First and foremost, Alan-Arthur Aurelia is a bass player. He surprisingly was a teenager when he began his journey into music, but it was due to circumstance. Some friends wanted to start a band and needed a bass player. He took to the instrument quickly and became a music major at The College of Staten Island, where he founded the band Not From Concentrate. Towards the end of college, he shifted from playing in the Jazz Band to working with Hunter College, where he performed in their symphony from 2010-2013. 

In that same year (2013), Not From Concentrate had its first tour, which was without a drummer and thus an “acoustic tour”. This led the band to perform at open mics out to Chicago, down to Nashville, and back that summer. It also lent itself to a built-in audience. This was in support of their 2012 E.P., This One’s On Us, and took place in Late June/Early July. This is where Alan-Arthur was honing his electric bass skills and original creativity by taking the opportunity to create original work with others. 

From 2013-2017, Alan-Arthur began performing and touring with the King Django Roots & Culture Band. He performed and toured with Electric and Double Bass. Electric was for Rocksteady, Reggae, and similar styles, while the Double Bass was utilized for the Traditional Ska sets. 

After the tour, he began playing Double Bass in the Riverside Opera Company and Richmond County Orchestra, earning a principal position in 2017. With these companies, he created collaborations with Not From Concentrate to create shows celebrating The Beatles, Summer of Love, & Motown productions where the band and orchestra became one. This caught the attention of Korean countertenor Sehun Jung, who invited Richmond County Orchestra and members of Not From Concentrate to perform with him at a sold-out show at Carnegie Hall in 2019. 

Alan-Arthur has also performed with the New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra (2011 - 2015, New York Session Symphony (2016 - 2019), and Drs. Orchestral Society of New York (2011 – 2019). He currently holds his position in Richmond County Orchestra and Riverside Opera Company.