Aaron Wheeler

ABOUT

My main focus at the moment is putting together a couple sets worth of covers to start performing locally. I've got around 30 tunes more or less ready to play solo but I'd ultimately prefer to play with others. Looking to start as a duo or trio but I’d like to see that eventually grow into something bigger- maybe adding in some originals along the way.

Depending on who I connect with, I could see things going in a few different directions. Maybe keep it a mostly acoustic affair- maybe a more soulful, bluesy, rockin' thing- or maybe bring in funkier/jazzier stuff with a horn section, etc. Who knows... maybe I'll find a way to bring it all together someday.

Either way, hoping to connect with knowledgeable players who play deep in the pocket and like doing tight arrangements.

The samples I’ve posted show a bit of each of those sides. Most are instrumental but there are a couple of vocal tracks.

Your Own Song is excerpt of an original tune with a nice little solo.

Satisfied & City Boy are both covers I recorded a few years ago. All guitars are played on my Martin. I programmed MIDI drums on both tunes and both drums/bass on City Boy in Logic Pro. These are down-tempo tunes but I also sing more upbeat stuff, too.

"Horn Tune 1" & "Horn Tune 2" are all-original tracks I put together (with a little help from Logic's Drummer feature). They started as just MIDI sketches to get some ideas down but I ended up fleshing them out a bit more than I intended so I figured I'd throw them up here. Someday I'd love to hear them fleshed-out and brought to life with real players.

Feelin' Alright is a downloaded bass/drums backing track of the classic Traffic tune with me on rhythm and lead guitars.

It's Alright is a low quality recording of an original, quasi-classical-ish solo guitar piece.

Thanks for listening!

contact me at aaronwmusic at g mail