Aaron Testerman
- Sound Department
- Actor
Aaron, the oldest of the Testerman dyad, can be likened to 'Kojak' when
it comes to his passion to expose and implement all of the new and
fascinating technological apparatus and programs to produce and
engineer music, film, and television. Because of Aaron's determination
to be the first to learn and master all new technology he has become an
expert in this field.
The level of excellence that Aaron and his brother, were surrounded by early on was like a gravitational vortex that naturally influenced them to excel in music theory, its myriad applications and the mastery of several instruments. From their grandfather - a professional singer/musician/composer who graduated from Cambridge University and performed with the New York Philharmonic with such greats as Leopold Stokowski and Igor Stravinsky and later in his years became a music instructor - to their parents - his father; a trumpet virtuoso and former music teacher of more than 20 years and his mother - a music minor in vocal performance and piano while in college.
Aaron was just 10 years old when he was introduced to the studio. His natural acumen for grasping theory and its applications garnered him as Assistant Engineer position on a live local cable Broadcast and Radio show where he learned, first-hand, how to mix for live TV and Radio. By the time he turned 13 years old; he confidently headed up his own crew and was a full engineer for the show. Between the ages of 14 and 18 years old, Aaron's reputation landed him the production, mixing and mastering honors for many of the local Southern California bands. Wanting to experience all aspects of the music industry, Aaron promoted concerts for several well-known bands and he was instrumental in getting one a record deal.
When Aaron turned 18 years old, he accepted the position of Chief Segment Editor for a syndicated television show out of the Washington DC/Maryland area and continued to travel back and forth between the East and West Coasts still working with SoCal bands and eventually was introduced and began working with Charlie Watts - owner of Technovoice. Aaron worked with Charlie Watts for the next two years and expanded and polished his mastering skills. He was a member of the team that digitally remastered the Columbia Pictures reel for Sony Pictures and was able to master many audio and video titles during his tenure there. A position opened up at The Walt Disney Company and for 3 ½ years he was a Network Analyst where he was one of the lead engineers. During his time at Disney he helped launch several of the Disney television networks. Aaron never quit working in music and also worked with the Pussycat Dolls for 3 1/2 years. He has continued to build his network of relationships and projects in entertainment. One of his recent music projects hit billboard top 100 in early 2014.
Over the years, Aaron has been Sr./lead engineer for music, film, television and IT projects for Geffen Records, Universal Music Group, The Walt Disney Company, bitMAX, Knowledge Management Systems (KMS is now successfactors, an SAP company), Practice Technologies, just to name a few. He has also more recently mixed 2 feature films and 1 short in Surround Sound (Credits on IMDB).
Aaron appreciates all music genres, but his musical influences are Underworld, Dj Shadow, Dj Sasha, Unkle, Massive Attack, The Crystal Method, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Coldplay, Radiohead, Bad Religion, Debussy &Faure, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Sting.
The level of excellence that Aaron and his brother, were surrounded by early on was like a gravitational vortex that naturally influenced them to excel in music theory, its myriad applications and the mastery of several instruments. From their grandfather - a professional singer/musician/composer who graduated from Cambridge University and performed with the New York Philharmonic with such greats as Leopold Stokowski and Igor Stravinsky and later in his years became a music instructor - to their parents - his father; a trumpet virtuoso and former music teacher of more than 20 years and his mother - a music minor in vocal performance and piano while in college.
Aaron was just 10 years old when he was introduced to the studio. His natural acumen for grasping theory and its applications garnered him as Assistant Engineer position on a live local cable Broadcast and Radio show where he learned, first-hand, how to mix for live TV and Radio. By the time he turned 13 years old; he confidently headed up his own crew and was a full engineer for the show. Between the ages of 14 and 18 years old, Aaron's reputation landed him the production, mixing and mastering honors for many of the local Southern California bands. Wanting to experience all aspects of the music industry, Aaron promoted concerts for several well-known bands and he was instrumental in getting one a record deal.
When Aaron turned 18 years old, he accepted the position of Chief Segment Editor for a syndicated television show out of the Washington DC/Maryland area and continued to travel back and forth between the East and West Coasts still working with SoCal bands and eventually was introduced and began working with Charlie Watts - owner of Technovoice. Aaron worked with Charlie Watts for the next two years and expanded and polished his mastering skills. He was a member of the team that digitally remastered the Columbia Pictures reel for Sony Pictures and was able to master many audio and video titles during his tenure there. A position opened up at The Walt Disney Company and for 3 ½ years he was a Network Analyst where he was one of the lead engineers. During his time at Disney he helped launch several of the Disney television networks. Aaron never quit working in music and also worked with the Pussycat Dolls for 3 1/2 years. He has continued to build his network of relationships and projects in entertainment. One of his recent music projects hit billboard top 100 in early 2014.
Over the years, Aaron has been Sr./lead engineer for music, film, television and IT projects for Geffen Records, Universal Music Group, The Walt Disney Company, bitMAX, Knowledge Management Systems (KMS is now successfactors, an SAP company), Practice Technologies, just to name a few. He has also more recently mixed 2 feature films and 1 short in Surround Sound (Credits on IMDB).
Aaron appreciates all music genres, but his musical influences are Underworld, Dj Shadow, Dj Sasha, Unkle, Massive Attack, The Crystal Method, Nine Inch Nails, Tool, Coldplay, Radiohead, Bad Religion, Debussy &Faure, Pink Floyd, The Beatles and Sting.