Aeriel Stiles
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Aeriel Stiles is the first guitarist and prime songwriter from the hard rock band Pretty Boy Floyd from Hollywood, California formed in 1987. He was replaced by guitarist Kristy Majors
. Pretty Boy Floyd are most famous for their 1989 debut album Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz
and the two singles from it; "Rock and Roll" and "I Wanna Be With You".
and Doll dissolved. Aeriel was looking to put together a similar group and he found vocalist Steve Summers and drummer Kari Kane through an ad in Music Connection magazine. They came down and they hit it off. One year later they found bassist Vinnie Chas
. From there, with their name suggested to Stiles by Kim Fowley
, Pretty Boy Floyd
was born.
Aeriel wrote most of the Pretty Boy Floyd
songs himself, before Pretty Boy Floyd was formed. He wrote "Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz
", "Wild Angels", "48 Hours", and "The Last Kiss" in 1984/1985 while he was in Doll. He wrote "I Wanna Be With You" in 1982, two years before he came to L.A. In 1986/1987, while he and Steve were trying to find other members, Aeriel wrote "Only The Young Understand", "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaws", and "Your Mama Won't Know".
Aeriel also played guitar for several years for The Richard Berry
Group. Richard Berry is best known as the songwriter of "Louie Louie
" and "Have Love Will Travel." They often played as the house band for the L.A. Doo Wop Society backing other famous singers of the genre.
In 1988 Aeriel Stiles was replaced by guitarist Kristy Majors, and after 8 shows Pretty Boy Floyd
were snapped up by MCA Records. Their debut album named Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
was released in 1989 and produced by Motörhead producer Howard Benson
. It reached #130 on the United States Billboard charts.
Aeriel rejoined the band in January of '91 and stayed with the band until about spring of '94 when they finally broke up.
Stratosphere
began playing regular shows in the L.A. area. Aeriel Stiles was nominated by Rock City News magazine for best guitarist for 3 consecutive years. Their live shows were a retro-hippie stage set which featured lots of lighting effects, including the use of invisible fluorescent paints which made Jeff Alpin's artwork banners and scrims reveal hidden images when the black lights came on. The band played its final live shows in 2002. The band eventually disbanded before its 2nd CD was completed.
In 2003, Aeriel, Purcell, and Rabatin formed the Psychedelic Blues Experience as a working cover band for about a year. In 2005, Aeriel and Purcell joined up again and formed Throttlehold, an original metal band in the vein of Tool but with electronica elements. Stiles relocated to Nashville in 2006 and is in the process of forming another group.
, and Loony Music. He has had the number one internet file on all those networks at one time and often several times. His baby-voiced parodies have been downloaded in excess of 200 million times.
In 2007, he played on, re-arranged and produced a new track for Steve Summers of Pretty Boy Floyd
called "Take You Down" which was written by Summers and Keri Kelli
.
In 2007-2008 Aeriel composed and produced 36 pieces of music, including the title track, for the film Sugar Boxx which will be released in June/July 2009. The film was written and directed by Cody Jarrett
.
In 2008 Aeriel composed the music and contributed voice-overs to the video game: Mr. Biscuits - The Case of the Ocean Pearl
In 2008 Aeriel collaborated with vocalist Kery Doll and former Doll drummer Philip Geldray (aka Philip Dare) to play on and produce the Kery Doll song: "A child shall lead them." The musicians plan to re-record several of the older Kery Doll songs and new material for a new release, which will include several Kery Doll former members. Confirmed at this time are Michael Hannon (aka Michael Alice), Steven Darrow (Guns N' Roses
, Hollywood Rose
), Kim Renee, Eloy, Keri Kelli (Alice Cooper
), as well as former Pretty Boy Floyd bassist Vinnie Chas
.
Aeriel currently works as a songwriter and producer in Nashville, Tennessee
, doing production for radio jingles, songwriter demos and master tracks for film and television. He also teaches a comedy and humorous songwriting workshop at SongU.com. He has started a new as yet unnamed group with vocalist Rob Hill (who had previously recorded songs with Troy Stetina
and Mark Tremonti
(Creed
) for an unreleased project).
Kristy Majors
Kristy "Krash" Majors is an American rock guitarist most famous for playing with the band Pretty Boy Floyd. He also has a solo project which he continues with currently.-Biography:...
. Pretty Boy Floyd are most famous for their 1989 debut album Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz
Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz is the debut album from the band Pretty Boy Floyd. It reached #130 on the United States Billboard chart in 1989...
and the two singles from it; "Rock and Roll" and "I Wanna Be With You".
