Glenn Aitken
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand | MAJOR
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"New Zealand born Glenn Aitken's musical champions include no less than Sir Paul McCartney - who has signed him to his publishing company MPL Communications - while Glenn's just-released debut album, Extraordinary Lives, has been produced by Grammy Award nominated John Ravenhall.
With those kind of names endorsing his talents, Glenn Aitken is certainly proving his musical credentials.A recent showcase gig at the Gibson Guitar Centre was virtually full to capacity and Aitken's powerful performance indicated that he is indeed a musical force to be taken seriously The Gibson gig will hopefully be the forerunner of many more by this musically thoughtful - and very talented - rock star of the future." - Chris White - Music Week
Discography
Debut album "Extraordinary Lives" released in 2010 on Right Recordings. First single "Ordinary People" features Paul McCartney on bass, Louisian Boltner on drums.
'The Way' released in July 2004 on Paul McCartney's compilation of favorites for UNCUT magazine,
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Bio
A singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, noticed and signed by Paul McCartney to MPL communications (Publishing).
Originally hailing from New Zealand, Glenn has been travelling around the world for the past 15 years, playing music in such countries as China, Malaysia, Bali, Maldives, Thailand and is now based in London, UK.
Glenn learned piano at an early age and then went on to teach himself guitar and saxophone. Influenced by so many diverse styles of music, Glenn's music is rich in texture and genres.
Having been noticed and offered a publishing deal for his music by none other than Paul McCartney himself, who met Glenn while on holiday in the Maldives, Glenn moved to London to make his dream of a career as an artist a reality.
As a solo artist, Glenn has won numerous awards and accolades, such as being finalist in the UK songwriting contest for 5 years, and winning the Roland UK loopstation championship for 2008/2009 and runner up in 2010.
Over the next 6 years Glenn achieved numerous accolades in music including:
- having "The Way" released on a compilation CD of Paul McCartney's favorite tracks for UNCUT magazine
- being an award winner in the Billboard World Song Contest
- winning the Roland UK Loopstation championship in 2008/2009 and being runner up in 2010
- working with John Ravenhall - a Grammy nominated producer - on his debut Album, Extraordinary Lives, which was released in 2010.
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