Aiden James (born August 9, 1982) is an American pop singer, songwriter, musician, and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] He has released two albums and seven singles to date. James has toured the United States[2] primarily as a solo performer and as an opening act for Matt Morris, Shawn Colvin and Andy Bell.[3]
Aiden James
Background information
Born
(1982-08-09) August 9, 1982 (age 41) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
He was born on August 9, 1982, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in the foster care system and does not know his mother and father. He started playing the piano at age 4, and started to sing at age 6. He started performing in children's choirs and small theatre productions. He has told the press that his first musical memory was trying to play Richard Marx's "Right Here Waiting" on a toy keyboard at the age of four or five.[4]
Music careeredit
In 2008, James released his debut album On the Run.[5] His video for the album's title track received airplay on both MTV and Logo, expanding his audience beyond Philadelphia.[5] Over the next few years, he supported the album by touring extensively, including an appearance at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in 2010, a live performance on SiriusXM,[6] and a tour with singer-songwriter Christopher Dallman which included performances in Philadelphia, New York City, Boston, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.[7]
In 2011, he released the single "Best Shot" to iTunes as an advance preview of his forthcoming album Trouble with This.[5] The album, supported largely through crowdfunding,[8] followed in 2012,[9] and was supported by a video for the single "Hurry Hurry".[4] A house music remix of "Hurry Hurry" by Radboy was also released.
In 2013, his live performances included a show with Matt Morris in Denver, Colorado, performances at the Viva la Vida Festival in Pioneer, California,[2] and the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco,[2] and a headlining spot at Pride Northwest in Portland, Oregon.[10]
In 2014, James released the single "Last Reminder", which was cowritten with Morris,[11] and performed at the Castro Street Fair in San Francisco.[12]
In 2015, he was invited to be one of the last artists to play a show at The Living Room in Brooklyn before that venue's closure.[13]
On September 18, 2017, James released the pop single "Colorblind".[14]
Personal lifeedit
James, who is vegan[15] and openly gay,[2] supports organizations including PAWS,[15] a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia dedicated to saving homeless, abandoned and unwanted animals.[15]
Referencesedit
^Stout, Brett (March 19, 2012). "The Folk Musician Goes Pop". The Advocate. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
^ abc"Aiden James Gives Us His “Best Shot”". NewNowNext, December 12, 2011.
^"AfterElton Briefs: “Glee” Previews, Aiden James Goes National, “Torchwood” Begins Casting". The Backlot, November 9, 2010.
^"Watch and Enjoy: Aiden James, Songster, Coffee Lover, Rule Breaker". NewNowNext, March 2, 2010.
^"Scruffy Songster". Metro Weekly, February 2, 2012.
^"Review: Aiden James". Metro Weekly, February 2, 2012.
^. PQ Monthly. June 10, 2013. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^"Out singer James talks Whitney Houston, defying labels". Windy City Times, July 16, 2014.
^"Castro Street Fair To Host Local LGBT Performers". Castro Courier, October 2014.
^"Brooklyn Venue The Living Room to Close at the End of December". Paste, December 17, 2015.
^Crowley, Patrick. "Gay Agenda, Sept 22: Era Istrefi Takes Over Bushwig, Plus Lady Gaga, Jeffery Austin & Aiden James". Billboard.
^ abc"Aiden James: Paws-itivity". Philadelphia Gay News. October 2, 2014. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
aiden, james, born, august, 1982, american, singer, songwriter, musician, producer, from, philadelphia, pennsylvania, released, albums, seven, singles, date, james, toured, united, states, primarily, solo, performer, opening, matt, morris, shawn, colvin, andy,. Aiden James born August 9 1982 is an American pop singer songwriter musician and producer from Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1 He has released two albums and seven singles to date James has toured the United States 2 primarily as a solo performer and as an opening act for Matt Morris Shawn Colvin and Andy Bell 3 Aiden JamesBackground informationBorn 1982 08 09 August 9 1982 age 41 Philadelphia PennsylvaniaGenresPopOccupation s singer songwriter producerInstrument s Guitar vocals piano synthesizerYears active2004 presentLabelsSongster SoundsWebsiteaidenjamesmusic wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Music career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editHe was born on August 9 1982 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania He grew up in the foster care system and does not know his mother and father He started playing the piano at age 4 and started to sing at age 6 He started performing in children s choirs and small theatre productions He has told the press that his first musical memory was trying to play Richard Marx s Right Here Waiting on a toy keyboard at the age of four or five 4 Music career editIn 2008 James released his debut album On the Run 5 His video for the album s title track received airplay on both MTV and Logo expanding his audience beyond Philadelphia 5 Over the next few years he supported the album by touring extensively including an appearance at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in 2010 a live performance on SiriusXM 6 and a tour with singer songwriter Christopher Dallman which included performances in Philadelphia New York City Boston Portland Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego 7 In 2011 he released the single Best Shot to iTunes as an advance preview of his forthcoming album Trouble with This 5 The album supported largely through crowdfunding 8 followed in 2012 9 and was supported by a video for the single Hurry Hurry 4 A house music remix of Hurry Hurry by Radboy was also released Later in 2012 he also released a non album cover of Whitney Houston s song I Wanna Dance With Somebody 4 In 2013 his live performances included a show with Matt Morris in Denver Colorado performances at the Viva la Vida Festival in Pioneer California 2 and the Folsom Street Fair in San Francisco 2 and a headlining spot at Pride Northwest in Portland Oregon 10 In 2014 James released the single Last Reminder which was cowritten with Morris 11 and performed at the Castro Street Fair in San Francisco 12 In 2015 he was invited to be one of the last artists to play a show at The Living Room in Brooklyn before that venue s closure 13 On September 18 2017 James released the pop single Colorblind 14 Personal life editJames who is vegan 15 and openly gay 2 supports organizations including PAWS 15 a non profit organization based in Philadelphia dedicated to saving homeless abandoned and unwanted animals 15 References edit Stout Brett March 19 2012 The Folk Musician Goes Pop The Advocate Retrieved January 2 2016 a b c d Aiden James Philly s finest Bay Area Reporter September 26 2013 10 Minutes with Aiden James Philadelphia March 18 2011 a b c Queer Bait permanent dead link Philadelphia City Paper July 31 2012 a b c Aiden James Gives Us His Best Shot NewNowNext December 12 2011 AfterElton Briefs Glee Previews Aiden James Goes National Torchwood Begins Casting The Backlot November 9 2010 Watch and Enjoy Aiden James Songster Coffee Lover Rule Breaker NewNowNext March 2 2010 Scruffy Songster Metro Weekly February 2 2012 Review Aiden James Metro Weekly February 2 2012 Pride Music Preview PQ Monthly June 10 2013 Archived from the original on July 20 2014 Retrieved January 2 2016 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Out singer James talks Whitney Houston defying labels Windy City Times July 16 2014 Castro Street Fair To Host Local LGBT Performers Castro Courier October 2014 Brooklyn Venue The Living Room to Close at the End of December Paste December 17 2015 Crowley Patrick Gay Agenda Sept 22 Era Istrefi Takes Over Bushwig Plus Lady Gaga Jeffery Austin amp Aiden James Billboard a b c Aiden James Paws itivity Philadelphia Gay News October 2 2014 Retrieved January 2 2016 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aiden James amp oldid 1222545709, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
