Multi-Platinum producer/mixer Aaron Johnson began his career on the audio side of the
music biz by hanging out at a studio in Southern California at the age of 17. Intrigued by
the way recording melded the technical and artistic mediums into one, he identified his
passion that evolved into his vocational goals: producing and mixing major label bands,
as well as developing bands that have not gotten the big break they deserve. As a touring
guitarist for over eight years, Johnson understands the necessary subtleties each band
member brings to the creation of great music. Simultaneously Aaron has a "song
perspective" from a production standpoint - he understands where a song needs to go for
it's full potential. Johnson attended the California Institute of the Arts as an undergrad.
Heading up the main studio at CalArts as teachers' aid he learned to work within many
artistic personalities and genres: jazz, rock, rap, film, and animation. Literally hundreds
of projects went through his faders. After college he moved to Denver, CO and began
freelancing as a producer, working with some of the best bands in Denver. Aaron wanted
to enrich his relationship with major labels , so he moved to New York City in 2001,
where he opened AJJA Audio, a private recording studio in the heart of Chelsea.

Aaron is best known for developing the now Epic records artist "The Fray" from
2003 to their signing in late 2004. One of Aaron's development demos "Over My Head
(Cable Car)" (produced, mixed) rose through the charts on 2 of Denver's largest radio
stations which culminated in a deal with Epic/Sony. Aaron stayed on as producer of
"The Fray's" first album for Epic (How To Save A Life), he also co-wrote the
fan favorite song "All At Once". Both singles "Over My Head" and
"How To Save A Life" went Multi-Platinum and were nominated for Grammys.
The album "How To Save A Life" has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
He continued to work with The Fray on their sophomore self titled 2009 release, again
as Producer. The second album yielded the Top 40 hit "You Found Me", opened at #1
on The Billboard Top 200, and garnered two more Grammy nominations for The Fray.

Aaron has had a production hand in succesful indie artist Katie
Herzig, Top 40 hit bands Secondhand Serenade and Eve 6, as well as
the Chase Coy and Colbie Caillat single "If The Moon Fell Down".
Mixing duties include Secondhand Serenade, Andrea Ball, The Fray, New Volunteer,
Meese, Cal Ecker, Adam Ezra, and music for the motion picture "Brick". Live album
mixing for rock artist Cartel. He also helped develop Denver favorites
Meese to their signing at Atlantic Records.

Aaron relocated back to his home of Southern California in January of 2008,
where he now resides.