Laprete

He changed his artist name from Aidan James to Laprete in August 2019. His latest single, "Ina" was released on August 23, 2019.

In 2019, Laprete produced and co-wrote the EP, "Head To Head" by singer Grayson. The EP was released on May 10, 2019 via One Half Records, the label founded by electronic musician Kauf. Every track (excluding "Brother") features production and writing from Laprete.

Aidan changed his artist name to Laprete in August 2019. On August 23, 2019, the single "Ina" was released.

He released his first full-length album, Echoes, in December 2015. "Casanova", a collaboration with Chosen Jacobs, was released on May 18, 2018.

On May 18, 2018, the single "Casanova", a collaboration between James and Chosen Jacobs, was released. It was written and produced by James and Jacobs.

James was featured on producer nøll's single, "Anymore" with James on vocals. It was released on April 4, 2018.

On March 29, 2017, James was featured on an episode of HBO's Saving My Tomorrow.

James released the single, "What My Friends Talk About" on December 8, 2017 with distribution from Create Music Group.

James joined the lineup for Train's 2016 Sail Across the Sun cruise which included Phillip Phillips, Michael Franti, Andy Grammer, and Shaggy.

James was interviewed by ABC News and 3 music videos of James were featured at Good Morning America's Summer Concert Series in Central Park on July 22, 2016.

On August 17, 2015, James released the single "The Girl On the TV Screen", written by Tommy Cecil, Jay Brunswick, Matt Alderman, and James. It was written and recorded at Horipro's headquarters in Nashville.

James' debut album Echoes was released on December 1, 2015 with eleven tracks produced by Imua Garza, Brandon Apeles, and Gaylord Holomalia. The release party for the album was held at Doris Duke Theatre on November 29, 2015 with appearances by Jake Shimabukuro, the Hawaii Five-0 cast and crew, and others.

Under Aidan James, Laprete released his first EP, entitled Live Again at the end of 2014. The EP has 4 tracks, including "One of the Ones", his first single which was released earlier in 2014, and was featured on an episode of Hawaii Five-0.

On February 24, 2014, James released his first single, "One of the Ones", with Nashville composer Jeff Dayton. The single was recorded at Island Sound Studios in Honolulu and was produced by award-winning producer Gaylord Holomalia. An EDM remix of the song was produced by Sebastian Hughes, and an island remix was produced by local musician Johnny Helm. All three versions of the song were released on all digital outlets, and an EP version was sold for a limited time at festivals.

In mid 2014, James went on a solo tour independently to the east and west coast promoting his single. In Washington, he performed on the steps of the Capitol Hill and did a private performance at the Google Headquarters. In Los Angeles, he performed at the House of Blues Voodoo Lounge. In New York, he joined HAPA at the Subculture NY. He traveled to Japan, playing at the Hard Rock Cafe, Shibuya Kokaido, and several music festivals.

On December 25, 2014, James' debut EP, Live Again was released. The EP consists of 4 tracks. It was reviewed in local newspaper MidWeek, with Bill Mossman saying: "The four-song album represents James's maiden voyage into unchartered waters [sic] as a fast-maturing artist. His voice is deeper and more refined, while his playing chops are rhythmically and tastefully on fleek (as teenagers his age might say). And although the cuteness factor is still present on the album, thanks to his pop rock-friendly melodies, James's growth as a musician can be heard in his burgeoning songwriting abilities".

James can be seen in Train's music video for their song "Mermaid", which was filmed in Honolulu. The video premiered on February 27, 2013.

At age eight, James performed the song "Hey Soul Sister" by Train at the 2010 Ukulele Festival. On July 19, 2010, a video of this performance was uploaded by "elrollo79" onto YouTube. The video quickly went viral and has received over twenty million views. The video got the attention of a number of popular artists, among them Jack Johnson and Mick Fleetwood as well as Train's Pat Monahan who is reported to have called it his favorite cover version of the song. Jack Johnson asked James to be a part of the 2010 Kokua Festival. James played at the keiki stage at the festival.

In 2010, James was approached by producer and creator of the 2010 remake of Hawaii Five-0, Peter Lenkov, and was asked to be on an episode of the program. James was featured in episode 5, Season 1 singing "Hey Soul Sister" for about ten seconds.

James attended the Train concert at the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii on December 20, 2010. Train's lead singer, Patrick Monahan, saw him in the crowd and pulled him up on the stage. James and Monahan then proceeded to sing the first verse and chorus of "Hey Soul Sister" together.

Aidan James Laprete Powell (born September 6, 2001), known mononymously as Laprete, is an American singer, musician, record producer and actor. In 2010, a video was taken of him performing and was uploaded onto YouTube. The video went viral and currently has over 20 million views.

James was born on September 6, 2001 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His mother, Angie Laprete, is a film producer and his father is a film accountant. James has a younger sister named Aya, who was also born in Hawaii. James started playing the ukulele at age four, and started to sing at age eight. He started performing at age six in children's groups at local ukulele festivals.