News:
10.23.09
OK so 3 and 1/2 years between updates is a bit ridiculous I know. In fact, most people I know aren't even aware that I have this website. I'm not even gonna write what I've been up to compared to my previous posts. Let's just say it's a fresh start. Since I'm not really doing the solo thing these days, I'll be using this website to update you on what I've been doing with my current band Roslyn, as well as my producing/engineering adventures. word - Pedro

6.24.06
Hey people, long time no update. As some of you know I recently opened up my recording studio "Detached Sound Recording". The website www.detachedsoundrecording.com is currently under construction, so you will be redirected here in the meantime. But for now, here's some details about the studio: Deatched Sound Recording is a brand new recording studio in Richmond, VA owned by Pedro Aida and co-operated by Pedro and close friend and engineer Casey Martin . After spending 3 years as an engineer at the famed Sound of Music recording studios and most of 2004 on tour playing guitar for Richmond rockers River City High, Pedro decided to start his own recording studio that would cater to bands and artists with smaller budgets, without sacrificing sound quality and professionalism. Pedro and Casey have had the pleasure of working with in studio or on stage with Lamb of God, Strike Anywhere, Carbon Leaf, Cracker, Sixer, Five Flew Over, Hindsight 20/20, 1033, Amy Henderson, Camper Van Beethoven, Base 10, Muelle, River City High, Quang T, The Fallout Countdown, Ki Theory, Divider, and many other. email DetachedSound@hotmail.com for rates and info or AIM Pete803

  • Equipment List:
  • Apple Power Mac Dual Core G5
  • Apple 20' Cinema Display
  • Digidesign Pro Tools HD1
  • Digidesign 96 i/o 24 bit/96 KHz audio interface
  • Digidesign Command 8 Control Surface
  • Outboard:
  • Focusrite ISA 428/4 Rupert-Neve designed preamps
  • Emperical Labs Distressor EL-8S mono/stereo pair analog compressors
  • DBX 215 Dual Channel 15 Band EQ
  • DBX 166XL Stereo Compressor/Limiter/Gate
  • Mackie Big Knob Studio Command System
  • Mackie Onyx 1640 16 channel analog mixer w/Onyx preamps & Perkins EQ
  • Mics:
  • 3 Shure SM 57
  • 3 Senheisser E604
  • 2 MXL V67 Condenser Mics
  • 1 Shure KSM 27 Condenser Mic
  • 1 Audio Technica ATM 25
  • 1 Shure SM7B
  • Misc:
  • 5 Sony MDR 7506 headphones
  • 1 Behringer Powerplay Pro 8 channel headphone amp
  • 1 Sansamp Bass Driver D.I.
  • 2 Radial Pro D2 D.I.
  • Late 80's Peavy Backstage 1X12" guitar amp
  • 1980 Marshall JCM 800 Single Channel Lead w/matching 4X12"Cabinet
  • 1980 Les Paul Standard Natural Finish
  • Epiphone Casino Hollow Body w/ P-90s
  • Epiphone Les Paul Standard w/modified Seymour Duncan Humbuckers
  • Fender Jazz Bass
  • plus tons of plug-ins including FXPansion BFD Premium Acoustic Drum Module 1.5, Drumagog Drum Replacement Software and Antares Autotune 4 Pitch Correction Software

1.13.06
Black Lodge Recording Studios in Eudora, KS known for having recorded The Get Up Kids, Reggie & The Full Effect, My Beautiful Mistake, Puddle of Mudd, etc.. Recently put on a nationwide battle of the bands where you send in a cd and they pick the winners. Thanks to Liz sending in a cd, I ended up getting 2nd place and 2 free days of recording time in ther B room including engineer. Thanks to Ryan Pope from Black Lodge, and Liz for sending in the cd. Check out their site:
www.blacklodgerecording.com
www.myspace.com/blacklodgerecording

