Aaron Schembri joined by Luke Austen perform songs off his debut album "City Lights" live at Birds Basement Melbourne. In 2015 Aaron began recording ‘City Lights’, consisting of nine original songs and an old Robert Johnson blues cover – Come on in My Kitchen. Highlights of the album are a tribute to Aaron’s late grandfather Fred Schembri; the first ever duet between Russell Morris and Colleen Hewett; and a tribute to the late great Australian guitarist Ross Hannaford, who mentored Aaron through the early stages of his career. Aaron’s special guest artists performing on “City Lights”, are Normie Rowe, Ross Wilson, Russell Morris, Colleen Hewett, Phil Manning, Kevin Borich, Wilbur Wilde, Mark Gable, Mike Rudd, James Cupples and John “Swanee” Swan. Aaron co-wrote “Living Hell” with James Cupples and began co-writing a song with Ross Hannaford “Dont You Worry Now” which features Daddy Cool’s Ross Wilson singing the lead vocals. “Each track has a different inspiration behind it, covering all aspects of my inspirations from reggae, rock, blues and country. The artists on the album have also been big inspirations to me musically. As much as they are my peers, I’m a huge fan of their craft, “Aaron said. “I first met Ross Hannaford when I was 17, we jammed together a venue called Musicland. We hit it off and started doing duo gigs together and even had Ross guest-spotting in my band over the years. “I had worked with most of these artists before, I played bass for Normie Rowe at the Go! Show concert at the Palais Theatre. Phil Manning, Mike Rudd, James Cupples I work with regularly. Everyone was all for the concept and the idea of the project and it all just fell into place for me.” Aaron has released his first single ‘Good Enough For You’ and is excited to have his album out for people to hear and enjoy. In September 2019, Aaron launched “City Lights” to a SOLD OUT crowd of 400 music lovers at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda. In attendance at the launch were the special guests from the album, who helped Aaron launch the album. The “City Lights” LP and CD are available at JB HI FI and Sanity Stores. First Single "Good Enough For You" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oYWmDeY8K8

During the Covid19 pandemic Aaron recorded and performed an acoustic version of his first single "Good Enough For You" which also features some of Melbourne's talented female vocalists. Rosie Conforto, Mariah Jayne, Alyssa Agius, Olivia Nathan and Helena Eriksson. Aaron’s debut album “City Lights” available from JB Hi-Fi and Sanity stores Aaron Schembri Music •FACEBOOK: facebook.com/aaronschembrimusic/ •INSTAGRAM: @aaronschembri.music •SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2jlzb... •ITUNES: https://music.apple.com/au/artist/aar... Filmed and Recorded at GM Sound Studios by Chris Gatz GM Sound Studios: •FACEBOOK: GM Sound Studios •INSTAGRAM: @gmsound_studios SUBSCRIBE TO THE YOUTUBE CHANNEL TO VIEW MORE UPCOMING CONTENT | © & Ⓟ Aaron Schembri, All Rights Reserved |

‘Some Kinda Rebel’ - Aaron Schembri (Feat. Kevin Borich) “City Lights” This a typical bluesy, rock and roll tune that I had written for the ‘City Lights’ album. The inspiration behind the tune is very Chuck Berry / Rolling Stones. It was great having KB come in to record his vocals on the tune and the session was a hell of a lot of fun! ‘Some Kinda Rebel’ features: Vocals / Slide Guitar - Kevin Borich Rythm Guitar - Aaron Schembri Sax - Wilbur Wilde Drums - Angus Burchall Bass - Rich Panaia Piano - Lee Bradshaw Over the next few months we’ll be giving you an insight into the studio sessions track by track. You can Purchase the album from: JB HiFi or Sanity www.aaronschembri.com Film by Gary Robertson - Jarrah Film Produced and Arranged by Lee Bradshaw for Bradshaw Music Productions | © & Ⓟ Aaron Schembri, All Rights Reserved |

‘A Man's Gotta Do’ - Aaron Schembri (Feat. Mike Rudd, Phil Manning and Wayne Duncan) “City Lights” OUT NOW "A Man's Gotta Do" is a dirty blues track that I had written a few years ago with the intention of getting Mike Rudd to sing the vocals on it. (One of my favorite Australian voices!) It also features my very good friend Phil Manning on acoustic guitar and the late great Wayne Duncan on bass. With mixed inspirations from Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed and Eric Clapton, my aim was to keep it as old school as possible. I am more than happy with how this tune turned out and the vibe that we captured in the studio. ‘A Man's Gotta Do’ features: Vocals / Harmonica - Mike Rudd Rythm Guitar - Aaron Schembri Acoustic Guitar - Phil Manning Drums - Angus Burchall Bass - Wayne Duncan (RIP) Piano - Lee Bradshaw Over the next few months we’ll be giving you an insight into the studio sessions track by track. You can Purchase the album (CD or LP) from: JB HiFi, Sanity and The Basement Discs www.aaronschembri.com Film by Gary Robertson - Jarrah Film and Dale McCabe Produced and Arranged by Lee Bradshaw for Bradshaw Music Productions | © & Ⓟ Aaron Schembri, All Rights Reserved |

