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Aaron Katz
was born into a family of actors and
musicians. By age three Aaron was playing
drum-set and piano. While attending
Worcester Academy prep school Aaron was
asked to perform with the W.P.I college
stage band as first seat drummer . The group
toured Europe in 1992.
At graduation
from Worcester Academy Aaron received the
coveted Alumni music prize and the Mark D.
Levine lifer award for his ability to
motivate and inspire school activity groups
and spirit. Aaron received a scholarship in
music performance from the University of New
Hampshire in 1994. While at U.N.H Aaron
started the funk band Vitamin C. Vitamin C
toured the Northeast and released two
albums.
In 1997 Aaron
was asked to join National act Percy Hill as
drummer and singer/songwriter. With Percy
Hill Aaron toured the United States for
years and released two studio albums and one
live album. The Percy Hill album Color In
Bloom won the Jammy award for album of the
year in 2000 at New York cities Irving
Plaza.
After Percy
Hill Aaron started his own project and
released his first solo album titled
Simplest Warrior. The Aaron Katz band toured
the country in support of Simplest Warrior.
Simplest Warrior won the Alternative album of
the year at the Seacoast Spotlight eye on
the arts ceremony in 2002.
In 2003 Aaron
started a music production company in Dover
NH. Aaron now splits his time between
producing albums and playing drums/producing
and writing for his band the DEJAS. The
DEJAS won the Spotlight eye on the arts
Alternative band of the year in 2007.
Aaron lives
in Salem, Mass with his two cats Rhonda and Pouix Pouix.
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