Space Capone
Aaron Robert Winters (born November 6, 1982) better known by his stage name Space Capone, is an American recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and attorney [1] from Carthage, Indiana, United States. Space Capone has released three albums, two independently: Vol. I: Transformation (2008) and Vol II: Arrival, Arousal (2010); and Space Capone, through AVJ Records (2012).[2]
Early life[edit]
Winters grew up on a farm in Carthage, Indiana and was influenced by his father's vinyl record collection including Jim Croce, Eric Clapton, and country music[3] and oldies. He didn't start writing songs and singing until he was 17.[4]
Winters attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (2001-2003) before moving to Nashville, Tennessee and transferring to Belmont University in 2003. He released two EPs under his own name: Ocean Airliner (2004) and Supernatural Delight (2006), while living in Nashville. For the EPs, he had taken creative influences from his past and started to blend soul, funk and rock into his writing.[4]
Career[edit]
Vol I: Transformation (2008)[edit]
After releasing Supernatural Delight in 2006, Winters' influences began to diversify as he started listening more to late 1970s and early 1980s R&B, such as Earth, Wind & Fire, Rick James, and Michael Jackson. He also began to experiment with falsetto vocals. He decided that creating a character to elevate the mystique behind the songs was necessary and came up with Space Capone. Winters said it looked good on paper and fit the music he was writing at the time. Vol I: Transformation symbolized his transformation from Aaron Winters to Space Capone.[citation needed]
Once the songs were written, he hired arranger and musician Calvin Turner (Raphael Saddiq, Marc Broussard)[5] to produce the album. Turner hired drummer Marcus Finnie[6] (Kirk Whalum, Michael McDonald) and had him record all the songs with no accompaniment or music. All instruments and vocals were added after the drums had been tracked. Musicians on Transformation included DeMarco Johnson (keyboards), Court Clement (guitar) and Calvin Turner (bass, string and horn arrangements).[7] The album was recorded in a house in Nashville.
Winters was featured on TBS Entertainment's Sound Check in 2009.[8]
Nashville Scene reviewed the album by saying, "Harmonically sophisticated, Transformation is a commercial funk record that effortlessly combines banality and exactitude in its search for a plausible heaven".[7]
Vol II: Arrival, Arousal (2010)[edit]
Winters formed a core band around the release of Transformation, including Ben Stix (drums), Drew Wilson (bass) Sam Farkas (guitar) Mikie Martel (trumpet, synthesizer), Joe D. Douglas (Saxophone) and Neal Dahlgren (keyboards).[9][10] They began touring regionally in the Southeast.[11] Space Capone began to garner a fan base, playing festivals including Nashville's Live on the Green Music Festival (2009), New York's CMJ (2009), Bulldog Bash (2010) and Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (2010).[12] The Bonnaroo performance was won by entering a live competition sponsored by BMI in competition with 28 other bands, where Space Capone and three other acts won the spot to play the festival.[13] In June 2010 they played a Nashville Flood charity event, opening for Ke$ha.[14]
While not on the road, Winters worked as a carpenter in Nashville.[15] He hired Calvin Turner again to produce the second release, Vol II: Arrival, Arousal. After getting some demo recordings together, Turner hired John Robinson to play drums on four songs,[10] which he did remotely from his home in Los Angeles. Lamar Carter played drums on the rest of the album. Turner enlisted Johnson and Clement again as well.
Space Capone (2012)[edit]
After releasing Arrival, Arousal independently in 2010, booking agent Brian Waymire signed Space Capone to Buddy Lee Attractions. Winters continued to tour and garnered the attention of AVJ Records, an imprint of the independent label Average Joes Entertainment, with which he signed a deal in 2011.[16]
Space Capone then recorded their self-titled album with Turner, Winters and Dahlgren all co-producing under the moniker "Hot Concrete".[9] Turner hired Jerry Hey (Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones, Toto) to arrange the horns, and had Jay Graydon featured as a guitarist on the song "Naturally".[10] The first single was the only song taken from previous recordings, the track "I Just Wanna Dance," which was originally recorded on Transformation[17][18] and re-released digitally on November 15, 2011.[16] The music video featured Lauren Glazier.
Following the release of Space Capone, the live band continued touring and continued to play clubs and festivals including LouFest, Austin City Limits Music Festival, Hangout Music Festival, Summerfest, Bear Creek, Rombello, Spring Fest, Bele Chere and Lollapalooza; when Space Capone played Summerfest they were direct support for Kool & the Gang.[14][19][20][21] Space Capone was named by Spin in the "Top 15 Must-See Acts" at 2013's Hangout Fest, along with Kendrick Lamar and Ellie Goulding.[22][23]
Reception[edit]
Members of Turkuaz, The Motet, and Thievery Corporation covered Space Capone on March 26, 2019 at Cervante's Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, Colorado.[24]
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.mbklegal.com/about/aaron-winters. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Space Capone | PMC Magazine". pmc-mag.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Aaron Winters". Wacbiz.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Q&A with Aaron Winters, aka Nashville artist Space Capone". timesfreepress.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Calvin Turner | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Marcus Finnie | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Smooth Move". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Space Capone w/ Soul Track Mind & The Conglomerate". Grand Stafford Theater. 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Space Capone: Opening the Sunset Concerts with a Mothership of Funk | Carbondale Rocks". Carbondalerocks.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "Space Capone Brings the Intergalactic Funk | Carbondale Rocks". Carbondalerocks.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Space Capone: Opening the Sunset Concerts".[dead link]
- ↑ "Space Capone Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Space Capone Nabs Final Fest Slot in Road to Bonnaroo Competition". BMI.com. 2010-05-20. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Index of items with tag: Space Capone". Spokenhere.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Singled Out: Space Capone's I Just Wanna Dance ::Space Capone News ::antiMusic.com". Antimusic.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Admin. "SPACE CAPONE SIGNS TO AVJ RECORDS / AUDIO – Skope Entertainment Inc". Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Space Capone – Tickets – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY – December 29th, 2011". Mercury Lounge. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Space Capone Releases "I Just Wanna Dance" Single". ARTISTdirect. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ Johnson, Kevin C. "LouFest veteran Space Capone returns for headline show". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Summerfest 2012 schedule". Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Norwegian Cruise Line Teams Up With Sixthman for Rock Festival at Sea | The Cruise Web Blog". cruiseweb.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "15 Must-See Acts at Hangout Music Fest 2013 SPIN". Spin.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Space Capone at the Hangout fest: A touch of disco, an eye for opportunity". AL.com. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Turkuaz's Mikey Carubba Leads Explosive Third Edition of 'The Funk Sessions' in Denver". liveforlivemusic.com. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
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