Aaron Howard
Phoenix, Arizona, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2014
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"Most of Howard's audience own his CD, know the words to his songs, and sing along at his shows... Howard has a real talent for songwriting." - MSU Exponent, Bozeman, MT
"Aaron has a future in the music biz for sure, either as a singer-songwriter in the John Mayer/Gavin DeGraw/Jason Mraz tradition, or as a talented multi-faceted session musician.... but more likely, for both reasons." - Cameron Smith, Concert Promoter, Austin TX
"I found something incredibly refreshing in Aaron Howard. His music draws you in, and leaves you wanting to hear more! - Double K, Program Director KCMM 99.1 The One (Belgrade/Bozeman MT)
“…This is pro singer songwriter. Doesn't sound cookie cutter like so much of the music out there. Tremendous job! This is only about the 4th song I've come across on the Review system in the last little while that I’ve really loved…" - Review of "Everybody's Watching" from Garageband
"This (Shining) is a hit song. Hands down. I know it! It starts off with a great muted guitar strum and breaks out into just pop/rock heaven! Amazing harmonies. The lead singer had a beautiful controlled voice. The melody is great and the chorus sticks with you. It's got the formula to be a radio hit, but it's not formulaic necessarily. It's original sounding. Very fresh and definitely something I would play over again on my iPod. Reminds me of Barenaked Ladies, with it's own twist and even better vocals. VERY NICE WORK!" - Review of "Shining" from Garageband.com
WOW!!! This songs sounds GREAT from the beginning to the very end! The lead vocals are strong and passionate...full of life! The falsetto is drop dead gorgeous! The harmonizing is perfect and the melody is fantastic! The energy in this song is AMAZING!!! The production doesn't get any better than this!!! This band is super tight! The positive message in this song screams out loud and clear! The lyrics speaks volumes and volumes of truth and inspiration! Life can be so brutal, and there are millions and billions of people out there who can relate to all the failures of falling down all the time and the way life seems to get in the way... never seeming to be good enough and all the humilation that comes with it. And the HOPE in this song is what makes this song EXTRA SPECIAL! I feel like you wrote this just for me...You wrote it for ALL of THEM!!! There are only two songs so far that I have listened to here at GB that have made me cry, and this is one of them! GO share this MEGAHIT with the world!!! "You still have time..." THANK YOU!!! :D - Review "Everybody's Watching" from Garageband
Aaron brings back music as it was meant to be, something that stirs your heart and moves your soul, not just a package of synth beats and autotuned wining. I have the same feeling listening to his songs as I did when I heard John Mayer's first album, but his production quality takes his songwriting into the pro leagues. Well done Aaron. Keep writing, keep making fantastic music! - Review of "More than Maybe" from iTunes
“…We played it immediately and it was fantastic...still is. Mellow voice and terrific guitar, very easy to listen to. Thanks!” - Review of "The Things I Can't Explain." from CDbaby
Aaron has stepped up to the big leagues with this album. Don't ask me how he did it, cause I don't know, but he's managed to make love songs digestible to even a cynic like me. What will I do now? Good instrumentation/volume/balance. Brilliant vocal harmonies. Nice full tone. Keep it up Aaron.
- Review of "More than Maybe" on Itunes
Discography
Still working on that hot first release.
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Recent stuff:
- 2014 Kerrville New Folk FINALIST (One of 32 out of 800 submissions selected to play at Kerrville Folk Festival for the New Folk Songwriting Contest)
- Played Main Stage at Storyhill fest 2014 in Deerwood Minnesota.
- Sundance Film Festival 2014 - Performed with British film composer, Philip Sheppard at the Montana Film Commission Party.
- After winning a national talent competition I was selected as the official National Music Groundbreaker at HATCHfest.
- Performed to a sold out crowd at Peach Street Studios in Bozeman, Montana and was recorded live to be broadcast on the radio across Montana for 'Live from The Divide.'
- Shared the stage with legendary songwriter and producer Patrick Leonard (Madonna, Michael Jackson, Van Halen, Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen, Jewel)
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I grew up in a strict religion. Rock 'n roll was the devil's work, which meant that most of my current heroes were hidden from my ears for the first fourteen years of my life. Music - on the other hand - was something I couldn't live without. So I played classical violin. It consumed the majority of my waking hours until my fear of the devil was overwhelmed by my interest in new sounds. I got into rock and folk and pop, and the world turned from black and white to color. I fell in love with songwriting and never looked back.
I rejected the conservatory route - scholarship offers notwithstanding - in favor of the good ol' school of hard knocks... also known as "life as an independent singer/songwriter." The trouble was: I didn't have much to say or anyone to say it to. So I wrote like crazy, practiced like crazy, played out like crazy, traveled like crazy, broke things that were whole and fixed things that weren't broken... and learned just about every lesson the hard way. I could look back and ask, "what the hell was that?" Or I could recognize that all the time and uncertainty led me to a voice that feels like home... a voice that has managed to connect with a few people along the way.
I'm a decade and a half into this crazy dream. I wouldn't trade it for the world. I don't need to paint houses to pay my bills anymore, and I'm starting to think this long apprenticeship might finally be making way for a career. This is my heart and always has been. I'm grateful to still be standing, and proud of the ground I'm standing on.
After all this time, I've come to realize that I do this for one reason: to hold up a light on the road at midnight and whisper to a fellow traveler, "keep your head up, friend. You're not alone."
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Nice things people have said:"Howard's talent for songwriting makes it clear that he's an old soul."
~ Yarrow Kraner - founder of HATCHfest and SuperDudes.
"Aaron has a future in the music biz for sure, either as a singer-songwriter in the John Mayer/Gavin DeGraw/Jason Mraz tradition, or as a talented multi-faceted session musician.... but more likely, for both reasons."
~ Cameron Smith, Concert Promoter - Austin TX
"I found something refreshing in Aaron. His music draws you in, and leaves you wanting to hear more!"~ Kory Kinsfather, DJ for KCMM 99.1 The One - Bozeman MT
"Most of Howard's audience own his CD, know the words to the songs, and sing along at his shows... Howard has a real talent for songwriting."
~ MSU Exponent - Bozeman, MT
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