"...a genius on the guitar"
The Los Angeles Times
BLAKE AARON
Color and Passion
"Aaron’s guitar playing is stellar"
The Jazz World
"a perfect blend of Jazz, Latin, R&B and Funk."
The Atlanta Daily World
"Color and Passion is epic!"
The Pulse of Entertainment
"...captivates the senses from the first note and never lets go…”
AllAboutJazz.com
Just released and already climbing the charts!
The current #1 Billboard smash!
#1 on Billboard and on the charts for 4 months!
#1 on Billboard and on the charts for 5 months!
#1 on Billboard and in the Top 3 for 3 months!
#1 on Billboard and #3 on Bilboard for the entire year 2021.
#1 for all of 2019!!
Billboard Top 10 and on the charts for 6 months!
Beautiful ballad title track from Color and Passion.
Smooth jazz/soca hit single!
Fiery, passionate Latin Hit from Color and Passion
The funky horn laced tribute to James Brown!
The roots reggae jam from Color and Passion!
A fiery cover of the Stevie Wonder classic!
Soul Stories
"...one of the greatest treasures as a guitarist.”
Najee
#1 Billboard track feat. Najee on flute!
"10 out of 10 Overall Score"
Audiophile Review
Top 10 Billboard hit tribute to Wes Montgomery!
Very passionate rendition of Santana's classic!
Billboard Top 5 hit feat. vocalist Spencer Day!
A beautiful epic piece from the Soul Stories CD!
Soulful cover of the Hall and Oates classic!
#5 Billboard hit from Soul Stories!
Blake Aaron Bio
“a genius on the guitar” - The Los Angeles Times
Following in the footsteps of the smash album Color and Passion, which had THREE #1 Billboard singles and one #1 Song of the Year on the Radiowave charts for the year 2019, Blake Aaron’s upcoming album release, Love and Rhythm rockets out of the gate with another TWO #1 Billboard singles, “Feels So Right,” and “Dreamland.” Now a Billboard #1 producer himself as well as artist with his self-produced, silky-smooth “Fall for You,” as well as producing Billboard #1 songs for other artists, Aaron also teams up with hit producers Darren Rahn for the #1 Billboard single, “Groovers and Shakers,” the #1 for all of 2019 Radiowave single, “Drive,” with Greg Manning for the #1 Billboard single “Feels So Right,” and with fellow hitmaker Adam Hawley for TWO #1 Billboard singles, “Sunday Strut,” featuring saxophonist Najee, and the most recent #1 hit, “Dreamland.”
“Aaron’s guitar playing is stellar” - The Jazz World
Named “a genius on the guitar” by the Los Angeles Times, “Aaron’s guitar playing is stellar” by The Jazz World, ”Take your pick-he’s a good picker!" by Jazz Weekly, “...one of the greatest treasures as a guitarist,” by Najee, and "a guitar player's guitarist" by Critical Blast, Blake Aaron launched his career as an L.A. studio musician/sideman and has recorded and/ or performed with artists such as Philip Bailey (Earth Wind and Fire), Sheila E., Frank Stallone, Bobby Womack and Carlos Santana (Womack-Save the Children), The Gap Band, Lakeside, Dynasty, Little Anthony, Ronnie Laws, Keiko Matsui, Najee, Warren Hill, Bill Champlin (Chicago), Ellis Hall (Tower of Power) and many others.
A first call TV & Film Session Guitarist, Aaron has worked for a laundry list of television shows such as 15 years with Fox’s “MAD TV,” Steven Seagal's “Half Past Dead 2,” “Super Dave Osborne”, “The Next Best Thing” (ABC), “The Mother Love Show,” (FOX) and “The Ben Stiller Show” (FOX).
In the fall of 2021, Blake Aaron became a music professor at the prestigious, Cal Baptist University.
Blake Aaron Live In Concert
Blake Aaron Hi Res Promo Pics & Charts (Click to Expand)
Booking:
Management - Keith Lawson W Entertainment (202) 277-0943
1. Fall For You
Written by Blake Aaron (BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys, Production Programming
Tony Moore: Drums
Darryl Williams: Bass
Tateng Katindig: Piano and Keyboards
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2. Groovers and Shakers (Feat. Darren Rahn)
Written by Blake Aaron & Darren Rahn
(BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI, ODIPANTZ MUSIC/ASCAP)
Produced by Darren Rahn & Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys
Darren Rahn: Saxophones, Wurli, Synths, Programming
Mel Brown: Bass
Tarell Martin: Drums
Mixed by Darren Rahn at
The Litterbox, Denver, CO
3. Sunday Strut (Feat. Najee)
Written by Blake Aaron & Adam Hawley
(BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI, MBFENTERTAINMENT/ASCAP)
Produced by Adam Hawley
Blake Aaron: Guitars
Najee: Tenor & Soprano Saxophones
Eric Valentine: Drums
Mel Brown: Bass
Adam Hawley: Rhythm Guitar, Rhodes,
Strings, Organ, Programming
David Mann: Horn Arrangement, Saxophones
Trevor Neumann: Trumpet
Mixed by Adam Hawley
4. Drive
Written by Blake Aaron & Darren Rahn
(BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI, ODIPANTZ MUSIC/ASCAP)
Produced by Darren Rahn
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Synth
Jason Rahn: Flugelhorn
Darren Rahn: Saxophones, Wurli, Rhodes,
Synths, Synth Bass, Programming
Tarell Martin: Drums
Mixed by Darren Rahn at
The Litterbox, Denver, CO
5. Vivid
Written by Blake Aaron (BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys,
Drum & Production Programming
Hussain Jiffry: Bass
Rob Mullins: Piano and Keyboards
Scott Martin: Saxophone and Horn Arrangement
Stan Martin: Trumpet
Andy Martin: Trombone
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
6. Color and Passion
Written by Blake Aaron (BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Nylon String Guitar, Guitar Synth, Additional Keys, Production Programming
Luanne Homzy: Violin
Craig Sharmat: String Arrangements
