Aaron Dugan is a guitarist, composer and songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dugan has performed and recorded with a wide variety of musicians and producers including Roots Tonic

Roots Tonic

Roots Tonic was the name of the three piece rock-reggae band best known as Matisyahu's backing band during live shows and studio recordings. The band was made up of Aaron Dugan , Josh Werner , and Jonah David...

, Matisyahu

Matisyahu

Matthew Paul Miller , better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae and alternative rock musician....

, Trevor Hall

Trevor Hall

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, Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

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, Amy Carrigan, John Zorn

John Zorn

John Zorn is an American avant-garde composer, arranger, record producer, saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist. Zorn is a prolific artist: he has hundreds of album credits as performer, composer, or producer...

, Maya Dunietz

Maya Dunietz

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, Chris Tunkel, Mark Guiliana

Mark Guiliana

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 and Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell

Bill Laswell is an American bassist, producer and record label owner....

. Dugan has clinched two Gold Records as lead guitarist on Matisyahu's Live at Stubb's

Live at Stubb's (Matisyahu album)

Live at Stubb's is a live album by Matisyahu. It was recorded live at Stubb's in Austin, Texas on February 19, 2005 under his record label Or Music. The album first debuted at #5 on the Billboard Reggae Albums Chart, then seven months later it debuted at #176 on the Billboard 200...

and Youth

Youth

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, and has recorded two solo albums featuring his own compositions.

Personal Life

Born June 20, 1977 Dugan grew up in the Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Exposed to music and instruments at a young age, at fourteen, Dugan received his first guitar as a birthday present and spent most of his teenage years skateboarding and practicing guitar. In 1992 he moved to Willow Grove, a northwestern suburb of Philadelphia. There, Dugan joined Abington Senior High School

Abington Senior High School

Abington Senior High School is a three-year co-educational high school in Abington, Pennsylvania. The school was a two-year high school known as Abington South Campus until June 1983. In September 1984, Abington South Campus became a three-year high school and eventually changed its name to...

's jazz band and began teaching guitar at the Pro Drum Music Works in Glenside, PA. In 1998, Dugan enrolled in the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York, NY. He received a B.F.A. in Jazz Composition in 2001.

Career

While living in Brooklyn, NY Dugan has spent the last decade collaborating with other musicians and performing on stages around the world. He was the lead guitarist for Matisyahu's band Roots Tonic since its inception in 2003 until 2009. He currently plays lead guitar in Trevor Hall's band and the acoustic duo, Ducarriganigan with vocalist Amy Carrigan. He is also the lead guitarist for Mark Guiliana's Beat Music. Dugan also performs with his solo project, Theory of Everything, which features Amy Carrigan on vocals, Jason Fraticelli on bass and Mark Guiliana on drums.

Discography

• 2000

Sevenseventeen - Self Titled

Ducarriganigan - Self Titled

• 2002

Astro-cusion - O my O

• 2004

Matisyahu - Shake off the Dust...Arise

Senor Salty Balls - Sexual Checkers

• 2005

Matisyahu - Live at Stubb's

Astro-Cusion - Fake Horse Mating Rituals

• 2006

Matisyahu - Youth

Matisyahu - Youth Dub

Matisyahu - No Place to be

Aaron Dugan - Ten Improvisations

Roots Tonic - Bill Laswell Meets Roots Tonic

• 2007

Chris Tunkel - Grey Matters

Jeff Arnal, Aaron Dugan - Dog Day

• 2008

Matisyahu - Shattered EP

Shattered EP

Shattered EP is an EP by Orthodox Jewish reggae singer Matisyahu.-Track listing:#"Smash Lies" – 3:24#"So Hi So Lo" – 3:41#"Two Child One Drop" – 6:02#"I Will Be Light" - 3:35...

• 2009

Aaron Dugan - Theory of Everything

Matisyahu - Light

Light (Matisyahu album)

Light is the third album by reggae singer Matisyahu, which was released on August 25, 2009. It was anticipated since his major label debut Youth released three years before...

Matisyahu - Louisville Light

Matisyahu - Live at Twist & Shout

Live at Twist & Shout

Live at Twist & Shout is a live album by reggae artist Matisyahu released on August 25, 2009. The concert was recorded at a free Think Indie show in Denver, Colorado. The EP was packaged with some copies of the album Light...

Balk - Self Titled

• 2010

Trevor hall - Chasing the Flame

External links

• http://www.dirtyimpound.com/2010/07/albums-of-the-week-july-19-july-25-2010/
• http://www.thegrixer.com/aarondugan.html
• http://www.popmatters.com/music/interviews/dugan-aaron-060607.shtml
• http://www.squidco.com/miva/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=9266
• http://www.generaterecords.net/C3R013.htm
• http://blogcritics.org/music/article/cd-review-roots-tonic-meets-bill/
• http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2008/roots-tonic-bill-laswell-0309200802.html