Hood Famous Music

I’m lucky to have been born at a time when music was much more than a download, ring-tone or background for a car commercial. As a teen, I would spend hours listening to my favorite albums, from start to finish, poring over the album jacket, art work and liner notes for any hint that would give me insight into an artist’s world. So to get a chance to see once of the greatest Prog Rock bands of all time live, for what could be their last ever tour, was monumental.
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For the first time in a long time, I took a couple of weeks off and went to Spain with my girlfriend Jackie. It was an awe-inspiring trip. We took in the romantic Spanish architecture, ate ridiculously delicious food, and enjoyed the perfect weather. We started in Barcelona, a truly diverse city. We split our artistic attentions between the talented graffiti artists that hold their own against contemporary masters like Salvador Dali and his wacky museum of prints and sculpture. We worked off all the phenomenal tapas running along Barceloneta, the ocean-front promenade, and swimming in the outdoor pool at Estadio Olympico, built for the 1996 Olympics (we’re nuts, we were training for a triathlon, but that’s another story). You can’t go to Barcelona without tripping over something Antonio Gaudi built, so we capped off our architecture tour with Sagrada Familia (still under construction after 120 years) and a hike around Parc Guell. (more…)

My buddy Neil Schwary put a couple of real funny spots together for the Heinz Ketchup youtube.com contest. I had a good time creating the music for the spots. (we’re spoofing those ‘the more you know” ads.

Here’s two other videos that he submitted.

• LET IT OUT
• NEVER GIVE UP

Aaron “Ming” Albano
Writer.Producer.Artist.DJ.Instrumentalist.Overachiever

In an industry relentless in it’s demand for fresh sounds and styles, it is critical for recording artists, television and film producers, and trend setting brands to seek original and imaginative talent in writing and producing in order to stay current. With twelve years of touring and production experience and a singularly unique creative vision, Ming has established a reputation as an enduring source for fresh and distinctive sounds.

As one half of the seminal break beat duo Ming+FS, Ming has been a driving force in the international electronica movement for over ten years. From 1996 to 2006, they carved out an indelible space in the landscape of future music. With four full length artists albums, over thirty 12”s, and countless remixes, Ming+FS converted skeptics and amazed newcomers. With their reputation preceding them, the duo shared the stage with some of the most adventurous names in music, including Run DMC, Moby, Sting, Paul Oakenfold, Kruder & Dorfmeister, and The Roots.

As a solo writer/producer, Ming’s career has been equally successful. Artists such as P-Diddy (Bad Boy Entertainment) and The Cheetah Girls (Disney) trust Ming’s innovative studio abilities to create chart-topping hits, while progressive companies and trend setting brands have sought out Ming for his talents in the latest production styles and sounds design.

Ming’s music has been featured in hugely popular television series such as CSI: NY, CSI: Miami, Sex In The City, Showtime’s Weeds, BBC America’s series Dinner Take All (title score and cues) and the BBC/TLC series Travel Spies (title score and cues). A big fan of his distinctive style, MTV regularly calls on Ming for exclusive tracks for their hit shows The Real World, Cribs, Becoming, and Beauty at the Beach.

Recognizing his popular appeal, Sony has relied on Ming to provide background tracks for their PlayStation games Wipeout Pure and Tourist Trophy. EA Sports has also used original tracks from Ming+FS in their game NBA Ballers.

With the launch of Hood Famous Music, Ming’s unique abilities have been gathered under one roof. Drawing from Ming’s inimitable studio talents, touring and production experience, and a wealth of music industry connections, Hood Famous Music provides dynamic talent development and music writing/production for upcoming artists and publishing for original songwriters.

Here’s a bunch of Graff shots that I took while on vacation in Spain and during my Sept. writing trip in London. (Music writing….I leave the visual art to the street artists). I’m always inspired by local artists.

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