Album Notes

Aaron Meyer began playing the piano at age four years old and was composing his own music by age nine. Since launching his music career at age twelve, he has released three CD's of original compositions, Journey and Arrival, and After Hours. In 2006, Aaron also released a limited edition live album entitled Live at the Madrid Theatre CD. Aaron's versatile piano style incorporates jazz, latin, classical, and world music influences, and he continues to explore blending electronic and acoustic instrumentation, as well as the use of voice as an instrument.

As a solo artist, Aaron has performed in numerous venues throughout California, including the Madrid Theatre, Louis B. Mayer Theater, and Stanford's Dinkelspiel Auditorium. He has also performed for such notable organizations as Oneness, Spotlight the Arts, The American Lung Association, and Barnes & Noble. Over the years, Aaron has had the privilege of performing for such distinguished personalities as Wink Martindale, Wolfgang Puck, Tom Poston, Susan Sullivan, and Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

In addition to his performances both as a solo artist and with the Aaron Meyer Band, Aaron's music has been performed by numerous ensembles, including the Stanford Wind Ensemble, the Calabasas High School Wind Ensemble, San Francisco State University Jazz Band. Throughout 2002, Aaron was featured on KCET (PBS Los Angeles) in a biographical segment entitled "Inspiration is Priceless," and he appeared live on KCET with Yanni later that year. In 2005, Aaron and his band performed a benefit concert for Spotlight the Arts entitled "Meyer @ The Mayer." This event was filmed for CTV, and the special aired for several months.

Aaron received his B.A. in Music Composition from Stanford University and currently resides in Los Angeles.

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All songs composed, arranged, and produced by Aaron Meyer*

*We Are All The Same composed by:
Erik Isaacs, Allen Tyrone Johnson, and Aaron Meyer

MUSICIANS:
Aaron Meyer - piano, keyboards, drums, percussion
Stephen Bock - acoustic & electric guitars
Karthik Suresh - electric, fretless, & upright bass
Buddy Goldfarb - alto saxophone & clarinet
Fred Beerstein - oboe & english horn
Avi Bialo - trumpet
Jon Katz - trombone

ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS:
M.B. Gordy - percussion
Ken Meyer - drums
Jon Merola - electric bass
Kelly Swaim - flute
Jieun Oh - flute
Catherine Ho - oboe
Erica Cherry - clarinet
Adam Sadovsky - alto saxophone
Stephen Hinshaw - tenor saxophone
Ryan Timmons - french horn
Jared Stein - violin
Alison Wong - violin
Kershena Liao - violin
Blair Foley - violin
Alessandra Aquilanti - viola
Chris Bowen - viola
Michelle Kwon - cello
Eliza Poehlman - vocals

Lead vocals on "We Are All The Same" by Ronee Martin
Background vocals: Sheryl Braunstein, Doug Cotler, and Eliza Poehlman