{"id":1940,"date":"2021-10-21T09:25:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T13:25:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montgomerymag.com\/?p=1940"},"modified":"2021-10-22T09:17:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-22T13:17:54","slug":"bethesda-7-year-old-aiden-adams-smashes-youtube-with-original-music-video-for-elise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montgomerymag.com\/bethesda-7-year-old-aiden-adams-smashes-youtube-with-original-music-video-for-elise\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethesda 7-Year-Old Aiden Adams Smashes YouTube with Original Music Video \u2018For Elise\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Lindsay VanAsdalan<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"For Elise - a Rock Version of Beethoven&#039;s Fur Elise, Rock Adaptation by Aiden Adams\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LWaJk4MReps?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A day in the life of a 7-year-old might include playing sports, attending school and hanging out with family and friends.<\/p>\n<p>For Aiden Adams, his time also includes performing in music videos.<\/p>\n<p>His song \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LWaJk4MReps\">For Elise<\/a>\u201d\u2014an ode to his best friend\u2014is a rock rendition of Beethoven\u2019s \u201cF\u00fcr Elise.\u201d The video was released on YouTube Sept. 4. Nearly a month later, it has more than 60,000 views. His YouTube channel has more than 8,000 subscribers. The song is also available on iTunes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis song is only for Elise.\/She holds the keys\/To love and peace\/For Elise,\u201d Aiden shares through his song.<\/p>\n<p>The Montgomery Virtual Academy student lives in Bethesda with his parents and three siblings. Except for the guitar solo, Aiden arranged the song and wrote the lyrics. The choice of music came naturally. When he thought of the name Elise, the Beethoven composition just popped into his head, he says.<\/p>\n<p>In the video, sweeping aerial shots show Aiden\u2019s shoulder-length hair flopping as he runs through a tree-lined field. The camera zooms in to show him plucking petals off a red rose and reclining in a velvet turquoise armchair.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonfamily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Aiden-music-video-For-Elise-at-mic.jpg\" alt=\"Aiden Adams music video &quot;For Elise&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"366\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bethesda 7-year-old Aiden Adams performs in a music video for his song \u201cFor Elise,\u201d a rock rendition of Beethoven\u2019s \u201cF\u00fcr Elise.\u201d | Photo: Neal Adams<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe were going for this really kind of glam rock \u2018n\u2019 roll look,\u201d says Aiden\u2019s father, Neal Adams.<\/p>\n<p>But he was quick to point out that many of the creative ideas were his son\u2019s suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe came up with a lot of the ideas on his own,\u201d Adams says. \u201cHe said, \u2018I want to be in this big field, and I want a pond nearby.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So they drove an hour and a half at 5 a.m. to Wolftrap Farm, in Gordonsville, Virginia, and Aiden\u2019s older brother edited footage that his friend filmed on a drone, along with close-ups from Adams\u2019 phone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI felt very happy,\u201d Aiden says about the video\u2019s popularity online\u2014although this experience is hardly the first time the 7-year-old has found fame.<\/p>\n<p>His website,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aidenbooks.com\/\">aidenbooks.com<\/a>, shows numerous video projects online\u2014from mashups to fun challenges\u2014and he has written five books. He even has fans. (A Miss Susan from his neighborhood brought him Legos because she liked his videos.)<\/p>\n<p>Aiden wrote his first book about a search for sheep in New York City when he was only 4 years old. Adams illustrated most of the books, which are self-published on Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFinally, it became real and I was so amazed,\u201d Aiden says. \u201cI like imagination, and I like stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Adams says Aiden has always been keyed into his imagination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven at the age of 2, he would sit with me at my desk, and I would have my papers that I worked on, and he wanted his own set of papers,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>Most of Aiden\u2019s stories have an underlying message or lesson\u2014something very important to him. His first music video\u2014released in March\u2014was a song called \u201cI Love You Earth,\u201d which featured a message about caring for the planet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s important to send messages to the world that help the Earth and everyone on Earth,\u201d Aiden says. \u201cMy books also do that same thing. So that\u2019s my goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Aiden has a lot of goals in life. \u201cI also want to be (an) actor. And also a doctor. And also a president. And a rock star,\u201d he says. But Adams says no matter what they are, Aiden\u2019s family will be there to support him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re just letting him be a kid and do what he enjoys,\u201d he says. \u201cMy main goal is to encourage him and help him achieve his goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd before they had kids, they were achieving their goals!\u201d Aiden says of his parents.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Aiden\u2019s goals include releasing more books (his next book, \u201cButtons,\u201d is out this October) and starting a band. Once he has eight songs under his belt, Aiden says he\u2019ll perform them with others\u2014including with Elise, who plays piano.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really proud of him,\u201d Adams says. \u201cHe works very hard.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lindsay VanAsdalan A day in the life of a 7-year-old might include playing sports, attending school and hanging out with family and friends. 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