Aaron Tap

I've been playing guitar and producing records since I got my start in the clubs of Boston. It didn't take me long to leave the fold of ego-driven guitarists and cultivate the view that the guitar is just a part of the big picture, not some phallic stand-in or a hammer of the gods. If a song calls for it, I'll play just three notes during the second verse, or I'll layer 12 tracks of texture that may or may not sound like a guitar. It's about music first, the instrument second. On the other hand, you don't have to twist my arm very forcefully to get me to play 'Here I Go Again' note for note. Musician. Guitarist. Producer. Vocalist. Sound-obsessed human. Bibliophile. Feminist. (Cover Photo by Jason Tang)