Aaron Pritchett
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Aaron Pritchett is a Canadian
country music
singer. He was born in the Lower Mainland
of British Columbia
.
.
He is signed to 604 Records
, production company of Nickelback
's Chad Kroeger
.
Pritchett most recently toured Western Canada
with Toby Keith
and fellow 604 Record artist Jessie Farrell
this fall to promote his album, Thankful, which was released on September 9, 2008. He also released His newest album "In the Drivers Seat" on November 9th 2010 with Decibel Records.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer. He was born in the Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
of British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
Biography
Pritchett got his start as a DJ at Rooster's Country Cabaret bar in Pitt Meadows, BC, and played in a house band performing cover tunes. Pritchett co-writes much of his own material and he eventually put together some independently produced songs and released a couple of CDs. Since 2002, local radio station JRfm has picked up Pritchett's songs. His exposure has also grown with a number of videos getting airplay on CMT CanadaCMT Canada
CMT is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel which airs country music and family-orientated general entertainment programs in the form of music videos, award shows, concerts, sitcoms and more...
.
He is signed to 604 Records
604 Records
604 Records is the production company of Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger and attorney Jonathan Simkin, founded in 2002. Their records are distributed in Canada by Universal Music Group....
, production company of Nickelback
Nickelback
Nickelback is a Canadian rock band from Hanna, Alberta. Since 1995 the band has included guitarist and lead vocalist Chad Kroeger, guitarist and back-up vocalist Ryan Peake and bassist Mike Kroeger.. The band's current drummer and percussionist is Daniel Adair who has been with the band since 2005....
's Chad Kroeger
Chad Kroeger
Chad Robert Kroeger is aCanadian songwriter, singer, and guitarist best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Canadian rock band Nickelback...
.
Pritchett most recently toured Western Canada
Western Canada
Western Canada, also referred to as the Western provinces and commonly as the West, is a region of Canada that includes the four provinces west of the province of Ontario.- Provinces :...
with Toby Keith
Toby Keith
Toby Keith Covel , best known as Toby Keith, is an American country music singer-songwriter, record producer and actor. Keith released his first four studio albums — 1993's Toby Keith, 1994's Boomtown, 1996's Blue Moon and 1997's Dream Walkin, plus a Greatest Hits package for various divisions of...
and fellow 604 Record artist Jessie Farrell
Jessie Farrell
Jessie Farrell is a Canadian country music singer. At the 2007 Canadian Country Music Awards, Farrell was nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year and the Chevy Rising Star Award. Farrell's first country album, Nothing Fancy, was released on October 9, 2007. In 2008, Jessie Farrell won Female...
this fall to promote his album, Thankful, which was released on September 9, 2008. He also released His newest album "In the Drivers Seat" on November 9th 2010 with Decibel Records.
Current
- Jayson Brinkworth - Drums
- Jesse Tucker- Guitar, Vocals
- Scott Smith - Guitar, Steel Guitar, Vocals
- Shane Hendrickson - Bass, Vocals
- Emil Gawaziuk - Monitors, stage tech
- Ken Friesen - Front of house mixer
Former
- Mitch Merrett
- Jay Buettner
- Mike Sanyshyn
- Ron Briggs
- Mike Norman
- Dennis Marcenko
- Darren Parris
- Bruce Morrison
Albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
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| CAN Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
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| Young in Love |
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| Consider This Consider This Consider This is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett. It was released on August 10, 2002, by Royalty Records... |
Royalty Records Royalty Records is a Canadian country music record label and distributor established in 1974.-Royalty artists:* Roy Acuff* After Tuesday* Colin Amey* Sharon Anderson* Eddy Arnold* Gord Bamford* Tommy Banks* Bobby Bare* Barnes/Hampton* Eli Barsi... |
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| Something Goin' On Here Something Goin' on Here Something Goin' On Here is the third studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett. It was released in 2003 by Royalty Records. "New Frontier," "My Way," "John Roland Wood" and "Lucky for Me" were released as singles... |
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| Big Wheel Big Wheel (Aaron Pritchett album) Big Wheel is the fourth studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett. It was released on April 18, 2006 by OPM Records. "Big Wheel," "Hold My Beer," "Warm Safe Place," "The Weight" and "Done You Wrong" were released as singles.... |
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| Thankful Thankful (Aaron Pritchett album) Thankful is the fifth studio album by Canadian country music singer Aaron Pritchett. It was released on September 9, 2008 by 604 Records. The album's first single, "Let's Get Rowdy," peaked in the Top 20 of the Canadian Country Singles chart.... |
604 Records 604 Records is the production company of Nickelback singer Chad Kroeger and attorney Jonathan Simkin, founded in 2002. Their records are distributed in Canada by Universal Music Group.... |
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| In the Driver's Seat In the Driver's Seat In the Driver's Seat is the sixth studio album by Canadian country music artist Aaron Pritchett. It was released on November 9, 2010 by Decibel Records.-Track listing:#"Walk All Over Me" – 3:07#"Light It Up" – 3:45#"Coming Clean" – 3:40... |
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... |
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| 2002 | "Consider This" | — | Consider This |
| "You Can't Say I Didn't Love You" | — | ||
| 2003 | "New Frontier" | — | Something Goin' On Here |
| 2004 | "My Way" | — | |
| "John Roland Wood" | — | ||
| 2005 | "Lucky for Me" | — | |
| 2006 | "Big Wheel" | — | Big Wheel |
| "Hold My Beer" | — | ||
| "Warm Safe Place" | — | ||
| 2007 | "The Weight The Weight "The Weight" is a song written by Robbie Robertson. It was released by The Band as Capitol Records single 2269 in 1968, and appeared one week later on the group's debut album Music from Big Pink. The song is listed as #41 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Songs of All Time published in 2004, and... " |
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| "Done You Wrong" | 79 | ||
| 2008 | "Let's Get Rowdy" | 98 | Thankful |
| "How Do I Get There" | 79 | ||
| 2009 | "Hell Bent for Buffalo" | 84 | |
| "Hard to Miss" | — | ||
| 2010 | "Nothing but Us" | — | |
| "Light It Up" | — | In the Driver's Seat | |
| 2011 | "Drive Drive (Shannon Noll song) "Drive" is a pop/rock song written by Phil Thornalley and Bryan Adams, and was the second single release by Australian singer-songwriter Shannon Noll. released on 19 April 2004. The single, the second to be lifted from Shannon's 2004 debut album That's What I'm Talking About was Shannon's second... " |
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| "Coming Clean" | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "Consider This" | Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann Steven Goldmann is a Canadian music video and film director. He has directed over 200 music videos. Goldmann also directed the movies Broken Bridges and Trailer Park of Terror, and has additionally directed several television programs.-1990-1999:... |
| "You Can't Say I Didn't Love You" | Stephano Barberis Stephano Barberis Stephano Barberis is a Canadian music video director, known for his work directing music videos... |
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| 2003 | "New Frontier" | |
| 2004 | "My Way" | |
| "John Roland Wood" | ||
| 2005 | "Lucky for Me" | |
| 2006 | "Big Wheel" | |
| "Hold My Beer" | Stephano Barberis | |
| "Warm Safe Place" | ||
| 2007 | "Done You Wrong" | |
| 2008 | "Let's Get Rowdy" | Colin Minihan |
| "How Do I Get There" | ||
| 2009 | "Hell Bent for Buffalo" | Colin Minihan |
| 2010 | "Light It Up" | Carolyne Stossel |
| 2011 | "Coming Clean" | Stephano Barberis |
External links
- Aaron Pritchett
- http://www.decibelmusic.ca/