Laprete is the artist project of singer-songwriter, music producer and actor Aidan Laprete, originally from Honolulu, Hawaii. Formerly known as Aidan James, he was a YouTube sensation at the age of 8, with over 20+ million views. Laprete has toured around the US, Tahiti, and Asia. He has been featured in publications like ABC News, HBO, Good Morning America, and ODDA Magazine. By age 15, his accolades included playing songs with Mick Fleetwood, handpicked by HBO to write a song for a docu-series, being featured at Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series in Central Park, performing at Sunset on the Beach (Hawaii) in front of 50,000+ people and at the NFL Pro Bowl. Laprete’s music explores a blend of alternative-pop with elements of singer-songwriter, electronic, and garage.

After moving to Los Angeles, he changed his artist project name to Laprete and began to focus more on being rooms as a producer and songwriter for other artists. His most recent work includes producing and co-writing 347aidan’s four recent singles, including “2003” which has racked up 4+ million streams. Other recent releases includes co-producing “Rock The DJ” by Twisted N’ Luv. He’s had music placements in numerous film and TV shows. Laprete also produced Sacul’s “Funeral”, which landed as BBC’s Track of the Week. Aidan has worked with other numerous artists including phem, Johnny Manuel (Universal Belgium), Michael Gerow (APG), Maro (Empire), Benny Bellson, Kayla DiVenere, Your Crush, Chosen Jacobs, AVEY, and others.

As an actor, Laprete played Henry Tanaka in the Amazon series “The Wilds”. He has had recurring roles on shows including HBO Max’s “The Pitt”, Peacock’s “The Paper”, and TBS’ “Chad”. He stars in Bobby Farrelly’s “Driver’s Ed”, which had its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Other recent projects include Hulu’s “Swiped”, and “This Too Shall Pass”. He can next be seen in Aaron Sorkin’s “The Social Reckoning”.