Aaron Markland Music Singer Guitarist from San Diego, CA

Aaron Markland is a USAF Veteran, Retired Firefighter, Published Songwriter, and Award-Winning Musician born and raised in San Diego, California. Aaron's music catalogue includes a wide variety of original and cover songs spanning different styles of music including Rock, Pop, Funk, Blues, Reggae, and Acoustic Roots. Aaron has five full-length original albums to date and he has performed on renowned stages such as the World Famous Whisky A Go Go and the Grand Paddock Stage at the Del Mar Fair. Aaron has been categorized with artists such as Ben Harper, G. Love and Special Sauce, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Leon Bridges, Hozier, and Slightly Stoopid just to name a few. Aaron recorded his debut solo album entitled “Rewind” at the award-winning Treefort Studios in Hollywood, CA. The album was produced by heavy hitters Chris Julian (Billy Idol, Queen Latifah) and Robert Vaughn (CBS, Sony). Several songs from that album were published in filmmaker Noah Taffolla's acclaimed “Wonderland” documentary series covering the history of Ocean Beach. Aaron recorded his sophomore solo album “Tide Break” at Wall of Sound Studios in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Produced by award-winning producer and musician John Wall, the beach/rock/reggae album was nominated for 3 categories in the New Mexico Music Awards including Best Pop Album (Tide Break), Best Reggae Song (Tide Break), and Best Modern Rock Song (Burn It Out). Aaron's other projects include the funky blues rock band MARKLAND and the post-punk band SELF CONTAINED. The self-titled album "MARKLAND" was recorded at HeadTrap Studios in La Mesa, CA and was produced by longtime OB Local Michael Head (Cabeza Records). The band lineup included Aaron's older brother Justin on Bass and his father Steve, or "Tunker", on Harmonica. Several songs from that album were published in the award-winning documentary film "Adventures of Miss Fit" directed by the highly esteemed filmmaker Gregg Simpson. Aaron's post-punk band Self Contained entered and won first place in the 2017 Glory in the Desert Battle of the Bands featuring the best rock bands across all of New Mexico. Self Contained went on to win Best Rock Album at the 2019 New Mexico Music Awards for their debut album "Depravity" recorded by John Wall at Wall of Sound Studios.