Making of "Battles" (Feat. John "Swanee" Swan) Aaron Schembri “City Lights” OUT NOW "Battles" is the only real "power rock ballad" on the album. Inspirations drawn from The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, "Battles" was a song that I wrote whilst dealing with my grandfather becoming terminally ill. It features John Swan on vocals, who is a wonderful mentor, a great friend and one of Australia's greatest rock voices! ‘Battles’ features: Vocals - Swanee Rythm / Lead Guitar / Acoustic - Aaron Schembri Drums - Angus Burchall Bass - Rich Panaia Piano - Lee Bradshaw Backing Vocals - Rosie Conforto and Helena Eriksson Over the next few months we’ll be giving you an insight into the studio sessions track by track. You can Purchase the album (CD or LP) from: JB HiFi, Sanity and The Basement Discs https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd-schembri-aaron-city-lights-cd http://www.basementdiscs.com.au/shop/aaron-schembri-city-lights/ https://www.sanity.com.au/products/2435878/City-Lights www.aaronschembri.com Film by Gary Robertson - Jarrah Film and Dale McCabe Produced and Arranged by Lee Bradshaw for Bradshaw Music Productions | © & Ⓟ Aaron Schembri, All Rights Reserved |

Making of "Come On In My Kitchen" (Feat. Russell Morris & Colleen Hewett) Aaron Schembri This session was a hell of a lot of fun! Myself, Russell and Colleen tracked this old school Robert Johnson cover live in the studio within a couple of hours. Russell and Colleen's vocals blend beautifully together and we all were excited to pay homage to our blues inspirations with our own twist. I really love the vibe about this track!! Vocals - Russell Morris & Colleen Hewett Acoustic Guitar - Aaron Schembri Lap Steel - Aaron Schembri You can Purchase the album (CD or LP) from: JB HiFi, Sanity and The Basement Discs https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd... http://www.basementdiscs.com.au/shop/... https://www.sanity.com.au/products/24... www.aaronschembri.com Edited by Gary Robertson - Jarrah Film Filmed by Joseph Taranto - Ultimate Sound Recording Studios Produced and Arranged by Lee Bradshaw for Bradshaw Music Productions | © & Ⓟ Aaron Schembri, All Rights Reserved |

"Dont You Worry Now" is out Friday March 20th on Spotify, iTunes, Google Play, and many other online platforms. "Don't You Worry Now" is a reggae track that I began co-writing music for with the late Ross Hannaford. Ross was a great mentor to me musically and as a human being. Soon after he sadly passed away, I revisited the song and began writing some lyrics for it. To come full circle I asked Hanna's longtime band mate and friend Ross Wilson if he would like to sing on the song. Vocals / Harmonica - Ross Wilson Rythm & Lead Guitar - Aaron Schembri Bass Guitar - Aaron Schembri Drums - Angus Burchall Keys - Lee Bradshaw You can Purchase the album (CD or LP) from: JB HiFi, Sanity and The Basement Discs https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/cd... http://www.basementdiscs.com.au/shop/... https://www.sanity.com.au/products/24... www.aaronschembri.com Edited by Gary Robertson - Jarrah Film Filmed by Joseph Taranto - Ultimate Sound Recording Studios Produced and Arranged by Lee Bradshaw for Bradshaw Music Productions | © & Ⓟ Aaron Schembri, All Rights Reserved |

Aaron Schembri performs some tracks from his debut album 'City Lights' at Studio 5 Live. Featuring special guests from the album Mike Rudd and James Cupples. 1. Some Kinda Rebel 2. City Lights 3. A Man's Gotta Do (Feat. Mike Rudd) 4. Living Hell (Feat. James Cupples) 5. Good Enough For You 6. Fool For You Band Personnel: Aaron Schembri - Vocals / Guitar Rosie Conforto - Backing Vocals Mike Rudd - Vocals / Harmonica James Cupples - Vocals Luke Austen - Bass Lee Bradshaw - Piano Ben Cant - Drums Filmed live at PBS 106.7fm Filmed and Edited by Jarrah Film You can purchase the album on Vinyl or CD from September 25th 2019: https://www.sanity.com.au/search?sanquery=aaron+schembri&searchby= https://www.jbhifi.com.au/ www.aaronschembri.com