AJ Mitchell

File:191201 AJ Mitchell at 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball (8).png AJ Mitchell performing at the December 2019 93.3 FLZ Jingle Ball AJ Mitchell Background information Born (2001-05-17) May 17, 2001 Birthname Aaron Fredrick Mitchell Jr. Birthplace Belleville, Illinois, U.S. Died Deathplace Also known as Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter Origin Genres Pop R&B Member of Formerly of Members Past members Years active 2015–present Spouse(s) Partner(s) Background solo_singer Labels Epic Instruments Vocals Associated acts Notable Instruments

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Aaron Fredrick "AJ" Mitchell Jr. (born May 17, 2001), is an American singer-songwriter and musician who is currently signed to Epic Records. He gained a following in 2017 after posting clips of himself singing and performing covers on YouTube and Instagram. His first independent single, "Used To Be", was written by Mitchell at age 13 and has over 60 million streams.

Mitchell has three songs which have reached the top 40 on the US radio charts, the July 2018 release "Girls", which reached No. 39, the March 2019 release "All My Friends", which reached No. 24, and "Slow Dance" (featuring Ava Max), which broke into the Top 40 charts in October 2019.

Early life

AJ Mitchell was born in Belleville, Illinois on May 17, 2001. His mother, Allison Mitchell, is a small business owner and his father, Aaron Fredrick Mitchell Sr, is a traveling nurse. AJ is the couple's only son and youngest child, after their daughters Andrea and Addison (Addy).

Mitchell began piano lessons at 4, inspired by his father who was also learning to play piano and write songs. Mitchell attended Belleville West High School, where he played on the football team and sang in the school choir.

Career

2015–2016: Career beginnings

By 13, Mitchell began performing at local open-mic nights in his hometown and posting covers on YouTube and Instagram, which helped him gain a significant following. Mitchell's social media fan base helped him capture the attention of the LA-based artist manager that Mitchell has worked with since 2015.

Mitchell's videos on social media granted him an opportunity to relocate to Los Angeles in 2015 to collaborate with internet marketing agency Team 10. After a brief period together, Mitchell left the group to focus his energy entirely on music.

2017–2018: Hopeful

In 2017, Mitchell released his first independent single "Used to Be", a song he wrote at age 13. The song was produced by hip-hop producer and engineer Mike Dean. "Used to Be" has now gained over 60 million streams.

After departing the social media group, Mitchell received interest from many different record labels but eventually decided to sign with Epic Records. He inked his first major deal with the label in February 2018.

Mitchell's first studio EP with Epic, Hopeful, was released in July 2018. Its lead single "Girls", co-written by Mitchell and Romans, reached No. 39 on the US Mediabase pop radio chart. In November 2018, Billboard and Vevo named AJ one of the top 19 artists to watch in 2019. AJ is headlining his first US tour in spring 2019.

Epic Records CEO Sylvia Rhone referred to Mitchell's music as "exciting things to come", when discussing the growing talent roster at the record label.

In 2018, Mitchell collaborated with Bay Area R&B singer-songwriter Marteen for the song "No Plans". Marteen later joined Mitchell in a support slot on the following year's 2019 Hopeful Tour.

2019–present: Slow Dance and Skyview

In May 2019, Mitchell collaborated with songwriting duo Teamwork and Scottish singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt on the song "After Hours".

Later that month, in an interview with Billboard, Mitchell announced that his forthcoming debut full-length album with Epic Records was nearly finished and would be released "very, very soon". The mid-tempo single "All My Friends", which debuted on the radio charts in April 2019, was confirmed as the first single from the album, titled Skyview.

On August 23, 2019, Mitchell released his second EP Slow Dance, which includes his singles "Talk So Much", "Move On", and the title track featuring American singer Ava Max.

Artistry

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Mitchell cites a wide variety of music as influential to his songwriting style, regularly noting his admiration of artists like Bruno Mars and Lil Wayne.

Discography

Albums

Title	Details
Skyview	To be released: 2020 Label: Epic

Extended plays

Title	Details	Track listing
Hopeful	Released: July 20, 2018 Label: Epic	Track listing "Girls" "Hate That I Love You" "Hopeful" "I Don't Want You Back" "High Like You" "My Lover, My Friend"
Slow Dance	Released: August 23, 2019 Label: Epic	Track listing "Slow Dance" (featuring Ava Max) "Out My Mind" "Move On" "Talk So Much"

Singles

List of singles, showing year released, selected chart positions and album details

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Pop
"Somebody"	2018	—	Non-album singles
"Used to Be"		—
"Mind"		—
"Girls"		39	Hopeful
"No Plans" (featuring Marteen)		—	Non-album single
"All My Friends"	2019	24	Skyview
"Talk So Much"		—	Slow Dance
"Afterhours" (with Teamwork and Nina Nesbitt)		—	Non-album singles
"Without You Now" (with Digital Farm Animals)		—
"Move On"		—	Slow Dance
"Slow Dance" (featuring Ava Max)		28
"Down in Flames"		—	Skyview
"Like Strangers Do"		—
"Say It Again"		—
"Unstoppable"		—
"Spring Break" (featuring Rich the Kid)	2020	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"After You"	2020	Meghan Trainor	Treat Myself

Tours

• Hopeful Tour (2019)

External links

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