History
In 1985, Aeriel joined the band Kery Doll taking the bassist slot to score a gig. Two months later, Stiles moved to guitar and the band shortened the name to Doll. In 1986, the bass player Michael Hannon left to form Salty DogSalty Dog (Band)
Salty Dog was a hard-rock band formed in late 1986 in Los Angeles by Jimmi Bleacher, Scott Lane, Michael Hannon and Khurt Maier. The band released its first and only major-label record in 1990, titled "Every Dog Has Its Day," composed of all original songs except for a cover of Willie Dixon's...
and Doll dissolved. Aeriel was looking to put together a similar group and he found vocalist Steve Summers and drummer Kari Kane through an ad in Music Connection magazine. They came down and they hit it off. One year later they found bassist Vinnie Chas
Vinnie Chas
Vinnie Chas was the first bassist from Pretty Boy Floyd, a hard rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 1987. He died on April 6, 2010.-With Pretty Boy Floyd:*Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz - *The Vault -...
. From there, with their name suggested to Stiles by Kim Fowley
Kim Fowley
Kim Vincent Fowley is an American record producer, impresario, songwriter, musician, film maker, and radio actor. He is best known for his role behind a string of novelty and cult rock pop singles in the 1960s, and for managing The Runaways in the 1970s...
, Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd (American band)
Pretty Boy Floyd is a glam metal band from Hollywood, California formed in 1987. They are most famous for their 1989 debut album Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz and the two singles from it; "Rock and Roll" and "I Wanna Be With You"...
was born.
Aeriel wrote most of the Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was an American bank robber. He operated in the West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained heavy press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by law enforcement officers...
songs himself, before Pretty Boy Floyd was formed. He wrote "Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz
Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz is the debut album from the band Pretty Boy Floyd. It reached #130 on the United States Billboard chart in 1989...
", "Wild Angels", "48 Hours", and "The Last Kiss" in 1984/1985 while he was in Doll. He wrote "I Wanna Be With You" in 1982, two years before he came to L.A. In 1986/1987, while he and Steve were trying to find other members, Aeriel wrote "Only The Young Understand", "Rock 'N' Roll Outlaws", and "Your Mama Won't Know".
Aeriel also played guitar for several years for The Richard Berry
Richard Berry
Richard Berry was an African American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed with many Los Angeles doo-wop and close harmony groups in the 1950s, including The Flairs and The Robins....
Group. Richard Berry is best known as the songwriter of "Louie Louie
Louie Louie
"Louie Louie" is an American rock 'n' roll song written by Richard Berry in 1955. It has become a standard in pop and rock, with hundreds of versions recorded by different artists...
" and "Have Love Will Travel." They often played as the house band for the L.A. Doo Wop Society backing other famous singers of the genre.
In 1988 Aeriel Stiles was replaced by guitarist Kristy Majors, and after 8 shows Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was an American bank robber. He operated in the West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained heavy press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by law enforcement officers...
were snapped up by MCA Records. Their debut album named Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz
Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz is the debut album from the band Pretty Boy Floyd. It reached #130 on the United States Billboard chart in 1989...
was released in 1989 and produced by Motörhead producer Howard Benson
Howard Benson
Howard Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...
. It reached #130 on the United States Billboard charts.
Aeriel rejoined the band in January of '91 and stayed with the band until about spring of '94 when they finally broke up.
Stratosphere
In 1995 Aeriel Stiles created a band called "Stratosphere". The band were then forced to take nearly a year hiatus when Stiles suffered a back injury which required surgery. Afterwards, Stiles recorded an additional 10 songs at his home studio. They narrowed the 15 tracks down to 10 and released the CD "Time" in 1997. The band recruited drummer Jay Rezendes and bassist John Binkley in time to appear on the cover art, but the "Time" CD was already finished prior.Stratosphere
Stratosphere
The stratosphere is the second major layer of Earth's atmosphere, just above the troposphere, and below the mesosphere. It is stratified in temperature, with warmer layers higher up and cooler layers farther down. This is in contrast to the troposphere near the Earth's surface, which is cooler...
began playing regular shows in the L.A. area. Aeriel Stiles was nominated by Rock City News magazine for best guitarist for 3 consecutive years. Their live shows were a retro-hippie stage set which featured lots of lighting effects, including the use of invisible fluorescent paints which made Jeff Alpin's artwork banners and scrims reveal hidden images when the black lights came on. The band played its final live shows in 2002. The band eventually disbanded before its 2nd CD was completed.
In 2003, Aeriel, Purcell, and Rabatin formed the Psychedelic Blues Experience as a working cover band for about a year. In 2005, Aeriel and Purcell joined up again and formed Throttlehold, an original metal band in the vein of Tool but with electronica elements. Stiles relocated to Nashville in 2006 and is in the process of forming another group.
