uncanceled Music Festival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, Castro Street Fair, Palm Springs Pride

● Verified Artist on Spotify, Twitter, Apple Music, Facebook & 15K+ followers on Instagram alone

● Official VEVO Artist Channel

HAS WORKED WITH or SHARED BILL WITH

Matt Morris

Andy Bell (Erasure)

Colbie Caillat 

Sophie B. Hawkins

Leslie Jordan

Cheyenne Jackson

Justin Kawika Young

Emily Kinney

Ernie Halter

Jay Nash

Josh Radnor

Mary Lambert

Rozzi

Tony Lucca

Vincint

William Fitzsimmons

Raja

Peaches

Jujube

Deborah Cox

Catie Curtis

Kevin Garrett

Daniel Byrne

Bill Norris

Elliot Jacobson

Glenn Barratt

Adrianne Gonzales

Edie Carey

Garrison Starr

Gregory Douglass

Fay Wolf

Christopher Dallman

Artists

Kirk Maxson

Alex Kang

Lénaïc Mercier

Rob Krete

Corporations

MusiCares

The Recording Academy

Scruff App

Tc-Helicon

PETA

Philadelphia Animals Welfare Society

Etnies

Virgin America

Justin's

Beyond Meat

SiriusXM

Gay & Lesbian Bar Association

Toys for Tots

The Attic Youth Center

Atlantis Events

Will's Vegan

Moments

StageIt

PRESS

1 Stout, Brett (19 March 2012). "The Folk Musician Goes Pop". The Advocate. Retrieved 2 January 2016. http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/music/2012/03/19/aiden-james-folk-musician-goes-pop

 

2 "Aiden James: Philly's finest" Bay Area Reporter (http://www.ebar.com/bartab/article.php?sec=bartab&article=4). September 26, 2013.

 

3 "10 Minutes with Aiden James" Philly Mag (http://www.phillymag.com/g-philly/2011/03/18/10-minutes-with-aiden-james/).Philadelphia, March 18, 2011.

 

4 "Queer Bait" Philadelphia City Paper

(http://citypaper.net/Queer-Bait-3/). July 31, 2012.

 

5 "Aiden James Gives Us His “Best Shot” MTV LOGO NewNowNext (http://www.newnownext.com/aiden-james-gives-us-his-best-shot/12/2011/).NewNowNext, December 12, 2011.

 

6 "AfterElton Briefs: “Glee” Previews, Aiden James Goes National" MTV Logo NewNowNext (http://www.newnownext.com/afterelton-briefs-glee-previews-aiden-james-goes-national-torchwood-begins-casting/11/2010/). The Backlot, November 9, 2010.

 

7 "Watch and Enjoy: Aiden James, Songster, Coffee Lover, Rule Breaker" MTV Logo NewNowNext (http://www.newnownext.com/watch-and-enjoy-aiden-james-songster-coffee-lover-rule-breaker/03/2010/). NewNowNext, March 2, 2010.

 

8 "Scruffy Songster" Metro Weekly

(http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/02/scruffy-songster/). February 2, 2012.

 

9 "Album Review: Aiden James" Metro Weekly

 (http://www.metroweekly.com/2012/02/review-aiden-james/). February 2, 2012.

 

10 "Pride Music Preview". PQ Monthly (PQ Monthly). 10 June 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2016. http://www.pqmonthly.com/pride-music-preview-the-cliks-aiden-james/14965

 

11 "Out singer James talks Whitney Houston, defying labels"  Windy City Times

(http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/m/APParticle.php?AID=48320&i=23&s=Music). , July 16, 2014.

 

12 "Castro Street Fair To Host Local LGBT Performers" CastroCourier (http://www.castrocourier.com/october-2014.html). , October 2014

 

13 "Brooklyn Venue The Living Room to Close at the End of December" Paste (http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/12/brooklyn-venue-the-living-room-to-close-at-the-end.html). ,December 17, 2015.

 

14 "Aiden James: Paws-itivity". Philadelphia Gay News. October 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2016. http://www.epgn.com/arts-culture/music/7971-aiden-james-paws-itivity

 

  15. “Living Room dying: Legendary music venue closing at end of month”  The Brooklyn Paper http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/38/51/dtg-living-room-closing-2014-12-18-bk.html  December 11, 2015.  

16. "International Touring Singer Songwriter Aiden James "- Coachella Valley Weekly https://coachellavalleyweekly.com/international-touring-singer-and-songwriter-aiden-james/

 

17. "Aiden James and three more shows to see this weekend" Metro US http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/aiden-james-and-three-more-shows-to-see-this-weekend/zsJpaf---RCsZzDpugCL1w/ , January 6, 2016.

 

18. "Aiden James - 'Hurry' to see the singer-songwriter at Beatbox  Bay Area Reporter,

http://ebar.com/bartab/article.php?sec=nightlife&article=168 January 21, 2016 

19. "7 Things That Are Everything This Week" Advocate http://www.advocate.com/7-things/2016/12/02/7-things-are-everything-week?pg=4#article-content The , December 2, 2016 

 20. OUT Magazine: World Premier "Exclusive: Aiden James Releases Video for Summer Song, “Colorblind” https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2018/6/18/exclusive-aiden-james-releases-video-summer-song-colorblind (June 18, 2018).  

21. PopWrapped: World Premier Exclusive " Aiden James' Elixir Lyric/Music Video 

https://popwrapped.com/premiere-aiden-james-elixir-lyric-music-video/ ( June 21, 2021) 

22. Philadelphia Weekly: "Aiden James Releases New Music" 

 https://philadelphiaweekly.com/aiden-james-releases-new-music/  (June 10, 2021) 

23. Bay Area Reporter : "LGBT Musicians Share Special Songs" 

https://www.ebar.com/arts_&_culture/music//305108 (May 21, 2021) 

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