Aaron Gillespie
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| Birth name | Aaron Roderick Gillespie |
| Born | July 18, 1983 Clearwater, Florida, United States |
| Genre(s) | Christian metalcore Post-hardcore Pop punk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | Tooth & Nail Records, Solid State |
| Associated acts | Underoath, The Almost |
Aaron Roderick Gillespie is the drummer/clean vocals for the band Underoath, and is the lead vocals for The Almost.
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[edit] Personal Life
Gillespie was born in Clearwater, Florida and grew up in a devout Christian family. He attended private schools and was an active member in church growing up. Gillespie's parents divorced when he was 18. Gillespie moved to Salt Lake City, Utah so that his wife, Jamie Anne Gillespie whom he married November 25, 2006, could live close to her family.
Gillespie is tattooed and reportedly a big tattoo enthusiast. He is said to be a huge fan of the artist Kurt Halsey. Gillespie is blind in one eye, and color blind in the other.[1]
[edit] Musical career
Both his mother and his brother Seth had an interest in music, and he was around it his "whole life".[2] When Gillespie was 14, he was asked to drum for the band Underoath after former guitarist Luke Morton's father witnessed Gillespie playing drums in church. In 2002, the Underoath album The Changing of Times was released in which Gillespie began to add harmonic vocals to the songs. Eventually, when lead vocalist Dallas Taylor parted ways with the band, Underoath went through various changes in style, and by 2004, when They're Only Chasing Safety was released, Gillespie sang harmonic vocals to counter new lead vocalist Spencer Chamberlain. Gillespie continued playing the drums at the same time; he is the only member to be featured on every Underoath recording to date.
Underoath's 2004 release They're Only Chasing Safety was, for the most part, written about Gillespie's end of a four year relationship. He told Alternative Press, "I think I would've died if we didn't write those songs. I thought I had ruined someone's life. It's hard to explain, but you can't just pretend that things are great and go on and get married."[3] Underoath's second album with vocalist Chamberlain, Define the Great Line, was certified Gold by the RIAA on November 11, 2006, representing 500,000 shipped units of the album. It is the second album in Tooth & Nail history to reach that distinction.
Gillespie also provides lead vocals for his side project The Almost. The Almost's debut record, Southern Weather, was released on April 3, 2007, and was recorded in February and March of 2006. Gillespie had recorded all the instruments featured on the album, with the exception of bass on a few tracks where lead vocalist and bass player from the band The Starting Line, Kenny Vasoli, provided bass. Southern Weather's first single "Say This Sooner", had reached a peak at #7 on the Billboard's US Modern Rock Charts.
Gillespie continues to tour with both bands, providing vocals for The Almost when Underoath is on a touring hiatus, and drumming for Underoath when The Almost is on touring hiatus.
While on tour with Underoath in 2007 in Las Vegas,Nevada, Gillespie went through emergency surgery on an infection in his hand. Instead of cancelling shows, Underoath recruited Kenny Bozich, of The Almost for drums and Chamberlain and Timothy McTague covered his vocals.
[edit] Equipment
He uses and endorses Truth Custom Drums, his signature kit by Truth is made to order and the kits will be shipped sometime in December. He also uses Meinl Byzance Cymbals.
His current Truth kit consists of:
- Tangerine Glass Glitter wrap
- triple flanged hoops on maple shells
- mounted legs
- sizes: 24x18, 13x8, 16x16, 18x16
- shells: 6ply w/ 6ply rings
- matching snare, 14x8 8ply w/ 8ply reinforcement rings, diecast hoops, trick throwoff.
He uses the Following Meinl Cymbals:
- 14" Byzance Dark Hi-Hat
- 21" Byzance Traditional Medium Crash
- 24" Byzance Traditional Medium Ride
- 22" Byzance Traditional Medium Crash
[edit] References
- ^ They're Only Chasing Safety Two Disk DVD footage. Spencer discusses why Aaron shouldn't be driving.
- ^ About Me. Underoath777.com. Retrieved on 2006-09-12.
- ^ Staddonl, Tristan (October 2006). Underoath. Alternative Press.
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