Life, family, and music.
That’s what I was doing when I overheard two guys talking in the men’s bathroom in my dorm hall. Aerospace students, dressed smartly with combed hair. “This is huge,” one of them said. I had just turned 20 at the University of North Dakota. After hearing them talk—about what I still wasn’t sure—I walked to […]
On 9/11, I Was Brushing My Teeth Read More »
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Protected: How Busbee and I Met Read More »
Right after Jillian and I wrote it. I love her harmonies. This is what we call in “the biz” a worktape: And here’s the released demo so you can A/B it. Next up would be a “studio version” but I decided I liked the raw quality of the demo, which is why there’s no studio
Voice memo of “Up in the Air” Read More »
If you could ask me only one question about my life as a singer-songwriter, what would it be? I bring it up because I’m outlining potential chapters for the book, And the Crowd Goes Mild: Confessions of an Extremely Moderately Successful Singer-Songwriter. As always, the danger in writing a memoir is navel gazing. Even the
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I’ve listened to some great first albums from artists who put their hearts, time, energy, money––high stakes––on the line. But many of those artists aren’t around anymore. Did they die? Yes. Inside, after not getting the response they had hoped for. I know because I’ve been there. It’s depressing. And humiliating. I used to begin
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This song will be out everywhere on September 5, but I wanted you to get a listen first–a way of saying thanks for being on my email list. Don’t forget to pre-order/pre-save here, as it helps me out a ton! Love, Aaron P.S. Special thanks to all my patrons for your direct support in making
First Listen: New Release 9/5/25 Read More »
8/14/25 – Port Vila, Vanuatu This is currently my morning writing spot. In the corner of a corner bedroom. I like to sit on a pillow on the floor because my bum gets sore after about fifteen minutes. That means it’s time to stop. As many of you know and those who’ve taken my Songwriting
My Current Writing Spot Read More »
Living in Nashville is great, but you start to wonder whether music is even special anymore. Your next-door neighbor plays guitar for so-and-so. Your Uber driver sings better than anyone who’s ever won The Voice. And your Instagram feed is so full of exceptional musicians and artists, you start thinking becoming a plumber might be
How to Remember Music Is Pretty Cool (After Living in Nashville for So Long) Read More »
August 7, 2025 – Port Vila, Vanuatu My kids and I were on the sectional sofa watching Despicable Me. “Stop moving the couch,” Silas, my oldest, told August, the second-born (not sure why I’m including their birth order). August said he wasn’t shaking it. I told him to turn off the TV. Lorentz (#3) and
About Last Night’s Earthquake Read More »
We leave next Thursday, July 24th. Nashville to Houston to Fiji. If I can remember right, the flight takes about 12 years. We’ll actually only be in Fiji for one week, then we’re flying to a country of islands called Vanuatu. Be there all of August. Then Sidney for a few days. Then three weeks