Aaron Douglas came under the spell of music and song writing at the age of 10 when he received his first acoustic guitar as a birthday gift. By age 12 Aaron had formed his first band with a few other starstruck middle-schoolers, which was anatomically (rather than astrologically) named, "UR-ANUS"...

 

Several bands, a project car or two, and more than a decade later, Aaron was introduced to three other work colleague "rockers" in the Sacrament area (Dave Amarante/Martin Christopher/Ted Taylor), and quickly the band, "Outshine," was formed. After a brief stint gigging with Outshine, local front man, Bryan Gore, joined the quartet, and Dead on Planet Earth (DPE) was born (see next page to hear the music). DPE had a marginally successfully 3-year run, recording a well-received studio album at the Pus Cavern recording studio in Sacramento, CA. By the time their second album was nearly finished, life responsibilities led to the ultimate demise of DPE -- although the original members are still friends today (recording and releasing DPE album #2 is a subject that continues to come up all the time).

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After the DPE chapter ran its course, Aaron took a hiatus from playing in bands and turned toward another lifelong passion -- writing fiction literature (but under the pen name, Daron Everett Jones). However, it wasn't long before the song-creation bug was eating at him again, and he quickly starting penning songs and getting up to speed on the rapidly-evolving technology advancements flooding today's songwriters' market.

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These days you can find Aaron jamming in one of AGS's 3 studio rooms. He spends his time wrenching on their cars and improving his musical chops while working to get ever-better at recording the 150+ songs he's written over the years. His inspiration is derived from the ability to do it all as a single musician song-writer, from start to finish, without any reliance on other music professionals (or cost-prohibitive studios and equipment). Aaron is eager to discover what impact A.I. will have on individual artists, and whether or not it will be good thing for the music industry (and the world), or the end of an era as we know it...