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Aaron Gillespie Aaron Roderick Gillespie (born July 18, 1983) is an American musician, best known for being the drummer and clean vocalist for the metalcore band Underoath, and is the lead singer for rock band, The Almost. Aaron Roderick Gillespie was born on July 18, 1983 in Clearwater, Florida. He grew up in a devout Christian family, attended private schools and went to church regularly. His parents later divorced when Aaron was 18 years old. At age 14, Aaron worked at the church and vacuumed for $60 a week. He enjoyed playing the drums at church, but was told he did not play well and that he played too loud. At only 14 years old, he received a call from Underoath asking him to play drums for them. Gillespie married Jamie Anne Robertson on November 25, 2006 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah so that his wife could live close to her family. He has a step brother named Daerek Wilson, who lives in San Antonio, Texas, although their contact is limited due to him always being on tour. While in Utah, the couple regularly attended Jamie's home church, The Rock Church. A year later, Aaron and Jamie moved back to Florida, and they now live in Tarpon Springs, FL. He is related to Steve Gillespie who was the previous vocalist for The Dyatlov Pass (now known as Echoes of Estrangement). He recently achieved the HM magazine's Readers Award for favorite Drummer of the year 2008, along with his band mate Timothy McTague who received favorite guitarist of 2008. While on tour with Underoath in 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada, Gillespie underwent emergency surgery due to an infected hand. Instead of cancelling shows, Underoath recruited Kenny Bozich, former drummer of The Almost to fill in on drums. Spencer Chamberlain and Timothy McTague shared duties in singing his vocal parts.
Gillespie also performs lead vocals for his side project, christian alternative rock band The Almost. The band's debut album Southern Weather was released on April 3, 2007 along with their first single, "Say This Sooner". The single reached a peak of #7 on the Billboard's US Modern Rock Charts. Gillespie recorded every instrument on the Southern Weather album except for bass on a couple of tracks, with which Kenny Vasoli from The Starting Line helped. Gillespie continues to tour with both Underoath and The Almost. On November 24, 2008, The Almost released an EP entitled No Gift to Bring. On October 6, 2009 The Almost released another EP entitled Monster. On November 3, 2009 The Almost released their sophomore record Monster Monster, in which the rest of the band mates were more incorporated in the recording process.  Equipment Truth Custom Drums:
These drums are New Orange Glass Glitter with Aged White Pearl Stripe.
The Shells: Vintage Mahogany shells w/ reinforcement rings & roundover edges. DW Hardware and Pedals Meinl Cymbals:
Discography With Underoath
With The Almost
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