Aaron Aker Visual Resume

“Teaching the young and young-at-heart how to reach their true

potential through music.”

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“One good thing about music , when it hits

you, you feel no pain.” -Bob Marley

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I was born and raised in Richmond, VA, A city with a church on every corner.

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I grew up watching the band play at my church every

week.

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It was there that I learned how to play

guitar, bass and drums.

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I also learned how to run sound at the church I grew up at, and occasionally still do for special events.

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Which is why I was hired to work as a stagehand for a large, summer concert series called Innsbrook AFter Hours.

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Later on I started working as a music instructor for the YMCA, and have been teaching lessons there for the past eight years.

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Which led to me launching the School of Rock & Worship in 2009.

Where I now turn my students into rock stars. Image: Aaron Aker

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Along the way I played in several bands where I learned a lot about the music industry,

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Such as show promotion, production and songwriting.

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All of this has helped lead to the success I’ve had with my current band, L.J.M.

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We lead others in worshipping God at camps, conferences, retreats and seminars all across the country.

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We even served as the worship band for the 2010 World Baptist Congress in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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And now I am working on my bachelors degree in music business to help me take my career to the next level.

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Photo Credits• Wisley, L.: Flickr (2007). Goldtop (Photograph). Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/

lukewisley/1207125135/in/photostream/

• Frey, U. (1980). Bob Marley live in concert in Zurich, Switzerland, on May 30, 1980 [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bob-Marley-in-Concert_Zurich_05-30-80.jpg

• Coredesat, C. (2008). City of Richmond Business District [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:City_of_Richmond_Business_District.jpg

• Silent Shot: Flickr. (2007) Church [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/silent-shot/465699597/in/set-72157601918345879

• Waitscm: Flickr. (2011). The Sound Board [Photograph]. Retrieved from Artist's last name, artist’s initials. (Year). Title of work [Photograph]. Retrieved from URL or web address http://www.flickr.com/photos/chriswaits/6245817278/

• FrankH: Flickr. (2006). Brilliant Window Display [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/f-r-a-n-k/251795412/

• Hyvonen, V. (2009). FOH [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FOH.jpg

• Cogdogblog: Flickr. (2009). Logo Projection [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/3355829768/

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