About Me
Not many people get to live life on their terms. But that is exactly what singer/songwriter/sailor Mike Aiken has been able to do combining his three greatest passions in life, music, sailing and adventure. Now, with the release of Hula Girl Highway, Mike’s sophomore record for Aspirion/Northwind Records, he continues to cement his place as an authentic voice of a wayfaring lifestyle that most of us will only just dream about. While luck may have something to do with it so does hard work. It all started to pay off with Mike having a banner musical year touring all over the country and in Europe. Mike’s success on the other side of the pond proves that music knows no boundaries and borders. He toured Europe and France plus hit 24 on the Euro/American Charts, with the single No Fishin Pole reaching the top spot on the Euro Indie Hot Disc Chart. The song is part of a Universal Records Country Compilation CD along with tunes from Tim McGraw, Joe Nichols, Gary Allen, Phil Vassar and Trisha Yearwood. Hula Girl Highway is the result, a twelve track record filled with Mike’s signature breezy feel good sound along with his strong song sensibility and musical muscle (Mike plays most of the stringed instruments). Eight of the songs are original compositions, the rest are covers which he selected with great deliberation. “When writing and picking the music I think of the folks and fans who have supported me along the way. I chose the covers, ‘Blowin’ Like A Bandit’ by Guy Clark, ‘Banana Republic’ by Steve Goodman and ’This Here Mandolin’ by Michael Smith to reflect who I am and who my listeners are.“ Like the ever-changing sea that he loves, there are many sides to Mike. Besides recording and touring, he’s also a contributing writer for Singer and Musician Magazine and a music producer for Raceline TV (syndicated NASCAR series). Mike’s six-string dexterity earned him a Takamine endorsement and the creation of his signature guitar, the ‘Travelin Bone.’ A believer in giving back, his philanthropic activities include being a sponsor of the Great Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race, benefiting the area’s environmental interests, the founder of the “Aiken and Friends Music Festival” which, in it's 5th year, helps fund music education as well as the Breezeway Blowout concert which helps get 'at-risk' kids out on the water. For the rest of us that’s a good thing, a chance for us landlubbers to close our eyes and live a life on the high seas vicariously through Mike Aiken and his music.