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Craig Aaronson was the executive producer and A&R executive for [[Jimmy Eat World]] at [[ | Craig Aaronson was the executive producer and A&R (artists and repertoire) executive for [[Jimmy Eat World]] at [[Capitol Records]]. He was known for signing and developing major rock and alternative acts in the 1990s and early 2000s. He played a key role in developing Jimmy Eat World especially during their pivotal albums like [[Clarity]]. As an A&R at Warner Bros. Records, Aaronson was instrumental in shaping the alternative and emo rock scene, signing bands that became genre-defining including [[My Chemical Romance]], [[Avenged Sevenfold]], [[The Used]], and [[Taking Back Sunday]]. | ||
drummer for the World's Cutest Killers | He was married to Britt Aimee Taxin. He passed away in 2014 after a battle with brain cancer. | ||
drummer for the World's Cutest Killers | |||
<ref>https://www.instagram.com/jimmyeatworld/p/BuPBRoWHYGn/ | |||
When we made Clarity over 20 years ago, our head space as a band was a mixture of defeat and mischief. After the total commercial failure of Static Prevails we knew that we were lucky to be given another chance by Capitol Records at making another album but we also knew that it would very likely be our last. It was like a last meal on death row. We loaded up our plate with string sections, timpanis, mallet instruments, and drum machines. | |||
.☀February 23, 2019 | |||
https://www.instagram.com/jimmyeatworld | |||
We were so lucky to have that chance to make Clarity and we are as surprised as anyone that it’s an album that means something to others 20 years later.</ref> | |||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* [[Static Prevails]] | |||
* [[Jimmy Eat World (Extended play)]] | |||
* [[Clarity]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2569662/bio/ | https://www.loudersound.com/features/r-i-p-craig-aaronson | ||
https://www.altpress.com/remembering_craig_aaronson_the_man_who_signed_your_favorite_bands/ | |||
https://www.billboard.com/pro/craig-aaronson-ar-exec-who-signed-chemical-romance-reportedly-dies/ | |||
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2569662/bio/ | |||
[[Category:Producer]] | [[index.php?title=Category:Producer]] | ||
[[Category:Person]] | [[index.php?title=Category:Person]] | ||
[[Category:Unfinished]] | [[index.php?title=Category:Unfinished]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:32, 4 November 2025
| Birth Date: | 1965-04-07 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, USA. |
| Death Date: | 2014-10-29 |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, USA. |
Craig Aaronson was the executive producer and A&R (artists and repertoire) executive for Jimmy Eat World at Capitol Records. He was known for signing and developing major rock and alternative acts in the 1990s and early 2000s. He played a key role in developing Jimmy Eat World especially during their pivotal albums like Clarity. As an A&R at Warner Bros. Records, Aaronson was instrumental in shaping the alternative and emo rock scene, signing bands that became genre-defining including My Chemical Romance, Avenged Sevenfold, The Used, and Taking Back Sunday.
He was married to Britt Aimee Taxin. He passed away in 2014 after a battle with brain cancer.
drummer for the World's Cutest Killers
Biography
See Also
References
External Links
https://www.loudersound.com/features/r-i-p-craig-aaronson
https://www.altpress.com/remembering_craig_aaronson_the_man_who_signed_your_favorite_bands/
https://www.billboard.com/pro/craig-aaronson-ar-exec-who-signed-chemical-romance-reportedly-dies/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2569662/bio/
index.php?title=Category:Producer index.php?title=Category:Person index.php?title=Category:Unfinished
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/jimmyeatworld/p/BuPBRoWHYGn/ When we made Clarity over 20 years ago, our head space as a band was a mixture of defeat and mischief. After the total commercial failure of Static Prevails we knew that we were lucky to be given another chance by Capitol Records at making another album but we also knew that it would very likely be our last. It was like a last meal on death row. We loaded up our plate with string sections, timpanis, mallet instruments, and drum machines. .☀February 23, 2019 https://www.instagram.com/jimmyeatworld We were so lucky to have that chance to make Clarity and we are as surprised as anyone that it’s an album that means something to others 20 years later.