Life, family, and music.
Francis Coppola, the great movie writer and director, was reportedly heard telling a group of students that he likes to write early in the morning before anyone has hurt his feelings. Think about that for a second. There is so much truth in that one little tip that I’ve tried to abide by it since […]
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I’m humbly taking your suggestions for video content. While I ramble on in this video below, please enjoy a little tour of my studio in East Nashville. What types of videos would you like to see? Leave a comment on YouTube or email me.
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Feel free to ask me about music, life, songwriting, production…really, whatever. Use the form below. I’ll answer these directly and/or answer them in a future blog posts. Love,Aaron
Every year or so, I read this book. It’s the perfect fall book. In fact, the whole story takes place over one week, starting October 30th. I also love the painting on the cover, so I took some extra photos for you of this new copy. It arrived in the mail yesterday (I wore out
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Here’s me (feat. Mrs. Glassmann’s guitar) performing my latest lullaby-esque-y-ish single about being close to your loved ones. Context for writing the song and other behind the scenes are on this page.
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LISTEN Bandcamp | Apple Music | iTunes | Spotify | Amazon Music ABOUT THIS SONG This is the first collaboration between DJ Stanfill (Opia, Leon Bridges) and me. We recorded it in my studio in East Nashville. LYRICS Caught in the morning lowLost in a coffee cup reflectionPulled by the undertowAn infinite map with no directions And people say there’s a reasonWhy everything
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After the Ricky Gervais tweet about my song being in After Life, my friend Mark asked how stuff like that happens. So with his permission, I’m going to post our email exchange, in case any of you have similar questions. Mark: So, if you’ll oblige me, did they pick that song at random and just tell
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Her name is Bre Kennedy. Her new album, “Note to Self,” is out this Friday. Am I biased since I wrote the title track with her and played guitar on it? Yes. But I also wish I’d written and worked on pretty much everything else she’s ever done, so… Check out her music below, learn
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I’m trying my best to keep up with the cool kids, but I’ll admit, it’s hard some dayI’m trying my best to keep up with the cool kids, but I’ll admit, it’s hard some days. Here’s a video of August, Lolo, and me trying (well, me trying) to let people know about “Right Next to
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I put together this little playlist of songs you might enjoy to help you ease into your day or unwind in the evening. You can hear it on Spotify, Apple Music or play it on this page through Youtube below. Love,Aaron