Meet Blake Aaron of Los Angeles

Today we’d like to introduce you to Blake Aaron

Blake, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I started my career just after going to music school, and because I had a love for almost every genre of music I did just about everything in my music career that you could imagine, playing in the studio and on the road with Funk bands, R&B bands, rock bands, jazz bands, big-name artists, small name artists,TV shows, movies. Everyone from The Gap Band to Bobby Womack and Carlos Santana to Lakeside, to Dynasty, to being the guitarist on the TV show, MadTV for 15 years.

I was raised believing that there are two kinds of music, good music and bad music, and so that’s why I have spent my life in pursuit of exploring the beauty of every genre of music there is.
I have been told that this has been both a blessing and a curse, and after these many years in the music business, I believe that to be true. It is very much a blessing in the sense that I will probably never be bored, and because of my vast experience in so many different genres, I will likely always be in demand. I will probably never retire and spend my entire life not even scratching the surface of the depth and beauty of the performance, composition and production of all genres of music. I believe it is only a curse in the sense that I probably would’ve gotten to where I was going a little faster if I had been more specifically focused within music.

Actually, the rise in my career as a solo artist wasn’t due to a direct pursuit on my part of such a career at all, but rather a love for teaching music. Years ago, when one of my students, who was an Olympic Gold Medalist, heard one of my first demo EP’s, because he wanted unique musical gifts to give out during his popular motivational speaking seminars, he decided to invest in my career to help me go from being a side-man to being my own artist. He started a record company with me as its first artist, and so my first full CD, “With Every Touch” was born. 6 CDs, and 7 #1 Billboard hits later, and now 25 artists on the record label, here I am with my latest 4 time Billboard #1 CD, Love and Rhythm.

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
I am grateful that my challenges were less about hardships, and more about the lessons of tenacity, believing in yourself, and just not giving up. I was turned down, said no to, and told it couldn’t be done more times than you can imagine, but you have to listen to your own inner voice, grow and learn from the lessons along the way, then come back and just do it better the next time.

As you know, we’re big fans of you and your work. For our readers who might not be as familiar what can you tell them about what you do?
As a guitarist, musician, performer, and producer who has experienced all the aspects of a full musical life in almost every genre, I bring that rich and unique combination of passion, emotion, authenticity, relatability, relevance, and excellence to my performances, compositions, and productions. With 7 #1 Billboard hits as an artist, and 4 #1 Billboard hits as a producer, I am best known for musical depth, sincerity, and passion, while maintaining commercial viability in my recordings and my performances.

Do you have any advice for those just starting out?
Never give up. Failure means that you are moving closer to your goals. As long as you learn from your failures, failures are valuable. Just come back and do it again, only better. Be open to the advice and learning from others, especially from mentors and those whom you respect, but let your inner voice be a listening filter. Of all of the solicited and unsolicited advice you will get throughout your career, maybe 10% will be valuable. Feel confident to trust yourself as to which advice is valuable and which advice is not. Once you have determined which advice is valuable, and once you have determined your shortcomings and failures, don’t run from them. Accept them, embrace them, learn from them, and be determined that your shortcomings and failures do not define you. Come back, do it again, but a lot better. That’s success.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.blakeaaron.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blakeaaronmusic/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BlakeAaronArtist/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlakeAaronMusic
• Youtube: https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCsNZRW_fvUd3qU8gJ_MR-UQ
• Yelp: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/409818-blake-aaron?came_from=257
• Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/user4679217
• Other: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5DnSgdQvmYD6yU1Sp7Ik56

Image Credits
Mark Maryonavich
Dan Boissy