About: Aviators
Who am I?
Well, I’m
an independent electronic musician. I pretty much make everything from dubstep
to alternative, metal to orchestral. I specialize in vocal songs, which usually
take elements from alternative rock and modern electronica. I prefer to cover
and combine a wide range of genres instead of fitting into just one. Why settle
for one when you can have them all?
I began my
musical journey at the age of 4, when I began playing the violin. I played it
for 8 years before quitting and moving on to other things. I figured that
playing the violin would never get me anywhere in life, but I now realize that
it had grown my skills in music theory, as well as teaching me to read music.
I picked up
the guitar shortly after quitting violin, and instead of taking lessons I
taught myself. Instead of going the typical route of learning chords and such,
I just played around with solos and learned to play songs by ear.
In early
2011, I took my first step in music production; I began using a DAW. Garageband
was my first one, and it taught me all the basics. I played around with
everything I could and pumped out a couple absolutely horrible songs. After
months of fiddling with Garageband, I chose to move to a more pro-level DAW.
Fruity Loops was my first choice, and I quickly learned that I wasn’t ready for
such a big switch. Having no idea what I was doing was a good thing, though… It
allowed me to learn quickly by trial and error. I played around with it for a
couple months, and I ended up working on what became my debut album, Reflections
of a Dream.
And then… Ponies.
If you’ve
never heard of bronies, let me explain them to you. They’re teenage/adult men
and women who watch My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. Simple as that. It may sound odd,
but the fantastic production and clever writing of the show caught my eye from
the start. In October of 2011, I became a brony. I was a bit ashamed of it at
first, but I quickly grew out of that.
Right
before the release of Reflections of a Dream in December, I asked The Living
Tombstone if he would remix one of the tracks. To my surprise, he agreed. I had
been listening to his music since I became a brony, so it was an honor for me
to have him remix one of my tracks. After he finished the remix, it began a
flood of his fans to my YouTube channel. This was the beginning of my “fan
base”, and the fact that it was 99% bronies encouraged me to start making brony
music myself.
And I did.
I made
brony song after brony song. To this date I make several brony songs a month,
along with an occasional non-pony song. I continue to work towards a
professional career as a musician, with the hopes of one day being able to make
a living making music like I do now.
I’m
currently working on my third full-length album titled “From All Sides”, and
later plan to continue making brony-themed works under the name “The Sharded”,
a duo project with fellow brony artist Bronyfied.
Aviators – Official Website
http://soundoftheaviators.com/
Aviators - Soundcloud
https://soundcloud.com/#aviatorscompositions
Aviators - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aviators/347989058548383
Aviators - Tumblr
http://aviatorsmusic.tumblr.com/
Aviators - Twitter
https://twitter.com/Aviators84
Videos!
Aviators - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/SoundOfTheAviators
Buy Music!
Aviators – Bandcamp (Official Store)
http://music.soundoftheaviators.com/
Aviators - iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/aviators/id303326512
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