R. AARON WALTERS
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     Jesse Strauss
  • Teacher
  • Grant Writer
  • Co-founder of Make Music Nashville
  • Former Assistant Artistic Director & Current  Percussionist in chatterbird
There are few musicians I have collaborated with that have such a creative and dedicated approach to music making. Regardless of the medium, Aaron Walters has a methodology that is always thoughtful – and when necessary, exhaustive. He will never rush the process at the risk of a compromised end-product. This type of dedication is hard to come by, especially when it’s your music attached to your name. But with Aaron, it doesn’t matter if it’s his reputation or someone else’s on the line — no one will commit more of themselves to your project!

Equally important to any collaborative setting, though, Aaron is goal-oriented, encouraging, and giving of himself. He has a positive work ethic that energizes the room. Ever had to sit through a 5-hour rehearsal or all-night recording session? Aaron is the guy you want in the room to help you through it. Rarer in this day and age, he is not easily distracted. He lives fully in the present in all his tasks and conversations with others. Whatever it is you’re working on, you want him to be a part of it. I promise you, he will make it better.

Nashville, TN

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I can completely produce an album from start to finish or meet for individual production consultations.
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I also mix, tune, & edit and I arrange for strings, horns, woodwinds, and more!
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I do regular session work, live gigs, and my own recording on drum set, piano, bass, electric, and acoustic guitar.

Stages of Sonder

This recording (and paper) is a large scale personal artistic and academic achievement. Every instrument in Stages of Sonder was performed by myself—with the exception of the cello lead in movement 2 & and cello doubling in movement 3 (both played by Maggie Chafee). Also, all lyrics were written by me and all music was composed, recorded, edited, and mixed by myself in my studio in Nashville, Tennessee.

Although there are five clearly defined movements in Stages of Sonder, the entire 28-minute piece is ideally intended to be listened to in one sitting, as you would a symphony. It is, in essence, somewhat of a “concept album,” or one that is tied together by a unifying narrative theme. In this case, my narrative deals with the concept of “sonder,” a word defined by John Koenig as follows:

n. the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own—populated with their own ambitions, friends, routines, worries and inherited craziness—an epic story that continues invisibly around you like an anthill sprawling deep underground, with elaborate passageways to thousands of other lives that you’ll never know existed, in which you might appear only once, as an extra sipping coffee in the background, as a blur of traffic passing on the highway, as a lighted window at dusk.


I explore this concept through a first-person narrated experience of “sonder” related to the phenomenon, The Five Stages of Grief: Denial, Depression, Anger, Bargaining, and Acceptance.
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With this download you'll get high fidelity audio along with my graduate paper where I discuss my compositional philosophy and analyze works by Becca Stevens, Bjork, and Radiohead.

Listen to Stages of Sonder,
and more!

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     David Williford
  • Composer
  • Freelance Saxophonist in Nashville, TN
  • Improvisor
What's quickly apparent when working with Aaron is that he is in love with making whatever project he is involved with as compelling and beautiful as possible. We've worked together in making free-improvised electronica, accompanying diverse songwriters, and performing contemporary classical music - in all those settings he as serious and prepared as he is excited to make the music. I'm particularly drawn to the sensibilities he has developed in working with various types of dance - Aaron thinks about making music and art in a way that no one else I know does... and his accompanying work with modern and improvised dance has a lot to do with that.

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I accompany dance classes and conferences and also compose music tailored to specific choreographic needs.
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I give lessons on Logic Pro X, production techniques, composition, and arranging.
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If you just want to talk
anything music, let's connect!
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     Jesse Gillenwalters
  • a.k.a Basic Printer
  • Digital Marketer for Musicians at Indepreneur
Aaron's number one quality when it comes to his work is that he lives and breathes with a passion and discernment for musical quality at every single turn of a project. He goes 110% percent into his projects without fail, and because he WANTS to. Whether it be performance, arrangement, production, writing, consultation or any number of his numerous and relevant skills, Aaron has an instinct and a drive that will steer you towards the best result for the collaboration using his vast knowledge and deft foresight of the end product.

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I can also write music for various media (long/short form film, games, ads, etc.)
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I write arrangements for the studio or for the stage... strings, horns, BGVs,
you name it!
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Have an idea for a commission? I have a full portfolio of music from multiple musical settings.
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     Jake Zuke
  • Musician (guitar, piano, vocals)
  • Product Designer at The Wall Street Journal
  • Personal guitar buddy
Aaron has one of the most genuinely inquisitive minds I have ever encountered. His ability to ask the right questions and dissect problems down to the root is next to none.

I’ve collaborated with him in two realms—music and design—where his mindset has been invaluable.

In music, as a teacher and collaborator, he has been able to deliver information and ideas both in technical and non technical ways that I was able to pick up right away. This allowed me to either directly contribute to the project we were working on or just to help me grow as a musician in general.

In design he has proven to understand the intricacies of design principles and elements. Again, by asking the right questions, he is able to fully critique a piece to determine if the end goal is being met. If it is not communicating the right message or if the design is not meeting requirements, he is able to convey his ideas into actionable insight.

Aaron is always one of the first people I reach out to when I have new nebulous ideas since I am confident he will be able to break down my thoughts into more digestible and coherent pieces.
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     Justin Mulvaney
  • Musician (drums, music production)
  • Peak Performance Coach
  • Fellow cooking nerd
I've worked with Aaron in a variety of creative contexts, on both the creative and business side of things.

Aaron's ability to navigate the creative process in any medium - music, video, cooking, you name it - is uncanny. He is a rarity, capable of deeply perceiving a creative vision and manifesting it down to every last detail. He is also an insanely hard worker and one of the most detail-oriented individuals I've met.

If you're looking for a lifelong partner who will improve your every creative pursuit while consistently being a pleasure to work with, I suggest working with Aaron.
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     Celine Thackston
  • Teacher
  • Grant Writer
  • Freelance Flutist
  • Founder, Artistic Director, & Flutist in CHATTERBIRD
Aaron has been one of the best and brightest additions to our gang of chatterbirds! He is a skilled musician, a thoughtful listener, and always comes prepared. With every project we collaborate on, he gives 100% of himself. I am grateful for his creative ear, his generous spirit, and his positive energy!

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To have a single, EP, or record produced
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