After playing in various bands around Essex I made the decision to go solo in 2003, and self-released my debut album The Pilot Episode. The album was described by Steve Lamacq (Radio 1 DJ) as having a "cinematic quality that pervades the haunting weirdness" and went on to have moderate success with the track 'Fifteen Grand' being used in the movie Bad Trip starring Coolio and the lyrics to 'They're Coming' being published in the poetry book 'Something to talk about'.
After moving to Cambridge a few years later I kept a fairly low key existence, playing occasional gigs and releasing material for free via this site and steadily growing a loyal online fan base.
Fast forward to 2010 and to the birth of the Jonathan Coulton influenced ‘Song A Week’ project, for which I am now recording and releasing one new song every week for an entire year starting Jan 1st 2010. The tracks are released every Friday as a free download right here at Aidy.com and the growing interest has even resulted in a deal being signed with Expat Records and even a number of festival appearances in the UK including Green Man.
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