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Tim Aaron
Tim Aaron (a.k.a. TimAaron) is an American musician, composer, and sound mixer. He is a multi-instrumentalist, known mainly for his work as a guitar player, and is active in indie rock and post-punk revival. As a founding member of the band Gobble Hoof, he played a prominent role in the garage rock and psychedelic punk scene in early-1990s. He also performed in Skunk (band), Model/Actress (a.k.a. Brainiac (band)), Merrick (with Inara George), and worked as a sessions player for Lisa Marie Presley. He is currently the frontman for the Los Angeles band, The Brite Sides.

Biography
Tim Aaron was born in Washington, D.C. on October 15, 1965. He is the only child of David L. Aaron, an American diplomat who served as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter and Chloe Aaron, former Deputy Director of the National Endowment for the Arts and Senior Vice President of the Public Broadcasting Station  He is also the grandson of Abe Aaron, a jazz saxophonist in the Bob Hope Orchestra. Tim Aaron attended The Stowe School in rural Vermont as a teenager, where he was guided into music through an experimental educational program that focused on the arts, and went on to graduate from Hampshire College. During that time, he formed Gobble Hoof with Charlie Nakajima, Jens Jurgenson, and J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr., who played drums on GobbleHoof EP (1990), the band's first release on New Alliance Records. Mascis produced the band's second release, Freezer Burn (1992, New Alliance). Gobble Hoof toured the U.S. and Europe, opening for bands including Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and Nirvana (band).

In the early 1990s, Aaron lived in New York City and performed in various bands, including Dieselmeat, which reunited him with J Mascis, and Skunk (band). Skunk was the first musical venture of Matt Sweeney, who later became famous as a session guitarist and founding member of Chavez. Billy Corgan of the 1990s Billboard chart-topping band Smashing Pumpkins credited Skunk (band) as a major influence.

In the mid-1990s, Aaron moved to Los Angeles, California. There, he met Tom Stern (director), who hired him as a sound mixer and sound designer for films, music videos, and television shows. The two formed the performance art band Spork with actress Laura Niemi, and the group briefly toured with Marilyn Manson. Aaron was also a member of the popular bands Model/Actress, featuring David Yow of Jesus Lizard, and Merrick, an indie rock group lead by singer-songwriters Bryony Atkinson and Inara George.

Discography
GobbleHoof


 * GobbleHoof (1989) New Alliance Records
 * "FreezerBurn" (1992) New Alliance Records
 * "Handbanger" (1992) New Alliance Records
 * "Tricks and Treats" (2015) Missing Records

Skunk


 * "Laid" (1990) Twin/Tone

Merrick


 * "Merrick" (2001) Diesel Meat Music
 * "Drive Around a Lot Hard and Fast Driving Club" (2001) Serpiando Records

Model/Actress


 * "Model/Actress" (2006) Thick Records

The Brite Sides


 * "Photon Rides" (2015) Missing Records