Aaron North
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Background information | |
Birth name | Aaron Wright North |
Also known as | Aaron Icarus |
Born | March 22, 1979 |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genres | Rock, punk rock, industrial rock |
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Years active | 1998–2008 |
Labels | Buddyhead Records, V2 Records, Interscope Records |
Website | www |
Aaron Wright North (born March 22, 1979)[1] is an American musician. He was the co-founder and guitarist of punk band The Icarus Line, a touring lead guitarist of industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails, and vocalist/guitarist for Jubilee. North is noted for his chaotic and unconventional guitar approach, his use and command of feedback, and the flailing of his guitar wildly while on stage.
His reputation for being outspoken both on and off the stage resulted in equal criticism and praise from fans and music journalists, mainly due to his role as co-founder and owner of
North's creation of Buddyhead Records later extended to his recording and producing many of their bands. Among the groups he signed or issued releases from were At the Drive-In, Ink & Dagger, and The Dillinger Escape Plan.
In 2008, North found himself frustrated and disappointed about the creative direction of Jubilee and felt a growing discomfort with his business partner in Buddyhead. As a result, by 2009 Aaron had ceased involvement with both groups.[2]
Recording career
1998–2004: The Icarus Line
North was one of the original members of The Icarus Line, and toured and recorded with the group as a guitarist between 1998 and 2004. During his time with the band they released two critically acclaimed studio albums (
2005–2007: Nine Inch Nails
North joined Nine Inch Nails in 2005 as the lead guitarist in a lineup that featured drummer
He shows up, he looks shitty, he's got junk equipment, he looks like he's just got up and I want to punch him. And then Aaron starts playing and on the first note it's like, "You're the guy." He wasn't trying to be me, and play like I play. He played and chaos came out. It immediately made the band turn into something else.
North was with the band for the "
North is included on the live DVD Beside You in Time and appeared in the music videos for "The Hand That Feeds" and "Survivalism". He left the group at the conclusion of the 2007 run.
2007–2008: Jubilee
North formed Jubilee in late 2007 with former
In late 2008, North attempted to form a new lineup of the band and finish the album, but eventually abandoned both due to frustrations around the creative direction of the band. The still unreleased album includes performances from a vast array of drummers and collaborators including Dave Grohl, Julian Gross, Nick Jago, Joey Castillo, Carla Azar, Josh Freese, Loren Humphrey, Kevin Haskins, Taylor Hawkins, Josh Homme, Trent Reznor and Maynard James Keenan.
Buddyhead
Aaron North co-founded Buddyhead with Travis Keller in 1998. The independent record label and music "webzine" was infamous for its gossip section that frequently featured phone numbers of celebrities such as Fred Durst and Courtney Love. The gossip section also frequently slammed Axl Rose of Guns N' Roses. Buddyhead was also known for their infamous antics such as spray-painting "$uckin' Dick$" on the tour bus of The Strokes, as well as breaking into the Interscope Records building to steal three of Durst's baseball caps. North ended his association with Buddyhead in 2008 due to discomfort with his business partner.
Musical equipment
Many other guitars, effects and amplifiers have been used by North in his various projects, these are only a few of the confirmed pedals that he is currently or has used in the past.
- Guitars[6]
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- Effects[9]
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- Amplifiers[10]
- Marshall 1959HW "Plexi"
- Ampeg V-4
- Mesa Boogie Custom 150 watt "Racktifier" Heads
- Fender Twin Reverb
Discography
- With The Icarus Line
- Highlypuncturingnoisetestingyourabilitytohate - EP (1998)
- Red And Black Attack- EP (1998)
- Three Jesus Songs - EP (2003)
- Mono - Album (2001)
- Penance Soiree - Album (2004)
- 'Kill Cupid With A Nail File' - Single (2000)
- 'Feed A Cat To Your Cobra' - Single (2001)
- 'Love Is Happiness' - Single (2003)
- 'Up Against The Wall, Motherfuckers' - Single (2004)
- 'Party The Baby Off' - Single (2004)
- 'On The Lash' - Single (2004)
- w/ Ink & Dagger (We're Never Gonna Make It) - Split Album (1998)
- w/ Burning Brides (Angelfuck) - Split Album (2002)
- With Nine Inch Nails
- 'The Hand That Feeds' - Music Video (2005)
- Beside You In Time- Live DVD (2007)
- 'Survivalism' - Music Video (2007)
- With Jubilee
- 'Rebel Hiss' - Single (2008)
- 'In With The Out Crowd' - Single (2008)
References
- ^ "The Nine Inch Nails Hotline". Theninhotline.net. 6 August 2007.
- ^ Marchese, David (3 September 2013). "L.A. Blues: Aaron North's Sad Descent From Nine Inch Nails to Nowhere". Spin.com. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Clinic, Icarus Line Highlight SXSW - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News". Mtv.com. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Get the Door, It's Matzah (And friends): Matzah Interviews Aaron North (Of Nine Inch Nails)". Matzahsaidwhat.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Nine Inch Nails Sued Over Microphone Stand Allegedly Thrown At Fall Concert" MTV News - Accessed January 14, 2007.
- ^ Aaron North answers your questions theninhotline.com Retrieved:2009-12-31
- ^ First Act Aaron North Double Cutaway Archived February 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine firstact.com Retrieved: 2009-12-31
- ^ Nine Inch Nails Guitarist Aaron North on the Road with Yamaha Guitars yamaha.com
- ^ "Aaron North Selling NIN touring gear". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ Aaron North of Nine Inch Nails - The Gearwire Interview Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine gearwire.com Retrieved: 2009-12-31