Stevie Aiello


Stephen Aiello is an American songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is best known for touring and recording with American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. He was one of the founding members of Monty Are I, a band he formed in 1998 with some friends. Aiello has also worked with artists such as Mumford & Sons, Cheyenne Jackson, Lana Del Rey, Junkie XL, Young Guns, Cobra Starship, Every Avenue, and The Knocks, among others.
Aiello was nominated for two GMA Dove Awards for his work with Rapture Ruckus on the album Invader. His list of work includes projects with recording acts like Sleeping with Sirens, Of Mice & Men, We Came as Romans, Anti-Flag, Blessthefall, Pop Evil, and Before Their Eyes.

Early life

Stevie Aiello was born April 30, 1983, in Cranston, Rhode Island. His family has Italian origins; his great-grandparents moved from Serrastretta to United States in the early 20th-century. Aiello attended the Cranston High School West and then enrolled at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston. While he was a student there, he started writing music and playing in a number of rock and metal bands. His influences include artists as varied as Underoath, Metallica, Josh Groban, Hans Zimmer, and Michael Jackson.

Music career

Aiello founded Monty Are I in 1998 with guitarist Ryan Muir, keyboardist Andrew Borstein, bassist Mike Matarese, and drummer Justin Muir. Aiello was the lead singer of the band and played rhythm guitar. After winning Ernie Ball's Battle of the Bands in 2003, Monty Are I signed to Stolen Transmission, an imprint of Island Records.
Monty Are I went on to play Warped Tour and shared the stage with bands like Anberlin, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, Yellowcard, Hawthorne Heights and The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. Aiello recorded the albums Wall of People and Break Through the Silence as frontman and composer of Monty Are I. He later joined music publishing company Razor & Tie as songwriter and record producer. During this period, he worked with Ben Lovett from Mumford & Sons, Cheyenne Jackson, Lana Del Rey, Junkie XL, Alex Suarez from Cobra Starship, Every Avenue, and The Knocks.
Aiello collaborated with Before Their Eyes on the albums Untouchable and Redemption alongside producer Joey Sturgis. In early 2013, He moved to Los Angeles where he started working with Thirty Seconds to Mars after former touring member Tim Kelleher left the band to work on his own music. Aiello is playing bass guitar, keyboards and occasionally rhythm guitar. He later began to take part at recording sessions with the band. In 2014, Aiello joined producer Rob Graves to work with Starset on the album Transmissions.
He worked with Crown the Empire on the albums and Retrograde. His work with Rapture Ruckus on their fifth album Invader earned him two nominations at the GMA Dove Awards in the categories of Rock/Contemporary Album of the Year and Rap/Hip Hop Song of the Year. Aiello rejoined Joey Sturgis to work with Blessthefall on their fifth album To Those Left Behind. He later worked on the records Echoes by Young Guns and Gossip by Sleeping with Sirens.
In 2018 he started a side project called CNTRLLR and on 19 October of the same year he released a new version of "Stuck" by The Aces on Spotify and YouTube. On April 26 2019 he released a new song called "Endgame".

