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Profiled on LdnEnt Live!

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Paul Aitken

LdnEnt Live is a Facebook page that highlights members of London, Ontario’s creative communities. They have been doing great things to support and promote during the pandemic. Go check them out!

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Locally grown, artisanal, hand-made, organic, renewable, craft, stunt-guitar playing. London.
Sociologists have long understood the importance o Sociologists have long understood the importance of what are called “weak ties.” That is, those social connections that exist alongside the “strong ties” of immediate family circles and close friendships. These weak ties form a set of dispersed and temporal social bonds that can be important for individuals’ sense of self, belongingness, acceptance, community, and so forth. They can impact everything from identity formation and re-enforcement, to job opportunities, to the establishment of deeper friendships, and so on. Mark Granovetter wrote about them in “The Strength of Weak Ties” (1973). Robert Putnam, in Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community (2000), explored similar ideas amidst what he saw as a decline in face-to-face personal interaction and its impact on the changing landscape of civic involvement. Music scenes are made up of a multitude of these weak ties. Those people we see at shows, meet on gigs, musicians in pickup bands, stage technicians, bartenders and servers, audience members, and so forth make up a broad network of important associations. We’re not all “best friends” and we often don’t see each other outside of these contexts, but when we do, these transient experiences really matter. So I just want to say to all those folks who I would have normally seen in the course of playing music live, those sound techs and band members waiting in the wings on a festival stage, those audiences and servers at a bar or theatre, those fellow travellers at jam sessions or checking out a band: I miss you! #guitar #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarist #guitarists #519ldn #519guitar #519guitarist #519guitarists #ldnent #ldnont #ldnmusic #music #coronatunes #weakties #thetiesthatbind #gigs #missyou
Thanks for the profile @ldnent Go check out all th Thanks for the profile @ldnent Go check out all the great things they are doing to support and promote the creative communities in London! . . . Posted @withregram • @ldnent Day 36 of taking a look at some of #ldnont's biggest talents in music, entertainment and the arts highlights the multi-talented hired gun, guitarist @paulaitkenguitar. Billing himself as locally grown, artisanal, hand-made, organic, renewable, craft, small batch, and stunt-guitar playing — Paul has been passionate about music since he was just 12 years old, and it shows. And as a musician for hire, it’s the variety that keeps things interesting. Through the relationships he builds across London’s music scene and beyond, the artist maintains he continues to develop as a musician, and perhaps more importantly, as a person. In the late-90s/early-00s, Paul released two albums of original instrumental music, led several instrumental groups locally and abroad that played a variety of stages including jazz festivals, took part in the burgeoning CanJam scene as part of Fly Fantastic, and travelled the world playing guitar in cruise ship bands. In 2005 he entered graduate school at McMaster University earning a master’s degree studying changes in music distribution and discourse in the emerging online environment. From there, Paul continued on to the University of Leeds where he studied media piracy and copyright, earning his Doctorate in 2012. In addition, the musician has published a variety of articles on music and gender, and music piracy, as well as music and affect. Known for playing live, as well as working in the studio with a variety of area artists, including Deni Gauthier, Kevin’s Bacon Train, Aaron Allen and more, Paul has also led his own trio — playing improvised instrumental music. In 2019, he was voted into the Forest City London Music Awards Fantasy Band as London’s favourite guitarist. 📷 Belinda J. Clements Photography. . #guitar #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarist #guitarists #519ldn #519guitar #519guitarist #519guitarists #ldnent #ldnont #ldnmusic #improviser #improv #improvisation #improvisedmusic
Things are going to get fun around here...and loud Things are going to get fun around here...and loud! Thanks to Scott at @axeandyoushallreceive for the @buildyourownclone Crown Jewel and L’il Fuzz kits. This should keep me busy. . . #guitar #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarist #guitarists #519ldn #519guitar #519guitarist #519guitarists #byoc #buildyourownclone #ldnent #ldnont #ldnmusic #improviser #improv #improvisation #improvisedmusic #diy #pedals #guitarpedals #guitareffects #fuzz #fuzzface #overdrive #overdrivepedal
#guitar #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarist #guitari #guitar #guitaristsofinstagram #guitarist #guitarists #519ldn #519guitar #519guitarist #519guitarists #ldnent #ldnont #ldnmusic Posted @withregram • @sleahy_music "Isolation" is now available to stream/download from wherever you get your music. All proceeds will be donated to St. Joseph’s Health Crisis Fund. Proud to have been part of this collaboration. 🎤🇮🇪🇨🇦🇨🇿🇪🇺🇺🇸🎤 Special thanks to @castor_canadensis for cover design. Produced by @darryllahteenmaa Vocals: Sleahy, Darryl McCarthy @thestereodarryl Dean McKey, David Usselman, Sarah Giardino, Karen Bell, @karenemeny @jennifer.red.thorpe , Davey Lahteenmaa, Darryl Lahteenmaa Bass: Dylan Vance Guitars/Keyboards: Arun Chaudhuri Keyboards: Jeff Heisholt Guitars: Adam Sabaz @at0mpub Guitars: @paulaitkenguitar Keyboards: Tim Kunz Keyboards: Jeff Dubois Drums/ Programming/ Keyboards: Darryl Lahteenma #isolation #wearenotalone #stayhome #togetherapart #newmusic #newvideo #collab #80s #synth #guitar #bass #harmonies #vocals #singersofinstagram #spotify #applemusic #amazon #googleplay #deezer #tidal
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