and Virtual Strings
Tony Moore: Drums
Hussain Jiffry: Acoustic Upright and Electric Bass
Tateng Katindig: Piano
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
7. Daylight
Written by Blake Aaron (BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys, Production Programming
Kimaya: Vocals
Tony Moore: Drums
Darryl Williams: Bass
Tateng Katindig: Piano and Keyboards
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
8. Riviera Nights
Written by Blake Aaron (BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys, Production Programming
Tony Moore: Drums
Darryl Williams: Bass
Mike Whittaker: Piano
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
9. Godfather Brown
Written by Blake Aaron (BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys,
Drum & Production Programming
Hussain Jiffry: Bass
Rob Mullins: Piano
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
10. Weekend in Paradise
Written by Blake Aaron (BLAKE AARON MUSIC/BMI)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys,
Drum & Production Programming
Darryl Williams: Bass
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
11. Don’t You Worry 'Bout a Thing (Feat. Kim Scott)
Written by: Stevland Morris aka Stevie Wonder
(BLACK BULL MUSIC/JOBETE MUSIC)
Produced by Blake Aaron
Blake Aaron: Guitars, Additional Keys, Production Programming
Kim Scott: Flute
Ronnie Gutierrez: Percussion
Tony Moore: Drums
Mel Brown: Bass
Tateng Katindig: Piano
Lee Thornburg: Horn Arrangement,
Trumpet and Trombone
Mike Parlett: Saxophones
Mixed by Blake Aaron at
Blake Aaron Studios, Los Angeles, CA
All songs written by Blake Aaron except:
“Groovers and Shakers” and “Drive” written by Blake Aaron and Darren Rahn
“Sunday Strut” written by Blake Aaron and Adam Hawley
“Don’t You Worry 'Bout a Thing” written by Stevland Morris aka Stevie Wonder
Najee appears courtesy of Shanachie Records
Darren Rahn appears courtesy of Side 2 Music
All songs mastered by Steve Hall (FutureDiscSystems.com)
Tony Moore’s drum tracks recorded at Mike Parlett Studios, Los Angeles, CA (TalentedProductions.com)
Layout and Design by Robert McLain at the Sundial Agency (TheSundialAgency.com)
Photography by Dan Boissy (DanBoissy.com)
THANK YOU
And the amazing journey continues! Touring across the US and Europe playing for all of my long time and new friends, the end of a wonderful 7 year syndicated radio show (thank you Tina Anderson!), producing many more projects for a lot of amazing talent, a 7 year old boy, a 12 year old daughter, another new house (another move!) and a few bumps in the road later, here we go (finally!) with
Color and Passion, a long overdue CD that has all of the beautiful
Color of my life and all of it’s Passion poured into it.
I am once again blessed and grateful to be able to work and/or spend my life with these awesome people! Thank you! My beautiful wife Sina and my wonderful kids, I thank God for you every day, I love you. Mom, Rob, Brian and my family thank you so much for your love and support. Dad, you’re still always with me. Adam Leibovitz at ASL Music Media, there could not be a more devoted, invested radio promoter out there. Thank you for the #1’s! Couldn’t have done them without you! Steve Belkin at Innervision Records, thanks so much for your dedication, tireless hard work and comedic conference calls! Robert McLain at the Sundial Agency, besides being just about the coolest guy ever, you are all about making the artist shine and much of my “shine” is entirely due to you, thank you! Clay Pasternak at CPI and Symphonic Distribution thank you so much for always going the extra mile! Michael Brotten at Infinity Artists Group, your loyalty and dedication is off the charts. Thank you for always being in my corner! Najee, it is once again an honor to have your amazing musicianship on my record. It is always a privilege and a blast to perform on stage with you! Peter Vidmar and Suzan Smith, I will always be grateful for your faith and support.
Although I love being a music producer, have composed and produced for many talented artists as well as most of my own music, sometimes it opens up new and rewarding possibilities for a producer to be produced, and I have two of the best on this CD. Darren Rahn, what an honor to write 2 songs with you, have your unmistakable signature production talent on both and have both go #1 (“Drive” for all of 2019!). Adam Hawley, we’re just getting started, but you’re knockin' me out bro! Love your fresh ideas and your totally on the ball, professional production style. Looking forward to more! Craig Sharmat thanks once again for the beautiful string arrangements! You gave the title track of Color and Passion more of just that. Dan Boissy thanks for the great shots! You really captured the vibe of Color and Passion on “film.” Steve Hall, you always add the icing on the cake! Rick Scott, SmoothJazz.com, Allen Kepler and Art Good, thanks so much for helping me get the word out to all the friends and fans! To all the amazing musicians on this record Najee, Kim Scott, Darren Rahn, Kimaya, Tony Moore, Darryl Williams, Jason Rahn, Tateng Katindig, Rob Mullins, Mike Whittaker, Craig Sharmat, Adam Hawley, Hussain Jiffry, Eric Valentine, Tarell Martin, Lee Thornburg, Mike Parlett, Mel Brown, Ronnie Gutierrez, Scott Martin, Stan Martin, Andy Martin, David Mann, Trevor Neumann and Luanne Homzy, thanks so much for your brilliant musicianship and helping me to create an even more
Vivid Color and an even more intense Passion.
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