Aidan Knight

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Aidan Knight
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Background information
Born (1986-10-23) October 23, 1986 (age 37)
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Folk, experimental, indie rock
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s) Guitar, bass, piano
Years active2008–present
Labels Full Time Hobby, Adventure Boys Club
Website www.aidanknight.com

Aidan Knight (born October 23, 1986) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer from Victoria, British Columbia. He is the namesake of the experimental folk band Aidan Knight. [1] He has also performed and recorded with The Zolas, Hannah Georgas, Dan Mangan, Karkwa, Jeremy Fisher, and We Are the City. Knight has released four studio albums.

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Musical beginnings

Knight grew up in Victoria, British Columbia. Prior to forming his own musical project in 2008, Knight was a member of the bands Maurice, Toco & Jorge, Vegan Holocaust, [2] and Counting Heartbeats. [3] He also recorded and performed with Hannah Georgas, The Zolas, Dan Mangan, Karkwa, Jeremy Fisher, We Are the City, and David Vertesi.

Career

Knight helped establish the record label Adventure Boys Club, with founder Tyler Bancroft of the band Said the Whale. [4] Its first release was Knight's debut album, Versicolour, on March 2, 2010. [5] [6] Previous digital EPs include Hi There and First Takes, a collection of demos and field recordings from 2007–2008. Versicolour was recorded in Langley at Buena Vista over the course of two years with producer Jonathan Anderson of Jonathan Inc.

Each Other, released on January 22, 2016, was created despite several obstacles including his bassist's health issues and his drummer leaving to finish school. [7] In an interview with Transverso Media, Knight explained the struggles, saying, "I think it just mostly affected my sort of - how to put it eloquently - just my thoughts on how to keep going, you know, whatever the future was going to look like. And that seems really dramatic for me to say that now, but at the time it really felt like, 'Oh, maybe I just kind of hang up the towel here.' We had already spent the time and already spent the money on recording it so we would have needed a bunch more money to produce the songs and release the record and all, so maybe we cut out losses?" [8]

On August 28, 2020, Aidan Knight released his self-titled fourth studio album on the indie label Full Time Hobby.

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

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References

  1. ↑ "Aidan Knight gets by with a little help from his Friendly Friends" Archived 2018-12-10 at the Wayback Machine . Spinner.ca , March 18, 2011.
  2. ↑ "tocoandjorge" . Retrieved March 25, 2012.
  3. ↑ (November 28, 2010). "Introducing our Top 10 acts from Mile Zero", Times Colonist , p. D6.
  4. ↑ Pagnani, Renato (March 26, 2010). "An independent artist through and through: Aidan Knight blazes trail on his own terms—onstage and in business", Edmonton Journal , p. D6.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Jessica (February 24, 2010). "Aidan Knight Leaves the Background Behind for Versicolour", Exclaim! . Retrieved September 16, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Aidan Knight Killbeat Music Release Info". Killbeatmusic.com, March 2, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Aidan Knight Overcomes Tumult on 'Each Other'". TRANSVERSO. 28 January 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Aidan Knight Talks About Overcoming Trepidations and His Ultimate Triumph on 'Each Other'". TRANSVERSO. 21 March 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
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