Discography

YearArtistAlbumLabelSongs
2020The Score-Republic RecordsBest Part
2020Anti- FlagVisionSpinefarm Records UKThe Disease - Un-American
2019Natalia NykelOrigo EPUniversal Music Polska Sp.Wanna Go Back
2019League of Legends ft. Chrissy Costanza - Cailin RussoPhoenixSony/ATV Music Publishing LLCPhoenix
2019Arrested Youth-LowlyWhat You’re Made Of
2019StarsetDivisionsFearless RecordsWaking Up - Faultline
2019DreamersLaunch Fly LandFairfax RecordingsCelebrate
2018WWE Music GroupFlight Of The Valkyries Columbia RecordsFlight Of The Valkyries
2018ThrillchaserA Lot Like LoveThrillchaserHold on to the Night - Out of Our Minds
2018Of Mice & MenDefyRise RecordsHow Will You Live - Back To Me
2018No Sleep For LucyUntil The EndLucy RecordsDon’t Let Go
2018Escape The FateI Am HumanEleven Seven MusicFour Letter Word
2018DiamanteVolume ITime RecordsBulletproof
2018Thirty Seconds to MarsAmericaInterscopeWalk On Water - Dangerous Night - Dangerous Night
2017Sleeping With SirensGossipWarner BrosLegends - Trouble - Hole In My Heart - Empire To Ashes
2017SainteSmile and WaveGood ProblemsLighthouse
2017Motionless In WhiteGraveyard ShiftRoadrunner RecordsQueen For Queen - Untouchable
2017Hanazuki ft. Cosmos & CreatureBeautiful LifeLegacy RecordingsBeautiful Life
2017Fernando VarelaViverePanoramaI Believe In You
2017Falling In ReverseComing HomeEpitaphSuperhero
2017Echo BlackDawnEcho BlackPoison Apple
2017Anti-FlagAmerican FallSpinefarm Records USAmerican Attraction - Throw It Away
2016Young GunsEchoesWind-up RecordsMad World
2016Out Came The WolvesStrange FateRoadrunner RecordsBleed - The Curse
2016James DurbinRiot On SunsetWild Vine RecordsWe Are The Unknown
2016I PrevailLifelinesFearlessOne More Time - Stuck In Your Head
2016Crown The EmpireRetrogradeRise RecordsOxygen
2016Bad Seed RisingAwake In ColorRoadrunner RecordsHorizon
2016As LionsSelfish AgeEleven Seven MusicPieces
2016American WolvesPart Of MeAmerican WolvesPart Of Me
2016Alive In BarcelonaAlive in BarcelonaSmartpunk RecordsBack To Life
2016Against The CurrentIn Our BonesFueled By Ramen/AtlaBrighter - Forget Me Now - Roses
2015We Came as RomansWe Came As RomansEqual Vision/Spinefarm/Caroline AustraliaFlatline - Memories - The World I Used To Know
2015Soysauce ft. Stalking GiaLunch MoneyASCAPTalking To Myself
2015Sleeping WolfThe DarkSleeping Wolf MusicBlindFold
2015Gentlemen RooseveltHere EPRoosevelt RecordsHere
2015Conquer DivideConquer DivideArtery RecordingsNightmares
2015Breathe Carolina feat. KarraPlatinum HeartsArmada TricePlatinum Hearts
2015BlessthefallTo Those Left BehindFearless RecordsCondition//Comatose - Up In Flames
2015Against The CurrentGravityWarner Music JapanBrighter - Fireproof - Paralyzed
2014Crown The EmpireThe ResistanceRise RecordsCross Our Bones
2014StarsetTransmissionRazor & TieMy Demons
2014James DurbinCelebrateWind-up RecordsLouder Than A Loaded Gun
2014HeartistFeeding FictionThe All Blacks U.S.A., Inc.Skeletons - Unbreakable
2014Dan SultanBlackbirdLiberation RecordsLoving’s Just For Fools
2014Charming LiarsWe Won’t Give UpRiotMy Kind Of Crazy
2014Black Veil BridesBlack Veil BridesLava Records/Universal Republic RecordsShattered God
2013William BeckettGenuine & CounterfeitEqual Vision RecordsCracks in the Ceiling
2013Love and DeathBetween Here & LostTooth & Nail RecordsMeltdown
2013Cheyenne JacksonI’m Blue, SkiesShiny Boy Music LLCBefore You - She’s Pretty, She Lies - I’m Blue, Skies - Drive - Don’t Wanna Know
2012Shaun Lopez - SpacebrotherThe Antidote-The Antidote
2012Sovereign SoldiersBorn AgainSovereign SoldiersGoodbye To Yesterday - Unstoppable
2012Hollywood EndingAlways 18Hollywood EndingShe’s All That
2012Before Their EyesRedemptionInVogue RecordsAlive - Find - Lies - Faith
2011We Are the In CrowdBest IntentionsHopeless RecordsOn Your Own
2011Pop EvilWar of AngelseOne MusicDaisy Chain
2011AmelyThe Raleigh SessionsAmely Independent RecordsNever Gonna Let Go
2010Before Their EyesUntouchableRise RecordsEntire Album
2010AmelyHello WorldFearless RecordsCome Back - Sing To You