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Tim Aaron (born 15 October 1965, Washington D.C.) is an American music composer and entrepreneur. Tim received a BA from Hampshire College, studying the Schillinger System of music theory with jazz/experimental legends Roland Wiggins, Yusef Lateef,  Bill Harris & Eugene Chadbourne (pictured above) as well as studying film making with photography pioneers Jerome Liebling & Carrie Weems. Tim Aaron credits friends Jens Jurgensen and Thiele Valdina as non-academic mentors. He cites his early youth in D.C. which included the debut concert of the Bad Brains, cassette tapes of Rap music blaring from boom-boxes, and a repeating triple feature of Rust Never Sleeps, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and Eraserhead, as his initial influences.

He is the only child of David Aaron, a diplomat serving two Presidents: As Deputy National Security Advisor to Jimmy Carter and then as both Ambassador to the OECD and Under Secretary of Commerce for Bill Clinton, and Chloe Aaron who served as Deputy Director for the NEA and Senior Vice President of PBS. Tim is the grandson of jazz clarinetist and saxophonist Abe Aaron, who spent a decade recording and touring worldwide with Les Brown in the Bob Hope Orchestra.

Tim Aaron holds two patents and one trademark. He owns and operates the Music Accessories company ICE PIX, the post production sound business Solid Sound, the music publishing brand Dieselmeat Music, the record label Missing Records, the network Infinite Decibel, and the channel TimTV. He is a member of The Radical Law Center and currently enrolled as a law student.

Chronology:

Between 1981-82, Aaron recorded 'Uptown' & 'Downtown', two of the earliest known studio recordings, documenting the transition from American Funk to Hip Hop music.

From 1988-95 he formed various bands including Gobblehoof with  J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. and Spork. These bands opened in support of acts including Nirvana, Marilyn Manson, and Green Day. Tim toured as both a guitarist and bassist U.S. and Europe. In 1998 Aaron toured as Musical Director for Chicken John’s Circus Redikulous and Ghost Composed for the feature film 'Senseless' - [Penelope Spheeris] In 2002 Aaron Joined Bryony Atkinson and Inara George ['Bird & the Bee] the daughter of a 1970's southern rock icon [Lowell George/ Little Feat] as a member of the band 'Merrick', co-writing, recording , and performing across the U.S.                          In 2004 Aaron was hired for three months by Capitol Records as the first guitarist for 'Lisa Marie Presley' [daughter of Elvis]. In 2006-07 Tim was hired as TV series Composer for The Andy Milonakis Show [MTV], Saul Of the Mole Men [Adult Swim] and A Young Person’s Guide To History [Adult Swim]. In 2008 He was co-wroter with Hip Hop artists BlackBird & Krazy Khrome In 2009-11 Joined 'Model/Actress' writer, recording artist, and performer, supporting the bands, The Jesus Lizard and Mudhoney. In 2010 DVD release - Joe Strummer tribute - featuring an All Star 14 piece orchestra assembled by Joe Strummer (Clash) guitarist Zander Schloss that included bassist Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers), on trumpet, along with TV actor Dermot Mulroney and other notable players as well as directed Videos for The Violent Femmes a protest video 'Inter Nation Oil Anthem'  about the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2011 Aaron Recorded with Nick Cave producer Nick Launay. In 2012-13 Aaron's compositions and recording credits include 'Earache My Eye' for the Cheech & Chong Reunion DVD, A theme song for comedian Harlan Williams, and sound design for Dyslexia w/Billy Bob Thornton as well as music for the pilot Sleeping With The Dead [ Director - Allison Beda] In 2014 Aaron was hired as an Instrumentalist, Orchestral Arranger & Production for Cat Stevens [Long & Winding Road] and Ronnie Specter [P.S. I Love You] & Roger Daltrey (The Who)[Helter Skelter] for 2014 Paul McCartney Tribute Record Featuring 15 Grammy winning artists. In 2015 Aaron will distribute previously unreleased music including fLeroys, Skunk, GobbleHoof. Remixes of Merrick, New material from Giant Fried Ponies with Dinosaur Jr. drummer Murph as well as new Model/Actress.Co-Writer with Hip Hop artists BlackBird & Krazy Khrome. Tim has a cameo performing on the reality show 'Hollywood Hillbillies.