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Aiden Schofield is a singer-songwriter originally from Manchester England, he lived in Sydney Australia for many years and now lives in Cleveland USA.
At 14 he taught himself to play guitar and began to try his
hand at songwriting. That same year, he formed his first band; Innovation,
with friends from school. Three years later, Aiden had developed a sense of
confidence on stage and a better understanding of what it takes to be in a
band and work together as a unit.
At 21, he joined The Buddy Holly Tribute Show as a guitarist and vocalist,
playing around the Sydney and North Coast areas, to a wide variety of audiences.
One year later, he joined covers band Big Bam Boom, which drew crowds of over
1500 people, and Aiden became comfortable playing to a large crowd.
Throughout his early band experiences, Aiden was continuing to develop as
a songwriter. After about two years with Big Bam Boom, he decided to form
an original band, Who's Joshua?, which later became Josh.
Josh was very successful, winning local band competitions, as well as the
1995 Australian Triple M Homegrown Competition. The success of Josh resulted
in a professionally produced 4 track CD; Cool Pedestrian, national radio airplay,
articles in Sydney newspapers, appearances on Sydney radio, a spot on Australian
Foxtel TV, live performances and a strong fan base.
Unfortunately the fan base wasn't strong enough and Josh disbanded. Aiden then formed the band Cupboard.
Cupboard's first
accomplishment was to record a 12 track CD of original material, which received
favorable reviews from record companies and the public alike. This CD brought them to the attention of Australian producer Peter Blyton,
(Midnight Oil and The Choirboys) Cupboard then attracted management and traveled
to Los Angeles to write and record with producer Nick Brophy, known for his
work with Everclear and Garbage.
From there, Aiden and Cupboard travelled to Nashville to write with prominent
songwriter Chris Pelcer (Coyote Ugly Soundtrack) and Al Sostrin from Universal
Music. Next, they headed to Memphis to record with producer/engineer, Greg
Archilla (Matchbox 20, Collective Soul). During this time Aiden wrote many
songs for Cupboard.
After returning from the USA with valuable experience,
Aiden continued to forge new ground with Cupboard, who received airplay on
Nova 96.9 and performed live on C91.3, two prominent Sydney radio stations.
Like most bands that don't quite "make it", Cupboard didn't last forever and disbanded in 2003. Aiden then recorded a 6 track EP with the band Kynaphonic which was again well received.
Moving to the USA, Aiden has recorded the jazz CD; All Jazzed Up. He has also released four solo albums; Self Titled, The Illusion Of Perfection, Damage and the brand new double album; Juxtapose. All currently available on iTunes and other online stores around the world.
Aiden has several songs featured in the 2009 movie Off The Ledge, including She's Out Of Reach.