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Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1974 Aaron didn't start writing songs until he was seventeen and already studying architecture in university. In 1992 he left architecture and went to music college for two years. "I couldn't believe it when I discovered songwriting," tells Aaron,"what an art form, in three minutes you can reach out to someone like no other art, create a a world, invent characters, and especially now in today's society where we are virtually surrounded by popular music, there are no other mediums that compare." In the last year alone Aaron has written over two hundred songs. "I treat it as a job, I put in eight hours a day, five days a week," explains Aaron. "That doesn't mean you're writing great songs every day but you're trying and you're learning and your craft is opening." Son of Broadway star Colm Wilkinson, Aaron has inherited his father's incredible voice and range. The two can be seen singing together on 'Stage Heroes', Colm Wilkinson's new best selling video concert which is on rotation on P.B.S. in America. Aaron has been compared to quite a few people since he started. His soaring voice has been said to be like that of a cross between Eddie Vedder and Van Morrison, his lyrical intensity like that of Alanis Morrisette and his melodic appeal like that of Oasis. However, these comparisons only point in the direction that Aaron is thundering through, he is at the end of the day truly unique, like all great artists. A new arrival in Toronto, Aaron has al