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Michael Aquino

About Me

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Michael Aquino is a house-hold name among the country music comunity in and around northern Illinois. He was the co-founder of the Chicago Music Award nominee The Daniel Grove Band and is among one of the most sought after guitar players for stage and studio. Throughout his career Michael has recorded and performed with such artists as Jim Peterik, Johnny VanZant, Donnie VanZant and Don Barnes (38. Special), Henry Paul (Blackhawk-The Outlaws) as well as openned for such artists as Willie Nelson, Sugarland, Heartland, Heidi Newfield, Bucky Covington, and Jeff Carson. He currently shares the stage with Chicago country artists LuckyTown and Billy Childers as well as rockers The Kimi Hayes Band and Jim Peterik and Pride Of Lions. Ever the busy musician, Mike holds down well over 100 shows a year and is always in the studio laying down guitar parts for someone.. Currently he is in the middle of recording his own CD entitled 'Your Side Of Town' soon to be released.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/17/2007
Band Website: mikeaquino.com
Band Members: Mike Aquino - Lead vocals, Acoustic and Electric Guitars, Dobro, Banjo;Additional musicians on 'Your Side Of Town' Matt Marvic - Drums, Jason Trtan - Bass, Don Deveraux - Backing Vocals
Influences: Brad Paisley, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Brent Mason, Johnny Cash, Steve Warner, Diamond Rio, and just about anything elses that is cool.
Sounds Like: Myself...what do you think?
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

My band LuckyTown on Country Music Chicago!!!!

Hey Friends,We are extremely honored to be featured on countrymusicchicago.com this month!  The staff at countrymusicchicago.com wrote a very flattering article about Lucky Town (featured below), and ...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:10:00 GMT

What’s New and The Jennifer Jennings Band!!!!!

Hey Folks, Well, judging by the date of the last blog on my page it has been a while since I last checked in with everybody.  Let me get all of you up to speed with everything. If you didn't know...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:45:00 GMT

SONG SHOPPING IN NASHVILLE

Hey my friends, I’ve been shopping a couple songs down in Nashville now for about a month with my song-plugger Chris Keaton.  This is the guy that gets your songs into the hands of the peop...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:09:00 GMT

TWO NEW ROUGH MIXES

Hey everyone, The two new roughs I have up on the player are hot off the presses.  Beer Pressure is a new look at peer pressure but with some alcohol thrown in there for good measure.  Plus,...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:02:00 GMT

Gone Country Magazine Song Reviews!!!!

Hey Everybody, Jeffrey Kurtis from Gone Country Magazine gonecountrymagazine.com has just posted a review of my songs 'Panama' and 'Your Side Of Town'.  I've posted it below for everybody to enjo...
Posted by on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:56:00 GMT

TWO NEW MIXES!!!

Hey Folks, Just wanted to let your that I put two finished mixes of 'Your Side Of Town' and 'Panama' up on the site.  Please check them out and leave me a comment on what you think of them. ...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:22:00 GMT

Luckytown Concert Review

Hey Folks, My country band Luckytown had the opportunity to open for Heartland this past weekend a Joe's Bar On Weed St.  It was an absolute blast and the crowd was the best.  If you missed ...
Posted by on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:09:00 GMT

About The Tunes

Well......all of these versions are rough mixes and might not even have all the instruments or backing vocal on them right now.  So with that being said here we go. Brand New Me:  There's so...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 09:20:00 GMT

Welcome Everybody!

Hey Folks, What you see here is my new artist page.  This page will primarily be geared towards my country music.  I've had a personal page for so long that I thought it might be worth while...
Posted by on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:55:00 GMT