Recent Times
From 2002-2007 Aeriel created, performed and produced funny comedy songs and parodies for FOX Interactive , Flowgo, Madblast, Atom FilmsAtom Films
Atom.com is a broadband entertainment network offering original short subject films, animations, and series by independent creators...
, and Loony Music. He has had the number one internet file on all those networks at one time and often several times. His baby-voiced parodies have been downloaded in excess of 200 million times.
In 2007, he played on, re-arranged and produced a new track for Steve Summers of Pretty Boy Floyd
Pretty Boy Floyd
Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd was an American bank robber. He operated in the West South Central States, and his criminal exploits gained heavy press coverage in the 1930s. Like most other prominent outlaws of that era, he was killed by law enforcement officers...
called "Take You Down" which was written by Summers and Keri Kelli
Keri Kelli
Keri Kelli is an American hard rock guitarist, until recently playing for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame legend Alice Cooper. He occasionally also plays with Skid Row. He played guitar and co-wrote songs on the 2008 Alice Cooper studio album, Along Came A Spider, released worldwide July 29...
.
In 2007-2008 Aeriel composed and produced 36 pieces of music, including the title track, for the film Sugar Boxx which will be released in June/July 2009. The film was written and directed by Cody Jarrett
Cody Jarrett
Cody Jarrett is the American filmmaker of Frog-g-g!. Lived in Tampa Bay, Florida. Relocated to Los Angeles, California to do Andrew Dice Clay's 1990 film The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, released by 20th Century Fox. Cody is also a singer songwriter and has played in many rock bands such as Teen...
.
In 2008 Aeriel composed the music and contributed voice-overs to the video game: Mr. Biscuits - The Case of the Ocean Pearl
In 2008 Aeriel collaborated with vocalist Kery Doll and former Doll drummer Philip Geldray (aka Philip Dare) to play on and produce the Kery Doll song: "A child shall lead them." The musicians plan to re-record several of the older Kery Doll songs and new material for a new release, which will include several Kery Doll former members. Confirmed at this time are Michael Hannon (aka Michael Alice), Steven Darrow (Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...
, Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose
Hollywood Rose was an American hard rock group formed in 1983 and is best known as the precursor group for what would eventually become Guns N' Roses. The group was founded by Axl Rose, Izzy Stradlin and Chris Weber while they were aided during live shows by Rick Mars, Johnny Kreis, Steve Darrow...
), Kim Renee, Eloy, Keri Kelli (Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
), as well as former Pretty Boy Floyd bassist Vinnie Chas
Vinnie Chas
Vinnie Chas was the first bassist from Pretty Boy Floyd, a hard rock band from Hollywood, California, formed in 1987. He died on April 6, 2010.-With Pretty Boy Floyd:*Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz - *The Vault -...
.
Aeriel currently works as a songwriter and producer in Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, doing production for radio jingles, songwriter demos and master tracks for film and television. He also teaches a comedy and humorous songwriting workshop at SongU.com. He has started a new as yet unnamed group with vocalist Rob Hill (who had previously recorded songs with Troy Stetina
Troy Stetina
Troy Stetina is an American guitarist and music educator with more than 35 rock and metal instructional methods to his credit, and total sales currently over 1 million units. He also operates his recording studio, "Artist Underground," in Milwaukee, Wisconsin...
and Mark Tremonti
Mark Tremonti
Mark Thomas Tremonti is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead guitarist of the American rock bands Creed and Alter Bridge. He is a founding member of both bands...
(Creed
Creed (band)
Creed is an American rock band formed in 1995 in Tallahassee, Florida. Becoming popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the band has released three consecutive multi-platinum albums, one of which has been certified diamond, and has sold over 28 million records in the United States, with an...
) for an unreleased project).
Endorsements
Aeriel Stiles is the demonstration guitarist for the effects pedals at the web sites for Guyatone & Maxon effects. He play with his favorite pedals, Guyatone's metal monster, and Maxon's OD9 and SD9. Aeriel also endorses Fisher saturn V guitars.With Pretty Boy Floyd
- Tonight Belongs to the YoungTonight Belongs to the YoungTonight Belongs To The Young is a compilation of remastered demos from the American band Pretty Boy Floyd. The tracks were originally supposed to be released as their second album on MCA Records in the early 1990s but did not surface until 2003....
RemasterRemasterRemaster is a word marketed mostly in the digital audio age, although the remastering process has existed since recording began...
ed demosDemosDemos may refer to:* Demos, a rhetorical term for the population of an ancient Greek state** Deme or Demoi, the term for an ancient subdivision of Attica, Greece...
- (2003) - The Demos Collection (2003)
- Dirty Glam (2004)