1.4.06
Hey guys, I know itīs been a long time since the last update, so I figure I would catch you up. After spending most of 2004 touring as guitarist for River City High and winning a contest on MTV2, I moved back to Northern Virginia to get a job and pay off some debts I had accumulated during that year, since we all know being in a band means being broke. So now that Iīm back on my feet financially, I plan on getting back into the swing of things musically. That includes putting a band together once again, updating this site and play some shows in the DC area. Some other plans on the burner include finally starting to build my recording studio and possibly playing rhythm guitar for local pop rock nīrollers Divider (www.purevolume.com/divider). Thatīs all for now since I am making this update from Peru on vacation to see family and get drunk on another continent. Take care......PA
10.3.04
Hey folks, it's been a while since I did an update. I was gone all summer long with my band River City High drinking beer and causing trouble all across the country. I'm happy to say we made it home allright without anyone getting arrested or murdered, and I also met some amazing people on the way that I still keep in touch with. We have no scheduled shows coming up since we will be concentrating on writing new material. I've also been working on a few songs for my solo project as well. For those of you that haven't heard River City High, you can visit www.purevolume.com/rivercityhigh take care!
5.15.04
Happy Birthday to me!
Hey boys and girls, I got some tour dates coming up with River City High. They
will be with our good friends and label mates My Hotel Year and Feable Weiner.
Check out the shows section to see if we come to a town near you.
3.31.04
I wanna thank everyone who came out to the Nanci Raygun show last week, it went
great. Thanks to Liar's Academy, Apocalypse Pow, and One Win Choice for rockin
out. On another note, I'm playing guitar for River City High now, so I will be
concentrating my efforts into that band for a while. Check us out at
www.rivercityhigh.com come see me at a show, take care.
2.22.04
Thursday's Weekend edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch featured and article on Pedro Aida. In case you missed it, you can read the article here.
2.13.04
New show added.
2.10.04
New show added.
1.27.04
The show at Halo on 1/29 is now cancelled.
1.26.04
Hey kids, I'm canceling the show @ Nancy Raygun's this Saturday due to not being able to find more bands to play. We're gonna try to do one in late February, so it'll give us plenty of time to promote it and make it awesome. Hindsight 20/20 is still playing as well. If you don't know, I've produced/engineered/mixed the last 2 hindsight 20/20 demos. If you'd like to check out the recordings, go to www.purevolume.com/hindsight2020 and their website is www.hindsightrock.com In other recording news, I recently recorded my friends "1033" formerly knows as The Emergency. You can check out that recording @ www.hxcmp3.com/bands/2291 All recordings done at Sound of Music Studios in RVA www.soundofmusic.org take care
1.21.04
So the show on Saturday January 31st at The Nancy Raygun is now an early show. It'll start at 6pm or so, I'll play around 9:15. So come on out
1.14.04
Hey folks, check the shows section for a couple of shows I got coming up. Alsomy friend Dave does an internet rock radio show on www.radiofreerichmond.org called "The Audience Hates You" on Tuesday nights. So go and listen, you might hear your own band. Show starts at 6pm and ends at 9pm. Super.
12.29.03
Hey everyone, if you get a second go to the link below and request "Jump Ship" by Pedro Aida on y101rocks.com requests, see ya soon!
12.4.03
Pictures of the McCormack's show are now up!!!
12.3.03
New show added.
11.30.03
I wanna thank everyone for coming out to the show on 11/29 @ McCormack's. Everything went great, all my friends came out, drank some beers, and rocked hard. Thanks to Pucker for rocking out, all those guys were great to hang out with and talk to. We might have a show with them January 26th at Club Halo, that is tentative for now. Jared took alot of pictures of the show and we'll have them posted for you guys as soon as they're ready. See ya around.
11.10.03
The demo is about to be mastered at Kitchen Mastering in Chapel Hill, NC by Brent Lambert His former work includes Cracker, Carbon Leaf, Louis Armstrong, Squirrel Nut Zippers, Le Tigre, and many others.